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5 | [[caption-width-right:350:[-[[AltText "But then the Ghost of Subjunctive Past showed up and told me to stay strong on 'if it were'."]]-]]] |
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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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