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- The "Baffle 'em With Bullshit" Blusterer:
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- This net.stereotype confines most of its blustering to one or two newsgroups.
- You've probably come upon one if you find yourself thinking, "Doesn't this
- person ever have to do any real work?" or "Is this person really the sole
- source of all knowledge in the universe?"
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- The Grammarian:
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- Don't make a typo - this creature will treat you as an illiterate and
- otherwise try to humiliate you. However, a close inspection of its postings
- will usually reveal one or more grammatical or spelling errors. It's
- a waste of your valuable time to point them out, though; the Grammarian
- will just say something like, "So I made a typo; so what?" Related
- to the Grammarian is the English Major, who thinks that somehow this
- choice of curriculum makes him or her an authority on all matters related to
- grammar and usage. Who gave these people net.access, anyway?
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- The Happy Wanderer:
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- You've seen numerous postings by this one in your favorite newsgroups.
- You wish it would cease its repetitive drivel, but you soon find that it
- has infiltrated even more of the newsgroups you read. Nothing can stop it:
- reason, humor, flaming, logic, persuasion - it's useless. You can only hope
- it will lose interest and go away.
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- The Libertarian / The Anarchist:
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- These two related types believe that "government" is the most vile word
- in any language. They say stuff like, "No one can tell me I shouldn't be
- able to drive down a side street a 100 mph while smoking marijuana and
- not wearing a seat belt." They want services (like roads to drive on),
- but don't want to pay taxes for them. Although they hide behind facades
- of rationality, a little poking usually elicits sarcasm from them.
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- The Apologist:
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- Also known as a "dickless wonder," it apologizes profusely if you flame it.
- You've spotted one if you see something like, "I didn't mean to hurt your
- feelings" or "I think you misinterpreted what I said" or "IMHO."
- See if you can get one to flame you back!
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