Da série "Tópicos clássicos da STR", a lista
Flame Warriors mostra os tipos mais comuns nos fóruns de discussão por aí. Por exemplo:

Be he a Baptist, Scientologist or Zoroastrian, in the heat of battle
Deacon will call down Divine retribution on all net sinners, and will never miss an opportunity to blather endlessly about his religion. Deacon is fervent and earnest, but seldom contributes anything of interest or substance to the discussion. Occasionally
http://Tireless Rebutter or
Philosopher will rouse themselves engage Deacon in battle, but they soon lose interest because of his utter predictability.
Xenophobe is usually a long-term discussion forum participant and he thinks of the forum as his private compound. Xenophobe regards new forum arrivals as mentally deficient and perhaps even having criminal tendencies, and they are invariably approached with suspicion and condescension. Xenophobe will mount a furious attack if a
Newbie has the temerity to make critical observations about the forum's social dynamics, or questions its prevailing opinions.
Enfant Provocateur likes to stir up trouble because...because, well...just because. This species of Flame Warrior is almost always young and male - it could be just a hormone thing.
Rebel Without a Clue's deep seated and infantile hostility to authority motivates his random and seemingly gratuitous attacks on list owners,
Admins,
Nannies or anyone else who attempts to maintain order and civility in discussion forums. Differing markedly from
Rebel Leader, he is unattached to any cause other than petulance for its own sake, and will therefore seldom inspire general insurrection. In his frequent and ineffectual attacks on the established order he will often cite the Bible, or the US Constitution to support incoherent arguments. Rebel Without a Clue NEVER reads forum FAQs , and loudly decries as fascism any enforcement whatsoever of forum rules.
Howlers generally populate academic, technical or special interest forums.
Newbies to such forums often wander in thinking they have found some devastating new argument or special insight on the forum topic on interest, but unless the forum has been recently formed an active discussion group will probably have heard and debated the argument at length. So instead of being welcomed into the bosom of the group the newcomer is forced to flee under a shower of invective.
E muitos outros tipos...
http://redwing.hutman.net/~mreed/index.htmEditado para acrescentar links.