define flaming

i agree with this.

 

i agree with this.

 

And to continue the 'I agree with this' part..


I agree with this.

 

I agree with number 2.

 

It's supposed to be vague. We can't support new member hazing, since any member that leaves the community as a result is, in a sense, a loss to the site. At the same time, there's really no fun in strictly moderated spam.

As a general rule, I infract when the user being flamed reports the post with a complaint. If you're insulting someone who knows it's a joke and who you know won't take any real offense, then have at it. Otherwise, any non-trivial flaming - in particular, anything done with the expectation of causing offense - is infractable.

 

I think the loss of someone leaving Sythe for being infracted/temp banned is just as likely as someone leaving because of hazing, if not more-so.

 

agree on #2.

 

I say don't allow flaming, but allow MILD flaming.

 

Which is why we have a rule informing users that they will be infracted for flaming. If they get temp'ed for it and leave, that's their fault. Meanwhile, a user that leaves because he's being insulted and harassed has much less control over the situation.