caleb68 opened this issue on Jul 11, 2002 ยท 97 posts
FyreSpiryt posted Fri, 12 July 2002 at 7:13 AM
You know, reading this whole string through from a safe distance is morbidly fascinating, like rubber-necking at a car accident. You've got a reasonably civil discussion trying to track down the source of a virus and prevent others from getting it, and then a firedancer jumps in and WHOOSH. Flare up. That starts to calm down, then more firedancing and WHOOSH. Absolutely fascinating. I've got to keep this in mind next time I go firedancing. And just so everyone understands my terminology and that I'm not trying to insult anyone, a firedancer is NOT the same as a troll, which is a common mistake. A troll purposely tries to create misery. A firedancer is someone who jumps into an argument that doesn't directly involve them. Often (usually?) the firedancer is trying to HELP settle the argument, although it's very easy for the argument to escalate rather than settle. I firedance quite often myself, as evidenced by the fact that I'm writing this message. (I find my dancing works better if I don't let myself get personally involved and know when it's getting too hot and I need to just leave, but that's just me.)