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** Rottweiler Puppy starts out marginally articulate and unsteady in his rather playful attacks. He grows up into the ''much more'' fearsome Big Dog.

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** Rottweiler Puppy starts out marginally articulate and unsteady in his rather playful attacks. He grows up into the ''much more'' fearsome [[TheBully Big Dog.Dog]].

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* BullyBulldog: The Big Dog is depicted as a PettingZooPeople version of this, and he's appropriately enough a bully.

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* TheBully: Big Dog, natch. He doesn't hesitate to use his superior strength to ruthlessly and remorselessly intimidate and tear into other combatants, even those weaker than him. He's appropriately enough depicted as a BullyBulldog.
* BullyBulldog: The Big Dog is depicted as a PettingZooPeople version of this, and he's appropriately enough a bully.TheBully.



* NotSoHarmless: Propeller Heads are often "inarticulate and clumsy" in a debate, but they have the technical know-how to mess with your computer.

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Propeller Heads are often "inarticulate and clumsy" in a debate, but they have the technical know-how to mess with your computer.computer.
** Rottweiler Puppy starts out marginally articulate and unsteady in his rather playful attacks. He grows up into the ''much more'' fearsome Big Dog.
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* {{GIFT}}: This is mentioned in [[JerkAss Jerk's]] bio and it's one of the reasons why he's, well, a Jerk.
-->"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."
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* {{Treants}}: Ent is depicted as, well, an Ent from ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings''.
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* IAmLegion: Cyber Sisters are depicted as such - always acting in lock step with each other to amplify their arguments and smother opposition with numbers.
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most of the pictures on the website don't work, let's use the archive until they do


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 [[http://www.flamewarriorsguide.com/ 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 [[http://www.[[https://web.archive.org/web/20160225154359/http://www.flamewarriorsguide.com/ com:80/ here]].
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* {{Dominatrix}}: The artwork depicts Netiquette Nazi as one giving the 'treatment' to her computer.
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** The Grenade is one for an entire forum. It represents a subject that always, without fail, invokes a massive InternetBackdraft that makes a normally civil community devolve into a series of angry arguments.

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



* FlameBait: In-universe, the Grenade is a subject that causes massive InternetBackdraft arguments when dropped. The time when the website came about can be clearly noted by how it includes [[SocietyMarchesOn Bill Clinton or George Bush as examples of it]], which are certainly no longer the case years after their presidencies.

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* FlameBait: In-universe, the The Grenade is a subject that causes massive [[invoked]] InternetBackdraft arguments when dropped. The time when the website came about can be clearly noted by how it includes [[SocietyMarchesOn Bill Clinton or George Bush as examples of it]], which are certainly no longer the case years after their presidencies.
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* FlameBait: The Grenade is a subject that causes massive InternetBackdraft arguments when dropped. The time when the website came about can be clearly noted by how it includes [[SocietyMarchesOn Bill Clinton or George Bush as examples of it]], which are certainly no longer the case years after their presidencies.

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* FlameBait: The In-universe, the Grenade is a subject that causes massive InternetBackdraft arguments when dropped. The time when the website came about can be clearly noted by how it includes [[SocietyMarchesOn Bill Clinton or George Bush as examples of it]], which are certainly no longer the case years after their presidencies.
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* NiceGuy: The Eagle Scout is friendly, helpful, eager to keep the discussion meaningful and civil, and not easily provoked by petty arguments. He's also described as JumpingOnAGrenade to [[HeroicSacrifice save the forum]].

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* NiceGuy: The Eagle Scout is friendly, helpful, friendly and helpful ([[TheShepherd especially towards newbies]]), eager to keep the discussion meaningful and civil, and not easily provoked by petty arguments. He's also described as JumpingOnAGrenade to [[HeroicSacrifice save the forum]].
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* TheShepherd: The Eagle Scout, being the resident NiceGuy. Among many of the good things he does is being kind and helpful towards newbies.
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* {{Mediator}}: The Diplomat is noted to butt into hot disputes, presuming that the combatants will welcome and appreciate his "even-handed and eminently reasonable mediation". It's also noted that he frankly gets what he deserves, and his image is that of a [[AshFace guy looking comically burned]].
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* InternetColdReader: The Therapist attempts to shift the focus of the conflict to the combatants' psychological motivations and problems. They're noted to be a highly annoying warrior, and may actually be a [[{{Troll}} Troller or Evil Clown]] in disguise.
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* LeftFielder: Quite a number of Flame Warriors tend to post something completely unrelated to the subject at hand, be it on purpose or accidentally.
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* MeToo: The appropriately-named Me Too, who is noted to be far too weak and insecure to engage in single combat, and tends to ally with Big Dog to hound Big Dog's targets. Unfortunately, this also means that Me Too's "me too" will tend to be that of a bullying manner.
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** A proper Kung-Fu Master on the other hand is usually on the giving end of one, but [[MartialPacifist only after somebody foolishly decides to attack them]].

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** A proper Kung-Fu Master on the other hand is usually on the giving end of one, but [[MartialPacifist only after somebody foolishly decides manages to attack them]].provoke them into fighting]].

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* CurbStompBattle: Palooka is constantly on the receiving end of these but either doesn't realize it or can't control his urge to keep arguing.

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Palooka is constantly on the receiving end of these but either doesn't realize it or can't control his urge to keep arguing.arguing.
** A proper Kung-Fu Master on the other hand is usually on the giving end of one, but [[MartialPacifist only after somebody foolishly decides to attack them]].
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* BullyBulldog: The Big Dog is depicted as a PettingZooPeople version of this, and he's appropriately enough a bully.
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* NotSoHarmless: Propeller Heads are often "inarticulate and clumsy" in a debate, but they have the technical know-how to mess with your computer.


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* SuffersNewbiesPoorly: One of the main traits of Xenophobes, although Propeller Heads are noted to be like this as well.
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* UnacceptableTargets: 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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* 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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* UnacceptableTargets: 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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Website is back up.


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 original website is defunct, but an archive 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 original website is defunct, but an archive can be found [[https://web.archive.org/web/20160225154359/http://www.[[http://www.flamewarriorsguide.com:80/ com/ here]].
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* TechnoWizard: Propeller Heads are extremely knowledgeable with computers and it is thus not a good idea to engage them in combat, for they can easily screw over a warrior's computer or digitally mess with them.

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* GoodIsDumb: Bliss Ninnies are nice people, but incredibly daft. They're blissfully unaware of why everyone just can't get along, and will sometimes interrupt flame wars with innocuous posts.

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* GoodCannotComprehendEvil: Bliss Ninnies cannot understand why people cannot get along, and often disrupt heated arguments with more innocent posts.
* GoodIsDumb: Bliss Ninnies are nice people, but incredibly daft. They're [[GoodCannotComprehendEvil blissfully unaware of why everyone just can't get along, along]], and will sometimes interrupt flame wars with innocuous posts.
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* MartialPacifist: Kung-Fu Masters are powerful warriors but they generally choose not to fight, even unfazed by mere provocations. Woe betide those who force him to fight, as he can easily crush almost any opponent.

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* MartialPacifist: Kung-Fu Masters are powerful warriors but they generally choose not to fight, even unfazed by mere provocations. Woe betide those who force him one to fight, as he they can easily [[CurbStompBattle crush almost any opponent.opponent with ease]].
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* {{Geek}}: Propeller Head knows pretty much nearly anything about computers and is surprised that others don't. When provoked, he uses this knowledge to do really bad things to the offender's computer.


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* MartialPacifist: Kung-Fu Masters are powerful warriors but they generally choose not to fight, even unfazed by mere provocations. Woe betide those who force him to fight, as he can easily crush almost any opponent.
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* TheStoner: Bong is high on drugs, causing his posts to be nonsensical and filled with typos.
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** Stone Deaf's (before he was removed and replaced by Ferrous Craneous) tactic is to completely ignore and refuse to acknowledge any arguments he doesn't like. Tt's stated that the only "attack" that can affect him is Admin's ability to eject him from the forum.

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** Stone Deaf's (before he was removed and replaced by Ferrous Craneous) tactic is to completely ignore and refuse to acknowledge any arguments he doesn't like. Tt's stated that the The only "attack" that can affect him is Admin's ability to eject him from the forum.

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* NoSell: The debating tactic of Ferrous Craneous, who no matter how badly he loses a debate and how thoroughly his arguments are destroyed, will just keep making the same arguments over and over again.

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The debating tactic of Ferrous Craneous, who no matter how badly he loses a debate and how thoroughly his arguments are destroyed, will just keep making the same arguments over and over again.again.
** Stone Deaf's (before he was removed and replaced by Ferrous Craneous) tactic is to completely ignore and refuse to acknowledge any arguments he doesn't like. Tt's stated that the only "attack" that can affect him is Admin's ability to eject him from the forum.
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* NoSell: The debating tactic of Ferrous Craneous, who no matter how badly he loses a debate and how thoroughly his arguments are destroyed, will just keep making the same arguments over and over again.

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