"Nerd Rage" = Thinly-Veiled Flamebait

[Mark]

I am not dismissing any group of people as drama queens.

However, I am saying SOME individuals have reacted as drama queens (. . .)

You'd better hope not. You'd have to give up your tierra.


Did I do that right, Sweetheart?

 

[pawsplay]

I am not dismissing any group of people as drama queens.

However, I am saying SOME individuals have reacted as drama queens, and I think it's disingenuous to deny that. And, I am saying there should be some relatively POLITE means of exerting peer pressure on those folks to try and tone it down, aside from the mods.

Why? Just try not to get bent out of shape.

 

[Arnwyn]

Why? Just try not to get bent out of shape.

Agreed. There may be some irony in this thread...

Pretty much, if you feel the need to get bent out of shape ("politely" or otherwise) about other people getting bent out of shape, then you're doing it wrong.

 

[Mistwell]

Where's the bent out of shape? Unless you think complaining about the term "nerd rage" was itself getting bent out of shape?

The board is having trouble right now. The edition wars have not gone away, and a lot of people say they just don't like the atmosphere around here anymore because of it. And yeah, I can back up that "a lot of people". Check out all the threads on CircvsMaximvs of people leaving because they just don't have the time to filter through all the noise.

The mods can only do so much. If a few individuals are a common source of the negative atmosphere due to frequent overreaction, but they are not technically breaking the rules, shouldn't peer pressure be an acceptable means of dealing with them?

The peer pressure isn't out of some extreme exaggerated emotion. Nor am I saying it should be done right away, or always. I just think it should be allowed sometimes when it is appropriate, because it can be helpful.

 

[Mark]

Where's the bent out of shape? Unless you think complaining about the term "nerd rage" was itself getting bent out of shape?

The board is having trouble right now. The edition wars have not gone away, and a lot of people say they just don't like the atmosphere around here anymore because of it.

Dude. Relax. It's not worth getting all worked up over this. Take a deep breath.

If the moderators feel a particular word is a source of trouble they can certainly decide to remove it from those allowable on these boards, just like they outlawed the rolly-eyes smiley. Whatever makes their jobs easier.

And your idea of sanctioning vigilantism seems like it would cause even more cliquishness and problems for moderators. That's just silly and a step in the wrong direction.

 

[Piratecat]

You'd better hope not. You'd have to give up your tierra.


Did I do that right, Sweetheart?

Utterly uncalled for - AND you spelled tiara wrong.

Please either contribute, or find something else you're interested in. Insults, from anyone, aren't okay.

 

[Mistwell]

Dude. Relax. It's not worth getting all worked up over this. Take a deep breath.

I am not all worked up about it, and I am relaxed. If there is anything in what I have written that implies I am frantic over this issue, please quote it. We're just talking here.

 

[Piratecat]

Enough.

 

[Nikosandros]

For what is worth, I also strongly dislike the term "nerd rage". As the OP stated it's quite simply a derogatory term for those who disagree with something that the user is fine with.

 

[jdrakeh]

The term "nerd rage" is, IMHO, far less offensive than overt put-downs such as "videogamey," "roll-playing," et al. Before we worry about making the term "nerd rage" verboten, we probably need to take a look at more caustic, overt, insults.