You All Act Like Challenging Superiours is Wrong

[Ming-Yan]

Challenging the higher up is how change is made. Tell me one forum where NO ONE had any criticism towards the creator or community assistants. Even something like a suggestion to add to the game is a form of criticism, indirectly directed towards the creator(s) or said game.

Even in a real life instance, people with more power are challenged, look at the government, look at capitalism and a work space in general.
I mean EVEN KIDS challenge their Parents to get more rights or challenge the school board for things.

Criticism isn't bad and shouldn't be locked, only flaming. Only a legitimate excessive amount of flame can be locked, because locking right when tension gets high just feeds the fire. I DID NOT say don't lock rule breaking things, I said don't lock something until there is a solid flame, I know you are trying to prevent stuff from happening but when you get involved via a lock, or a ban ,or a deletion, or warning, it makes it worse.
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TL;DR
Superiours are always challenged and criticized to make change, stopping it with fears of what will happen only makes it worse.

[Glome]

Instead of locking the thread for flame moderators should either delete all the flame replies or try to get the thread back on topic.

[Ming-Yan]

Yeah, I would suggest that as well, to just remove the flames.
Even ROBLOX does that.

[Jacob__mybb_import1]

Criticism is allowed, but flaming is not, and it's a thin line. Even if the original post is fine, if someone has a strong opinion on the subject they can lose their temper and start a flame war.

On the Minecraft forums, threads that turn into flames are locked, and the creator reposts the thread with a warning not to flame.

[Ming-Yan]

However, will removal of just the flaming work?
The OP can easily write it's not a flame and even still many people do that here [writing that is it not a flame].

[Duck]

Criticism is allowed, but flaming is not, and it's a thin line. Even if the original post is fine, if someone has a strong opinion on the subject they can lose their temper and start a flame war.

On the Minecraft forums, threads that turn into flames are locked, and the creator reposts the thread with a warning not to flame.

Doesn't it make more sense to just edit the OP and say "Mod editeople deemed to be flaming in this thread will be warned or banned"