It seems we could do with a fight thread.
There often breaks out a fight/argument/disagreement/discussion in a thread which, while originally on-topic, tends to veer off on a tangent and piss just about everybody else off. I figure we could do with a thread that's specifically a place for these arguments to continue.
This will be good because:
- People are frequently unwilling to 'just let it go' (and sometimes with good reason). Most people will be unwilling to drop a point they think is valid, and it stands to reason that we should have a thread where they can continue without disturbing the mother thread.
- If the annoying, the boring, the bitchy and the moany is all put in one thread, board members know which thread to avoid, without accidentally ending up reading through the mire of someone else's Somme, when all they wanted to do was chat about their new CD.
- It might make amusing reading.
So.
If somebody feels an argument is detracting from a thread, or causing rot, they should respectufully refer the arguers to the Fight Thred, where they may continue their brawl as they wish.
Arguments in the Fight Thread may continue for as long as the arguers wish.
Some people may not feel that they are actually Fighting and will argue that their 'discussion' shouldn't move to another thread. If this occurs, the poster must give good reason for their thinking. It is then up to the other posters as to whether the poster is making valid contribtion, or is, in fact, just Fighting. I suggest a count of three requests/seconds of requests be considered the 'rule'.
Anybody asking people to stop an argument taking place in the Fight Thread, or to 'drop it', or anything else Non-Fighty will be ignored - you don't have to read the fight thread.
EN GARDE! |
