Fueling The Fire
Now, to get a proper flame going, you have to setup people. Normally this is done by approaching with a somewhat non imposing character and bluntly saying something you know will piss people off. Try and be subtle about it. Throw in things like religion, politics and choice of pet. Here are some examples:
- Damn liberal
- Damn chicken god lover
- Damn cat lover
Notice these are pretty laid back. You could substitute a few key swear words as well, should you choose to. Also, try and kindle an old flame as well. Pull up something dirty out of the skeleton closet, and using some kind of excellent finesse, throw it into the conversation:
This reminds me of when such and such happened
What a great plan! You get two flames for the price of one! Once last resort is to bring it to the gentoo-dev mailing list. Doing so produces a wider audience to further spread the flame. This however, has no finesse and should be utilized only at last resort! Now that we have a flame going, we need to keep it going. Let’s take a look at how we can keep the flame burning.
Keep The Flame Burning
First off, you need to recognize the key players in a flaming situation. Read archives of the list to see who will keep commenting no matter what you say. They are the key to your flame’s survival! First thing to do in your flame is to bring the other person down. Such tactics including things like personal insults. This is usually family members, expecially mothers:
That’s not what your mother said last night!
Another way to achieve a continual flame is to find people that you’ve seen screwup before and bring that up:
This person did such and such so they’re stupid and we shouldn’t listen
Another way to handle things is with experience. Come up to the plate with your 10 years work and bash them down with it!
I’ve been doing this for 10 years, so even though your logic is sound, shutup!
With experience you can also pose another flame bait, not reading what the person said. By not reading what the person said, you can avoid anything that might support their cause and focus on what truly matters: finding the gunk!
One thing is to frequently refer to us or our. Pretend like people are with you on this, so the uncertain ones will flock to your side!
Stop wasting our time!
One last resort if your flame appears to be dying is to see the first section. Remember, flames are willing to sacrifice themselves for the better cause! If one is dying, let it rot away and bring a new one! The old one will die in your honor! Now while flames are great for you, they’re not great when they’re aimed at you! Let’s look at some ways to counter flames.
Putting Out The Flames
Alright, flamers are pretty persistant, as this doc has clearly shown! To counter, you need to go all out! First thing to do is threaten them with personal loss.
A curse upon your children!
Also threaten them with account access!
- How about I ban you?
- How about I delete your account?
- How about I let my dog use your account?
Use your experience back as well! Tell them how it is:
Don’t make me slap you with my 20 years experience!
Cite them specific documentation, make them read (This will delay for a bit)!
read this: http://www.readthisnow.com
Well, that ends it for the flame guide. I hope you enjoyed it! May the Flame be with you!
Note: Original Flaming Guide article is written by Chris White, and can be found here.