QUOTE(loafer @ Dec 12 2007, 04:50 PM)
The questions of who, what, where and when isn't really much of an issue here. I believe major epeening threads which merely stroke ones ego will always be target for flamers and the likes. This is akin to the argument of post counts ages ago which goes something like "Oh look you have 1 post and I have 3004002 posts. This means my package is longer, thicker and squirts farther than yours". If everyone starts a forum thread with the word "Constructive" in their mind I think we will be more happy people.
As far as educating people on how not to be a flamer, I would think that we Malaysians are smart enough to already know. The only thing I suspect we Malaysians lack is the ability to see past criticism and sarcasm.
Actually, i wouldnt agree on the example of:
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This is akin to the argument of post counts ages ago which goes something like "Oh look you have 1 post and I have 3004002 posts. This means my package is longer, thicker and squirts farther than yours".
try imagining some new forumer comes in, with 0 post count, flaming some old skool forumer that has 3004002 post counts (provided they are legit non-spammed posts), in a 3rd person's view, most likely you're going to take the one with the most post count when it comes to post credibility. of course, this is always subjected to the thread topic/contents, the posts being posted by both sides, and of course the contents of the flame posts. But you get the idea that YES, it CAN actually give a benchmark on one's credibility, so indirectly yes, said poster with 3004002 post would prolly have a package thats longer, thicker, and squirts further.