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teisjm

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So escapists, I was wondering, which kind of threads do you think starts the Worst flame wars, the most stupid arguments, the most fanatism.

Relegion tends to be a pretty touchy subject cause lots of people seem to have very strong beliefs in their god/the lack of a god.
Since this is a subject where it's almost impossible for people of one side to convince the other of anything (goes both ways) It usually just ends up with people trying to sound smarter by using fancy words, without actually saying anything that hasn't been said 100 of times already

politics are also a place where people seem to have strong convictions, though I do find that people are more willing to listen to each other, and argue logically, even though they won't agree with their "opponents"

Halo could've been put under console war as well as relegion, but it's kinda special so i think it deserved it's own option.
From what i've learned from the internet, Master Chief seems to be the Jesus of this millenium, lots of people are fanatically devoted to him, and would split your head for saying anything bad about him, while others share their level of devotion, only they love to hate him instead. This gets even more complicated by the fact that some PC gamers will automaticly hate console shooters and PS3 owners who will auto-hate xbox exclusives.

Console War is, in my oppinion, the most stupid thing. "PS3 is for people who don't care bout money" "360 owners must love red rings" "Wii owners are all little kids or their soccer moms" Etc. Etc.
We're all gamers, but apparently battling each other IN the games is no enough by a mile. So some people chose to take a big part of what they love (games) and hate them because they're not on their system of choice. Seriously, what happened to hating jocks for beeing big brutes? c'mon people.

So, let me hear you, what do you think is the worts flame-bait, and most importantly WHY?
Examples of stupid flamewars are very welcome as well.

PS. PLEASE don't turn thread into a flamewar. keep away from arguments such as THIS OPTION, cause Atheists/Master Chief/PS3/Communists are stupid. (examples for clarification of what NOT to post)
We're currently scorning and looking down on flamers, so don't be one.
 

Neonbob

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An unholy combination of all of the above.
But perhaps the most inflammatory topic is religion, followed by consoles, and then politics.
This is a gaming site, so the consoles can be very touchy.
 

darthzew

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I'm going to have to go with religion. I've seen some horrible, horrible things happen in religion threads.
 

APPCRASH

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Excuse me while I start a thread on the political nature of a Halo religion. Watch it burn!
 

Warwolt

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APPCRASH said:
Excuse me while I start a thread on the political nature of a Halo religion. Watch it burn!
Actually I think that'll stand firmly on the ground, actually.
 

GodsOneMistake

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Religion, is the best gasoline...

But consoles are pretty flammable as well.... You always know when there's a console flame war when some idiot decides to post that nefarious *list* of the games comparing each console... They always leave out some of the best games from the opposing side
 

Daveman

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I like Halo flame wars. It was why I first joined...

I truly detest that game.

Politics for me because I remember a very good one I had about the constitutional right to bear arms. It was very funny.
 

Sightless Wisdom

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Well probably religion it's impossible to end the arguement on either side so it can just keep going. In fact a religious thread is what got me to join the Escapist.
 

KaiRai

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darthzew said:
I'm going to have to go with religion. I've seen some horrible, horrible things happen in religion threads.
Me too.....I keep having Vietnam-style flashbacks to some of them.....


No seriously, I think religion tops it all, people go from zero to crazy after about 3 posts usually.
 

teisjm

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JimmyBassatti said:
teisjm said:
THIS, cause Atheists/Master Chief/PS3/Communists are stupid.
Nice job, flaming when you didn't want to start flaming...
Good job, buddy... good job, buddy.
OT: Probably Halo. Or GTA, on these forums...
I was listing examples, please notice how I put both Master Chief and PS3 on the list. I did this cause I though it would be enough indication that it wasn't my oppinions, but examples. Pardon me for not making the list of examples extremely long.
 

darthzew

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KaiRai said:
darthzew said:
I'm going to have to go with religion. I've seen some horrible, horrible things happen in religion threads.
Me too.....I keep having Vietnam-style flashbacks to some of them.....


No seriously, I think religion tops it all, people go from zero to crazy after about 3 posts usually.
Do you get the chills? I get 'em real bad.
 

KaiRai

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darthzew said:
KaiRai said:
darthzew said:
I'm going to have to go with religion. I've seen some horrible, horrible things happen in religion threads.
Me too.....I keep having Vietnam-style flashbacks to some of them.....


No seriously, I think religion tops it all, people go from zero to crazy after about 3 posts usually.

Do you get the chills? I get 'em real bad.
Sometimes i start shaking, look off into the distance and shout "I'M AN ATHEIST, LEAVE ME OUT OF YOUR HOLY WAR!"
 

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Neonbob said:
An unholy combination of all of the above.
But perhaps the most inflammatory topic is religion, followed by consoles, and then politics.
This is a gaming site, so the consoles can be very touchy.
Agreed, though on any other forum you'd swap consoles with politics (I know... A different forum I frequented has several threads that are arguments between me and some diehard Republicans).

For the record, I don't see the point in console wars... You just pick what suits you best. I got the 360 'cuz most of my friends have that (more familiar with the same games, more people to play with, etc.), not to mention that it releases more games I like. If I had a better PC, though, I'd be a PC gamer through-and-through. If I had an infinite supply of cash though, it's a guarantee that I'd get all three of them. They're all great, the 360 just suits me personally best.
 

darthzew

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KaiRai said:
darthzew said:
KaiRai said:
darthzew said:
I'm going to have to go with religion. I've seen some horrible, horrible things happen in religion threads.
Me too.....I keep having Vietnam-style flashbacks to some of them.....


No seriously, I think religion tops it all, people go from zero to crazy after about 3 posts usually.

Do you get the chills? I get 'em real bad.
Sometimes i start shaking, look off into the distance and shout "I'M AN ATHEIST, LEAVE ME OUT OF YOUR HOLY WAR!"
We're on opposites sides but we're both smart enough to hate the war.
 

teisjm

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JimmyBassatti said:
teisjm said:
JimmyBassatti said:
teisjm said:
THIS, cause Atheists/Master Chief/PS3/Communists are stupid.
Nice job, flaming when you didn't want to start flaming...
Good job, buddy... good job, buddy.
OT: Probably Halo. Or GTA, on these forums...
I was listing examples, please notice how I put both Master Chief and PS3 on the list. I did this cause I though it would be enough indication that it wasn't my oppinions, but examples. Pardon me for not making the list of examples extremely long.
It's flaming when you say Atheists are stupid, Master Chief is stupid, PS3 is stupid, along with Communism.
I happen to like all of those things, so you basically just flamed my entire interests...
Ok, then for the record
I'm an atheist, I'm a PS3 owner, and most americans would prolly consider me a communist (Denmarks middle is sorta liek americas left wing) and no, even though i haven't played halo and own a PS3 I don't hate master chief, so according to your post i just 3/4 flamed myself as well.
Can we please just agree that it was examples of what NOT to post, and not actual flaming.
Edit: even edited the OP to clarify this.
 

KaiRai

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darthzew said:
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Sometimes i start shaking, look off into the distance and shout "I'M AN ATHEIST, LEAVE ME OUT OF YOUR HOLY WAR!"
We're on opposites sides but we're both smart enough to hate the war.[/quote]

True say. We both agree that we're better off running the hell out of there when they bring it up :p
 

Davey Woo

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Other:
Other being all of the above, a hybrid topic about a religious cult of halo fanboys that bought PS3's and burned them in protest against politicians who vaugely hinted at God's existence.
 

spuddyt

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On this site, its generally politics/religion, because everyone sees a console argument coming a mile off, meanwhile on other sites e.g. youtube comments, consoles are probably one of the most humorously inflammatory things a person could talk about.