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Huanir
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
United States85 Posts
March 31 2010 06:03 GMT
#1
I've seen some topics on TL that dealt with religion. More often than not (that is, in my limited viewing experience), they get closed. Are there rules against making religious topics here on account of their being flame-war magnets, or is there a set of rules by which a topic might abide in order to facilitate discussion oriented around religion?

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xmShake
Profile Blog Joined February 2007
United States1100 Posts
March 31 2010 06:09 GMT
#2
We've had enough of them to know that they degenerate into shitfests almost immediately, thus they get closed pretty much instantly now. Just don't make them.
Spazer
Profile Blog Joined March 2009
Canada8031 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-03-31 06:12:30
March 31 2010 06:12 GMT
#3
Pretty sure religion threads aren't allowed. They're almost guaranteed to degenerate into flaming, and there's practically no way to prevent this from happening. If you really want to discuss religion, you're probably better off doing that on some other forum.
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Orome
Profile Blog Joined June 2004
Switzerland11984 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-03-31 06:14:21
March 31 2010 06:14 GMT
#4
They don't get closed on principle, but naturally, religious topics often evoke very heated discussions. A few religious zealots coupled with a lot of 'anyone who believes in anything is an idiot'-atheists are usually enough to make any religious topic unreadable after page 1.

If you really want to generate good discussion about religious topics, I'd suggest you put a lot of effort into the OP and hope that people will follow your example. Asking a mod to monitor the thread would definitely help as well.
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BloodDrunK
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
Bangladesh2767 Posts
March 31 2010 06:15 GMT
#5
Religious threads tend to get pretty out of hand and so the mods close them asap.
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Manifesto7
Profile Blog Joined November 2002
Osaka27147 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-03-31 06:18:30
March 31 2010 06:15 GMT
#6
Basically people cannot contain their internet rage and end up lashing out at others in page after page of 1000 word posts. In the end, it doesn't even matter.

Feel free to try though, just don't take it personally when it goes up in flames.
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Huanir
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
United States85 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-03-31 06:29:42
March 31 2010 06:16 GMT
#7
Then I shall probably make no religious topics on TL. Thanks for the input and willingness to help a newbie.
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IdrA
Profile Blog Joined July 2004
United States11541 Posts
March 31 2010 06:27 GMT
#8
people who are religious enough to defend their religion tend to be pretty stupid so the arguments are never very worthwhile.
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micronesia
Profile Blog Joined July 2006
United States24673 Posts
March 31 2010 06:35 GMT
#9
On March 31 2010 15:15 Manifesto7 wrote:
Feel free to try though, just don't take it personally when it goes up in flames.

I guess this is the official stance... I actually wasn't sure whether or not staff would even attempt to try to keep the thread open anymore at this point...
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Manifesto7
Profile Blog Joined November 2002
Osaka27147 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-03-31 06:37:27
March 31 2010 06:37 GMT
#10
Yeah I don't think we have any rules carved in stone.
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Xenocide_Knight
Profile Blog Joined January 2008
Korea (South)2625 Posts
March 31 2010 06:43 GMT
#11
wooo here we go again!
Religious thread on TL are the most ridiculous things ever

like 1 % religious zealots vs 10% cynical, snobby atheist dicks
with 29% religious people getting grouped in with the 1% of religious zealots and the 60% of misc believers facepalming
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Luddite
Profile Blog Joined April 2007
United States2315 Posts
March 31 2010 07:28 GMT
#12
You know how, in real life, a whole bunch of wars got started because of religious differences? it's pretty much like that on the internet too lol.
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mOnion
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
United States5657 Posts
March 31 2010 08:04 GMT
#13
On March 31 2010 15:37 Manifesto7 wrote:
Yeah I don't think we have any rules carved in stone.


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lilsusie
Profile Blog Joined August 2007
3861 Posts
March 31 2010 09:05 GMT
#14
On March 31 2010 15:27 IdrA wrote:
people who are religious enough to defend their religion tend to be pretty stupid so the arguments are never very worthwhile.


Case in point.
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TheAntZ
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
Israel6248 Posts
March 31 2010 09:22 GMT
#15
On March 31 2010 18:05 lilsusie wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 31 2010 15:27 IdrA wrote:
people who are religious enough to defend their religion tend to be pretty stupid so the arguments are never very worthwhile.


Case in point.

Lack of religion isnt really a religion though, more like a view, or stance.
Its a wrong one obviously, and all of you will burn in eternal hellfire for not embracing jesus into your heart etc
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Kim_Hyun_Han
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
706 Posts
March 31 2010 10:51 GMT
#16
On March 31 2010 15:27 IdrA wrote:
people who are religious enough to defend their religion tend to be pretty stupid so the arguments are never very worthwhile.

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