@ Calamity: Theres a line between joking and personal attacks. It can be a problem of perception, but most of the time the difference is clear and crystal. In fact all that needs to be done is add the "JK" onto your post and a smiley to show that you mean the opposite. Its quite simple and easy to do.
But yep you're 100% right.
@ Trestres
I don't think controversial should be closed but there are differences between "The Xbox360 is going down" and "Why is the Xbox360 not selling more?"
Trolls are trolls anyway, they'll get themselves banned but why let them incite others to troll back at them? It just causes too much anger and retaliation to leave troll threads open, it brings everyone who posts in them down to their level.
I think there should be rules stickied in every thread as to acceptable conduct. That way people can be easily pointed to them if they forget the rules.
Tease.
