Originally Posted by T-Man007
Ok, let me qualify the difference between name joking and flaming.
Joking: homo, loser, dork, pole smoker, bearded clam....
Flaming: phukin moron, arsehole, stupid arse....
Cusing: not changing the spelling of cuss words, which has been requested by the admin several dozen times already.
The difference is if someone says something you disagree with and you call them a 'homo' in a joking way, that's joking around. But if someone writes something you disagree with and you start insulting them that's flaming.
There is a difference between the two and you have been around long enough to know the difference. BigMike gets call 'Abib', '7-11 guy', 'puffy whale'....and you don't here him complaining because he knows it's all in fun. If he get rode real hard he'll comeback with 'FU to everbody', or something like that. Well, that's not flaming, he's just joking. But if he came back and wrote 'phuk you T-Man, you are one dumb motha phuker for writing that stupid shit. Where the hell do you get the stupid shit you write you moron.' That's flaming. See the difference?
As for heated debates, yes, those are very good and I think they push the members to dig for information that can help other members. I have no problem whatsoever with heated debates. I happen to love them. Hell, Diggi can attest to that. That poor dude has had me argue with him to the point he thought it was personal. It wasn't and I explained my thought process and he explained his to me and I don't think we've had a disagreement since. Now we understand one another.