Flame Warriors, Which One are YOU?

[SLAINGE]

This one is Celtics…

Target is the guy everyone in a forum loves to hate. To some degree he brings this upon himself. Why Target places himself in such dicey situations is anyone’s guess, but he seems genuinely oblivious to his precarious position. When Target inevitably runs afoul of a forum’s prevailing attitudes the other Warriors unleash their collective fury upon him. His usual reaction is 2Hey, what did I do?2 or 2Why do you all hate me?2 Target NOTE: Target often serves as a useful pressure valve for the forum’s pent up hostilities. Therefore, if the current Target has been driven off or immobilized a new target will be quickly selected. CAUTION: Target is a favorite disguise of Troller and Evil Clown.

The rest can be found on the Netizen’s Guide to Flame Warriors

http://www.politicsforum.org/images/flame_warriors/

The above link is a quick pictorial guide through the Flame Warriors rouge’s gallery.

See can you spot yourself or better still anyone else on this forum?

Originally taken from http://redwing.hutman.net/~mreed/

[LankyMofo]

Garble is a mystery: Is he a foreigner with only tenuous grasp of English? Is his brain addled by some powerful drug? Does he suffer a serious mental debility? Is he typing wearing a catcher’s mit? Garble’s rampant typos, malapropisms and seemingly aggressive use of execrable grammar can’t be explained merely in terms of poor typing skills or the lack of a spell checker. Even non-English speakers generally do a better job of punctuation grammar and capitalization, and Garble is all the more puzzling because if one goes to the trouble of wading through the muddle of his messages a discernable idea will usually emerge. For example, in a forum discussion about a painting he might say, “Sorry the picchr the har is wrog. The culir. I liike the lips bot teh Paintng is sucs”. When attacked for his random capitalization Garble might respond, “oPS i HITTED THE CAPDLOCK”. Not surprisingly, he drives Grammarian and Nitpick absolutely nuts, but he is utterly impervious to any sort of correction and if their attacks persist he will sign off in a huff with something like, “yuor forum si stupef. bYE!” CAUTION: Garble may be Net Rat.

Bulking machine, god rest his sould.

[LankyMofo]

[quote]
Big Dog is a bully who doesn’t hesitate to use his superior strength to intimidate other combatants. Big Dog may be smart, articulate or just plain mean, but in any case he is a remorseless fighter, brutally ripping into even the weakest of combatants. Once Big Dog securely fastens his powerful jaws on a hapless victim, Me-Too will join the attack. Me-Too is far too weak and insecure to engage in single combat, and must ally himself with Big Dog or a pack of other Warriors to bring down his quarry.[/quote]

Need I even say who this is?

[LankyMofo]

Lamer is a Warrior who appears in different guises to different people, and is therefore difficult to describe in full detail. Nonetheless, he is readily identifiable because of his mediocre wit, utter lack of insight and vacuous comment . You begin to sense Lamer’s presence when you are able to anticipate the content of his messages even before reading them. Lamer actively participates in forum discourse and readily jumps into battle, but his ineffectuality renders him relatively harmless when encountered in single combat. CAUTION: Lamer’s crushing dullness can enervate even the most robust Warrior, and while it is usually possible to overcome the presence of a few Lamers, enough of them banded together the can numb the liveliest forum into extinction.

I’d like to think this is totally me.

And I’m spent.

[SLAINGE]

Evil Clown is very quick with a joke, but his jests always have a barb. He has little patience for in-depth discussions and will often disrupt exchanges between serious forum participants by introducing irrelevant topics, fatuous quips, and offhand comments. His greatest thrill is to taunt and humiliate weaker or more plodding Warriors with his snappy ripostes. When a strong Warrior finally corners him Evil Clown will attempt to escape by accusing his attacker of having no sense of humor.

Countingbeans maybe?

My lack of posts has left me lacking a fully developed Netizen’s identity! So in an attempt to try an pigeon hole myself I was left a bit stumped!

Time will tell however and maybe someday, after a few hundred more posts, I’ll eventually be pigeon holed (sounds dirty, I know) and it is only then that I can finally ascend into the higher echelons of T-Nation society…

[SLAINGE]

[quote]LankyMofo wrote:

[quote]
Big Dog is a bully who doesn’t hesitate to use his superior strength to intimidate other combatants. Big Dog may be smart, articulate or just plain mean, but in any case he is a remorseless fighter, brutally ripping into even the weakest of combatants. Once Big Dog securely fastens his powerful jaws on a hapless victim, Me-Too will join the attack. Me-Too is far too weak and insecure to engage in single combat, and must ally himself with Big Dog or a pack of other Warriors to bring down his quarry.[/quote]

Need I even say who this is?[/quote]

I was thinking the same thing…

[andrew_live]

[quote]worzel wrote:
and it is only then that I can finally ascend into the higher echelons of T-Nation society…[/quote]
One day I too aspire to greatness. May the T be with you.

[Loudog75]

[SLAINGE]

[quote]andrew_live wrote:

[quote]worzel wrote:
and it is only then that I can finally ascend into the higher echelons of T-Nation society…[/quote]
One day I too aspire to greatness. May the T be with you.[/quote]

The T is with me always…

[SkyzykS]

I am usually several of those.

[Nards]

This is me

Bliss Ninny doesn’t understand why people just can’t get along. While it is entirely unintentional, Bliss Ninny’s utterly vacuous comments can drive the more pugnacious Warriors into a frenzy of aggression. Often in the heat of battle Bliss Ninny will discuss her cat.

[milktruck]

I dont have an avatar so I will never be anybody.

[Nards]

[quote]milktruck wrote:
I dont have an avatar so I will never be anybody.[/quote]

Why not try this one?

[destroyedquads]

Eagle Scout is a positive, constructive Warrior who endeavors to submit original articles which contain useful content and relevant information with supporting citations and links, thus initiating meaningful discussion threads. Eagle Scout regards the internet as an uplifting, egalitarian, worldwide arena for the exchange of ideas among intelligent, thinking individuals. He does not openly attack, but will (ever tactfully) chastise disruptive comments, gratuitous insults and cretinous insipidity. He is always kind and helpful to Newbie, and will shrug off even the most egregious insults. Eagle Scout is loathed with a poisonous intensity by Evil Clown, Jerk, L’Enfant Provocateur and Ego. CAUTION: Sometimes Imposter, Evil Clown or Troller will masquerade as Eagle Scout. There have also been reports of Eagle Scout becoming Jekyl and Hyde.

Bill Roberts maybe?

[destroyedquads]

Therapist can be a highly annoying and therefore very effective Warrior. Instead of making a frontal attack, Therapist attempts to shift the focus of the conflict to the combatants’ psychological motivations and problems. He will freely speculate about other Warriors’ insecurities, personalities and relationships, but he will almost never directly engage the subject of the dispute. CAUTION: Evil Clown, Imposter and Troller often masquerade as Therapist.

Tribunal dude?

[destroyedquads]

Sycophant differs from Me-Too in that he is much more concerned with sucking up than he is with actually doing battle. Of course, he WILL engage in some light combat to impress Big Dog and other stronger Warriors, but he never exposes himself to unnecessary danger. Although combatants sometimes employ Sycophant to buttress an attack, his constantly shifting loyalties make him a weak and unreliable ally.

Probably half of T-Nation, lol.

[destroyedquads]

Jerk is sarcastic, mean, unforgiving and never misses an opportunity to make a cutting remark. Jerk’s repulsive personality quickly alienates other Warriors, and after some initial skirmishing he is usually ostracized. Still, Jerk is very happy to participate in electronic forums because in cyberspace he is free to be himself…without the risk of getting a real-time punch in the mouth.

HeadHunter.

[destroyedquads]

Actually, I think Bill Roerts has a bit of this guy as well:

Philosopher differs from Profundus Maximus in that he actually does know something. While somewhat humorless and slightly aloof, he is also slow to anger. When he does deign to engage in battle he is considerate of other opinions, but his ponderous and lengthy cogitations effectively smother the opposition.

[165StateChamp]

Troller is looking for a response…ANY response, and he will chum the waters with complaints, insults, compliments, and inflammatory tidbits hoping that someone…ANYONE, will take the bait. Generally quite harmless - practices a form of catch and release. Nonetheless, he can upset the delicate ecology of a discussion forum. Once a forum becomes aware of his presence, however, all feeding activity ceases and Troller must move on to more promising waters.

Sounds like xxxwtfxxx, optheta and Type2B.

[chimera182]

[quote]165StateChamp wrote:

Troller is looking for a response…ANY response, and he will chum the waters with complaints, insults, compliments, and inflammatory tidbits hoping that someone…ANYONE, will take the bait. Generally quite harmless - practices a form of catch and release. Nonetheless, he can upset the delicate ecology of a discussion forum. Once a forum becomes aware of his presence, however, all feeding activity ceases and Troller must move on to more promising waters.

Sounds like xxxwtfxxx, optheta and Type2B.[/quote]

I’m so glad I use my ignore function.