Think of the Children!

It was an ordinary WCG USA flamefest going on, with the usual cast of characters. Media vs Louder Round 2 was on like donkey kong:

Idra said:

"Stop acting like you deserve it because you're a horrible player and you aren't fooling anyone."

Louder said:

"Command of the facts clearly isn't your strong suit. Stick to gaming, you're significantly better at it."

Idra said:

"You're bad at forming coherent arguments, better stick to cheating your way into broodwar tournaments."

But when Louder said:

"Shouldn't you be scrubbing the Korean's toilets right now?"

Idra came back with this volley:

"and id much rather be cleaning korean toilets than ... raising a bunch of little brats who are gonna turn out as fucked up as their piece of shit father."

And suddenly nobody is laughing:

"damnit just by reading this last post by idra , i feel bad for louder."
"ok this is going too far, you guys need to stop posting on this thread."
"you definitely don't have kids, because you would never say that."
"you never talk about kids, because any parent would go berserk"
"dont' run your fucking mouth about peoples kids"
"there are lines you don't cross"

And even paragraph long rants from no-name Zeller:

"Seriously? bringing someones children into an argument about a computer game. Get real dude, dont fucking talk about someones kids. I dont care how bad this dude wronged you or a friend on Starcraft , you do NOT talk about someones kids. Thats low fuckin character right there, you know you would never say that in person because thatd be your ass."

Apparently Idra "went there." While TLGG sees nothing wrong with talking about someone's kids, TL and WCG USA seem to have a huge moral problem with it. 24/7 trashtalk, abusing, hacking, flaming, that's all fine and dandy, but talking about someone's kids!? Oh no you didn't.

But what if there was an unwritten rule that you kids were off limits? Imagine all the paradoxes this would create:

1. If Louder's kids flamed Idra, could he flame them back?
2. If Louder's kids met Idra's kids, would everyone just be quiet?
3. Can Louder's kid flame Idra to Idra's father?
4. If Louder's kids are playing Monopoly, and one takes a bathroom break, would the other kid petition to have his brother disqualified?

Moral of the story, if you don't want to get insulted through your kids on the internet, don't have kids. Or don't advertise that you have kids to the online gaming community. Or even better, when you have kids, stop participating in internet flamewars with teenagers.

Middle-Aged Father vs Fat Guy

Drama. Flaming. Controversy. It's TLGG's favorite time of the year: WCG USA, where hack accusations flow like $2 beers during happy hour and extra thread pages appear as if out of thin air.

In case you forgot, Louder qualified for a WCG USA Regional by whining for a walkover when G5 took a bathroom break. Moral of the story, WCG USA participants: pee before you play. Of course, the past is the past and our mature, level-headed WCG USA participants will just forgive and forget, won't they? Maybe not. Let's cut through the boring stuff and get to the insults.

Time for a TLGG Flame Report™!

Incontrol says:

"... smashing my head on the table ... at what louder said."
"Is anyone else raising your children?"
"Its scummy and stupid no matter how you splice it."
"You are trying hard to be a dick."
"... lecturing me on my debate skills WHICH I NEVER BRAG ABOUT"
"... ignored by your very fucking blunt head ..."
"... don't spoon feed an alligator, you'll get bitten."
"... why he has lil goonies like you posting on forums ..."

Incontrol final score: +2

+2 for "to-the-next-level" insult about someone's kids
+1 for inadvertent penis pun
+1 for animal kingdom metaphor
-1 for excessive debate skill defense
-1 for generic profanity and excessive capitalization

Louder says:

"... attack-dog-geoff will never pass up a chance to be a douchebag."
"Mister logician ..."
"Right debate wizard?"
"... your complete inability to comprehend what you read ..."
"... your response will be fitting for a Bill O'Reilly talking point?"
"... your 'ability' to argue is based on hyperbole and straw men."
"Do they not teach you about logical fallacies, champion debater?"

Louder final score: +3

+2 for persistent nickname use
+1 for indirect irl nerd insult
+1 bonus for induced insecurity
-1 for invoking republicans

Louder wins over Incontrol, 3-2. Will this be GG NO RE or will we have a Round 2 soon?