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Tuesday, October 05

Pixy's Laws Of Not Making A Fool Of Yourself On The Internet

1. Anyone who styles himself the "Grand ArchDruid" or suchlike is not to be considered a reliable source of information on any subject. Except maybe roleplaying games. No, on second thought, not even that.

2. If you are predicting that an event will happen next year, that other people have been predicting will happen within the next n years for the past 2n years - whether it be artificial intelligence, sustained fusion reactions, the collapse of civilisation or the second coming of Joseph Smith - you might want to reconsider your assumptions.

3. Look it up on Wikipedia first, then post. Or, if you are extremely lazy, post first, then edit the outraged corrections from your readers back into the original article and delete their comments. Beware of archive.org and feed readers.

4. When all else fails, post Youtube videos of baby monkeys riding baby pigs or cute girls dancing in unusual locations and pretend the argument never happened.

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5. Never, never post when you've been drinking.

(I don't drink anymore, but back when I did I laid some real whoppers onto the net in moments of inebriation...)

Posted by: Steven Den Beste at Wednesday, October 06 2010 07:56 AM (+rSRq)

2 You could always try telling the truth, sempai-sama.

Posted by: matoko_chan at Friday, October 15 2010 02:20 AM (fIUlj)

3 Say what?

Posted by: Steven Den Beste at Friday, October 15 2010 08:27 AM (+rSRq)

4 we were on the wrong side. and you still are.

Posted by: matoko_chan at Friday, October 15 2010 12:24 PM (fIUlj)

5 I don't have the slightest idea what you're talking about.

Posted by: Steven Den Beste at Friday, October 15 2010 12:33 PM (+rSRq)

6 Steven, are your MetaFail groupies starting to follow you around the net?

Posted by: ubu at Saturday, October 16 2010 04:30 AM (i7ZAU)

7 Hey Pixy, the edit button for comments isn't working! Actually, I was surprised to see that there is one. I guess I missed when you added it.

Posted by: ubu at Saturday, October 16 2010 04:39 AM (i7ZAU)

8 She wasn't a Metafilter user so far as I know.

Posted by: Steven Den Beste at Saturday, October 16 2010 04:58 AM (+rSRq)

I would add:

6. Wait 3 minutes after you type up your 'instant' reply. If you read your 'instant' reply 3 minutes later and realize you should not have posted it, you are probably correct.

Posted by: cxt217 at Saturday, October 16 2010 05:35 AM (IjNZR)

10 Come to of it, if you are writing a post on what someone else online said, spending 5 minutes on Google before you post the item would be a very good idea (Hello, Mark Levin.).

Posted by: cxt217 at Saturday, October 16 2010 05:37 AM (IjNZR)

11 Why would you automatically dismiss someone who titles themselves "Grand Archdruid"? I don't understand your objection there.

Posted by: TFian at Saturday, November 06 2010 04:17 PM (SfNfK)

12 Because anyone who titles themselves the "Grand Archdruid" is clearly insane.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at Saturday, November 06 2010 08:10 PM (PiXy!)

13 Why though? Just because you disagree with him doesn't make him mentally ill.

Posted by: TFian at Sunday, November 07 2010 06:38 AM (SfNfK)

14 Because anyone who titles themselves the "Grand Archdruid" is clearly insane.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at Sunday, November 07 2010 10:58 AM (PiXy!)

15 But why?? He seems stable enough..

Posted by: TFian at Sunday, November 07 2010 11:20 AM (SfNfK)

16 Because anyone who titles themselves the "Grand Archdruid" is clearly insane.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at Sunday, November 07 2010 02:10 PM (PiXy!)

17 That's just simply, not true. John Michael Greer is an award winning author, and a pillar of his community. He is simply not insane ma'am (sir).

Posted by: TFian at Sunday, November 07 2010 02:48 PM (SfNfK)

That's just simply, not true. John Michael Greer is an award winning author

Winning awards from crazy people.

and a pillar of his community.

A community consisting of crazy people.

He is simply not insane ma'am (sir).

Anyone who titles themselves the "Grand Archdruid" is clearly insane.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at Sunday, November 07 2010 03:10 PM (PiXy!)

Now that is how to treat a troll! Pay attention, boys and girls1

Posted by: Steven Den Beste at Sunday, November 07 2010 03:24 PM (+rSRq)

20 If by crazy, you mean genius, I'd agree then smile

He simply light years ahead of you. You'll see soon enough Pixy.

Posted by: TFian at Sunday, November 07 2010 03:37 PM (SfNfK)

21 No, by crazy, I mean crazy. As we saw in our discussion on the forum, your claims are factually false without exception.

Anyone who holds a position based entirely on known falsehoods is crazy.

And anyone who titles themselves the "Grand Archdruid" is clearly insane.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at Sunday, November 07 2010 05:03 PM (PiXy!)

22 Without exception? Bitch please!

Insanity is relative. It depends on who has who locked in what cage. ~ Ray Bradbury

Posted by: TFian at Sunday, November 07 2010 05:32 PM (SfNfK)

23 Without exception. Everything you have said has been wrong.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at Sunday, November 07 2010 05:55 PM (PiXy!)

24 Actually, let me modify that.

Everything you have said has been wrong, frequently idiotic, and often morally repugnant as well.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at Sunday, November 07 2010 05:57 PM (PiXy!)

25 Morally repugnant? Now I know I'm doing something right! smile

Posted by: TFian at Sunday, November 07 2010 05:58 PM (SfNfK)

26 Insanity is relative to reality, and the Archdruid isn't even a second cousin.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at Sunday, November 07 2010 06:11 PM (PiXy!)

27 Ha ha ha ha...

I'm going to fucking kill you....with kindness!

Posted by: TFian at Sunday, November 07 2010 06:19 PM (SfNfK)

28 No. No, I don't think so.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at Sunday, November 07 2010 06:28 PM (PiXy!)

29 It's funny, I've never heard of this Greer fellow, so I went over to his page on Wikipedia. I couldn't help but laugh when I saw this listing under "Occupation":

"independent scholar, author, religious leader, historian, activist, cultural critic, esotericist, futurologist, environmentalist, blogger, etc."

...all of which is a long-winded way of saying "none."

Posted by: Wonderduck at Monday, November 08 2010 04:09 PM (vW/MM)

...all of which is a long-winded way of saying "none."

...and taken in aggregate indicates he's clearly insane.

Posted by: The Brickmuppet at Wednesday, November 10 2010 12:42 PM (EJaOX)

31 I just read that Wikipedia page. Oh, man... I don't know what's better, the laugh I got out of that, or the fact that a man who claims to be an Archdruid yet practices hermetic magic can be taken seriously by other Peak Oil people. ;p

Posted by: Avatar_exADV at Wednesday, November 10 2010 07:51 PM (pWQz4)

32 But Peak Oil is a srzs bzns, and so is the Global Warming. Once oil peaks, how are we going to warm the globe? With coal?

Posted by: Pete Zaitcev at Thursday, November 11 2010 07:14 AM (oiEfW)

33 Leftist hot air is a renewable resource.

Posted by: Steven Den Beste at Thursday, November 11 2010 10:27 AM (+rSRq)

34 But, much like geothermal, it's difficult to harness due to the corrosive effects!

Posted by: Avatar_exADV at Thursday, November 11 2010 09:54 PM (mRjOr)

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