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I don't even know if this will be fun again. Some thin-skinned imbecile shut down the 'The <nationality> is Better...' thread.

We had gotten far to civil on that thread anyway. The profanity wasn't needed, but wasn't really hateful. Let's try for something different. What I had been looking for was posts like "The French are better than Americans because we have transcended the need for bathing and realize the true genius of Marcel Marceau", or "the British are far superior to the Americans because we have abandoned our ambition for world domination. Forget about the Maldives, that never happened".

How 'bout it? Can this still be fun?

Just a bit of advice, but calling a moderator a "thin-skinned imbecile" probably does not bode well for the longevity of this thread.

Just a bit of advice, but calling a moderator a "thin-skinned imbecile" probably does not bode well for the longevity of this thread.
Probably not. But if the shoe fits... Seriously, the closed thread was about as mild as it gets.

Probably not. But if the shoe fits... Seriously, the closed thread was about as mild as it gets.

It was flamebait, and flamebait is against the rules.

It was flamebait, and flamebait is against the rules.
I read the definition about flamebait. I didn't see anything I could peg as baiting. I guess that's part of the problem, one's dull discussion is another's flamebaiting.

I read the definition about flamebait. I didn't see anything I could peg as baiting. I guess that's part of the problem, one's dull discussion is another's flamebaiting.

Flamebait: Posts that are made with the aim of angering someone indirectly. Not outright flame, but still liable to bring angry replies. It's in the same context of trolling but with flamebaiting it's just the one person.


You don't see how a thread about why some people are better than other people, or why one country is better than another country, is flamebait?

Perhaps it was trolling.

Trolling: Posts that are made with the aim of angering people. (like 'ALL JEWS ARE [insert vile comment here]' for example). Also is used to refer to making obviously silly topics that people nonetheless will reply to. (making a case for the proof that teletubbies exist for instance. There will always be someone who feels compelled to post 'No they don't.' Threads like this should just be ignored.)

Maybe the mods didn't want to risk a flamewar...

Maybe the mods didn't want to risk a flamewar...

Quoted for :rolleyes:. Threads around here get closed in an extremely arbitrary fashion.

Quoted for :rolleyes:. Threads around here get closed in an extremely arbitrary fashion.
No they aren't. Threads are reported. Not all are reported on the Moderation Forum. So, there is some system behind it. It';s not some random Mod algorithm.

You don't see how a thread about why some people are better than other people, or why one country is better than another country, is flamebait?

Perhaps it was trolling.
It was satire, exaggeration, whatever. Posted in that spirit and seeming accepted in that spirit by those that wanted to participate.

On the other hand, threads with much more innocuous titles have far more flaming.

It was satire, exaggeration, whatever. Posted in that spirit and seeming accepted in that spirit by those that wanted to participate.

On the other hand, threads with much more innocuous titles have far more flaming.

It was still flamebait/troll/whatever, and against the rules. That fact seems to escape you.

The sun in my Country Rises before yours does!!

HAH!! BEat That Amedica!!

The sun in my Country Rises before yours does!!

HAH!! BEat That Amedica!!
Exactly how is this relevant to the thread? This is also an inane post and a slight waste of a typing effort. :D

The sun in my Country Rises before yours does!!

HAH!! BEat That Amedica!!
Didn't we just go through this. You're going to get this thread closed down, too!

It was still flamebait/troll/whatever, and against the rules. That fact seems to escape you.
So how does one start a thread with the sole intent of satire, exaggeration, and harmless mayhem? I'm not trying to irritate you, only find out how to do what I want within the rules.

So how does one start a thread with the sole intent of satire, exaggeration, and harmless mayhem? I'm not trying to irritate you, only find out how to do what I want within the rules.

Don't make threads with titles like "[one group of people] is better than [another group of people]".

Don't make threads with titles like "[one group of people] is better than [another group of people]".
Okay, granted. But when every thread that mentions a nationality gets around to what is wrong with the US, what's wrong with a tongue-in-cheek thread about what's better about every other nation? And how would you title it?

Don't make threads with titles like "[one group of people] is better than [another group of people]".

Wouldn't that prohibit the Christians from expressing thier faith? You have something against people expressing thier faith or just opinions in general