>>20939373Pre-2010s, the forums I visited actively encouraged flame wars. You couldn't say nigger, you couldn't make threats, but everything else was fair play and you wouldn't get banned for standing up for yourself, even better if you were funny. Then came the landmine posters who openly identified as a sub-group of something, and everything you post is offensive and hurtful and far-right, and the rules tightened up until there was no outlet to defend yourself
