As one of the main battlefields in the Blu Ray-HD DVD Format War has become more and more reminiscent of the flamethrowing of Usenet past, AVS Forum owners have given their Blu Ray and HD DVD forum area a three day timeout.

 

During the three day closure, no new posts will be able to be posted in the Blu Ray and HD DVD section of AVS Forum. The formal announcement was made yesterday, in which AVS stated their displeasure with some of the behavior that has been occurring in these areas. They also state in the announcement that AVS is format neutral, and would remain so.

 

AVS sees 200,000 visitors a day, and is the internet's premier AV community. Obviously with so many visitors and with such a heated topic as the Format War, they have seen some bad behavior in the Blu Ray and HD DVD area. It shows how thoughtful AVS is of their users, even when their behavior hasn't been so exemplary, that they would take this step before just banning the offending parties, or getting rid of the area altogether. Read the announcement, and mind your manners when the Blu Ray and HD DVD forums reopen.