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Originally Posted by Spike Spiegel
I'm absolutely one of those people who likes making jokes and quips, and I see that sort of thing as part of the unique appeal of this board in comparison to larger outlets like Reddit or Tumblr, where the interactions are far less personal.
It's not that hard to look at oneself individually and decide not to be an jerk about things. There's a delicate balance between playful banter and sh*tposting, and it seems like a lot of people here have forgotten that.
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I think there's also a problem caused by people misusing the term "sh!tposting" when they mean "flamebaiting". I think sh!tposting is generally more light-hearted, silly posting and flamebaiting is done expressly to offend or rile up other forum members. The definitions of words related to online affairs definitely change quickly though, so there's that