So many newbies, so many still blinded by vp...

[socks]

Black patent....Stealth mode....

Edited September 18, 2007 by socks

[dmiller]

Flaming??? One of our own here at GSC posted this tidbit on another board. :)

(Names have been deleted to protect the guilty!!!)

I have to admit that some of you are really talented at the insults. . But I have to offer a little advice on how to upgrade the level of flaming going on here.

With a little practice, I'm sure it could turn into an art form on THIS forum!

The Twelve Commandments of Flaming:

1. Make things up about your opponent: It's important to make your lies sound true. Preface your argument with the word "clearly." "Clearly, **** is a liar, and a dirtball to boot."

2. Be an armchair psychologist: You're a smart person. You've heard of Freud. You took a psychology course in college. Clearly, you're qualified to psychoanalyze your opponent. "*****, by using the word 'zucchini' in her posting, shows she has a bad case of penis envy."

3. Cross-post your flames: Everyone on the net is just waiting for the next literary masterpiece to leave your terminal. From www.twisted.com to www.ex.org , they're all holding their breaths until your next flame. Therefore, post everywhere.

4. Conspiracies abound: If everyone's against you, the reason can't possibly be that you're a meathead. There's obviously a conspiracy against you, and you will be doing the entire net a favor by exposing it.

5. Lawsuit threats: This is the reverse of Rule #4 (sort of like the Yin & Yang of flaming). Threatening a lawsuit is always considered to be in good form. "By saying that I've posted to the wrong group, *** **** has libeled me, slandered me, and sodomized me. See you in court!"

6. Force them to document their claims: Even if someone states outright that he likes tomato sauce on his pasta, you should demand documentation. If Newsweek hasn't written an article on their pasta preferences, then they are obviously lying.

7. Use foreign phrases: French is good, but Latin is the lingua franca of flaming. You should use the words "ad hominem" at least three times per article. Other favorite Latin phrases are "ad nauseum," "vini, vidi, vici," and "fetuccini alfredo."

8. Tell 'em how smart you are: Why use intelligent arguments to convince them you're smart when all you have to do is tell them? State that you're a member of Mensa or Mega Dorks of America. Tell them the scores you received on every exam since high school. "I got an 800 on my SATs, LSATs, GREs, MCATs, and I can also spell the word 'premeiotic' ."

9. Accuse your opponent of censorship. It is your right as an American citizen to post whatever the he!! you want to the net (as guaranteed by the 37th Amendment, I think). Anyone who tries to limit your cross-posting or move a flame war to email is either a communist, a fascist, or both.

10. Doubt their existence: You've never actually seen your opponent, have you? And whose pics are those, really? And since you're the center of the universe, you should have seen them by now, shouldn't you? Therefore, THEY DON'T EXIST! This is the beauty of flamers' logic.

11. Lie, cheat, steal, leave the toilet seat up.

12. When in doubt, insult: If you forget the other 11 rules, remember this one. At some point during your wonderful career as a flamer you will undoubtedly end up in a flame war with someone who is better than you. This person will expose your lies, tear apart your arguments, make you look generally like a bozo. At this point, there's only one thing to do: insult the dirtbag!!! "Oh yeah? Well, your mother does strange things with vegetables."

[bulwinkl]

Duct Tape This isn't you is it?

here's the rest of the story

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,293208,00.html

[What The Hey]

6. Force them to document their claims: Even if someone states outright that he likes tomato sauce on his pasta, you should demand documentation. If Newsweek hasn't written an article on their pasta preferences, then they are obviously lying.

That's kind of par for the course here - especially when someone has anything good or positive to say about TWI, etc.

[Ham]

Everyone on the net is just waiting for the next literary masterpiece to leave your terminal.

Now if it was me, I'd agree.

The real truth of the matter, at least here.. I think somebody's looking for their next laugh..

Sometimes I think if that's all I can contribuite, it's worth it..