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Annael
Elvenhome
Sep 5 2017, 7:38pm
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do we need some new Internet Warrior tropes?
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Years ago there was a website that had descriptions of various kinds of "flame warriors," including such tropes as "Tireless Rebutter," "Grammarian," "Infant Provocateur" etc. I can't find it any more, alas. But lately I've been thinking that these tropes predated social media, particularly Facebook, and that we need a whole new set.
I've come up with a few listed above. Feel free to click on those you think are needed as well as to add your own.
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Otaku-sempai
Elvenhome
Sep 5 2017, 11:02pm
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Subject to Twitter tantrums.
I don't tweet, butt I can't say that I've never been guilty of one or more of the others.
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Annael
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Sep 5 2017, 11:50pm
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I rarely use Twitter, and only for business-related posts, and I don't follow a lot of people . . . but one hears stories.
I'm guilty of Actually-arianism from time to time. Just put up a Snopes link refuting a scurrilous story that a friend posted, in fact.
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Silverlode
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Sep 6 2017, 3:11am
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they've collected a lot of them here, for anyone who's interested.
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cats16
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Sep 6 2017, 4:48am
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There's always that underlying uncertainty of whether or not they privately hold the opinion they're "stepping into" momentarily. Plenty of people aren't this trope and can provide an actual devil's advocate position for the greater good...but to be honest, how many times have I internally thanked someone for moving discussion forward by taking this stance? Not many. Things tend to unravel.
(This post was edited by cats16 on Sep 6 2017, 4:49am)
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Annael
Elvenhome
Sep 6 2017, 3:08pm
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one who posts only memes, either as original posts or responses to others
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Bracegirdle
Doriath
Sep 6 2017, 4:35pm
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One who can thumb-text faster than they can talk. (YES! I know such a person! Amazing!!)
Me? I've never sent a 'text.
I've never 'tweeted'.
I 'facebooked' once or twice many many years ago.
I use a cell phone for . . . . . . . talking (& listening). But that's just me! 
And do I feel the fogy prize headed my way?? 
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dernwyn
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Sep 6 2017, 11:55pm
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Who'd have known, there were so many types?
I think I recognize a few of those...haven't seen them around here much, lately...
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Darkstone
Elvenhome
Sep 13 2017, 9:47pm
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Someone who when caught trolling invokes Poe’s Law that without the voice inflection and body language of personal communication internet posts are easily misinterpreted despite the fact that avoiding such is exactly what having a sixth grade level writing skill is all about.
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Aunt Dora Baggins
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Sep 22 2017, 7:17pm
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Drives me crazy when someone posts something to the general crowd that's clearly aimed at a specific unknown person. "You ruined my life, you jerk!" I always want to reply "Who, me?" Sometimes I do and the person replies "LOL, no." Whew!
I look through your list and I think "Oh, oh. I resemble that remark." But self-awareness keeps me from doing more of it than I already do. I have started and then deleted so many posts that fit into some of those categories. :-/
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Annael
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Sep 25 2017, 4:16pm
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excels at posting vague posts that clearly have meaning to HER and perhaps a few of her friends, but that always have me replying "?"
There are also those who, I suspect, WANT people to ask "what do you mean?" My younger bro does that out of the blue all the time: "Well, that's interesting."
<pause until someone says "what is?">
I've stopped asking and just wait him out.
(This post was edited by Annael on Sep 25 2017, 4:17pm)
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