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It works like this: Controversial Event X occurs, resulting in [[Flame War|flamewars]], including ones spanning multiple forums. Internet vigilantes occur who muck up the issue even more into a morass of rumors. Eventually it gets to the point where people are so sick of [[Flame War|flamewars]] about Event X, that this in turns causes [[Flame War|flamewars]] conducted by those who want it to just die. Which it [eventually] does, sort of, in a smoldering-ember sort of way. Then some [[Noob|n00b]] gives it enough oxygen to make it flare up all over again. |
It works like this: Controversial Event X occurs, resulting in [[Flame War|flamewars]], including ones spanning multiple forums. Internet vigilantes occur who muck up the issue even more into a morass of rumors. Eventually it gets to the point where people are so sick of [[Flame War|flamewars]] about Event X, that this in turns causes [[Flame War|flamewars]] conducted by those who want it to just die. Which it [eventually] does, sort of, in a smoldering-ember sort of way. Then some [[Noob|n00b]] gives it enough oxygen to make it flare up all over again. |
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This is also known as [http://catb.org/jargon/html/H/holy-wars.html "Holy Wars"]. [[Troll |
This is also known as [http://catb.org/jargon/html/H/holy-wars.html "Holy Wars"]. [[Troll]]s and [[Fan Dumb]] are drawn to to them like flies to a carcass. Mike Reed's Flame Warriors refers to this, when the metaphorical "door" is opened on purpose, as a [http://redwing.hutman.net/~mreed/warriorshtm/grenade.htm Grenade]. |
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The single item in common for these is that people outside the involved communities are astounded that anyone could care enough about the issue to get in any kind of argument about it at all, much less a ''big'' argument. |
The single item in common for these is that people outside the involved communities are astounded that anyone could care enough about the issue to get in any kind of argument about it at all, much less a ''big'' argument. |
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== Related Tropes == |
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* [[Award Snub]] |
* [[Award Snub]] |
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[[Category:Unexpected Reactions to This Index]] |
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[[Category:Internet Backdraft]] |
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