Flaming and Trolling:

Definitions for the mandc_rarepairs LiveJournal Community




It's unfortunate that some people don't have the common sense to avoid behaviour like this without having to be told, but putting 'LiveJournal' and 'mature' in the same sentence creates an oxymoronic statement 90% of the time. Not that I consider any of you to fall into the immature category, but just in case you're unclear on the definitions of 'flaming' and 'trolling,' these are the ones that the group will hold to.



Flaming:

Flaming is the act of attacking somebody or somebody's principles, etc., because you disagree with what they said. The difference between flaming someone and disagreeing with them is that flaming is inappropriate in terms of response. Flame posts are intentionally insulting and rude, and are often posted in the hope of starting a flame war. Flamers frequently cannot back up their opinions or accusations.

Following are examples of appropriate and inappropriate responses when you disagree with someone:

Appropriate [disagreement]: 'I really don't think that James' punishment was appropriate, in terms of Naval standards. [Example of what was and was not appropriate for the referenced situation is provided.]'

Inappropriate [flame]: 'What the fuck? OMG that sucked, and you're totally wrong. You're stupid; why don't you do some research?'

Flaming is considered highly inappropriate and will be punished in accordance with the rules of the mandc_rarepairs community. While we encourage critical feedback (i.e. feedback that is useful and meant to help the author or artist develop creatively, fix obvious problems, etc.), negative feedback that is not backed up is not acceptable.



Trolling:

The best and most comprehensive definition of 'troll' that I could find comes from UrbanDictionary.com and is as follows:


1a. Noun

One who posts a deliberately provocative message to a newsgroup or message board with the intention of causing maximum disruption and argument.

1b. Noun

A person who, on a message forum of some type, attacks and flames other members of the forum for any of a number of reasons such as rank,previous disagreements, sex, status, ect. A troll usually flames threads without staying on topic, unlike a "Flamer" who flames a thread because he/she disagrees with the content of the thread.

1c. Noun

A member of an internet forum who continually harangues and harasses others. Someone with nothing worthwhile to add to a certain conversation, but rather continually threadjacks or changes the subject, as well as thinks every member of the forum is talking about them and only them. Trolls often go by multiple names to circumvent getting banned.


This is the definition that the mandc_rarepairs LiveJournal community shall abide by. All those found acting in any manner described above will be cited for the act of 'trolling' and will receive disciplinary measures in accordance with the rules and regulations of said community.