I strongly disagree with this. I don't believe we should moderate good content down just because we don't like the author's tone of voice. I totally agree that the author could have phrased his comment in a less inflammatory manner, but he did contribute a relevant point to the discussion. An article should be considered "flamebait" when it adds no (or repeated) content, and is obviously intended to provoke heated response. This article fails the first test, but passes the second.
Flamebait: BeOS sucks.
Not Flamebait: BeOS sucks because it's filesystem doesn't handle multiple users well.
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Are we _really_ having a low userid contest?
why would a hacker read C++ for Dummies?
"Flamebait" is about tone, not content.
I strongly disagree with this. I don't believe we should moderate good content down just because we don't like the author's tone of voice. I totally agree that the author could have phrased his comment in a less inflammatory manner, but he did contribute a relevant point to the discussion. An article should be considered "flamebait" when it adds no (or repeated) content, and is obviously intended to provoke heated response. This article fails the first test, but passes the second.
Flamebait:
BeOS sucks.
Not Flamebait:
BeOS sucks because it's filesystem doesn't handle multiple users well.
-smw