I don't know about flame wars not being real. I'd like to believe that but the truth is every single protracted hostile back and forth I've gone through on the net has been a waste of time and energy for me. I think that is the difference to me between that and people just not getting along on general principle.
If it's an annoyance, it's what your talking about. If it's an emotionally draining thing that takes hours to navigate, it's a flame war. The second thing has happened to me more than once, many times on Toon Zone.
“Flame wars” seemingly wraps it in a bow to where someone can shut you down, but cuddles and hugs policy prevents you from saying your piece the way they did.
It’s always felt like an unfair advantage, and the person “flaming” was too careless to invent the term. It was the person trying and failing to be a sheep herder.
I don’t want this to be misconstrued as semantics or retelling of what we both saw before, because I’ve pretty much always felt this way. I don’t take away accountability for what I’ve said before, but I call a spade and spade when others accuse me of going too far.
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Date: 2024-08-13 03:41 am (UTC)If it's an annoyance, it's what your talking about. If it's an emotionally draining thing that takes hours to navigate, it's a flame war. The second thing has happened to me more than once, many times on Toon Zone.
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Date: 2024-08-13 03:54 am (UTC)It’s always felt like an unfair advantage, and the person “flaming” was too careless to invent the term. It was the person trying and failing to be a sheep herder.
I don’t want this to be misconstrued as semantics or retelling of what we both saw before, because I’ve pretty much always felt this way. I don’t take away accountability for what I’ve said before, but I call a spade and spade when others accuse me of going too far.
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Date: 2024-08-13 03:55 am (UTC)