You miss the point
"IMO the Flame Board is becoming the worst of the boards. I wouldn't think newbies would be comfortable coming to HZ after digesting some of the flames here. "
The genius of the flame bord is not its content. Never analyze the import of the medium in terms of its content. That the flame bord is here- that is the genius, and that most of the long-timers use it is an empirical phenomenon that I don't hold as meaningless.
and if newbies can't see the merit in a community that does not blow itself apart because of a well place vent valve- then t'hell with /em fer idiots anyways.
Other ahem (the word is:) 'fuckwit' trolls on the right? Gee, where to begin?
;-)
Davin L.