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The the original post was presented in a flaming matter the responding parties can respond maturely and not fall to the level of flaming. That is not OP's fault, that is the responders themselves. If they can't respond maturely and not contribute to any trolling or flaming, then they should respond at all.

If the thread has to be locked due to flaming or trolling, something didn't go maturely.

When you say your opinion on the internet, you /HAVE/ to do it in a respective way, less it degrades into a flame-fest. The OP literally sets the mood and emotions for the rest of the thread, a subconscious instant response to the tone and theme of the original post. Just like how someone would start a simple conversation. But on the internet one does not fear receiving negative responses in a physical or loud forum; Therefor people are more inclined to say things like they actually do in the...

*their minds. Mixed with this and the statement above about setting the mood; it ends in either a mature civil conversation, or a burning building filled with Trolls.