[Texas2step]

That is a ton of abuse reports for one thread. And it wasn't just one side, and not all of them were invalid complaints. Jim tired of it after the first few dozens of complaints, and moved it to the backroom. Sometimes, if people are bound and determined to flame away, the best thing to do is to give them that vent otherwise it shows up in other threads.

It was already in the backroom, why not just lock it down when it gets to the point of too many abuse reports? Wouldn't that serve the same purpose? Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

[Vernon]

It was already in the backroom, why not just lock it down when it gets to the point of too many abuse reports?

When I was in the military - eight years - we learned justice involved taking action against the offending person, not mass punishment. Taking specific action against an offender after being warned (I would suggest by FReep mail) or even a "Knock it Off," would seriously reduce the flame wars and number of abuse reports, many of which are simply ignored.

[Lead Moderator]

It was backroomed, and the complaints still were piling in, until Jim got sick of it and pulled it.

You'll have to convince him, not me, on it if you want that one back. Thanks, LM

[cyborg]

I think there should be a rule about not clicking on abuse reports if one is in the SBR. That was a good thread but as I recall it came down to a few people flaming eachother.