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** The [[FlameBait 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 [[FlameBait 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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* ShoutOut: It's speculated Garble is TheUnintelligible because they're [[WebAnimation/StrongBadEmail tryping while wearing boxing gloves]].
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* ShoutOut: It's speculated Garble is TheUnintelligible because they're [[WebAnimation/StrongBadEmail tryping typing while wearing boxing gloves]].
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* ShoutOut: It's speculated Garble is TheUnintelligible because they're [[WebAnimation/StrongBadEmail tryping while wearing boxing gloves]].
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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 well, a fanboy with interests and knowledge in a single obsession. If said obsession is criticized, he immediately defends it with ferocious tenacitytenacity.
* ForegoneConclusion: Admin is the strongest of all warriors, and battling him will inevitably lead to defeat in one fashion or another, even if he has to resort to banning his opponent.
* ForegoneConclusion: Admin is the strongest of all warriors, and battling him will inevitably lead to defeat in one fashion or another, even if he has to resort to banning his opponent.
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* KnowNothingKnowItAll: Profundus Maximus claims to know everything there's to know about the subject at hand but as the discussion continues, it becomes obvious that his knowledge is shallow at best and he's just bluffing his way through.
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* KnowNothingKnowItAll: Profundus Two examples.
**Profundus Maximus claims to know everything there's to know about the subject at hand but as the discussion continues, it becomes obvious that his knowledge is shallow at best and he's just bluffing his waythrough. through.
**Lamer is described as not allowing stone ignorance of the subject at hand to discourage him from sharing his views.
**Profundus Maximus claims to know everything there's to know about the subject at hand but as the discussion continues, it becomes obvious that his knowledge is shallow at best and he's just bluffing his way
**Lamer is described as not allowing stone ignorance of the subject at hand to discourage him from sharing his views.
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** Lamer's... well, lameness, is able to eventually grind down the strongest warriors to his own level.
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** Godzilla is capable of dishing out one to ''an entire forum'', to the point where forum culture never recovers properly.
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* KnowNothingKnowItAll: Profundus Maximus claims to know everything there's to know about the subject at hand but as the discussion continues, it becomes obvious that his knowledge is shallow at best and he's just bluffing his way through.
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* SmallNameBigEgo: Here, God is this - he's depicted as a developer, programmer, or some other kind of big name who was once very influential but who's time has passed, yet he shows up every so often to suggest that people should be giving him more credit and respect.
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* ForumSpeak: The Necromancer brings long-dead threads back to life.
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* {{GIRL}}: The result of a male Impostor pretending to be a woman.
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* {{GIRL}}: The result of a male Impostor pretending to be a woman. Also, there's a pretty good chance that Strumpet is actually one of these.
* InternetJerk: 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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* OldShame: The Archivist is described (in-universe) as an "especially effective and fearsome "warrior, specializes in saving and digging these up to discredit other warriors.
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* OldShame: The Archivist is described (in-universe) as an "especially effective and fearsome "warrior, fearsome" warrior who specializes in saving older posts and digging these up later using them to discredit other warriors.
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** Profundus Maximus like to think they're one.
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** Profundus Maximus like to think they're one.one and tries to pretend they are, but stronger warriors recognize that they're bluffing.
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* ArtsyBeret: Artiste is depicted as wearing one, to go with the rest of his pretentious personality.
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* DamselInDistress: This is Fragile Femme's schtick - everything distresses her and she needs stronger warriors to protect her.
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* TheIngenue: Innocence Abused is described as a "digital ingenue." She simply can't deal with trolling and crudity, but has many flame warriors ready to leap to her defense. Fragile Femme would also seem to fit
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* LiteralMinded: Android's schtick is that he's very literal minded and doesn't irony, sarcasm, metaphors, etc... the example given is of Android responding to being called a 'pinhead' by measuring his head, finding that it is of standard size, and dismissing the insult as erroneous.
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* OneHitKill: Admin's ability to eject users from the forum entirely is portrayed as such when it comes to flame wars.
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* TheSmartGuy: Outside the five man band dynamic, Philosopher's hallmark is his intelligence. His fighting style, as written on the site, is to 'smother his opponent with his ponderous and lengthy cogitations.'
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** Big Dog is noted for being relentless and savage in debate, no matter how weak his opponent is.
* TheDreaded: Godzilla is a troll so destructive that the forum culture never recovers and is always paranoid about his return.
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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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* NiceGuy: The Eagle Scout is friendly and helpful (especially towards newbies), eager to keep the discussion meaningful and civil, and not easily provoked by petty arguments. He will also do his best to prevent any flame wars once a hot-button topic is introduced, described here as him JumpingOnAGrenade to [[HeroicSacrifice save the forum]].
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* NiceGuy: The Several.
**The Eagle Scout is friendly and helpful (especially towards newbies), eager to keep the discussion meaningful and civil, and not easily provoked by petty arguments. He will also do his best to prevent any flame wars once a hot-button topic is introduced, described here as him JumpingOnAGrenade to [[HeroicSacrifice save theforum]].forum]].
** Jekyll and Hyde is ''usually'' a nice guy, but characterized by his habit of occasionally coming completely uncorked.
** Bliss Ninnie isn't very smart and doesn't seem to understand the concept of flame wars in general, but at least she's nice.
**The Eagle Scout is friendly and helpful (especially towards newbies), eager to keep the discussion meaningful and civil, and not easily provoked by petty arguments. He will also do his best to prevent any flame wars once a hot-button topic is introduced, described here as him JumpingOnAGrenade to [[HeroicSacrifice save the
** Jekyll and Hyde is ''usually'' a nice guy, but characterized by his habit of occasionally coming completely uncorked.
** Bliss Ninnie isn't very smart and doesn't seem to understand the concept of flame wars in general, but at least she's nice.
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* OldShame: The Archivist, an "especially effective and fearsome "warrior, specializes in saving and digging these up to discredit other warriors.
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* OldShame: The Archivist, Archivist is described (in-universe) as an "especially effective and fearsome "warrior, specializes in saving and digging these up to discredit other warriors.
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* NiceGuy: The Eagle Scout is friendly and helpful (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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* NiceGuy: The Eagle Scout is friendly and helpful (especially towards newbies), eager to keep the discussion meaningful and civil, and not easily provoked by petty arguments. He's He will also do his best to prevent any flame wars once a hot-button topic is introduced, described here as him JumpingOnAGrenade to [[HeroicSacrifice save the forum]].
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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]].
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** Rottweiler Puppy starts out marginally articulate and unsteady in his rather playful attacks. He grows up into the ''much more'' ''much'' more fearsome [[TheBully Big Dog]].
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* 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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Disambiguating; deleting and renaming wicks as appropriate. Moved to discussion
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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."
-->"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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* OldShame: The Archivist, an "especially effective and fearsome "warrior, specializes in saving and digging these up to discredit other warriors.
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* AmbiguouslyTrained: It's unknown if Centurion actually has a military background.
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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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* 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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* 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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* WeirdAside: 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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* 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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* NiceGuy: The Eagle Scout is 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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* NiceGuy: The Eagle Scout is friendly and helpful ([[TheShepherd especially (especially towards newbies]]), 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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* SuffersNewbiesPoorly: One of the main traits of Xenophobes, although Propeller Heads are noted to be like this as well.
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* ForumSpeak: The Necromancer brings long-dead threads back to life.
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* ThreadNecromancer: The Necromancer, of course. He brings long-dead threads back to life.
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* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: Most of the computers depicted in the cartoon use CRT monitors, horizontal cases, and beige plastic colors, which gives the computers a pre-2010s look.
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* YouNoTakeCandle: Patois, as a result of his tenuous grasp on the English language.
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[[caption-width-right:295:The comic image for Diplomat.]]
[[caption-width-right:295:The comic image for Diplomat.]]
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* BullyBulldog: The Big Dog is appropriately enough TheBully.
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* BullyBulldog: The Big Dog is depicted as a FunnyAnimal bulldog and is appropriately enough TheBully.
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Internet Backdraft being dewicked per TRS. Has nothing to do with familiarity with in-universe fiction.
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** The [[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.
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** The [[FlameBait Grenade]] is one for an entire forum. It represents a subject that always, without fail, invokes a massive [[invoked]] InternetBackdraft backlash that makes a normally civil community devolve into a series of angry arguments.
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* BullyBulldog: The Big Dog is depicted as a PettingZooPeople version of this, and he's appropriately enough TheBully.
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* BullyBulldog: The Big Dog is depicted as a PettingZooPeople version of this, and he's appropriately enough TheBully.
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* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: Most of the computers depicted in the cartoon use CRT monitors, horizontal cases, and beige plastic colors, which gives the computers a pre-2010s look.
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* CatsAreMean: Zigzagged with Big Cat; usually Big Cat is playful and good-natured (if a bit lazy), but will react with lightning speed and start a CurbStompBattle with whoever provokes him enough.
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** Big Cat delivers one of these to someone who provokes him enough, and is noted to toy with his prey before delivering the killing blow.
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* FlameBait: 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.
