# The Internet and the Comic Book Guy Mentality **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 11, 2005, 6:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-internet-and-the-comic-book-guy-mentality/284184 "2005-01-11T06:23:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Futile\_Gesture](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f05b48/32.png) [@Futile\_Gesture](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Futile_Gesture)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2005, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-internet-and-the-comic-book-guy-mentality/284184/21 "2005-01-11T22:32:09Z")
Worst. Thread. Ever. Awww, c’mon. _Someone_ had to do it. Besides that, what **Little Nemo** said. If fanatical Star Trek fandom is all you have going for you in life, then you’ll do absolutely anything to prove your are the best/most knowledgeable/most insightful/most everything fan there is. And if knocking all others down a peg or two is the only way you can see of doing it, then, damnit, bring it on! **I** am a Voyager fan. I’m not proud of it… ---
**Author:** ![Futile\_Gesture](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f05b48/32.png) [@Futile\_Gesture](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Futile_Gesture)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2005, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-internet-and-the-comic-book-guy-mentality/284184/22 "2005-01-11T22:34:43Z")
> [@C K Dexter Haven](#): > > **Lochdale** , you comments are completely out of line for this forum Are you allowed to whooooosh Mods? ---
**Author:** ![Lochdale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/edb3f5/32.png) [@Lochdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lochdale)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2005, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-internet-and-the-comic-book-guy-mentality/284184/23 "2005-01-11T22:48:29Z")
Sorry, my post was made entirely in jest. It was a play on the “Comic Book Guy” mentality that is often prevelant on message boards. It was not meant to be taken literally. My mistake for not adding a smiley face but I thought people who were following the thread would take it in good fun. My error. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2005, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-internet-and-the-comic-book-guy-mentality/284184/24 "2005-01-11T23:02:56Z")
Hey, \*I \* got it. 😃 **Knowed Out** , that isn’t just a description of Congress. As I read it, I said to myself “This is a description of the French Revolution.” ---
**Author:** ![C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b2d939/32.png) [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C_K_Dexter_Haven)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2005, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-internet-and-the-comic-book-guy-mentality/284184/25 "2005-01-11T23:05:26Z")
Here’s the thing: Moderators do not have the time or the inclination to read every thread. Well, anyway, **I** don’t. If someone reports a post, I look at that post, possibly a few posts before it, but I ain’t gonna waste my time reading the whole thread to figure out if it’s satirical or not. Easiest solution: don’t let your satire include insults of other posters. Then there’s never an issue, is there? ---
**Author:** ![betenoir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/258eb7/32.png) [@betenoir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/betenoir)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2005, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-internet-and-the-comic-book-guy-mentality/284184/26 "2005-01-11T23:15:49Z")
> [@C K Dexter Haven](#): > > SNAP!!! > ::: Moderator cracks whip for attention :::: > > **Lochdale** , you comments are completely out of line for this forum Seems pretty obvious that he was (as he said) a parody of the topic of the OP. Since no one mentioned Motley Cru to begin with, who would he be insulting? I second “whoosh”. ---
**Author:** ![lno](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a8b319/32.png) [@lno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lno)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2005, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-internet-and-the-comic-book-guy-mentality/284184/27 "2005-01-11T23:16:30Z")
Ok, ok, so **C K Dexter Haven** versus an Imperial Star Destroyer; who wins? I gotta go with da Bears. [sub]it’s a joke! it’s made of peeeeeeeeeople![/sub] ---
**Author:** ![vl\_mungo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/bc8723/32.png) [@vl\_mungo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vl_mungo)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2005, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-internet-and-the-comic-book-guy-mentality/284184/28 "2005-01-11T23:59:12Z")
> [@C K Dexter Haven](#): > > Here’s the thing: Moderators do not have the time or the inclination to read every thread. Well, anyway, **I** don’t. **If someone reports a post** , I look at that post, possibly a few posts before it, but I ain’t gonna waste my time reading the whole thread to figure out if it’s satirical or not. > > Easiest solution: don’t let your satire include insults of other posters. Then there’s never an issue, is there? _Someone_ is a :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![rolandgunslinger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/cdc98d/32.png) [@rolandgunslinger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rolandgunslinger)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2005, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-internet-and-the-comic-book-guy-mentality/284184/29 "2005-01-12T02:43:49Z")
> [@C K Dexter Haven](#): > > Here’s the thing: Moderators do not have the time or the inclination to read every thread. Well, anyway, **I** don’t. If someone reports a post, I look at that post, possibly a few posts before it, but I ain’t gonna waste my time reading the whole thread to figure out if it’s satirical or not. > > Easiest solution: don’t let your satire include insults of other posters. Then there’s never an issue, is there? Damn… :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Risha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/5fc32e/32.png) [@Risha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Risha)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2005, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-internet-and-the-comic-book-guy-mentality/284184/30 "2005-01-12T04:46:07Z")
You don’t know rabid fan mentality until you’ve tried to join a Blake’s 7 discussion group. Scary people. ---
**Author:** ![Lochdale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/edb3f5/32.png) [@Lochdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lochdale)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2005, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-internet-and-the-comic-book-guy-mentality/284184/31 "2005-01-12T06:11:38Z")
I had no idea there was a Blake’s Seven group. I loved that show. What, however, is there to fight about (clearly I didn’t love it enough)? ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2005, 6:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-internet-and-the-comic-book-guy-mentality/284184/32 "2005-01-12T06:52:03Z")
> [@Lochdale](#): > > Sorry, my post was made entirely in jest. It was a play on the “Comic Book Guy” mentality that is often prevelant on message boards. It was not meant to be taken literally. My mistake for not adding a smiley face but I thought people who were following the thread would take it in good fun. My error. Besides, _everyone_ knows that Iron Maiden rocks the hardest. ---
**Author:** ![Askia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/96bed5/32.png) [@Askia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askia)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2005, 7:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-internet-and-the-comic-book-guy-mentality/284184/33 "2005-01-12T07:24:27Z")
**Lochdale** got spanked by a mod? Good ol’ _ **Lochdale?** _ For parodying a Comic Book Guy in a thread about how geeky Comic Book Guys on the internet are? LOL. How the hell did I get away with [THIS](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=5159596&postcount=11) without rebuke? Nice work, **Lochdale.** ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2005, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-internet-and-the-comic-book-guy-mentality/284184/34 "2005-01-12T15:32:01Z")
> [@C K Dexter Haven](#): > > Here’s the thing: Moderators do not have the time or the inclination to read every thread. Well, anyway, **I** don’t. If someone reports a post, I look at that post, possibly a few posts before it, but I ain’t gonna waste my time reading the whole thread to figure out if it’s satirical or not. > > Easiest solution: don’t let your satire include insults of other posters. Then there’s never an issue, is there? Also never an issue when a mod makes sure to understand the context before cracking the whip. If you don’t bother to read the entire thread, why are you a mod? ---
**Author:** ![Lochdale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/edb3f5/32.png) [@Lochdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lochdale)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2005, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-internet-and-the-comic-book-guy-mentality/284184/35 "2005-01-12T16:42:36Z")
A funny little cartoon skewing the comic book guy mentatity: > **[Penny Arcade](https://www.penny-arcade.com/view.php3?date=2004-01-19&res=l)** > > Videogaming-related online strip by Mike Krahulik and Jerry Holkins. Includes news and commentary. ---
**Author:** ![Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troy_mcclure_sf/32/4150_2.png) [@Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Troy_McClure_SF)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2005, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-internet-and-the-comic-book-guy-mentality/284184/36 "2005-01-12T17:45:30Z")
[hijack] Hey, **Aes** , have you seen _Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back_? You’d probably get a kick out of it. ---
**Author:** ![peri](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/67e7ee/32.png) [@peri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peri)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2005, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-internet-and-the-comic-book-guy-mentality/284184/37 "2005-01-12T18:03:38Z")
> [@Knowed Out](#): > > Also never an issue when a mod makes sure to understand the context before cracking the whip. If you don’t bother to read the entire thread, why are you a mod? Agreed. The post in question was #19, not #2348. ---
**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2005, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-internet-and-the-comic-book-guy-mentality/284184/38 "2005-01-12T22:07:34Z")
> [@Troy McClure SF](#): > > [hijack] > Hey, **Aes** , have you seen _Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back_? You’d probably get a kick out of it. I have but my memory of it’s pretty vague. Would it be worth putting on my Netflix queue to rewatch? ---
**Author:** ![Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troy_mcclure_sf/32/4150_2.png) [@Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Troy_McClure_SF)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2005, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-internet-and-the-comic-book-guy-mentality/284184/39 "2005-01-18T23:56:24Z")
> [@Aesiron](#): > > I have but my memory of it’s pretty vague. Would it be worth putting on my Netflix queue to rewatch? If you’re not a Kevin Smith fan, then maybe not, but it pokes a lot of fun at the Comic Book Guy mentality. ---
**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2005, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-internet-and-the-comic-book-guy-mentality/284184/40 "2005-01-19T01:37:11Z")
I like \*Clerks \*and _Chasing Amy_ but didn’t care for _Mallrats_. I’ll put it in my queue [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-internet-and-the-comic-book-guy-mentality/284184.md?page=1)