"You can't discuss this topic because of a flame war" is ceding territory to the assholes. I'm willing to accept that when it comes to talking about political t

"You can't discuss this topic because of a flame war" is ceding territory to the assholes. I'm willing to accept that when it comes to talking about political topics here, because this isn't a political forum, but I refuse to accept that we can't talk about technical topics here because some people refuse to keep a civil tongue.