# Prevent fast and short replies when a flame war is ongoing

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/prevent-fast-and-short-replies-when-a-flame-war-is-ongoing/55209
**Category:** Feature
**Created:** [4 يناير 2017، 10:03م UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/prevent-fast-and-short-replies-when-a-flame-war-is-ongoing/55209 "2017-01-04T22:03:02Z")
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### Author: ![codinghorror](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/codinghorror/32/110067_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)
#### Post date: [4 يناير 2017، 10:24م UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/prevent-fast-and-short-replies-when-a-flame-war-is-ongoing/55209/2 "2017-01-04T22:24:14Z")

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> [@Discourse Hot Topics](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-hot-topics/48215/10):
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> I’d want to somehow use the plugin or make a fork of it that would automatically make a topic “hot” and prevent fast and short replies when a flame war is ongoing…

This is a really interesting idea. I suspect users will hate it.. but it’s fascinating. “whoa slow down” seems like a natural thing.

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