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** And yet people will let any [[Epileptic Trees]] theory, no matter how ridiculous, fly. Personal favorites include: "Thog is a member of the orc tribe that captured Elan/Durkon/V", "Therkla is Haley in disguise" ('''''WHAT!?'''''), etc.

** Oh, and just do not mention what happened between Belkar and the Oracle. The mechanics of that incident are vague enough for people to interpret it in any one of several ways, and they're all convinced their view is the right one. Were the Oracle's attempts to placate Belkar genuine, i.e., did he think that Belkar ultimately ''did'' cause Roy's death? Was the Oracle pissing off Belkar ''so'' he would kill him? For some reason, the latter theory has somehow caused the Oracle to be labeled a [[Magnificent Bastard]] and the plan a [[Xanatos Gambit]], even though "rile a maniac into murdering you" sounds like just about the worst plan in history.

* ''[[Erfworld]]'': Ansom's ability to beat Parson's schemes, and whether {{spoiler|uncroaking the volcano}} was a [[Deus Ex Machina]].

* Try to say something positive about ''[[Dominic Deegan]]'' on this wiki and watch [[Natter|the flood roll in]].

** One needn't go outside the [[Megatokyo]] forums to get into a flamewar about MT. It's apparently popular, for those outside the "Story Discussions" and "SD Fanworks" subforums, to take a dump on the comic, even if without the comic the other forums ''wouldn't exist'' (it's not internet fairies paying the forum bandwidth, after all).

* ''[[Grim Tales From Down Below (Fanfic)|Grim Tales From Down Below]]''. Three words: {{spoiler|MANDY DID WTC.}} This one comic has managed to cause many a flame war.

** Everytime this happens, the fans come out in their thousands, most begging and pleading for things not to really end like this, others handing out well-meaning compliments and thanks for a well-written comic, and a strong minority who fall over themselves trying to be the first [[Smart Mark]] to spot the gag and make fun of others who believe the setup is for real.

* ''[[Penny and Aggie]]''

** A more insular version came back in 2006, when the guys mocked a webcomic documentary they found silly and pretentious, especially the performance of webcomic artist Cat Garza.

* The ''[[Homestuck (Webcomic)|Homestuck]]'' fandom has its own special word for this: [[Base Breaker|Vriska]]chat.

** One sorta-started after Hussie made a tumblr post saying that all the characters lack any race, and then [[Orwellian Retcon|edited a line of text to make reflect that.]]

* Discuss [[Sailor Nothing (Literature)|Sailor Nothing]]. Is it a brilliant deconstruction that totally predates more subversive stuff released recently, like [[Madoka Magica]] or [[Pretty Cure]]? Or a [[Bloodier and Gorier]] piece of i-net crap with a creepy obsession with [[Rape As Drama]] and has massive [[Did Not Do the Research]] in regards to Japanese culture? Is it true that more than one local edit about it was actually made by the author himself or people in his inner circle, or are these just coincidences? Either way, think twice before asking.