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7	->'''Anders:''' Hating someone just because they're a mage is a shameful thing.\
8	'''Carver:''' I don't hate you because you're a mage, I hate you because you won't shut up about it!
9	-->-- ''VideoGame/DragonAgeII''
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11	This person is generally a good guy: friendly to newbies, or at least not hostile, contributes to discussions, and so on until ''one particular topic'' gets brought up.
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13	When that one thing is brought to their attention, the Single-Issue Wonk undergoes a frightening transformation, becoming an obsessed monomaniac who won't stop hammering their position. This may go on for days at a time, entangling unwary newbies and providing the perfect furnace for a {{Troll}} to dump fuel into.
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15	The topic can be anything, from an economic and political theory of everything to [[SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute who was better]], [[Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000 Mike or Joel]]. Naturally, it's less noticeable when it's something that directly relates to the topic of the forum one encounters this person in. You may also notice these individuals [[Administrivia/RightingGreatWrongs make very passionate additions to this very site]] when their wonk applies. The GrammarNazi is another common type.
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17	Compare BerserkButton. See also FlameWar and UsefulNotes/MisplacedNationalism for the mess they tend to leave behind. See OneTractMind for attempting to veer any conversation towards this unprovoked. Usually overlaps with SeriousBusiness, Administrivia/RightingGreatWrongs, or even a SillyReasonForWar. This is also the reason most polite discussion forums have a BanOnPolitics (or religion).
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