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This article is from the Nordic countries
FAQ, by Antti Lahelma and Johan Olofsson, with numerous
contributions by others.
1.3.2 What's all this flaming about?
Sometimes the group may seem like a battle-ground, but don't be too
alarmed by it. The Nordic countries are, in spite of everything, like
a family; not a One Big Happy Family of Nations, no, just any old
family with its small quarrels and fights. They just tend to grow out
of proportion when we have no real problems or crises to fight about.
There are no great feelings of hatred between the different
nationalities, few historical traumas, our prejudices about each other
are pretty harmless, and so forth. We might have some Big Brother or
Little Brother complexes -- at least we like to accuse each other of
suffering from them -- but mostly we just like to make some noise and
get some attention. If the quarreling annoys you, don't hesitate to
use your kill-file; it's simple! (If you don't know how it's done,
check the "kill file FAQ" which used to be posted regularly to
news.answers).
Don't leap into heated discussion without seeing something of how it
started. (It is common to have a second "wave" of people enter a flame
war and rehash old issues, which annoys the original participants.)
Not everyone is always saying what they mean. Some people use irony,
which can be much more obvious from reading the context, than from a
single post. If you're not sure, don't respond.
Even as it is, however, s.c.n is in fact a very calm and flame-free
newsgroup compared to many other groups in the soc.culture.*
hierarchy, parts of which, unfortunately, have deteriorated into dark
pits of rampant flamewars, hatred, and nationalism gone berserk. Among
these, s.c.n is like an oasis of peace and harmony.
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