Which Flame Warrior Are You?

I came across This Site a while back. It is a great compendium of all sorts of Forum characters. The illustrations are what make it really entertaining.

So, let's apply it to TGR. Of course every time we get a JONG:

http://redwing.hutman.net/~mreed/Assets/newbie.jpg

who posts a stupid question, the SWARM:

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attacks him/her.



As for me, of course I started out as a Newbie. Sometimes I think of myself as LonelyGuy:

http://redwing.hutman.net/~mreed/Assets/lonelyguy.jpg

or maybe this guy:

http://redwing.hutman.net/~mreed/Assets/bong.jpg.

I guess that makes me JekylnHyde:

http://redwing.hutman.net/~mreed/Assets/jekylhyde.jpg


So, who are you? Or nominate personae for other maggots.

enjoy...

akpm is definitely palooka. http://redwing.hutman.net/~mreed/war...tm/palooka.htm

http://redwing.hutman.net/~mreed/Assets/palooka.jpg

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Originally Posted by Squatch

akpm is definitely palooka. http://redwing.hutman.net/~mreed/war...tm/palooka.htm

http://redwing.hutman.net/~mreed/Assets/palooka.jpg

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Don't you mean Mr. Pound Key and not AKPM or am I missing something?

i wasn't aware of mr. pound key

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Originally Posted by Squatch

i wasn't aware of mr. pound key

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He's an old schooler and a powdermag board ruler.

Great site....

Every mag, and maggette

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Wily and very secretive, Perv isn't actually a genuine Warrior in the strictest sense; he isn't interested in combat psychology, fighting tactics or even winning battles, and he couldn't care less about the subject under discussion - all he REALLY wants to know is what you are wearing.

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Frozen

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Forums often contain one or more unacknowledged sub-societies, but everyone except the most clueless know that these groups exist and constantly feel their influence. Such alliances congeal because of similarities in ideas and attitudes, or for the desire for power and influence within the forum. Since human beings are hierarchical creatures each of these these little mafias always have a Godfather who is surrounded by a cadre of loyal henchmen. Unlike Rebel Leader, Issues, Furious Typer and other noisy Warriors, Godfather only occasionally deigns to enter into discussions, but when he does everyone listens to him respectfully and his pronouncements have an air of finality. Though Godfather himself never engages in battle, it is commonly understood that his utterances should not be challenged, and when an unsuspecting Newbie or ambitious wannabe mounts a challenge to his authority Godfather’s henchmen viciously silence or drive away the attacker.

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Mr Gyptian et al.

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Capitalista is not always a wealthy fat cat; being a Capitalista is a state of mind rather than a reflection of affluence. A strident and extraordinarily self–satisfied Warrior, Capitalista takes every opportunity to extol the superiority of the free enterprise system and has a powerful aversion to the welfare states of Europe. Capitalista fiercely defends the market economy, bludgeoning “fuzzy-minded socialists” with Adam Smith, Milton Friedman and Friedrich Hayek. Though rather limited in his range of interests, Capitalista’s command of carefully selected historical facts, abstruse statistical comparisons and arcane economic theory make him a formidable foe.

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brett vs. the World

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In a perpetual personal feud, Duelists generally don't menace anyone but each other, unless, of course, another Warrior foolishly gets between them. They may not even remember what started the fight, but not they cordially loathe one another and seize every to go at each other. When the other Warriors eventually weary of their endless kvetching the Duelists will be shouted down or Nanny will ban them. Even after getting the heave-ho from one forum, however, it is not unusual for them to seeking each other in other forums to renew their fight.

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Lurkers Suck:fuckyou:

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Lurker does not participate in normal forum discourse, but he's out there...watching, reading every message. He is usually quite harmless, and more often than not his silence reflects a natural reticence rather than sinister motives. If a fight breaks out he will quietly observe to avoid revealing his position. Occasionally, however, some mysterious impulse drives him to de-lurk and attack. This totally unexpected assault is universally regarded as an ambush, and other Warriors will turn on him savagely. Lurker seldom sticks around to fight it out, however, and after a brief exchange, he once again slips out of sight.

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I am a grammarian. I usually have little to contribute to a discussion and possess few effective weapons. To compensate, I point out minor errors in spelling and grammar and most of the Warriors ignore me.

http://redwing.hutman.net/~mreed/Assets/grammarian.jpg

It's honey pie!

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monkey?

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0BernhardFranz

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"Garble is a mystery: Is he a foreigner with only tenuous grasp of English? Is he on drugs? Does he suffer a serious mental debility? Is he typing wearing boxing gloves? Garble's rampant typos, malapropisms and execrable grammar can't be blamed solely on poor typing skills."

I see AKPM as this guy:
http://redwing.hutman.net/~mreed/Assets/target.jpg

for some reason i can't stop laughing at this one!
http://redwing.hutman.net/~mreed/Assets/compost.jpg

Very informative.



Flame Warrior Categories & Detailed Descriptions

http://redwing.hutman.net/%7Emreed/f...be94ffd850322a

The Categories

Admin:
Admin Types

Agent:
Agent Types

Blowhard:
Blowhard Types

BigDog:
Bigdog Types

Bong:
Bong Types

Blissninny:
Blissninny Types

Eagle Scout:
Eagle Scout Types

Ego:
Ego Types

Troller:
Troller Types

Sycophant:
Sycophant Types

Stealth:
Stealth Types

The Swarm:
The Swarm Types

Rottweiler Puppy:
Rottweiler Puppy Types

Godfather/Organizer:
Organizer/Godfather Types

N3t-Sp34k3r Types

Spammer Types

Scammer/Commercial Types

Truth Types

Undead Types

Lurker:
Lurker Types

Yuk Yuk
Yuk Yuk Types

Issues:
Issues Types

Stone Deaf:/Ferrous Cranus:
Stone Deaf/Ferrous Cranus Types

Just Plain Violent Types

Profundus Maximus:
Profunus Maximus Types

Kung Fu:
Kung Fu Types

Picador:
Picador Types

Clueless Types

Rebel Leader:/Rebel Without A Clue:
Rebel Types



Admin:


4) Admin Type Abusive Mod: Self-explanatory

7) Undead/Rebel/Admin Type Admin Deletus: Returns from a ban under a new name, implies negative things about the forum staff

20) Admin Type Authoritarian: Admin who attempts total control of their members, even off the site

44) Admin Type Bouncer, The: A fairly relaxed mod/admin, provided things don't get out of hand

58 ) Admin Type Clueless Owner: Forum's true leader, but totally incapable of running the technical side

80) Admin/Rebel Type Deposed Emperor: Former admin/mod, remains on forum to stir up trouble

128) Admin Type Greedy Admin: Effectively wants to be the only owner of a forum on a particular topic

160) Admin Type Jailor: Mod who makes a big show of locking threads. Absues power

161) Admin Type Janitor: A mod/admin used to cleaning up the forum

162) Admin Type Jealous Lover: Effectively wants to be the only owner of a forum on a particular topic

205) Admin Type Moderator: Warrior who is a moderator

221) Admin Type Ninny Admin: A useless admin afraid to act

237) Admin Type Pedmin: Admin who treats the forum like a harem

238) Admin Type Pedmin: Admin who grants favors to members of the opposite sex

297) Admin Type Sniper: Mod/Admin who recognises troublemakers and takes them out quietly before they can begin causing havok.

315) Admin/Propeller Head Type Tech Guru: Admin who runs the forum's technical end; dangerous due to back-end access

328) Admin Type The Landlord: Member who is also owner of the physical server the forum resides on

344) Admin Type Traders: Allied admins

346) Admin Type Trojan Mod: A malicious member who keeps their evil intentions secret until reaching modhood; unleashes a brutal attack on the forum upon promotion

347) Admin Type Trojan Mod: Warrior who plays nice until given power; smites normal members with newfound power




Blowhard Types


16) Blowhard/Ego Type Argumentum ad Annoying: Pompous, formal debator

29) Blowhard Type Barratry Boy (or Girl): Warrior who uses legal threats

34) Blowhard Type Bibliographer: Warrior who lists a large number of reference books and claims others' failure to read them as a sign their arguments are uninformed

45) Blowhard Type Braggart: Tries winning fights by alluding to how much better his life is. A blatant liar.

96) Capitalista/Blowhard Type Entitled: Rich civilian

107) Capitalista/Blowhard Type Faux Aristo: Warrior? Pretends to be rich

117) Profundus Maximus/Blowhard Type Gambler: Warrior who bluffs with fabricated odds

144) Blowhard/Baseless Bully Type Homey G: Supposedly poor, urban warrior. May resort to physical threats or discrediting others based on "street experience"

145) Blowhard/Palooka Type Honest Abe Linkin': Warrior, when caught in error, will post links to any friendly source no matter how disreputable

171) Blowhard Type Knows Someone: Warrior who builds up credibility by association; alludes to knowing experts

177) Blowhard Type Librarian: Warrior who gains assistance on what s/he should say directly from friends or reference materials

213) Blowhard/Ego Type Namedropper: Fights by way of association

216) Blowhard Type Needs Respect: Similar to a Blowhard, demands respect without earning it. Weak warrior.

251) Ego/Blowhard Type Primadonna: Important and pompous forum member, abuses other warriors

263) Blowhard Type Referencer: Amalgum warrior who uses reference material in a thread to add credibility or outside the thread to discredit people for not seeking them.

286) Ego/Profundus Maximus/Blowhard Type Self-Styled Guru: Warrior who elects himself to experthood

374) Blowhard/Ego Type Wrinkle: Warrior who assumes everyone else is younger and therefor automatically wrong



Ego Types


374) Blowhard/Ego Type Wrinkle: Warrior who assumes everyone else is younger and therefor automatically wrong

351) Issues-Ego/Truth Type Truth: Warrior who confronts others with "the truth"

311) Ego Type Super EgoSurfer: Warrior? Netzien who is preoccupied with getting his name out on the net; posts to that end.

286) Ego/Profundus Maximus/Blowhard Type Self-Styled Guru: Warrior who elects himself to experthood

251) Ego/Blowhard Type Primadonna: Important and pompous forum member, abuses other warriors

243) Ego/Oldbie Type Pinnacle: Makes superficial personal attacks on her opponents; often wannabe-royal.

222) Ego/MeloDramatic Type Noble Martyr, The: Warrior who dramatically destroys him/herself dramatically, drawing attention to the drama... for some reason...

166) Ego/Materialist Type John Hancock: A weak warrior, more preoccupied with their signature than anything else.

157) Ego Type Instant Oldbie: A new warrior who immediately elects him/herself to experience forum member status, often to the chargrin of others

149) Ego Type Idiot with a Webcam: Autobiographer? Civilian

59) MeloDramtic/Ego Type Come-back: A warrior who makes frequent dramatic exits.

57) Ego Type Cincinnatus (aka The Reluctant Warrior): A pseudo-retired warrior who keeps coming out of retirement as a big act, in an attempt to give himself/herself more credit

22) Ego Type Autobiographer: Attempts to turn a forum into their own personal blog; Ego subspecies.

16) Blowhard/Ego Type Argumentum ad Annoying: Pompous, formal debator

213) Blowhard/Ego Type Namedropper: Fights by way of association



Eagle Scout:

359) Protector/Eagle Scout Type Vigilante (version 2): See vigilante

360) Eagle Scout/Nanny Type Volunteer: Reluctant warrior, mostly tries to help the forum run

358) Protecter/Eagle Scout Type Vigilante: A less-honorable self-appointed protector of a forum (typically beneficial)

334) Protector/Eagle Scout Type The Sheriff: Tracks down and punishes criminal offenders

273) Protecter/Eagle Scout Type Ronin: A self-appointed defender of a forum (beneficial)

274) Protector/Eagle Scout Type Ronin (version 2): See Ronin

217) Eagle Scout Type Newb Avenger: Warrior who punishes those who hurt newbies

218 ) Eagle Scout Type Newb Avenger: Warrior who punishes those who hurt newbies

147) Eagle Scout/Sychophant Type Human Shield: A warrior who mindlessly protects his owner

129) Protector/Eagle Scout Type Guardian: Self-motivated defender of a forum (beneficial)

48 ) Protector/Eagle Scout/Howler Type Calamitous Guardians: Fanatic would-be protectors of their forum (detrimental)



Eagle Scout:

359) Protector/Eagle Scout Type Vigilante (version 2): See vigilante

360) Eagle Scout/Nanny Type Volunteer: Reluctant warrior, mostly tries to help the forum run

358) Protecter/Eagle Scout Type Vigilante: A less-honorable self-appointed protector of a forum (typically beneficial)

334) Protector/Eagle Scout Type The Sheriff: Tracks down and punishes criminal offenders

273) Protecter/Eagle Scout Type Ronin: A self-appointed defender of a forum (beneficial)

274) Protector/Eagle Scout Type Ronin (version 2): See Ronin

217) Eagle Scout Type Newb Avenger: Warrior who punishes those who hurt newbies

218 ) Eagle Scout Type Newb Avenger: Warrior who punishes those who hurt newbies

147) Eagle Scout/Sychophant Type Human Shield: A warrior who mindlessly protects his owner

129) Protector/Eagle Scout Type Guardian: Self-motivated defender of a forum (beneficial)

48 ) Protector/Eagle Scout/Howler Type Calamitous Guardians: Fanatic would-be protectors of their forum (detrimental)

Flame Warrior Categories & Detailed Descriptions Part 2

Troller Types


53) Troller Type Center Stage: Troller

68 ) Enfant Provacateur/Jerk/Troller Type Crash Test Dummy: Purposely is as aggrivating within the TOS as possible

115) Enfant Provaceteur/Troller Type Fugitive: Posts something offensive, then claims to having been framed

152) Troller/Duelist Type Incessant Punk: Latches on to a single warrior and beats on them until they leave or concede to everything this warrior says about them

234) Troller/Stalker Type Parasite: Similar to a troller, this warrior latches on to a particular person and follows them from forum to forum

303) Lonely Guy/Troller Type Spring Breaker: Moron with a week to kill and only some unsuspecting forum to pass the time with; spammer, Skunk, etc

348) Returning Warrior/Troll Type Troll Gone Native: reformed troller

349) Enfant Provacateur/Troller Type Trouble: Warrior who tries to incite flame wars



Swarm Types


369) The Swarm Type Winged Mokeys: Warriors summoned from all over the place to aid their master

322) Swarm Type The Clique: A tight-knit group of warriors who defend and attack together

323) Swarm Type The Clique: A core of warriors who've been on a forum a long time



Stealth Types

355) Stealth Type Ventriloquist: A warrior who generates a dummy account to agree with himself with

11) Stealth Type Alternator, The: Warrior who creates his own army of supporters with extra accounts



N3t-Sp34k3r Type


316) N3t-Sp34k3r Type Teh Idoit: Warrior who speaks an internet dialect common to Counterstrike

176) N3t-Sp34k3r Type Leet Speaker: Warrior? Speaks in leet.

151) N3t-Sp34k3r Type IMer: Warrior? Uses IM slang

1) N3t-Sp34k3r Type "leet" (or "1337"): Incomprehensible warrior, is hard to fight due to decryption requirement



Spammer Type

339) Spammer Type Tidal Wave: Multi-post warrior

290) Spammer Type Sewer Spew: Spammer (post-storm, not advertising)

248) Spammer Type Post Counter: Weak warrior, fights only to add more posts to his/her count

249) Spammer Type Post-Glutton: Warrior? Posts solely to get his post count up (jealous of me, obviously)

87) Spammer Type Double or More Poster: Posts the same attack repeatedly, back-to-back, in the same thread

60) Spammer Type Commercial: Warrior who advertizes his thread insistantly to get replies

46) Spammer Type Bump Hog: Warrior? Bumps threads to the top of the listing.



Sychophant Types


28 ) Sychophant Type Barnicle: A fairly weak warrior who clings to a stronger warrior (possibly because they're very lonely)

31) Bliss Ninny/Sychophant Type Best Friend: Weak warrior; tries to get along with everyone.

54) Sychophant/Me Too Type Centurian Groupie: Not a sycophant, but not a leader; something of a middleman

65) Sychophant/Fragile Femme Type Constant Apologist: Weak warrior; collapses into apologising profusely no matter how annoying this gets

114) Fanboy/Sychophant Type Front Runner: A fanatical fan of something, who changes his likes at the first sign of failure

147) Eagle Scout/Sychophant Type Human Shield: A warrior who mindlessly protects his owner

319) Sychophant Type Thanker: Overly grateful newbie. Possible Sychophant



Undead Type:

7) Undead/Rebel/Admin Type Admin Deletus: Returns from a ban under a new name, implies negative things about the forum staff

108) Undead Type Figment: Warrior silenced by being put on a restricted list

121) Undead Type Ghost: Returns from banning through friends

287) Undead Type Serial Offender: A repeatedly banned warrior, reallowed to (then shortly after rebanned from) a forum

288) Undead Type Serial Offender: A repeatedly banned then unbanned warrior

333) Undead Type The Risen: A banned, now undead warrior who keeps returning to a forum to fight

353) Undead Type Undead: Repeatedly banned warrior who keeps beating the ban and coming back from the grave

unibonger

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Bad_Roo is an evil clown

http://redwing.hutman.net/~mreed/Assets/evilclown.jpg

I can see myself as:

http://redwing.hutman.net/~mreed/Assets/bigcat.jpg

With the occasional tendency to:

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Originally Posted by P_McPoser

for some reason i can't stop laughing at this one!
http://redwing.hutman.net/~mreed/Assets/compost.jpg

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