Was the flame pit a successful idea?

[Animeniax]

I imagine the flame pit was someone's idea of giving people a place to vent, thereby reducing the amount of flaming in the anime and general discussion threads. So do you think it was a success or a failure?

[bagandscalpel]

I imagine the flame pit was someone's idea of giving people a place to vent, thereby reducing the amount of flaming in the anime and general discussion threads. So do you think it was a success or a failure?

I think you're just cross since you couldn't handle the INTRICACIES of my mind-bendingly difficult puzzle.

EDIT: Ah, but you can't deny that I have provided a plethora of opportunities for you all to flame me during that little stunt, thus keeping this post on topic.

[Animeniax]

bag is still basking in the supposed cleverness of his one comprehensible post.

This isn't the flame pit bag, keep to the topic of suffer the consequences.

[Carnage]

This shitty thread should be in the flame pit.

Seriously, why do you insist on acting like a retard?. Don't make useless posts.
-Assssin

[Board of Command]

GREAT SUCCESS

[Abdula]

Well if you go by posts per thread then yeah its immensely successful because the only section that gets more posts per thread is Gundam. We could always argue over content though but thats another matter.

[Board of Command]

GREAT SUCCESS

You too. Once was enough. Say something worthwhile or dont say anything.
-Assassin

[Animeniax]

This is a serious discussion so I think it's in the right section.

I don't really read the anime threads anymore since I can't download and watch them due to my company's draconian internet usage policies. So it's hard for me to say if rampant flaming still goes on in those threads. The general discussion threads are typically pillow fights, but that's understandable since you're discussing some mundane topics instead of discussing the blood boiling action in your favorite anime. So I'm curious if the flame pit has helped reduce flaming.

I appreciate BoC's enthusiastic replies to the topic.

[Board of Command]

I'm not enthusiastic at all. That's just the way it's supposed to be posted, if you know what I mean.

...And I got warned for doing it because Assassin doesn't watch TV and was therefore oblivious to the (self-proclaimed) clever reference there

Anyway, if the issue in question is whether or not the flame pit has reduced the amount of flaming in other sections of the forum, then the answer would probably be no. It didn't. There wasn't much flaming in the first place. The flame pit is mostly used to post a bunch of nonsense that would otherwise be considered "spam" in non-flame pit sections. Whatever flaming that did occur prior to the flame pit's introduction were all very brief posts that didn't carry on for very long, and they definitely weren't elaborate enough to have dedicated threads.

But some people are much more enthusiastic about it than others. For example: Mizuchi (while it lasted).

[David75]

I don't even understand the purpose of the flame pit on a forum that is so strict.

On one side you have the ultra effective police that gives you warnings and/or negrep for anything that isn't auto-censored, even if it's pure airheadness (meaning you should read anything you post at least 3 times, or just make you posts empty...).
It sounds a bit like a negative answer, however in a way threads and discussion are sometimes interresting and not spoled by useless remarks. But it comes at a very high price.

On the other side you have the flame pit where unleashed human hatred and idiocy can express themselves. It's so strong that to me it defeats a great part of what the other forums tried to establish with a lot of efforts, efforts going to waste.

But then, that's probably because I use the "newposts" function, the one I use the most on all BBSes I go to, because it makes monitoring discussions a lot faster.
But in gotwoot forums case, I get to see flame pit thread titles that I don't think do justice to gotwoot forums.

Then everything written till here is only my opinion.

[Animeniax]

I'm not enthusiastic at all. That's just the way it's supposed to be posted, if you know what I mean.

...And I got warned for doing it because Assassin doesn't watch TV and was therefore oblivious to the (self-proclaimed) clever reference there

Anyway, if the issue in question is whether or not the flame pit has reduced the amount of flaming in other sections of the forum, then the answer would probably be no. It didn't. There wasn't much flaming in the first place. The flame pit is mostly used to post a bunch of nonsense that would otherwise be considered "spam" in non-flame pit sections. Whatever flaming that did occur prior to the flame pit's introduction were all very brief posts that didn't carry on for very long, and they definitely weren't elaborate enough to have dedicated threads.

But some people are much more enthusiastic about it than others. For example: Mizuchi (while it lasted).

Well damn, that means I'm missing the reference too. Of course, I don't watch a lot of TV either.

Adding spam and trolling to flaming, it sounds like the pit at least reduces some of this unwanted material from the anime threads.

Whatever happened to 'zuch anyway? Name change?

[Assertn]

I don't even understand the purpose of the flame pit on a forum that is so strict.

On one side you have the ultra effective police that gives you warnings and/or negrep for anything that isn't auto-censored, even if it's pure airheadness (meaning you should read anything you post at least 3 times, or just make you posts empty...).
It sounds a bit like a negative answer, however in a way threads and discussion are sometimes interresting and not spoled by useless remarks. But it comes at a very high price.

On the other side you have the flame pit where unleashed human hatred and idiocy can express themselves. It's so strong that to me it defeats a great part of what the other forums tried to establish with a lot of efforts, efforts going to waste.

But then, that's probably because I use the "newposts" function, the one I use the most on all BBSes I go to, because it makes monitoring discussions a lot faster.
But in gotwoot forums case, I get to see flame pit thread titles that I don't think do justice to gotwoot forums.

Then everything written till here is only my opinion.

Well, the other side of Gotwoot is that it's mostly inhabited by older members who are pretty used to each other's presence (and subsequently have a greater urge for various informalities.....like take the second half of SK's posting history, for example....). As a result there were burn-sessions between veterans and flamepit was an attempt to isolate that.

[Board of Command]

Well damn, that means I'm missing the reference too. Of course, I don't watch a lot of TV either.

[Animeniax]

Ahaha! I get it now. I do know the reference, I just missed it then.

I'd like to think the flame pit is one of the few reasons I'm still not perma-banned, but most of the flaming in there feels artificial. I realize nothing will stop me from flying off the handle and flaming the next time I read some ridiculous post in a normal thread. It's like expecting a fat guy to pass up some free McDonalds' even when he's at an all you can eat buffet.

[XanBcoo]

most of the flaming in there feels artificial

That's my main problem with it, and the reason I never actually flame anyone in it. I share BoC's view, and treat it more like a nonsensical spam section, because we don't need a section full of uncreative "I win, you phail, gg" threads written by people who like to think they're being offensive.

Then again, we don't really need a spam section either, but I enjoy it because I don't watch any anime anymore, so I feel confined to the Off-topic section of Gotwoot.

[Animeniax]

You too huh? I get more enjoyment from watching j-dramas than anime these days. Besides the fact that I can't download anime to watch, I just started to lose interest since the two mainstays Naruto and Bleach were both going nowhere. Add to that the feeling that a lot of anime is cliche and formulaic, and that leads me to dwell in the off-topic section of the forums, like yourself.

I still like having the flaming pit for the occasional smack talk, and at first, some of the flaming in the pit was pretty hilarious. Every now and again we still get some gems too.

[Board of Command]

The only dorama I've seen is Garo. I didn't like it that much.

[Animeniax]

Watch Densha Otoko, then Kekkon Dekinai Otoko. Our kind of people I think, so we can relate.

I think the flame pit would be more successful if more people used it. I get tired of flaming the same 5 people, who I'm now fond of so I don't even want to flame them anymore.

I just checked to see what "Garo" is. I don't think it counts as a j-drama, not unlike Power Rangers.

[Board of Command]

Where does one generally download doramas from? Are there fansub groups for doromas in the same manner as anime? I'm not familiar with this stuff.

[mage]

i thought it was nice, but does not compare to the flame forums from which i originated.