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Eventy One
Magellan Exploration and Survey
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Posted - 2008.03.10 20:38:00 -
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This post is not about Nerfing Empire. It is merely an post about forum dynamics and the personalities I notice that contribute (or not) to posts in the forums. I realized that there were categories of people who read and post to forum threads.
1. Trolls. These are the types that post relatively useless things, consider arguments little and say things like "Can I have your stuff?". They are necessary in the forum population, I think to provide a well balanced Guassian curve.
2. Forum Gadflies. These are the people that read the subject of a post and assume they understand the full dialogue without actually reading. They often post without reading anything more than the Subject and their posts come across as shallow or illinformed. We will likely see a few who post in this thread.
3. Average Forum Member. These are the people who often agree or disagree with a point someone makes; they offer observations that may tip an argument one way or the other, but whose influence in a thread is otherwise typical.
4. Forum Genius. These are the people that consider what a poster has posted, and either torpedo a thread with such stunning logic, or move the masses to agree with a thread to the point where even CCP is moved (look at the creation of the Rorqual which came from a poster's suggestion for example.
I don't always agree with the posts I read, sometimes I argue for or against a position. But I always try to understand where a person is coming from. I find the "Can I have your stuff arguments" a reflection more on the respondant, rather than the original poster.
Has anyone else noticed personality types common to the forums that perhaps I've missed?
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Tarminic
Forsaken Resistance The Last Stand
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Posted - 2008.03.10 21:08:00 -
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Hrm, interesting. I believe that there are several sub-categories to posters that we could extrapolate on:
1. Standard Bearers A Standard Bearer is passionate about one specific issue that he feels is important. Any topic he creates and any post he makes will be about this issue, bar none. If the thread he posts in has nothing to do with his specific issue, he will do his best to convert it to a discussion of that issue, and does not respond well to those who disagree with his viewpoint.
2. Fanboys A fanboy (or the more derogatory "fanboi") supports a figure of authority. Any criticism of anything that has something to do with that authority or its decisions will be met with hostility. Their arguments can have varying amounts of accuracy, as the validity of their argument is less important than its support for the authority figure.
3. Anti-Fanboy An anti-fanboy is, as expected, the exact opposite of a fanboy. Their purpose in life is to stir up controversy by pointing out inadequacies of flaws in a figure of authority. They are generally angry or bitter about a misdeed (real or perceived) committed by said authority in the past, and will often actively seek out the wrath of Fanboys.
4. EFT Warrior A distant relative of power-gamers, EFT Warriors base their arguments entirely on a program called EVE Fitting Tool that makes it easy to compile and compare the validity of ship setups. Though normal posters may use EFT, EFT Warriors are unique in the sense that they rely almost entirely on stats derived from the program to make their points, ignoring the context of the information when inconvenient to their viewpoint. This type occasionally cross-breeds with the Standard Bearers. ---------------- Tarminic - 33 Million SP in Forum Warfare Play EVE: Downtime Madness v0.79.1 |
Jernau Gurgeh
Gallente
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Posted - 2008.03.10 21:26:00 -
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5: The Snitch - these people report threads when the subject is completely different to the content of the thread
There are 10 sorts of people in the world - those who understand binary, and those who do not. |
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CCP Mitnal
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Posted - 2008.03.10 22:56:00 -
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6: Forum secret police - Those that rely on "Snitches" for leads, then show up and spread happiness and joy wherever they roam.
Mitnal, Community Representative
EVE Online CCP Games Email/Netfang Wrangler made me do it. ~Saint |
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Chainsaw Plankton
IDLE GUNS
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Posted - 2008.03.10 22:57:00 -
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7) puppet masters*
*see the above post
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Valkazm
Amarr Knights of Tiberius Ethereal Dawn
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Posted - 2008.03.10 23:02:00 -
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8) CCP plz change whiner . who uses alts and every now and then goes ****ed of to his computer asking for ccp to change something .. he is often spotted by returning a year later . with something like for over a year i have played and before you go can you have my stuff i want to say this ..... [insert rabble] ....................................... Signature
Breaking Eve news
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Chainsaw Plankton
IDLE GUNS
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Posted - 2008.03.10 23:10:00 -
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does "can i have your stuff" count as a troll?
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Lyria Skydancer
Amarr Home 0f Bored Occultists
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Posted - 2008.03.10 23:10:00 -
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Quelque Chose
Gallente
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Posted - 2008.03.10 23:15:00 -
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Originally by: Lyria Skydancer This page might be very enjoyable for you all
Yeah, that one's pretty much got it covered. A classic and deservedly so. :) ______________________________
"Eve Online is a massively multiplayer game about trolling in outer space." |
Pantaloon McPants
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Posted - 2008.03.10 23:43:00 -
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Edited by: Pantaloon McPants on 10/03/2008 23:46:43 Shouldn't this be in the out of pod section? aaaaaaaaaaayeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee????????????? also please look out for my awesome list of types of pants forum posters resemble. thanks.
edit.hopelessposter
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Bodhisattvas
Caldari Provisions
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Posted - 2008.03.10 23:56:00 -
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Oh lordy were being pyscho 'anal'ysed in game now!!
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Chainsaw Plankton
IDLE GUNS
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Posted - 2008.03.11 01:53:00 -
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what does trolling a troll count as?
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Scoundrelus
Dark Tornado Synchr0nicity
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Posted - 2008.03.11 02:00:00 -
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I think this site might be of interest. ================================================== Hi Mods. Can you please write something in my sig? I wanna be cool too. |
Quelque Chose
Gallente
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Posted - 2008.03.11 02:01:00 -
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Originally by: Scoundrelus I think this site might be of interest.
Five posts ago it probably would have been. But now? Meh. ______________________________
"Eve Online is a massively multiplayer game about trolling in outer space." |
Scoundrelus
Dark Tornado Synchr0nicity
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Posted - 2008.03.11 02:02:00 -
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Originally by: Quelque Chose
Originally by: Scoundrelus I think this site might be of interest.
Five posts ago it probably would have been. But now? Meh.
OOPS! Didn't notice. ================================================== Hi Mods. Can you please write something in my sig? I wanna be cool too. |
Wrayeth
Shiva Morsus Mihi
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Posted - 2008.03.11 02:03:00 -
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I am somewhere between 1 and 4. -Wrayeth n00b Extraordinaire "Look, pa! I just contributed absolutely nothing to this thread!" |
techzer0
IDLE GUNS
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Posted - 2008.03.11 02:07:00 -
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Originally by: Chainsaw Plankton what does trolling a troll count as?
Epic win? ------------
Originally by: CCP Mitnal It's great being a puppetmaster
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Chainsaw Plankton
IDLE GUNS
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Posted - 2008.03.11 02:09:00 -
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Originally by: techzer0
Originally by: Chainsaw Plankton what does trolling a troll count as?
Epic win?
what if you are trolled in the process?
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techzer0
IDLE GUNS
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Posted - 2008.03.11 02:12:00 -
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Originally by: Chainsaw Plankton
Originally by: techzer0
Originally by: Chainsaw Plankton what does trolling a troll count as?
Epic win?
what if you are trolled in the process?
9) Thread Hijacker. See above. ------------
Originally by: CCP Mitnal It's great being a puppetmaster
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Vyktor Abyss
The Abyss Corporation Abyss Alliance
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Posted - 2008.03.11 02:25:00 -
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10) Pigeon Holers : The special folk who think everyone posting falls into set categories. And rather than replying to individual posts, respond to the categories they think those people fall into.
11) Goonfleet :)
ABVSS are recruiting...... Veeeeery Slowly!! Hehe!! |
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Danton Marcellus
Nebula Rasa Holdings
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Posted - 2008.03.11 03:19:00 -
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12] Meddling fool, getting into anything and everything consequences be damned.
Should/would/could have, HAVE you chav!
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Luigi Thirty
Caldari 19th Star Logistics
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Posted - 2008.03.11 03:57:00 -
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Edited by: Luigi Thirty on 11/03/2008 03:57:15 13: Tarminic ---- DOMINIX IS INVINCIBLEBLUE:(((( |
Celot
GoonFleet GoonSwarm
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Posted - 2008.03.11 03:59:00 -
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14. Celot, who is the greatest.
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Tarminic
Forsaken Resistance The Last Stand
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Posted - 2008.03.11 14:40:00 -
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Originally by: Luigi Thirty Edited by: Luigi Thirty on 11/03/2008 03:57:15 13: Tarminic
---------------- Tarminic - 33 Million SP in Forum Warfare Play EVE: Downtime Madness v0.79.1 |
WeylandYutani
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Posted - 2008.03.11 15:08:00 -
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Originally by: Tarminic 4. EFT Warrior ...
[[Badger Of Death]] doesn't work in EFT. True Story.
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Troye
Gallente Strix Armaments and Defence
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Posted - 2008.03.11 15:14:00 -
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Originally by: Luigi Thirty
13: Tarminic
2. Fanboys A fanboy (or the more derogatory "fanboi") supports a figure of authority. Any criticism of anything that has something to do with that authority or its decisions will be met with hostility. Their arguments can have varying amounts of accuracy, as the validity of their argument is less important than its support for the authority figure.
_______________________________________ "Arguing on the internet is like running in the Special Olympics...Even if you win, you're still ********. " |
Tarminic
Forsaken Resistance The Last Stand
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Posted - 2008.03.11 15:16:00 -
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Originally by: Troye
Originally by: Luigi Thirty
13: Tarminic
2. Fanboys A fanboy (or the more derogatory "fanboi") supports a figure of authority. Any criticism of anything that has something to do with that authority or its decisions will be met with hostility. Their arguments can have varying amounts of accuracy, as the validity of their argument is less important than its support for the authority figure.
OMG IF U HATE CCP SO MUCH Y DONT U JUST QUIT??!?!?!? ---------------- Tarminic - 33 Million SP in Forum Warfare Play EVE: Downtime Madness v0.79.1 |
Dramund
Amarr Atonement Arms
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Posted - 2008.03.11 15:19:00 -
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Sorry, I've seen much better breakdowns of forum archetypes.
And this one:
Quote: 4. Forum Genius. These are the people that consider what a poster has posted, and either torpedo a thread with such stunning logic, or move the masses to agree with a thread to the point where even CCP is moved (look at the creation of the Rorqual which came from a poster's suggestion for example.
Does not exist. Don't get me wrong, everyone thinks they are #4, but nope.
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ShadowMaiden
Amarr Metal Machine
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Posted - 2008.03.11 16:45:00 -
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Edited by: ShadowMaiden on 11/03/2008 16:46:00 The self appointed Devs' spokesperson - usually found making posts declaring that something is an exploit, then, when the GMs say it isn't, they make replies ala - "this is not the devs' intention(s)"
The Humourless Moron - has a complete lack of understanding of satire, very sensitive to any kind of light hearted criticism
The Eve online tough guy (EOTG) - similar to the internet tough guy, will be found mouthing off on the forums from the safety of his big Alliance. Will threaten wardecs if you disagree with his opinion, even if your comment is constructive and objective.
The facepalmer - The normal, sensible member, who in the face of idiocy will quietly think N.T.S.A
I wish I was a 3ft Doll with a watering can and heterochromatic eyes |
Frug
Repo Industries R.E.P.O.
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Posted - 2008.03.11 17:03:00 -
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Gadfly here, whats up?
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