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Thanks for clarifying Pete. I do apologise for any personal consternation.
I, personally, don't think you have to worry if flame wars are going on. Even with the war postings, there weren't any.
That's it from me>
1st Brensec - & I've repeated this more than a few times - politics - however broad or narrow - isn't banned - just discouraged.
& 2nd - tons of offensive stuff is sitting there in the few existing Iraq threads already. For an example from you: Even questioning the word 'negro' as you did is widely offensive as it has been absolute knowledge since I was a young kid that that word is unacceptable & for well known reasons.
& 3rd - we've had loads of flame wars here & members have been banned or warned many times for being aggressive & offensive.
You are relatively new here I can tell... (nothing wrong with that - folk come & go all the time..)
The forums have even been hacked & bombarded in a DoS attack 2 years ago after the 9/11 attacks & before I decided 'free speech isn't free speech - it's just dominance of the loud mouthed & most aggressive types' . We lost those forums & had to start again (backup wasn't possible with that script..) .
& As Fozzer pointed out - other forums have been completely closed as a result of flame wars. They can start as easy as a fire in dry straw. Simple as that. & believe me - without controls we will have a forum I & many others - won't want to visit.
Thanks ..
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