mma versus boxing

Seano · 10-06-2009, 05:55 PM

What are the mods thoughts on these threads?

**Bullitt68** · 10-06-2009, 06:04 PM

I'm not going to speak for anyone else, but I personally hate them. Almost everybody that participates A) Doesn't know enough about boxing to be comparing the two sports and B) Forgets that they're actually discussing a subject and end up in massive flame wars.

Seano · 10-06-2009, 06:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Bullitt68

I'm not going to speak for anyone else, but I personally hate them. Almost everybody that participates A) Doesn't know enough about boxing to be comparing the two sports and B) Forgets that they're actually discussing a subject and end up in massive flame wars.

I agree. Personally I think by nature they are pure trolling. I mean, obviously any fool should know the majority on an mma forum will prefer mma and probably aren't going to be very subjective in a debate about pros versus cons.

I admit that I get caught up in the conversations myself but it is just a big troll/flame fest .
I wonder if they belong in the HWs forum? Or really even in the boxing forum? Its not like there is a "correct" response to any of these threads and there is never intelligent back and forth posting.

**Bullitt68** · 10-06-2009, 06:54 PM

I don't know where they belong, either, if they even belong on here at all. I think you'd get the more intelligent discussion in the Boxing forum, but I don't know that the people who post there really care to get into that kind of debate, so if I were to find a thread in the HW's and move it into the Boxing forum, the regulars might not want any part of it.

From my perspective, it'll depend on who's starting it, how genuine they are, and where the discussion leads. If the TS of a hypothetical MMA vs. Boxing thread is an obvious troll, I'll just boot the thread and the poster, but if the TS is actually looking for serious discussion and there are just a few bad apples within the thread, maybe a few dubs will be all that's necessary.

TheEvilDead · 10-06-2009, 09:09 PM

Just ban or dub everyone that makes one, obviously.

Seriously, if you don't like it, don't read it.

Seano · 10-07-2009, 04:12 PM

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Originally Posted by TheEvilDead

Just ban or dub everyone that makes one, obviously.

Seriously, if you don't like it, don't read it.

Well....

Some of those threads are blatantly obvious troll attempts. I don't want to see anyone banned for trying to initiate discussion, but those threads ALWAYS degenerate into flame fests and fighter bashing. Always.