On the emergence of flame warriors

Ya need to bring a case of cans o' whoop-ass and be prepared to shake them up real good and then open them at once if you're going to hang out in these here parts.

<GeezerMode type="Old and Crotchety">Ya see, youngun, this here forum was created to allow real knock-down, drag-out arguments to take place without disrupting the other forums. And there were some doozies too, let me tell ya.

But they haven't been too common recently, so it's often used instead by CRC and others to practice their Viking raiding party vocabulary. Which is fine too.
</GeezerMode>

Sure, it does help to have a sense of humor. But be cautious too - things are often not as they appear. Remember [link|http://z.iwethey.org/forums/render/content/show?contentid=198148|the four laws].

Cheers,
Scott.

The good news is: those who went to the 05 Beep Bash can verify that I am, indeed, a woman.

My advantage is that because of the f2f, my identity and personality have been observed in a non-cyber fashion. Therefore, most of the fellers can tell when I'm serious or not. I've already been chastised for my use of emoticons. To which I say, "Fine, I'll play by your rulz, but you can't stop me from being who I am."

That being said, I guess the bad news is: I am a woman and on the board. Ruh-Roh!

The reason I throw things to the FQ is so I can rant. That's kinda what I thought it was for :)

Sure has helped my memory by purging in this forum. Get all the shit out o my brain. Frees up valuable space for new shit. :-P

I ain't a-feared of this forum. What goes on in here, pretty much stays in here. This is the bullpen. Feels great to lock horns and give it all you're worth. Then you can shake hands and move to another forum.

And if Admin don't like it, tough shit! Dem's da breaks, sugar!

And just like the mouse said,"Bring on the damn cat!"

Smooches, babe.

Peace,
Amy

Post #220,986 by warmachine 8/25/05 7:14:55 PM 8/25/05 8:20:47 PM Reply	On the emergence of flame warriors Recent, angry posts by the female members of this board, especially those defending and supporting each other, are the tactics of a well known, gestalt entity: the Cyber Sisters. [link\|http://redwing.hutman.net/~mreed/warriorshtm/cybersisters.htm\|http://redwing.hutma.../cybersisters.htm] With 3508 posts by Nightowl in 31 months, 1000 in 7 months by bionerd and 411 in 1 and a half by imqwerky, they've certainly get the message rate for full assaults. Now that imqwerky has discovered her love of writing, it can only get worse. So, gentlemen. Gird up your loins to face this new, emerging menace. /me runs for his life, especially as each of their post counts exceeds mine yet my time on this board exceeds theirs combined. Matthew Greet Choose Life. Choose a job. Choose a career. Choose a family. Choose a fucking big television, choose washing machines, cars, compact disc players and electrical tin openers. Choose good health, low cholesterol, and dental insurance. Choose fixed interest mortgage repayments. Choose a starter home. Choose your friends. Choose leisurewear and matching luggage. Choose DIY and wondering who the fuck you are on a Sunday morning. Choose sitting on that couch watching mind-numbing, spirit-crushing game shows, stuffing fucking junk food into your mouth. Choose rotting away at the end of it all, pishing your last in a miserable home, nothing more than an embarrassment to the selfish, fucked up brats you spawned to replace yourself. Choose your future. Choose life... But why would I want to do a thing like that? I chose not to choose life. I chose somethin' else. And the reasons? There are no reasons. Who needs reasons when you've got heroin? - Mark Renton, Trainspotting. Edited by warmachine Aug. 25, 2005, 08:20:47 PM EDT Expand All History
Post #220,987 by Andrew Grygus 8/25/05 7:24:59 PM Reply	Is not to worry. I think we have enough "most powerful and battle-hardened of Warriors" here to keep the fortress from being overrun, and the sisters we've got here just aren't nasty enough to do much damage anyway. [link\|http://www.aaxnet.com\|AAx]
Post #221,010 by imqwerky 8/25/05 10:50:12 PM Reply	Oh Yeah? Put up your dukes, Boyo! :-D Not nasty enuf? Ho Ho! I got your nasty! Right here, pal! piece o' flesh ripped off'n your hide! Amy ( and for anyone who isn't paying attention, YES, I'm joking! Levity, people, Levity for Chrissakes!) " I tend to believe the great voices of peace throughout history {were} right, and this voice from this little hamlet here in Texas is absolutely wrong. The world is watching what you do here. It is important that you be calm, that you be peaceful, but you be firm. My grandmother {used to} say, \ufffdFight them \ufffdtil hell freezes over, and when hell freezes over, fight them on the ice.\ufffd Dallas Reverend Peter Johnson, former staff member of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference.
Post #221,015 by Andrew Grygus 8/25/05 11:04:12 PM Reply	Yeah, see what I mean? [link\|http://www.aaxnet.com\|AAx]
Post #221,018 by Another Scott 8/25/05 11:22:27 PM Reply	No levity allowed here. Ya need to bring a case of cans o' whoop-ass and be prepared to shake them up real good and then open them at once if you're going to hang out in these here parts. <GeezerMode type="Old and Crotchety">Ya see, youngun, this here forum was created to allow real knock-down, drag-out arguments to take place without disrupting the other forums. And there were some doozies too, let me tell ya. But they haven't been too common recently, so it's often used instead by CRC and others to practice their Viking raiding party vocabulary. Which is fine too. </GeezerMode> Sure, it does help to have a sense of humor. But be cautious too - things are often not as they appear. Remember [link\|http://z.iwethey.org/forums/render/content/show?contentid=198148\|the four laws]. Cheers, Scott.
Post #221,019 by imqwerky 8/25/05 11:46:44 PM Reply	Harumph! The good news is: those who went to the 05 Beep Bash can verify that I am, indeed, a woman. My advantage is that because of the f2f, my identity and personality have been observed in a non-cyber fashion. Therefore, most of the fellers can tell when I'm serious or not. I've already been chastised for my use of emoticons. To which I say, "Fine, I'll play by your rulz, but you can't stop me from being who I am." That being said, I guess the bad news is: I am a woman and on the board. Ruh-Roh! The reason I throw things to the FQ is so I can rant. That's kinda what I thought it was for :) Sure has helped my memory by purging in this forum. Get all the shit out o my brain. Frees up valuable space for new shit. :-P I ain't a-feared of this forum. What goes on in here, pretty much stays in here. This is the bullpen. Feels great to lock horns and give it all you're worth. Then you can shake hands and move to another forum. And if Admin don't like it, tough shit! Dem's da breaks, sugar! And just like the mouse said,"Bring on the damn cat!" Smooches, babe. Peace, Amy " I tend to believe the great voices of peace throughout history {were} right, and this voice from this little hamlet here in Texas is absolutely wrong. The world is watching what you do here. It is important that you be calm, that you be peaceful, but you be firm. My grandmother {used to} say, \ufffdFight them \ufffdtil hell freezes over, and when hell freezes over, fight them on the ice.\ufffd Dallas Reverend Peter Johnson, former staff member of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference.
Post #220,988 by Nightowl 8/25/05 7:26:43 PM Reply	Post Count? ( was Re: On the emergence of flame warriors) With 3508 posts by Nightowl in 31 months... Is there any way to know how many of those were posted this year? Admin, is there such a way to determine that? Because I KNOW I've cut down my posting level. Brenda "Excel is to math what a Microwave Oven is to cooking!"
Post #220,993 by Another Scott 8/25/05 8:38:51 PM Reply	Easy. Click on the link for your username: [link\|/forums/render/user?username=Nightowl\|Nightowl] It lists all of your posts in reverse chronological order. You can note the dates and keep clicking "Next 20" until you reach the end period of interest. (You can also manually edit the URL to get the posts in larger increments. How is left as an exercise for the reader.) Do the subtraction of the post numbers and you'll have your answer. Oh, you want something automated? Well, you'll have to rely on the kindness of strangers for that... HTH. Cheers, Scott.
Post #220,998 by Nightowl 8/25/05 9:13:22 PM Reply	Thanks! (new thread) Created as new thread #220997 titled [link\|/forums/render/content/show?contentid=220997\|Thanks!] "Excel is to math what a Microwave Oven is to cooking!"
Post #221,016 by Andrew Grygus 8/25/05 11:10:15 PM Reply	Yeah, and that's a bad thing. I've been depending on you to pass me so I'd be one position closer to dropping off this top 25 list. You've disappointed me. Over at Nick P.'s VAR Linux I almost managed to drop off the top posters list twice, but each time he extended the list. Really depressing. [link\|http://www.aaxnet.com\|AAx]
Post #221,017 by Nightowl 8/25/05 11:20:09 PM Reply	Huh? I've been depending on you to pass me so I'd be one position closer to dropping off this top 25 list. You've disappointed me. Wow... never thought I'd hear that on here... Andrew, you need to tell me these things, I'm not a mind-reader. ;) Over at Nick P.'s VAR Linux I almost managed to drop off the top posters list twice, but each time he extended the list. Really depressing. Well, I only need 432 more to pass you, guess we'll see what happens. :) Brenda "Excel is to math what a Microwave Oven is to cooking!"
Post #221,071 by jb4 8/26/05 1:57:39 PM Reply	He doesn't want to lose you, Andy.... jb4 shrub●bish (Am., from shrub* + rubbish, after the derisive name for America's 43 president; 2003) n. 1. a form of nonsensical political doubletalk wherein the speaker attempts to defend the indefensible by lying, obfuscation, or otherwise misstating the facts; GIBBERISH. 2. any of a collection of utterances from America's putative 43rd president. cf.* BULLSHIT
Post #220,989 by boxley 8/25/05 7:58:32 PM Reply	its our loins that keep them at bay, guard indeed "the reason people don't buy conspiracy theories is that they think conspiracy means everyone is on the same program. Thats not how it works. Everybody has a different program. They just all want the same guy dead. Socrates was a gadfly, but I bet he took time out to screw somebodies wife" Gus Vitelli Any opinions expressed by me are mine alone, posted from my home computer, on my own time as a free american and do not reflect the opinions of any person or company that I have had professional relations with in the past 49 years. meep questions, help? [link\|mailto:pappas@catholic.org\|email pappas at catholic.org]
Post #220,990 by Another Scott 8/25/05 8:11:31 PM Reply	Ob LRPD: Get the hell out of my driveway!
Post #221,002 by imqwerky 8/25/05 10:26:34 PM Reply	We love your loins ;-) " I tend to believe the great voices of peace throughout history {were} right, and this voice from this little hamlet here in Texas is absolutely wrong. The world is watching what you do here. It is important that you be calm, that you be peaceful, but you be firm. My grandmother {used to} say, \ufffdFight them \ufffdtil hell freezes over, and when hell freezes over, fight them on the ice.\ufffd Dallas Reverend Peter Johnson, former staff member of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference.
Post #221,008 by Nightowl 8/25/05 10:43:41 PM Reply	WE do????? Errr... excuse me, but we??? Speak for yourself! ;) I only love ONE pair of loins, and it ain't here! ;) Brenda "Excel is to math what a Microwave Oven is to cooking!"
Post #221,011 by imqwerky 8/25/05 10:50:49 PM Reply	I was using the "Royal We" :-P " I tend to believe the great voices of peace throughout history {were} right, and this voice from this little hamlet here in Texas is absolutely wrong. The world is watching what you do here. It is important that you be calm, that you be peaceful, but you be firm. My grandmother {used to} say, \ufffdFight them \ufffdtil hell freezes over, and when hell freezes over, fight them on the ice.\ufffd Dallas Reverend Peter Johnson, former staff member of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference.
Post #221,014 by Nightowl 8/25/05 10:53:52 PM Reply	Ah Thanks for explaining. :) I imagine loins do inspire Royalty. :) Brenda "Excel is to math what a Microwave Oven is to cooking!"
Post #221,223 by bionerd 8/27/05 11:52:28 AM Reply	sirloins, pork loins, tenderloins...

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