The new pre-spammer's guide to the SYM Forum-By Brink

Kayless · Post by **Kayless** » Fri Jan 11, 2002 10:13 am

Originally posted by Flagg:
There are ways.....

You got naked pictures of Buck stashed somewhere Flagg?

KidD01 · Post by **KidD01** » Fri Jan 11, 2002 10:49 am

Originally posted by Brink:
@ALL who kept(are planning to keep ) this topic alive-Thanks guys .I owe you one

Brinkster, the cost of my service has already deducted from your SPAM-Card(TM) I hope you still got enough balance

Brink · Post by **Brink** » Fri Jan 11, 2002 10:52 am

Originally posted by KidD01:
Brinkster, the cost of my service has already deducted from your SPAM-Card(TM) I hope you still got enough balance

@KidD01-Erm, I've never 'reloaded' my SPAM-Card(TM) for years now, you sure you've got the right person's card?

frogus · Post by **frogus** » Sat Apr 06, 2002 1:18 pm

and another big bump...

KidD01 · Post by **KidD01** » Sat Apr 06, 2002 1:27 pm

frogger you bumper ! I presume you drove a Beetle to bump this all

Anyway, Brinkogilloba forget to add this particular person in the guide :

Baassie : The pioneer of banned status, the first member ever getting banned from GB forum which have his name immotarlised, hence from that day the banned member also called the "Baassied" member

Witch King · Post by **Witch King** » Sat Apr 06, 2002 1:40 pm

General rules in flaming someone

by T'lainya

1) Ridiculing language difficulties is frowned on.Making fun of people whose first language isn't English is a cheap shot..You may, however flame native speakers at will.

2) You should introduce yourself in some of the topics before starting your career in flaming. Failure to do so will guarantee someone will be offended and flame you into nonexistance.

3) Remember the golden rule.Flame unto others only if you can stand the heat.

4) No whining allowed, if you play with fire, you're going to get burned.

5) Management will take no responsibility for flame related injuries.

6) Flame Buck at your own risk..do I really need to explain that your computer will melt and a dozen pit fiends will pay you a "friendly" visit you will also win a vacation to the netherworld, possibly on a permanent basis.

Foul's (Witch King's) Flaming “Shalt Nots” (Or, How To Avoid Being Sent to The Hall of Shame) -The Authoritative Guide to SYM Etiquette

Thou Shalt Not…

1) Excessively use expletives (SYMers are widely known to be the cultural elite of the Internet world, and so tolerance for inappropriate language, even when flaming, is discouraged)
Example: “F*ck you, you piece of sh!t, go to h*ll!”

2) Toast (other) Newbies unless provoked (likewise, SYMers are known to be a polite and commodious group that welcomes newcomers with open arms)
Example:” Oh, hello there “Loren”, I’m SO sure you’re a woman, and not a 50 year old bald man, go away, we hate you !!"

3) Commit a “Dwimmerlaik” (use more than the necessary number of syllables so that your target, particularly if English isn’t their native tongue, can’t understand your meaning, or indeed, thinks you complimented them. A more frequent variation on this theme is to sting together words gathered from a Thesaurus in such a way that the resulting sentence makes NO sense, whatsoever)
Example: “You pathetic stanchion*! You are not welcome here you insular** little apothecary***”

* A vertical bar, or a pair of bars, used to confine cattle in a stall.

** Pertaining to an island

***A person who keeps pharmaceuticals for sale and fills prescriptions

4) Use languages other than Modern English (using your home-tongue so that your target cannot defend himself, using dialects that are centuries out of date, or using a dead language)

Exmple1: “Lay da yuen fei kei mm sai sou” (Chinese for “You jack off and never wash”

Example2: “Odpierdol sie huju bo tobie zapierdole” (Polish for “Get out of here you ***got or I'll f*cking mess you up”

Example3: “Tu es stultior quam asinus” (Latin for “You are dumber than an @ss”

Example4: " Thou art a dankish swag-bellied milk-livered wagtail, oh a bashful one!" (Elizabethan English for “You are just like Ubik”

4) Indulge in a “Waverly” (taking someone’s post and “quoting” them by twisting the meaning of their words or outright making something up and attributing it to them)
Example:
Target’s Post- “You’re a really nice guy Darkpoet.”
Your Post- “Originally posted by “Target”, ‘I long to gaze deeply into your eyes and make love to you Darkpoet, and your horse.’, ”
5) “Grunt” at anyone, for any reason, whatsoever (extreme use of absurd filth for no apparent reason)
Example: “I want 18 Marines to pummel my @ss with their schlongs, pour their seed into my bottle of Scope and let me gargle with it as I take a sh!t”

6) Mislead the unwary (also called Trolling For Idiots this entails posting something that you don’t believe at all with the explicit intention of starting a flame war about the subject and embarrassing your targets) –
Example: (when non-regulars appear) “I despise Tolkien and all of his works. Not only did the man have NO skill in character development, but he didn’t even have a firm command of the English language.”

7) Use incomprehensible metaphors & similes or allusions (it is confusing to board members when unrelated and unknown events or objects are used to convey an idea)
Example 1: “He's as noisy as a skeleton wanking himself on a tin roof”
Example 2: “Gruntboy's so horny that the crack of dawn had better be careful”
Example 3: “T’lainya was so randy she looked as if she could suck the colour out of a marble”

DISCLAIMER: In the end though, all of the above is meaningless trash, as ANY comment is acceptable, as long as Smilies are used properly. The more searing the flame, the more Smilies are needed. For example, the comment “You bastard” only requires one, i.e.:

“You bastard”

…while, “I slept with your mother last night, and corrupted your sister this morning you worthless, slimy, little worm” clearly requires at least three, i.e.:

“I slept with your mother last night, and corrupted your sister this morning you worthless, slimy, little worm”

Wow, remember that T'lainya? I had forgotten. A marble!!! LMAO

T'lainya · Post by **T'lainya** » Sat Apr 06, 2002 1:43 pm

Ah yes, the flaming guide

Our past comes back in full force. Yes Foul, 2 different styles, similar results

A toast to you then *cheers*

Aegis · Post by **Aegis** » Sat Apr 06, 2002 1:44 pm

It seems spamming is coming back in style.

Witch King · Post by **Witch King** » Sat Apr 06, 2002 1:47 pm

*clink*

To the past!

Aegis · Post by **Aegis** » Sat Apr 06, 2002 1:48 pm

Re: *clink*

Originally posted by Witch King
To the past!

To the future!

It's good to have an old spammer like you back in our midst.

KidD01 · Post by **KidD01** » Sat Apr 06, 2002 1:49 pm

LMAO, It's a great day when Ol' Foul is back in SYM

frogus · Post by **frogus** » Sat Apr 06, 2002 1:50 pm

ROFL @WK...ho ho ho...

T'lainya · Post by **T'lainya** » Sat Apr 06, 2002 1:52 pm

*clink*

And to your unexpected return.

Witch King · Post by **Witch King** » Sat Apr 06, 2002 1:54 pm

Aegis, T'lainya & Kid: Thank you all

I don't see much flaming now-a-days, maybe after reading the rules & the guide, the new people will start an illustrious career in it.

KidD01 · Post by **KidD01** » Sat Apr 06, 2002 2:01 pm

The fact is most SYM first gen. got scattered, especially with the birth of COMMie and other stuff like personal issues...which make the SYM tradition can not be handed over to next generation......*Cough* *Cough*...even Minerva loosing her wisdom by playing on the flaming side a bit lately

T'lainya · Post by **T'lainya** » Sat Apr 06, 2002 2:04 pm

You're welcome Foul. Did you know you were that popular?
@ Kid, Minervas always been able to flame

KidD01 · Post by **KidD01** » Sat Apr 06, 2002 2:07 pm

True indeed, but it's really a real concern when such a "Wise Owl" can not control the flaming capabilty lately

(Yes she flames....but not a lot like these days

)

Aegis · Post by **Aegis** » Sat Apr 06, 2002 2:10 pm

Originally posted by Witch King
Aegis, T'lainya & Kid: Thank you all I don't see much flaming now-a-days, maybe after reading the rules & the guide, the new people will start an illustrious career in it.

Speaking of flaming, I got a site here you might like to see.

12 commandments of flaming

Weasel · Post by **Weasel** » Sat Apr 06, 2002 4:57 pm

*clink*

And to his quick departure.

T'lainya · Post by **T'lainya** » Sat Apr 06, 2002 5:45 pm

Re: *clink*

Originally posted by Weasel
And to his quick return.

I agree

to my editing