Arguments attract aggressors.

What would you put in Google? "Forum bun fights"? Would that do it?

Jingl Apparently 'CycleChat' has a dedicated bun-fight forum.
Perhaps we should ask GNHQ for one
www.cyclechat.net/threads/bun-fight-forum.8586/

Here's an idea from one of the CycleChatterers:

"When a thread gets "bunfighted" (bunfought?) it is possible for the hijackers/bunfighters to carry on contributing. What I think should happen, if technically possible, is that all the contributions of a hijacker or bunfighters should be hived off into a bunfight version of the thread and they should then be blocked from further contributing to the original version of the thread.

I suspect though that the software might not be sophisticated enough to implement that."

The problem with that idea is who gets to decide when to chuck someone off the thread for bunfighting? I predict chaos.

I know of a forum where they have a 'hell' section for no-holds barred postings. If you go on that you know what to expect.

it's a scary world out there that I didn't know existed!

What did these people do before the www - go around shouting at everyone or suppressing their hatred and angst?

Perhaps they wrote letters in green ink to their local newspapers?

Oh, I am so sorry! And it was stupidly trivial of me to mention it anyway. in the great scheme of things, all this doesn't really matter

You're right Ariadne, there are far more important things...

What I cannot understand is how some posters seem to find it it impossible to walk away.
Many of these threads reach a point where anything that can be said about an issue has been said.

At which point it is time to go home, or have some harmless fun hacking GNHQs stash of emoticons.

and those with the complicated codes. We need a Dove of peace.

But you haven't walked away Nelliemoser

I think you are gonna be in BIG trouble when they see you've been raiding their emoti stash!

It's not me. I didn't do it. [halo]

Oh, they must have noticed by now! Anyway, it's not our fault, someone in the tech department must have forgotten to lock the cupboard...

If only we could find a way to put a moving, or a flashing one, up. That would get 'em worried.

Don't mention flashing...

you are in such trouble.

True, Ana, and now we are in there is no stopping us!

I must admit I have not seen these new posters Elegran, but don't always bother to trawl through long threads.

Luk out fer badd speling roseserredd that is orlways an indikayshen of a newcummer.

[tbhgrin]

I hope they don't confiscate our

That would be mean!

And peeple who cant get the emoticonns

That would be YOU then Rosequartz!

I can do this one though

Anya well said. Sad lives that all I can think of.

Anya didn't get any full fury though, magpie so we are perhaps not as sad as you thought. In fact, there seems to be quite a lot of humour and tolerance on this thread. There usually is unless someone intolerant or agressive comes along with their two-pennorth.

You aren't the only one who's emoticon-bereft rosequartz , I guess I haven't been around long enough or am too IT-clueless to grasp the basics! If they don't appear in the list at the bottom then that's that!