Rather off topic but amusing source of information just to lighten up the attitude of some.  I'm sure everyone here probably relates vaguely to at least one of the characters - which one are you? :o)

http://www.flamewarriorsguide.com/


Regards
Iain.


On Monday, 9 September 2013 at 14:02:42 UTC, Iain Buclaw wrote:
>
> Being direct isn't helpful either, as it just causes more flames and
> provocation.  I think it is generally well agreed here that attacks
> and derogatory terms of any kind are not welcome, but this does not
> require any form of moderation other than a gentle reminder.
>
> With respect, if you wish your posts to be taken seriously and your
> posts to have a more "adult" air to them, then using tired and
> somewhat immature terms such as "Visual$, Windoze" etc is not going to
> achieve that.  You do not need to use an insulting tone to promote D,
> and using such terms only makes you look bad.
>
> Of course, some of us (myself being included as pretty big FSF
> advocate) like the GNU/Linux way of doing things better, but as they
> say, there's more than one way to cook a goose. Do we really need to
> treat people disrespectfully?
>
>
> Regards

On Mon, Sep 09, 2013 at 04:48:29PM +0200, Iain Buclaw wrote:
> Rather off topic but amusing source of information just to lighten up the attitude of some.  I'm sure everyone here probably relates vaguely to at least one of the characters - which one are you? :o)
> 
> http://www.flamewarriorsguide.com/
[...]

Thanks for the link! I had a good belly laugh at some of the Flame Warriors, especially since they are very pertinent to some of the recent exchanges. :)


T

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My program has no bugs! Only undocumented features...

On 09/09/13 20:05, H. S. Teoh wrote:
> Thanks for the link! I had a good belly laugh at some of the Flame
> Warriors, especially since they are very pertinent to some of the recent
> exchanges. :)

<risky question>Who do you think is who? :-)</risky question>

On Mon, Sep 09, 2013 at 08:08:05PM +0200, Joseph Rushton Wakeling wrote:
> On 09/09/13 20:05, H. S. Teoh wrote:
> >Thanks for the link! I had a good belly laugh at some of the Flame Warriors, especially since they are very pertinent to some of the recent exchanges. :)
> 
> <risky question>Who do you think is who? :-)</risky question>

I think I'll refrain from answering that, lest I add fuel to the flames. :-P


T

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"Computer Science is no more about computers than astronomy is about telescopes." -- E.W. Dijkstra

On Mon, 2013-09-09 at 16:48 +0200, Iain Buclaw wrote:
> Rather off topic but amusing source of information just to lighten up the attitude of some.  I'm sure everyone here probably relates vaguely to at least one of the characters - which one are you? :o)
> 
> http://www.flamewarriorsguide.com/
> 
> 
> Regards
> Iain.

I do worry that there is a bit of gender stereotyping going on, it would have been nice if they had challenged that with their characters as well as poked fun at flamers and trolls.

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On 09/09/13 20:17, H. S. Teoh wrote:
> I think I'll refrain from answering that, lest I add fuel to the flames.
> :-P

... the forum-fu is strong in this one ... ;-)

On Mon, Sep 09, 2013 at 07:36:56PM +0100, Russel Winder wrote:
> On Mon, 2013-09-09 at 16:48 +0200, Iain Buclaw wrote:
> > Rather off topic but amusing source of information just to lighten up the attitude of some.  I'm sure everyone here probably relates vaguely to at least one of the characters - which one are you? :o)
> > 
> > http://www.flamewarriorsguide.com/
> > 
> > 
> > Regards
> > Iain.
> 
> I do worry that there is a bit of gender stereotyping going on, it would have been nice if they had challenged that with their characters as well as poked fun at flamers and trolls.
[...]

I sense me a Pinko here...

*runs and hides* ;-)


T

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On 9/9/2013 7:48 AM, Iain Buclaw wrote:
> Rather off topic but amusing source of information just to lighten up the
> attitude of some.  I'm sure everyone here probably relates vaguely to at least
> one of the characters - which one are you? :o)
>
> http://www.flamewarriorsguide.com/

The only way to win an internet flame war is to not play.

    -- speaking from experience

On Monday, 9 September 2013 at 14:48:30 UTC, Iain Buclaw wrote:
> Rather off topic but amusing source of information just to lighten up the attitude of some.  I'm sure everyone here probably relates vaguely to at least one of the characters - which one are you? :o)
>
> http://www.flamewarriorsguide.com/
>
>
> Regards
> Iain.

http://xkcd.com/386/