What Kind of FOFC Poster Are You?

Abe Sargent · 04-29-2003, 08:55 PM

I have identified some different archetypes. Which sort of poster are you? The following analysis ensues:

Sniper: This poster posts rarely on the forum, but when he does, it's a really good post.

Shotgun: The poster posts a bunch of posts at once, then waits for a while before posting a bunch again.

Dynastic: This poster shows up, posts on his dynasty, then leaves. No messing around with the other stuff.

Shadow: This poster is your classic lurker. The one who never posts. The Anti-Poster.

Communitarian: This poster seems to exist to cheer everybody else up. They post about how they love your dynasty, how you are great here, help you out the in forum, and essentially seem like a cyber crossing guard.

Debater: Not here for the football or the dynasties, this poster is here to argue and debate in posts on abortion, war, affirmative action, religion, and other threads.

I think that I'm a Shotgun poster myself. Who are you? Other archetypes?

-Anxiety

MikeVic · 04-29-2003, 08:58 PM

I'd say I'm Shotgun too. Although there should be a category saying "Question-asker" because I usually come on here to ask about something

VPI97 · 04-29-2003, 09:00 PM

I'd say Sniper...but usually my posts suck.

korme · 04-29-2003, 09:00 PM

im also shotgun, mostly home from school.

often, you can find me firing off 3 or four posts in a row, in the same thread, without so much as a dola

John Galt · 04-29-2003, 09:02 PM

I'd guess I'm supposed to be the debater type, but I think the description is a bit overstated. I've posted about FOF, OOTP, and an array of sports sim issues. I also am a regular dynasty reader - I just don't have time to do my own dynasty. It is just that my political posts trigger the most response and are noticed the most.

bosshogg23 · 04-29-2003, 09:09 PM

Im definitely shotgun. Paticularly if someone needs live boxing updates! Or if someone asks a question where I can answer with 50 words or less(see this thread).

McSweeny · 04-29-2003, 09:09 PM

i'd have to say i'm a shotgun poster...

tucker342 · 04-29-2003, 09:15 PM

Debater/Communitarian. I'm a mix of both

Professor58 · 04-29-2003, 09:18 PM

shadow

Swaggs · 04-29-2003, 09:18 PM

Shotgun/Communitarian

CAsterling · 04-29-2003, 09:20 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by VPI97
I'd say Sniper...but usually my posts suck.

Ditto

Radii · 04-29-2003, 09:42 PM

Shotgun though I can turn Dynastic if I really get into something.The Shotgun comes mainly b/c my level of posting correlates to how much I ahve to do at work(I suspect I'm not alone in that).

bbor · 04-29-2003, 09:48 PM

I'm the type that use kleenex...err...wait.....

Anrhydeddu · 04-29-2003, 10:00 PM

Curmudgeon

Blade6119 · 04-29-2003, 10:15 PM

Im a shotgun....guess im here and post until someone yells at which point i become flame war guy...

Chief Rum · 04-29-2003, 10:22 PM

I don't fit too neatly into any of those designations, so I'm making up my own. I am a...Regular.

What is a Regular? It's a guy who sometimes debates, but sometiems stays out of it completely. It's a guy who sometimes does the ra-ra thing, and sometimes does the opposite. It's a guy who does a lot of dynasties, but he doesn't post in many other dynasties. It's a guy who can vary between being a Sniper and being a Shotgun guy.

Basically, an all-posters-combined type of poster. That's what I am.

Chief Rum

Fritz · 04-29-2003, 10:48 PM

Lethargic Hooligan

kid_dynamite · 04-29-2003, 10:52 PM

this should be a poll

Kodos · 04-29-2003, 11:35 PM

I started as a dynasty poster, and am now the resident pollster/nuisance/reformed non-pollster.

MrBug708 · 04-29-2003, 11:52 PM

I'm a shotgun holding Debatee

andy m · 04-30-2003, 02:10 AM

i come under the category: arse hole.

ColtCrazy · 04-30-2003, 08:19 AM

Probably a sniper...but with very poor aim.

GrantDawg · 04-30-2003, 10:04 AM

A bad one.

Blade · 04-30-2003, 10:19 AM

Oh, we are supposed to make posts here?

Easy Mac · 04-30-2003, 10:23 AM

straight

Alf · 04-30-2003, 10:28 AM

There are two types of FOFC posters: Those with girlfriends, and those with Kleenex's

Schmidty · 04-30-2003, 11:01 AM

I'm a lazy squirt gun

Abe Sargent · 02-06-2009, 09:26 PM

Bump for the 2009 crowd. Just in case anyone reads the archives

Panthersfan75 · 02-11-2009, 08:44 PM

Shadow

Young Drachma · 02-12-2009, 10:56 PM

I'd add:

"The Regular" - Sorta like the guy who is always on the barstool when you go to the neighborhood dive. Fine to talk to, so long as the topic is limited to 1) the game that's currently on the tv screen 2) what his kid is doing in college or 3) when you had a rough day at work and need to vent about 'life'.

Here, that guy posts on pretty much every thread. Most of the time you just ignore his ramblings, but if he's the only guy in the bar (thread) then you can usually get along all right.

"The Asshole" Posts just to piss you off. Will contradict himself, change teams and loyalties and pretty much anything else, just to find a way to call you something colorful that he thought of "while sitting on the shitter reading Popular Mechanics."

"The Voice of Reason" The sort of person who is well-respected enough that when they post, people tend to chill out and become civil again...until the asshole shows up.

"TFNG" Makes a splash at first and either fades into the background or waits a few weeks and then posts a very, very, very long post about his relationship because "we seem like good guys" and he "trusts us." Usually involves a possible STD.

"JV posters" Have been here for a while in some cases, but primarily frequent the boards for a sub-forum of some sort. When posting in OT, get mad when people disregard their point of view. Think post counts should be back in profiles, because they've racked up tons of 'em playing Werewolf. Overestimate their presence in the "community" and tend to think they're cool with people who don't even know who they are.

jbergey22 · 01-19-2010, 01:43 AM

I suppose I would fit the category as a "sports" debater because athough I visit a lot of threads I dont really comment on something unless I dont agree with it. Perhaps eventually I will evolve into a more agreeable poster.

04-29-2003, 08:58 PM	#2
MikeVic Coordinator Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Hometown of Canada	I'd say I'm Shotgun too. Although there should be a category saying "Question-asker" because I usually come on here to ask about something __________________ Coffee Warlord's World Cup 2010 Predictions Game CHAMPION (405Pts-25Correct-7SpotOn)

04-29-2003, 09:00 PM	#3
VPI97 Hokie, Hokie, Hokie, Hi Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Powder Springs, GA	I'd say Sniper...but usually my posts suck. __________________ CT & Jivin - "Surprisingly Entertaining"

04-29-2003, 09:00 PM	#4
korme Go Reds Join Date: May 2001 Location: Dayton, OH	im also shotgun, mostly home from school. often, you can find me firing off 3 or four posts in a row, in the same thread, without so much as a dola __________________ CINCINNATIBENGALSCINCINNATIREDSCINCINNATIBEARCATS "A common error: to have the strength of one's convictions. Rather, one should have the strength for an attack on their convictions." -Nietzsche Facebook ● Twitter

04-29-2003, 09:02 PM	#5
John Galt Pro Starter Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: The Internets	I'd guess I'm supposed to be the debater type, but I think the description is a bit overstated. I've posted about FOF, OOTP, and an array of sports sim issues. I also am a regular dynasty reader - I just don't have time to do my own dynasty. It is just that my political posts trigger the most response and are noticed the most. __________________ I do mind, the Dude minds. This will not stand, ya know, this aggression will not stand, man. - The Dude

04-29-2003, 09:18 PM	#9
Professor58 H.S. Freshman Team Join Date: Aug 2002	shadow __________________ Hattrick : High Tops OOTP: SO49 : Philadelphia OOTP: CBL : London

04-29-2003, 09:09 PM	#6
bosshogg23 College Benchwarmer Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Philly	Im definitely shotgun. Paticularly if someone needs live boxing updates! Or if someone asks a question where I can answer with 50 words or less(see this thread).

04-29-2003, 09:09 PM	#7
McSweeny College Starter Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Somerville, MA	i'd have to say i'm a shotgun poster...

04-29-2003, 09:15 PM	#8
tucker342 Pro Starter Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Iowa City, IA	Debater/Communitarian. I'm a mix of both

04-29-2003, 09:18 PM	#10
Swaggs Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Almost Heaven	Shotgun/Communitarian __________________ DOWN WITH HATTRICK!!! The RWBL Are you reading In The Bleachers?

04-29-2003, 09:42 PM	#12
Radii Head Coach Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Wake Forest, NC	Shotgun though I can turn Dynastic if I really get into something.The Shotgun comes mainly b/c my level of posting correlates to how much I ahve to do at work(I suspect I'm not alone in that). __________________ FOFC FBCB ONLINE LEAGUE INFO Message Board: http://www.fbcb-fofc.com/forums Website: http://www.fbcb-fofc.com/league

04-29-2003, 09:48 PM	#13
bbor Pro Starter Join Date: May 2001 Location: toronto	I'm the type that use kleenex...err...wait..... __________________ Pumpy Tudors Now that I've cracked and made that admission, I wonder if I'm only a couple of steps away from wanting to tongue-kiss Jaromir Jagr and give Bobby Clarke a blowjob.

04-29-2003, 10:00 PM	#14
Anrhydeddu Resident Curmudgeon Join Date: Oct 2002	Curmudgeon

04-29-2003, 10:15 PM	#15
Blade6119 Coordinator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Scottsdale, Arizona	Im a shotgun....guess im here and post until someone yells at which point i become flame war guy... __________________ *Underachievement* The tallest blade of grass is the first to be cut by the lawnmower. *Despair* It's always darkest just before it goes pitch black. *Demotivation* Sometimes the best solution to morale problems is just to fire all of the unhappy people. http://www.despair.com/viewall.html

04-29-2003, 10:22 PM	#16
Chief Rum Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Where Hip Hop lives	I don't fit too neatly into any of those designations, so I'm making up my own. I am a...Regular. What is a Regular? It's a guy who sometimes debates, but sometiems stays out of it completely. It's a guy who sometimes does the ra-ra thing, and sometimes does the opposite. It's a guy who does a lot of dynasties, but he doesn't post in many other dynasties. It's a guy who can vary between being a Sniper and being a Shotgun guy. Basically, an all-posters-combined type of poster. That's what I am. Chief Rum __________________ . . On this subject I do not wish to think, or speak, or write, with moderation. No! no! Tell a man whose house is on fire, to give a moderate alarm; tell him to moderately rescue his wife from the hands of the ravisher; tell the mother to gradually extricate her babe from the fire into which it has fallen; but urge me not to use moderation in a cause like the present. I am in earnest--I will not equivocate--I will not excuse--I will not retreat a single inch-- AND I WILL BE HEARD!!!

04-29-2003, 10:48 PM	#17
Fritz Lethargic Hooligan Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: hello kitty found my wallet at a big tent revival and returned it with all the cash missing	Lethargic Hooligan __________________ donkey, donkey, walk a little faster

04-29-2003, 10:52 PM	#18
kid_dynamite Mascot Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Colorado	this should be a poll __________________ Chicago Bears: ooh rah

04-29-2003, 11:35 PM	#19
Kodos Resident Alien Join Date: Jun 2001	I started as a dynasty poster, and am now the resident pollster/nuisance/reformed non-pollster.

04-29-2003, 11:52 PM	#20
MrBug708 Head Coach Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Temple City!	I'm a shotgun holding Debatee __________________ Richard Karstark - Ruler of Karhold - Bannerman of House Stark KKiTTLeS21: UCLA r0x d00d, #1

04-30-2003, 02:10 AM	#21
andy m High School Varsity Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: norwich, UK	i come under the category: arse hole. __________________ mostly harmless FOFL 2009 champs - Norwich Quagmire

04-30-2003, 08:19 AM	#22
ColtCrazy College Benchwarmer Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Midwest	Probably a sniper...but with very poor aim. __________________ Insert your own signature here.

04-30-2003, 10:04 AM	#23
GrantDawg World Champion Mis-speller Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Covington, Ga.	A bad one.

04-30-2003, 10:19 AM	#24
Blade College Prospect Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Edmonton, Alberta	Oh, we are supposed to make posts here? __________________ Just trying to get by unnoticed... Loyal fan of the Edmonton Oilers and Philadelphia Eagles. Check out my dynasty: FOF2K4: A Team of Our Very Own Season One Season Two

04-30-2003, 10:23 AM	#25
Easy Mac Coordinator Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: G-vegas, SC	straight __________________ Movies Music Books

04-30-2003, 10:28 AM	#26
Alf Pro Rookie Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Rennes, France	There are two types of FOFC posters: Those with girlfriends, and those with Kleenex's There are two types of FOFC posters: Those with girlfriends, and those with Kleenex's __________________ FOFL - GEFL - IHOF - FranceStats

04-30-2003, 11:01 AM	#27
Schmidty Coordinator Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Sudden Valley, WA	I'm a lazy squirt gun __________________ Just beat the devil out of it!!! - Bob Ross

02-06-2009, 09:26 PM	#28
Abe Sargent General Manager Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: King of Prussia, PA	Bump for the 2009 crowd. Just in case anyone reads the archives __________________ Check out my CURRENT weekly Magic column! /http://www.gatheringmagic.com/author/abesargent/ This is my old column, now its just biweekly: http://www.starcitygames.com/php/new...=Abe%20Sargent My D&D Dynasty: http://www.operationsports.com/fofc/...ad.php?t=77570 Last edited by Abe Sargent : 02-06-2009 at 09:26 PM.

02-11-2009, 08:44 PM	#29
Panthersfan75 n00b Join Date: Mar 2007	Shadow Last edited by Panthersfan75 : 02-11-2009 at 08:45 PM.

02-12-2009, 10:56 PM	#30
Young Drachma Dark Cloud Join Date: Apr 2001	I'd add: "The Regular" - Sorta like the guy who is always on the barstool when you go to the neighborhood dive. Fine to talk to, so long as the topic is limited to 1) the game that's currently on the tv screen 2) what his kid is doing in college or 3) when you had a rough day at work and need to vent about 'life'. Here, that guy posts on pretty much every thread. Most of the time you just ignore his ramblings, but if he's the only guy in the bar (thread) then you can usually get along all right. "The Asshole" Posts just to piss you off. Will contradict himself, change teams and loyalties and pretty much anything else, just to find a way to call you something colorful that he thought of "while sitting on the shitter reading Popular Mechanics." "The Voice of Reason" The sort of person who is well-respected enough that when they post, people tend to chill out and become civil again...until the asshole shows up. "TFNG" Makes a splash at first and either fades into the background or waits a few weeks and then posts a very, very, very long post about his relationship because "we seem like good guys" and he "trusts us." Usually involves a possible STD. "JV posters" Have been here for a while in some cases, but primarily frequent the boards for a sub-forum of some sort. When posting in OT, get mad when people disregard their point of view. Think post counts should be back in profiles, because they've racked up tons of 'em playing Werewolf. Overestimate their presence in the "community" and tend to think they're cool with people who don't even know who they are.

01-19-2010, 01:43 AM	#31
jbergey22 Pro Starter Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Minnesota	I suppose I would fit the category as a "sports" debater because athough I visit a lot of threads I dont really comment on something unless I dont agree with it. Perhaps eventually I will evolve into a more agreeable poster.

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