Intellectual titans clashing...or full-on flamewar!

-- Groke (groke28@yahoo.com), November 15, 2001

Answers

most recently, the fame thread, for *not* turning into a flamewar, but becoming an interesting and intellectual argument.

-- annonymous (nobody@nowhere.com), November 15, 2001.

The Censorship war.

-- james (freedunit@hotmail.com), November 15, 2001.

first half of the yuppie thread
post-9/11 debates
fame thread

-- anonymous (anonymous@anonymous.com), November 15, 2001.

Pissing off the squares.

-- Marcello Carlin (markcarlin@botley12.freeserve.co.uk), November 15, 2001.

Doomintroll vs. Mark S.

-- Nicole (ndwillett@home.com), November 15, 2001.

various vs FatNick

-- a nonnymouse (anonnymouse@nowhere.com), November 15, 2001.

I wish we'd had the Jay Z / Naz throwdown on ILE.

-- Nick (nickdastoor@hotmail.com), November 15, 2001.

kerry vs nude spock

-- mark s (mark@evazev.demon.co.uk), November 15, 2001.

Fame thread or reverse flame war

-- Brader (spam@nospam.com), November 15, 2001.

The porn one with Lady Di and Maryann was really good.

-- Tom (ebros@netcomuk.co.uk), November 15, 2001.

it'll be geoff bitchslapping antonhy for all he's worth if he takes best filth from me.

-- Geoff (pissingintheriver@hotmail.com), November 15, 2001.

Ally & Otis for spilling over like every thread ever.

-- Sterling Clover (sterling_clover@yahoo.com), November 15, 2001.

after the war began...

-- chris (duckyfuzz@hotmail.com), November 15, 2001.

Mark S Vs D**mPatr*l.

-- DG (rgreenfield@btinternet.com), November 15, 2001.

Veggie thread.

-- Ronan (ronan.fitzgerald6@mail.dcu.ie), November 15, 2001.

Me & Otis started this stupid ass board with our raging against each other, but it don't count cos we're bestest friends anyhow. I like any argument that involves full on freaking out. 9/11 arguing.

-- Ally (garance80@yahoo.com), November 15, 2001.

menelaus vs. duane re mock lesbians.

-- di (ladydie@another.com), November 15, 2001.

I think I like the snide little exchanges best - like Ally vs. Mike.

There are thousands of serious/intellectual examples I want to cite as well, but so far I can't seem to choose just one.

-- Kim (grimstitch@hotmail.com), November 15, 2001.

You don't have to - nominate as many as you like, and then choose one on the final ballot.

-- Tom (ebros@netcomuk.co.uk), November 15, 2001.

Ally V Hanle y, Spock V Dave Q one that turned into a love-in.

-- RickyT (boyofbadgers@yahoo.com), November 16, 2001.

What about when I locked horns with Tim Hopkins on the subject of the Common Ground movement? Admittedly, on that issue, we both got into our greatest emotional tensions on ILM.

Also: Dave Q: "Steve Bell = Polly Toynbee w/rabies" DG: "Dave Q = rabies"

-- Robin Carmody (robin@elidor.freeserve.co.uk), November 16, 2001.

Oops, I'd forgotten that!

-- DG (rgreenfield@btinternet.com), November 16, 2001.

Ally starting a post with "Whatever".

-- dave q (scrape100@hotmail.com), November 17, 2001.

Ally vs. Kate was good. Must dig for more serious intellectual concerns, though ... surely there was something really great at some point.

-- Nitsuh (nta@press.uchicago.edu), November 20, 2001.

Ooo, and this wasn't really fighting, but I thought it was great on the "Limits of Free Speech" thread when Suzy said:

"Nick's not really being an ass, he's just a little out of his depth when unable to don some kind of mask (being 'Momus' matters more on ILM). Silly boy thinks I need a history lesson."

Please collate with "best post" nominations.

-- Nitsuh (nta@press.uchicago.edu), November 20, 2001.

Ahh, and a second to Kerry vs. Nude Spock, for the following line alone:

I repeat: you have no real point here. As Ally would say, "like, duh."

Digging through old threads = fun.

-- Nitsuh (nta@press.uchicago.edu), November 20, 2001.

Why do I not remember these arguments at all?

-- Nude Spock (spockcock@yahoo.com), November 27, 2001.