Because Rinso misses flamewars... (Valid Flamewar Thread)

A new game to play. First off, if you are not familiar with the 'Flame Warriors' artwork of Mike Reed, please familiarize yourself with it here.

Participants will be randomly assigned the personality of one of these Flame Warriors. They should keep this secret.

Additionally, one or more participants will be given "controversial" topics or behaviors to bring up. Then, in a specially designated thread (or, potentially, threads), everyone can act out their 'flame warrior'. Things will continue until the idea runs out of steam.

Scoring will be based as follows:

1) How well you played your assigned flame warrior's personality.
2) How long it took for people to identify which flame warrior you were.
3) Who 'won', at the end.
4) Any other way I care to think of.

If i get at least a half dozen takers, I'll get the ball rolling on this.

excellent. while you're at it, why not volunteer to join in the star wars game over in the role playing thread, too.

Sure, Ba's in.

me! me!

I'm in!

hurrah. i'll try and PM people links to their personalities around friday/saturdayish.

someone remind me if i haven't done so by then. people can continue to sign up in the mean time, or even after the game gets started.

people will be PM'd.


some may get PM'd earlier than others, just to keep things entertaining.

incidentally, i award ben one point for 'dutugese', but 'dutchugese' would have been much funnier, because in my slurred/lazy accent, 'portuguese' becomes phonetically 'portchugese'

Hell yeah!

you're never too late. late entries might only keep things interesting.

everyone's welcome to join!

yes and no... i'm rather worn out after a draining week at work, and may not have the energy to put the finishing touches on things this evening, but the first wave of flame warriors should receive their orders tomorrow if not tonight.

here's the basic instructions that i'm sending out to everyone, without the specifics of an assignment:

Welcome to the Boardanian Mock Flamewar. For the duration of this exercise, you will attempt to behave in the manner of an assigned flamewarrior to the best of your abilities. However, you should not let anyone know what 'flame warrior' persona you have adopted. This can require tricky role playing and misdirection if you wish to keep your alter ego's true identity a secret. Please keep in mind the following:

Multiple players may be assigned the same flame warrior persona. If this happens, you will each likely bring your own distinct flavor to the role, so there may be bonus points if you can identify your doppleganger... if you have one!

Certain roles may also be assigned in secret pairs, but this will cut both ways. Keep your eyes peeled for anyone who would be a strong ally for your alter ego, but remain ever vigilant against anyone who might be your natural enemy or nemesis!

Lastly, you may have been given a special assignment. These include instructions on which thread(s) are valid targets for your flame warrior, alternate alter egos you may be required to incorporate into your performance, or a special personality type to identify and destroy (or save!).


all of this is, hopefully, going to foster a nice attitude of distrust, doubt, and machevelian scheming that's so essential to form up opposing 'sides' in a flame war.

the first wave of flame warriors have received their secret instructions.

The second wave should receive their instructions later today.

At present, the only designated thread for the flame war is this one. Other threads will be designated/created as the game progresses.

the second wave of flame warriors have been PM'd.

as a reminder and reiteration of the general objectives, you participants are going to create and act out a bona fide flame war using assumed personalities.

to prevent people from blindly playing one dimensional bit parts, you have the challenge of playing as true to your assigned role(s) as possible WITHOUT giving away too many clues as to which flame warrior you really are.

It is worth more points to play your character well than to keep your identity secret!

at the moment, the only officially designated thread that is a valid theater of operations for flame war activities is this one. That will change as certain specially assigned flame warriors create or designate new threads.

until things naturally kick off with the personality clashes inherent in your alter egos, feel free to treat anyone else involved in the game as a potential adversary... or ally.

further clarification:

we'll leave off guessing who each other was until the end, i think. feel free to send me a PM if you're fairly certain you know who someone is, but each player gets only ONE guess per opponent. should later evidence come to light that the player you just knew was acting as Filibuster was actually acting as Furious Typer but you already made your guess... tough luck.

I'm hurt, shocked, apalled and ever so slightly aroused that a game with my name in it didn't wait fro me to post be for it started.


Can I play?

of course. you'll probably be notified in the third or fourth wave.

i expect by the end, the entire boards will be participating whether they know it or not. so treat anyone as fair game if they post in a flame war designated thread.

after all, in the bad old days if someone spoke up in the middle of an arguement, they usually got sucked in pretty damn fast whether they wanted to or not.

the third wave has been PM'd.

at this point, let me mention a caution that i've forgotten to raise before now:

Please please please please PLEASE don't try and do a satirical impression (or worse yet, a spot on impression) of any of our colorful rogue's gallery of adversaries from the past.

i really doubt any of them who still keep tabs on this site would be tempted to lash out at us because of it, but lets not tempt fate.

and, as you may notice, i've gone and edited the thread title to indicate this is most definately a valid flamewar thread.

anyone wishing to join in from this point on, feel free to volunteer here, or PM me if you'd rather keep your entry hush hush for now.

My game, my rules.

As has been said, anyone who participates in a designated thread may be considered a valid target/acting participant regardless of if they've officially joined up or had a flame warrior persona assigned to them.

Cause, after all, anyone butting into a bona fide flame war in the past has usually gotten toasted for their troubles.

not everyone checks the boards every day. not everyone has TIME to check the boards every day.

it's hardly fair on some of our valued 'regulars' if they've gotten busy at work or at home and we decide they can't join in an activity because they weren't here during the three or four days we were planning it.

Yeah. I didn't have time to check this thread for until yesterday- I don't have regular internet access- except at work where I can't really use it. If the comp closed and i missed it. It would be a shame. If the nature of the game *can* allow for late enterants then it should to. Besides I think it will make the game more interesting.

i think the nature of the game most definately allows for late entries.

Late entries should definitely be allowed because Garner is always the last to comment on everything.

Sure thing, Fairyliquid. You'll be PMd an assigned role shortly.

You know, the majority of these 'flame war' threads have mostly been debates so far. Don't flame wars usually involve flames?

Call that flaming?

There aren't enough ad hominem attacks going on around here, that's what I think.