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A website that was devoted to describing the recurring characters one finds in regular {{flame war}}s on the internet, owned by artist Mike Reed. Many will find them very recognizable. The website can be found [[https://web.archive.org/web/20160225154359/http://www.flamewarriorsguide.com:80/ here]].

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A website that was devoted to describing the recurring characters one finds in regular {{flame war}}s on the internet, owned by artist Mike Reed. Many will find them very recognizable. The website can be found [[https://web.archive.org/web/20160225154359/http://www.[[https://www.flamewarriorsguide.com:80/ com/ here]].
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* {{Fanboy}}: The aptly-named Fanboy is well, a fanboy with interests and knowledge in a single obsession. If said obsession is criticized, he immediately defends it with ferocious tenacity.

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* {{Fanboy}}: The aptly-named Fanboy is is, well, a fanboy with interests and knowledge in a single obsession. If said obsession is criticized, he immediately defends it with ferocious tenacity.
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* UnacceptableTargets: Invoked. Ents are longstanding, venerated, and not very active anymore, but engaging them is sure to earn the enmity of a lot of other warriors.

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* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: Admin, of course, being the forum administrator and all. He is considered the most powerful Warrior because he is capable of banning those who get out of control.


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* RankScalesWithAsskicking: Admin, of course, being the forum administrator and all. He is considered the most powerful Warrior because he is capable of banning those who get out of control.
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* MediationBackfire: The page image shows this happening to Diplomat.
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* NothingIsTheSameAnymore: Godzilla's attack on the forum is ''[[CurbStompBattle so brutal]]'' that the forum culture never recovers properly, with many becoming paranoid of their return.

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* NothingIsTheSameAnymore: Godzilla's attack on the a forum is ''[[CurbStompBattle so brutal]]'' that the forum culture never recovers properly, with many becoming paranoid of their his return.



* PersonOfMassDestruction: Internet forum-style-- Godzilla has the ability to crush an entire forum when he strikes, and NothingIsTheSameAnymore after that.

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* PersonOfMassDestruction: Internet forum-style-- Godzilla has is a troll with the ability to crush an entire forum ''entire forum'' when he strikes, and NothingIsTheSameAnymore to the point where [[NothingIsTheSameAnymore forum culture never recovers]] even after that.he leaves.
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* NothingIsTheSameAnymore: Godzilla's attack on the forum is ''[[CurbStompBattle so brutal]]'' that the forum culture never recovers properly, with many becoming paranoid of their return.

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* DrunkWithPower: It's noted that while most Admins are fair and even handed, the adage that absolute power corrupts absolutely can still apply to them, and it is a rare Admin who can resist bringing the hammer down if seriously pressed by a determined foe.



* RebelLeader: The Flame Warrior of the same name is this to Internet forums, as he disrupts the forum's established hierarchy during a debate by rallying other users to his side. With enough supporters, a Rebel Leader can beat the Cyber Sisters at their own game, smother even the most influential members of the forum (identified here as the Royals), or even defy an ''Admin'' by turning everyone against him (if only temporarily).

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* RebelLeader: RebelLeader:
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The Flame Warrior of the same name is this to Internet forums, as he disrupts the forum's established hierarchy during a debate by rallying other users to his side. With enough supporters, a Rebel Leader can beat the Cyber Sisters at their own game, smother even the most influential members of the forum (identified here as the Royals), or even defy an ''Admin'' by turning everyone against him (if only temporarily).temporarily).
** The Rebel Without a Clue on the other hand subverts this by taking petty jabs at authority. As their attacks are born of petulance without a proper cause against authority, [[BigBadWannabe they seldom rally others to their side]], unlike Rebel Leader.
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** The Grenade] is one for an entire forum. It represents a subject that always, without fail, invokes a massive backlash that makes a normally civil community devolve into a series of angry arguments.

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** The Grenade] Grenade is one for an entire forum. It represents a subject that always, without fail, invokes a massive backlash that makes a normally civil community devolve into a series of angry arguments.

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