Why Are We So Well Behaved?

[Elomin Sha]

I was listening to an old LRRCast whilst cycling to work and Graham mentions how the LRR forums has no flaming of the other members. On a previous forum I helped run I had a spat with someone but I never really was violent with words like the other guy. What makes us so well behaved here?

[Cake]

To be fair, we all flamed god0fgod.

[Elomin Sha]

Who is he/she?

[Master Gunner]

Long story, you don't want to know.

In any case, I think it's partially the large Canadian population of these boards (you Brits and the Aussie's don't hurt either), and that the forums revolve around a single major focal point (LRR), and we aren't that large of a forum.

[Elomin Sha]

Ahhh. I see.

I think I can understand what you mean in God0fGod, he sounds like Smokey Mc_Pot I used to know.

[Alja-Markir]

Canadians do seem, on the whole, nicer than Americans.

I mean, of the few more aggresive and argumentative personalities on the forums, myself included from time to time, we're mostly Americans.

I think the trick, though, is that LRR is intellectual comedy, and it draws intellectual posters. Such people are generally more patient, polite, and reasonable.

~Alja~

[NecroVale]

Canadians do seem, on the whole, nicer than Americans.

~Alja~

I'm part French Canadian... does that make it better?

[Elomin Sha]

If you get the stereotype joke, polite-arrogant. All Canadians I've spoken too are really nice so you don't have anything to worry about I think.

[Alja-Markir]

Canadians do seem, on the whole, nicer than Americans.

~Alja~

I'm part French Canadian... does that make it better?

Well, I said on the whole.

Just because the average American is a drooling idiot who willingly shovels down the crap the American media and government feed them to keep them quiet doesn't mean all of us are like that. /cynicism

Now, I like the French Canadians, truth be told. Certainly much more than I like the French. I just wish the noisier ones would pipe down about secession and just learn to live with their fellow Canadians peacably.

~Alja~

[Dominic Appleguard]

Canadians do seem, on the whole, nicer than Americans.

~Alja~

HEY FUCK YOU.
WERE WAY NICER BEKUZ WER BETTER THAN CANADA AT EVRTHING.
I really like this forum.

[JesterJ.]

Just because the average American is a drooling idiot who willingly shovels down the crap the American media and government feed them to keep them quiet doesn't mean all of us are like that. /cynicism

I wouldn't say that is the average American. I doubt more than 10% of Americans fit that description, but that's the reputation we seem to have anyways.

To be fair, we all flamed god0fgod and Corax.

Truth.

[Lyinginbedmon]

Canadians do seem, on the whole, nicer than Americans.

I mean, of the few more aggresive and argumentative personalities on the forums, myself included from time to time, we're mostly Americans.

I think the trick, though, is that LRR is intellectual comedy, and it draws intellectual posters. Such people are generally more patient, polite, and reasonable.

~Alja~

Now, you're getting confuzzled. Canadians are Americans. Presumably you mean Canadians and USAires.

Sorry, I'm trying to make that point stick everywhere these days, purely for clarity.

Also, on the note of "good behaviour amongst forum members": Corax, Wraith, and Matt.

[Matt]

I was listening to an old LRRCast whilst cycling to work and Graham mentions how the LRR forums has no flaming of the other members. On a previous forum I helped run I had a spat with someone but I never really was violent with words like the other guy. What makes us so well behaved here?

you don't want to invoke my mod-power fueled wrath?

-m

[Frozengale]

Long story, you don't want to know.

In any case, I think it's partially the large Canadian population of these boards (you Brits and the Aussie's don't hurt either), and that the forums revolve around a single major focal point (LRR), and we aren't that large of a forum.

You know for being such "well mannered" people you certainly know how to phrase things to pat yourself on the back while making me and other Americans sound like complete bastages.

Just putting that out there

[Elomin Sha]

I'd enjoy reading it. You would destroy me in an argument.

[Tim]

we aren't that large of a forum.

This is the main reason. Among the frequent posters, everyone pretty much knows everyone else. Where you get a lot of the immature flaming and so on is in large communities where other posters are just a forum name and an avatar: the people you flame aren't actually people to you, because you don't know them. Kind of like road rage: you aren't getting mad at a person; you're getting mad at a car.

The other reason is that these forums generally keep away from highly contentious topics like politics and religion (outside of the Scientology threads, that is).

[Cake]

I've never met a Canadian. I just thought they they were people too.

[Shandi]

I think it also helps that the moderators are ever-present community members. When you post something on here, you expect Graham or Matt or likely several of the crew to read it.

[Zombaholic]

The blue background is calming to me...

[teh_sam]

To be fair, we all flamed god0fgod.

OOh, I wanna know who he was.


Was he like a racist into CP?

OH, did he insult Paul's beard maybe?

[Metcarfre]

Everyone here loves Wil Wheaton, and since they do, aren't a dick.

[Fuzzyfreaker]

Exactly, one of the main things that ruins forums is the wonders of internet anonymity, the fact that most people on these forums know each other pretty well, keeps down the flames and insults unless absolutely necessary. And that's why I like it here.

[Evisr]

Perhaps if LRR made a Jackass themed video and it became popular THEN I can see ton of assholes come here.

Or if they ditched posting the videos on the site and went to youtube. Don't forget all the comments for Three PS3s on Youtube... Most of them were retarded.

[Zombaholic]

Everyone here loves Wil Wheaton, and since they do, aren't a dick.

Warf?

[Lyinginbedmon]

Anyone watch the D&D PSAs on YouTube?

Oddly enough I was just listening to their 8th podcast (Gin & Juices), and at around the 11 minute mark, Boomer says "Canadians are wierdly polite"