Points out popular celebrity is an expert in said field somehow and points to own looking at wikipedia as a defense of own expertise…
Points out that popular celebrity only thinks he or she is an expert in said field.
Calls you an idiot in a particularly offensive way, hoping to get a rise out of you.
Defends this celebrity, although reminds you that in general celebrities are useless human beings.
Suggests where you can shove your offensive statement impugning my good character.
Calls you a useless human being, and reminds you about one time when said celebrity did something wrong.
Makes empty threat.
Points out all the good the celebrity has done, and how they apologized for that ONE thing…
Tries to defuse your anger with self-deprecation.
Link to an article which was linked and responded to in the opinion piece.
Concedes that said celebrity has done some good things. States that that doesn’t make you any more right.
Half-assed apology, saying that “I got a little too worked-up,” so I don’t get banned.
Forget which side of the issue I’m on, and post statement which contradicts something I said earlier.
Question the integrity of a study cited in said article.
Thinks both of you should be flagged for moderator attention, but only flags you… solely because @anon61221983 liked my previous post so hard.
Coming up next: strident but ultimately false denials that my impartiality could ever be shaken by mere Likes.
Angry reply accusing you of not having read article.
Warns everyone to stay on topic, then starts an off-topic subthread of puns on the article content.
Compliments then playfully teases moderator in an oily and uncomfortably personal way under the mistaken impression that there’s an “in-crowd” to which one may be accepted with enough fawning and supplication. Comes off like the balding 45 year old guy with the pony tail hitting on girls at a college bar.
Sly but opaque reference to Humpty Dumpty.
introspective stream of words attempting to make a point but poignantly revealing personal insecurities about being a balding 43 year old
Realised a while back this is much more fun than actual commenting.
Runs hands through luxuriant mane of hair.
Smiles to himself.
They shouldn’t close this board after five days; this should be ongoing.
Castigates @JonasEggeater for breaking character…
Oh.
Bollocks.