User Types: get to know your co-workers

So, even after all of my warnings you are willing to log on to forums with these maniacs?

Awesome!

but there are a few things you should know, you see, I don't know how much experience you have with people (both IRL and on the internet) but I'm sure if you have any semblance of a social life, you know what labels are, but I'll cover them just to be through:

Labels help us get a understanding of that person, this does not mean that the person wearing the label acts like this always, it could always be a front, but it is a short and quick run-down of that type of persons personality and behavior

for example, if I said goth, you could probably come up with at least three descriptive words for goth:
Dark
Antisocial
Gloomy
ect.
This is the same idea. Labels make it easier to gain a understanding of people , once again, this does not describe those persons perfectly, you should still try to understand people thoroughly before boxing them away, but lets face it, there is no way you can learn people that fast, this is a useful tool so you can navigate through the internet socialites.

Now lets move on. The internet is much like a high school, everyones got a label. there are popular kids, there are kids who get into trouble constantly, and there are the social outcasts that just linger on the sides. This is a short list of very common internet labels and three word descriptions of them.

Populars/ Prommies -- Attention craven, Witty, talented in some way.--These people have managed to get on top of the social mountian, they have many friends and enemies, but they're known one way or another on that forum.

Trolls--Trouble making, annoying, harassing--These users have one goal, and that is to get a reaction out of you and everyone else on that forum. The reaction they crave is usually rage. How they do it is an work of art, it could be posting pornography on a christian website, or posting pictures of dead dogs on the PeTA website. it coud be as simple as typwing vert p00rly 2 anoy Gr4MM3r N4zis. And once they get a reaction out of you, they may follow you as a target, then you will become their "lulzcow" or the provider of lulz (provider of corrupted lols). There are a few ways to deal with Trolls, generally they're breaking ToS or other rules, so you could always contact the Mods/Admins, or Don't Feed the troll (ignore the troll, don't even post in the thread that they are in)

Cam-whores-- Attention Craven, Slutty, Willing-- There users will take literally THOUSANDS of pictures of themselves and post them on the internet for the veiwing pleasure of other internet users. cam-whores become popular this way because they appeal to a massive audience: desperately lonely males. not saying that there aren't any male cam-whores, but they are far less common and far FAR less successful. Cam-whores will take pictures of themselves in the sluttiest ways possible (showing cleavage, reveling bras, ect.) but the longer that they do not give out "n00dz" (pictures of themselves naked) the longer they are popular.

Emo-Kid-- Suicidal, Not really, Just annoying-- These people act like they're going to commit suicide, but honestly, they aren't, BEFORE YOU THINK I AM A HEARTLESS JERK, LET ME EXPLAIN SOMETHING! A real suicidal person wouldn't go to the internet, to complete strangers, to try to convince them into not jumping off a bridge. If they were honestly suicidal, they would go to a friend or family member, or call a hotline. No, these people want the attention that claiming that they are going to commit suicide can get, they're liars and they toy with peoples emotions. How do you deal with these people? tell them "Do it faggot, and post it on youtube"
The irony of telling them to do it and post it on youtube is that they can't post themselves killing themselves after they're dead, unless they didn't do it, in which case I know they won't so they will post it and say that their brother or sister posted it because it was some request (but it was the emo-kid all along). You could go the safe road and ignore them too.

H4C|<3rZ- DATA DELETED,DATA DELETED, DATA DELETED - believe it or not, there are people out there with the ability, programs and the know how of how to get pst your passwords (no matter how random and long it is). don't fool yourself into thinking you're safe, because you're not. If someone really wanted into your account for whatever reason, they can if they have certain programs (of which I will not post). Fortunately this group of individuals are few and far between and are more likely to harass the above labels (Populars, camwhores, trolls and emo-kids), if you sty under the radar and you don't have anything they want, you're in the clear. Hacker behavior- first off, you probably can't ever know who a hacker is because you probably don't know who you're talking to. Secondly, hackers want to keep a low profile, because it is illegal to have and operate such programs (I think?) never mind that, it's getting into peoples personal,...stuff(?). Thirdly, if someone claims to be a hacker, they probably aren't, (see point 2).
Q- If there are programs that can get past your passwords, why bother changing them?
A- Because,...it's just good practice mostly, you never know when someone is attempting to break through it and you change it on them in the last instance.

Elitists- Stuck up, elite, and have a "I'm better than you are " attitude. These users tend to believe everything they do is inherantly the most awesome thing ever, any attempts to prove them otherwise or change their minds will instantly get shut down or ignored with regarding your suggestion as lame or uneducated even if its over matters of opinion (such as music or movies). These people are just plain close minded and are hardl worth talking to because there's no conversation to be had unless you're telling them how awesome they are (in which case they aren't)

Nazis- Baligerant, annoying, and kind of an elitist- Nazis come in many forms: from the Grammar nazis who will harass you for one mispelt word, Music Nais who will critically judge you for your choice in music, and the religious Nazis who will judge you immoral if you believe in anything that they don't, and many more! They're hard headed and stubborn, they could have the entire forum against them and they will believe that they are correct. Ignore them at all costs, they have nothing useful to say.

MOAr LATERz!!1!