The title of the forum is COMMON INTERESTS. There wouldn't be any arguing (childish or not) if somebody wasn't commonly interested in the topic being argued. If you dont like whats going on in a particular thread then dont participate in it. Plane and simple.
I think some mod's or admin's get aggravated at something else and then when they see something they dont like here they have a hissyfit and take it out on the whole forum. If you have a "Common Interests" forum you must expect things to get heated and/or childish sometimes. Its human nature. In my own opinion, alot of the forum rules do/should not apply in the CI forum because it is impossible to inforce them.
Removing the forum will not do any good because discussions and arguments will trickle into other places thus disturbing other forums ways of life. This is what the CI forum is for. Its so we can duke out an argument somewhere else and not disturb others that want to talk about cars.
Like I said above, in my owne oppinion this applys to moderators and admins also. If you dont like where an argument is going than you should not go back in the thread. Its that simple.
Pretty soon this place is going to start loosing members and it wont be a part of daily life for alot of people anymore. I admire Lance for having such a successfull forum that thousands of people visit everyday but I dissagree with alot of decisions he has made in the past. I agree with him wanting to set an example but he can do that in his own posts. Dont sensor others for letting a little of their own personality leak out into a thread here and there.
There is this kind of forum eddicate that everyone tries to live up to so they can sound smart and so no one will make fun of them. What I have found with this place is that if you do not live up to this eddicate then people will most likely flame, or poke fun at you just for being yourself. This is one thing I cannot stand. Im guilty of it too. I have participated in a couple heated debates where I use big words and try to make my self sound smarter than the next guy, when what I really want to do is tell them to [censored] off. If anyone sais that they are not guilty of this than may GOD strike them down with lightning. But there is nothing wrong with this. It is a part of life. You cannot tell someone not to get pissed off, and its wrong for you to think that you can. It mabey just a forum but its better to duke something out in this place than to do it in person.
I made my point a long time ago, so :::::rant off:::::
AND AS DAVO SAIS "THATS JUST MY OPINION, I COULD BE WRONG". or something like that.
