2009-07-22, 08:20 PM
sky54264 Wrote:The difference is that calling other boards "scum" would lead to flame wars because there may or may not be people who still browse those "scum" forum and would defend it. You can call Hitler a murderer and very very few people would start a flame war to disagree over that.
Despite bashing being fact or not, rules are imposed to keep the board in order and this is a thread about rules.
You'd be surprised at how many flamewars I've seen/been in over calling Hitler scum. A lot of scum even today regard him as a hero. They aren't very modest about speaking out on his behalf.