Advanced Computers #6, Wednesday Afternoon 8/16

[cheerfulgoth.livejournal.com]

"Get your sorry butts in the chairs, noobs!" Abby stood at the front of the class with an angry expression on her face. "Today's class is on flaming. We're going to learn what it is, how not to embarrass ourselves while doing out and then we're going to have an all out flame war."

Abby dropped the grumpy face and smiled at the students before lecturing on the history of flaming and clicked some of the old Usenet battles up on the plasma screen, before giving tips on how to flame properly. "We've also got a site that tells us about the different kind of flame warriors. There are the well known warriors like 'Lurker' and 'Newbie' and 'Fanboy'. But I want you to look through and figure out it if you're an Propellerhead, a Big Dog, Innocence Abused, or an Ent."

"For the purposes of our flame wars today, there are only a few rules. I care more about spelling than I do dirty language so while some netspeak is acceptable try to show some intelligence. Secondly, you can use graphics if they are nws, just post links. Finally, keep this in the forums. It's all in good fun so don't take it personal."

"Finally, for anyone that's bored there's a game where you can literally flame forum posters." Abby grinned. "It doesn't get much better than a game that lets you shoot fire from your mouth to burn other people to a crisp."

[OCD up! Have fun flaming!]

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Bridge Carson

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Conner McKnight

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Zack Addy

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[cheerfulgoth.livejournal.com]

What sort of flame warrior are you?

Flame On!

[cheerfulgoth.livejournal.com]

Make a post so people can flame you!

Re: Flame On!

[twohalvesofaphd.livejournal.com]

Zack had a feeling this might be more trouble that it was worth but...

Bitterwoman sucks.

Re: Flame On!

[willbedone.livejournal.com]

Oh it was ON.

You're only saying that because you're interrogating its text from the wrong perspective.

Not that Willow had ever participated in far too many of these flame wars or anything.

Re: Flame On!

[twohalvesofaphd.livejournal.com]

It's seventies explotation schlock at it's worst, what is there to be interrogated.

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[bridge-carson.livejournal.com]

Bridge thinks for a minute.

And then posts some spoilers for Spooky Things. Without an lj-cut spoiler warnings.

Yes, he's seen all of three episodes. So his spoilers are kind of made up.

Oh well.

Re: Flame On!

[sogothcally.livejournal.com]

Cally blinks and responds. Her head is still not in a happy place, so that probably just fuels this.

Those who do not respect the rights of others to be not spoiled should have their children barbequed and served as a tasty marinated sacrifice to the evil gods of darkness.

Re: Flame On!

[connernotconnor.livejournal.com]

Conner considered for a few moments, then hit up a couple of Oakland Raiders fan forums and to each of them posted a long, badly spelled, but somehow very coherent and well-thought-out tirade about how soccer was far superior to "tha st00pid sport u Americanz call football, wtf?"

He was particularly proud of this gem:

B-sides, whut kind of panzis have 2 where that much pading 2 go out n play neway? N u dont even use ur feet, omgwtfbbq!

And then he ran to the restroom to wash his hands and face, because he felt filthy from having to type that way.

Re: Flame On!

[x5-alec.livejournal.com]

Alec snorted.

Try learning English before you attempt to make any sort of comments on someone's sport of choice, loser.

Re: Flame On!

[connernotconnor.livejournal.com]

Okay, so that tactic hadn't worked. Note to self: bad netspeak only undermines credibility.

Would you prefer a doctoral thesis on the subject, then? Something with an abundance of multisyllabic words and compound sentences?

Look, just because Conner didn't tend to use fancy vocabulary didn't mean he didn't have any. He just liked to pretend he didn't, most of the time.

Re: Flame On!

[dude-its-jude.livejournal.com]

Jude thought about this one for a minute or two.

Dawg Toy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minor_Characters_of_6teen#Other) totally lipsynchs all their songs.

He thought for a further minute.

And Jason is gay.

Re: Flame On!

[likethegun]

Somewhere between researching to help Dean and trying to stave off his exhaustion, Sam found the idea of pretending to be a teenage girl somewhat amusing.

Nuh uh! Jason's not gay. He's totally going to be mine some day!

Talk to Abby

[cheerfulgoth.livejournal.com]

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[dude-its-jude.livejournal.com]

Jude lurked up after class. Please ignore the bloodshot eyes and the general state of rumple. He wasn't drinking heavily last night, noooo. Not in the slightest.

"Uh, Professor Abby?"

Re: Talk to Abby

[cheerfulgoth.livejournal.com]

"Hey Jude." Abby laughed a little too hard at her own joke. "What do you need?"

OOC

[cheerfulgoth.livejournal.com]

I've spent way too much time playing Flamewar tonight.

Or a better description would be I've spent too much time losing at Flamewar tonight.

Re: OOC

[apocalypsesoon.livejournal.com]

...I think I've talked to Willow online. *runs for the hills*

Re: OOC

[soldtoarmenians]

*plays Count The Wankers drinking game*

*dies of alcohilohol poisonationing*

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[twohalvesofaphd.livejournal.com]

*dead from Willow*

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[willbedone.livejournal.com]

*is possibly having too much fun here*

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[connernotconnor.livejournal.com]

I seriously do feel filthy now. *twitch*