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* Give an opinion on [[Slash Fic|Slash]]/[[Yaoi]] (other than "it exists") on any fiction forum. It got so bad [http://www.livejournal.com/community/fanficrants/ Fanficrants] put a permanent ban on topics involving the [[Boys Love]] that isn't ''strictly'' canonical. It's gotten to the point where "These are my thoughts on yaoi" has become shorthand in the snark communities for "I'd like to start a fight" and is often used (usually facetiously) in place of "I don't mean to offend, but..." or "I'm about to talk at length about something that may bore you."
* [[Wikipedia]] [[Edit War]]s. Among the [[wikipedia:Wikipedia:Lamest edit wars|more notorious examples]] are the spelling of the chemical element with the symbol Al, and the name of the port located at the mouth of the Vistula.
** Also on the Wiki: [[wikipedia:reliability of Wikipedia|How reliable of a source it is]],<ref>typically causes backdraft among college professors</ref> [[wikipedia:Essjay controversy|the credibility of its admins]],<ref>Essjay himself also sparks this trope</ref> the Biographies of Living Persons policy,<ref>which many have interpreted as "don't say anything negative about anyone, ever, regardless of how well-sourced it may be; also, the policy was introduced right after [[wikipedia:Wikipedia biography controversy|John Seigenthaler's little butthurt tirade on the Wiki]], creating [[Paranoia Fuel]]. TV Tropes kinda sorta has a similar policy under the [[Rule of Cautious Editing Judgment]]</ref> the Oversight function,<ref>also came from the Seigenthaler thingy</ref> [[wikipedia:WP:OFFICE|so-called "Office Actions"]],<ref>MOAR Paranoia Fuel</ref> and so-called "attack sites", especially critics of the
** Copyrighted images. If the Wiki doesn't accept [[wikipedia:Fair use|Fair Use]] images, there will be flames about allowing them. If it does (such as the English wiki), the number of images and how they'll be used is [[Serious Business]].
** The "Disputed Prison Convictions" list/articles. So much so it doesn't exist anymore. Likely due to heated "Neutrality" disputes.
* Saying positive things about [[David Gonterman]] in a non-ironic fashion. Especially if the forum has ties to the ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog]]'', ''[[Sailor Moon]]'', or [[Furry Fandom|furry]] communities. Saying you liked ''Sailor Moon: American Kitsune'' (or even just that it's not as rampant [[Canon Defilement]] as one would believe) on a ''[[Sailor Moon]]'' forum will most likely get you IP banned for life.
** This may be partially caused by irrational suspicions that [[Sockpuppet|David is]] [[Justifying Edit|writing said non-ironic positive things himself]].
* The Version 6 interface of [[Deviant ART|deviantArt]] polarized just about every user registered on the site within the first 24 hours. There seems to be absolutely no middle ground whatsoever.
** Every version of the site causes controversy, even so much as altering the categories system. Do not, however, mention Jark's firing.
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** There tend to be many topics that bring up debates that eventually turn into flame wars. Among these include [[It's Not Porn, It's Art|artistic nudity vs. pornography]], anime/manga vs. any other cartoony style (and sometimes vs. realism), and whether or not fan art is truly original. These arguments tend to spring up anywhere you can post on the site, from the forums to the chat rooms and even in the comments section of artworks.
** Never, ''never'', '''NEVER''' bring up wolves for ''any'' reason on DA. Even if you casually draw and/or mention wolves, you're bound to stir up some "Wolves are the most beautiful and misunderstood animals on earth" VS "Wolves are overrated" flame wars.
*** Likewise, there's Sparkledogs/Sparklewolves (
** DA Stamps
*** Also, ''any'' stamp about ''any'' topic. It will cause a flame war, even if it has no opinion at all.
** Demotivational Posters. It's best not to ask if they can be considered photomanipulation or not.
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** Draw a character, ''any'' character [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic|as a pony]]. Good luck ''not'' inticing a flame war.
** In general, it's a bad idea to ask if people should disable comments or not. These usuall escalate into flames shouting "They just can't handle criticism!" VS "People should have the right to censor comments they don't like!" VS "They're just over-sensitive" VS "People won't stop trolling!" and variations thereof.
** In general, ''never'' mention you have
*** Pretty much any disability falls under this, unfortunately. Especially due to the sheer number of [[troll]]s that lurk about
** Clubs in DA seem to be specifically centered around these lately. For every Pro-(insert topic here) club, there's about 20 Anti-(insert topic here) clubs created
*** Likewise, '''never''' make a club about a specific artist (regardless of whether you like them or not). Chaos will ensue no matter what.
** The "Daily Deviation" (Images selected by the higher-ups at DA as being their "personal favorites" they've seen that day). True works of art that should deserve the praise they get, or over-hyped trash that takes the attention away from "true" art? It's best not to ask.
*** Especially when the "Daily Deviation" in question is ''fanart'' of any sort.
** Three words. [[Axis Powers Hetalia|Axis. Powers. Hetalia.]] Simply '''mentioning''' this show ''anywhere'' on DA is bound to create an unstoppable inferno.
* Thanks to a few high profile cases, mentioning [[Something Awful]] anywhere, or that you're a "Goon", is just an invitation for very
* And even the Goons look down on the people who inhabit [[Fight Club|certain nameless imageboards]].
* Here's a fun one! Go to any Fan-Fic site, forum, or community, and ask if anyone considers [[Shotacon]] or [[Lolicon]] to be pedophilia, sit back, and break out the weenies to roast over the flames. Bonus points if you mention the great strikethrough on LJ.
* Go to any dolling community and say anything about ''traced bases'',
* Bring up the matter of posting other people's artwork on the internet, and you can pretty much polarize everyone on that little section of the internet. It may not have the bang [[The Tokyo Fireball|to destroy Tokyo]], but it will level a few towns in the carnage.
* [[Subeta]]'s Longcat and EnderBSD's incident. Well, even mentioning the word Subeta at some places may be a good way to make yourself crispy.
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* Bring up nagas, especially those drawn by Snapesnogger. The heat that you will generate could cause a small forest fire.
* Whatever you do, '''never''' use random Japanese words like "Kawaii" or "Chibi" or whatnot in your journal entries/comments/etc. That is, unless you ''want'' to rekindle the "Shut up weeaboo! U don't know Japanese!" VS "People can say whatever they want!" flame wars.
** Likewise, many a flame-war has
** Don't ask whether or not editing screencaps counts as fanart. Just don't.
** Likewise, there's the whole debate as to whether not tracing (of any sort) should be considered Art Theft. On the one hand the person is simply copying off of a screen-cap (or whatnot)...On the other, it does technically count as a fanart drawing (even if it's not 100% original).
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* The [[Valve]] Software Forums. Basically, holding any opinion on any Valve game is likely to get you roasted by someone who holds the complete opposite view. Classic examples include going on and stating that ''[[Left 4 Dead 2]]'' was innovative and unique, the length of time it takes to complete either of the ''[[Portal (series)|Portal]]'' games (which will get you called as a newbie if you took too long to play the game) or asking about the release date of the next ''[[Half-Life (series)|Half-Life]]'' episode or game.
** More specifically, the great "''[[Portal 2]]'' Potato Sack Fiasco of 2011" was an [[Alternate Reality Game]] that was announced for the then-upcoming release of the game. A site launched (based on [[GLaDOS]]' computing mainframe) with a countdown window of four days. In order to accelerate the timer (and get the game to be released early), [[Steam]] users could purchase "The Potato Sack", a collection of 11 indie games which had ''Portal 2''-related content in each of them (which included potatoes that could be pooled by Steam to speed up the computing process). Naturally, members of the Valve message boards complained that they had to pay to support indie games (even though they were under no obligation to buy the pack), and that the countdown timer was moving too slow for their tastes. When the game was finally released early (a few hours ahead of schedule), said users that started a massive flame war criticizing Valve for a pointless waste of time. In an effort to appease their fanbase, Valve gave everyone who completed all 11 indie games the Valve Complete Pack (which had almost every single game the company released) - naturally, this wasn't enough for some people, who complained that they already had all the games and couldn't gift them to their friends. This can still cause flame wars to this day.
* Go to the Site Feedback forum on Gaia Online and suggest that Gaia should tone down obscenity in items, or that you think certain items should be taken off the site. Your thread WILL quickly be flooded with users who oppose your opinion and are very vocal about it. When an item ban actually DID happen, all hell broke loose, with everyone protesting in the forums, boycotting the real-money items, and making obscene avatars. (with the joke that they were okay "as long as they weren't smoking", as the ban got rid of smoking-related items
* Although it takes some doing, mentioning certain things at ''[[That Guy With The Glasses]]'' will trigger flaming, if not IP banning. Some of these include:
** Bringing up the Nostalgia Critic/AVGN feud. It was played for laughs, but [[Fan Dumb|not everyone sees it that way....]]
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