IMHO, after joining sbf for 16 years and personally encountered several flaming wars in sbf...I would like to state clones will not win any war to date..
Reason can be simple...clones do not contribute any benefits to the forum...no serious members like to see flaming wars...
The real contributors were the sponsors, donors and premium members...including those who shared valuable information to the topic in the various threads...
Seniors will resort to zapping and boss started zap free zones...which means no zapping unless donors or premium members can still zap...
Then with points exchange threads so easy to get 500 points or more so zapping is no longer useful to sink the clones into moderation...zapping is just reminder to inform the person that his post is off-topic...
sbf is popular today is becos of real sharing of important information...example, after 2 years of lock down due to covid-19, serious members sharing info about cheong places in various cities, immigration and health declaration requirements...
Above is my two cents...