The Universal Appeal of El Diablo

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[El Diablo]

BN,

I think one point you mentioned is important re: general "forum cred" of anyone: "It's obvious the team member is a jerk, but the alpha member feels duty bound to help them."

This is one of two things that I think separates the way I act on forums from a lot of people. I just respond to posts with my reaction. If someone I generally like and agree with writes something I think is stupid, I say so. I just look at threads here as a place for honest debate and discussion, not any sort of image creation or political positioning or whatever. In fact, in a lot of ways I'm a lot more frank in discussions here than in real life where I care a lot more about other considerations in terms of how I'm perceived or how important it is not to piss someone off. Anyway, I think a ton of people lose a lot of respect on these forums because they just argue in support of people they like and against those they dislike, regardless of validity of their respective arguments.

The other thing that I think makes a big difference is whether or not people feel a need to voice an opinion on everything posted, regardless of whether or not they know what they are talking about. While I post tons, I also generally only post in an authoritative manner on topics where I'm an expert. I have opinions on tons of other stuff, but if other people know a lot more to me, I defer to their opinions. A lot of people feel like they have to be the expert on everything, which usually makes them just look like idiots.

[ElDuque]

I like El Diablo and everything, but I would say his "appeal" is due in large part to shear volume of posts. Granted, his posts are usually quality and, as far as I can tell, he never posts something totally lame.

When I first started browsing 2+2, El D was the first poster I became "aquainted" with, not because his posts were so profound or lol funny, but because they were freaking everywhere.

Hez like McDonalds. If you are hungry and driving around somewhere new you could take a chance on some unknown restaurant, or you could stop at the McDonalds on the corner and get the same quality big mac you always get.

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I like El Diablo and everything, but I would say his "appeal" is due in large part to shear volume of posts.


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I don't agree. I was discussing this with Daryn a couple weeks ago and both have observed the phenomenon of high volume posters souring in popularity or to eventually experience severe backlash against them.

TSC
jakethebake
diebitter

all three became very popular posting in large quantities and then all three eventually saw their popularity falter.

I think its no coincidence that El Diablo is the only one in that group who makes significant contributions in the strategy forums

[theBruiser500]

The other thing that I think makes a big difference is whether or not people feel a need to voice an opinion on everything posted, regardless of whether or not they know what they are talking about. While I post tons, I also generally only post in an authoritative manner on topics where I'm an expert. I have opinions on tons of other stuff, but if other people know a lot more to me, I defer to their opinions. A lot of people feel like they have to be the expert on everything, which usually makes them just look like idiots.

response - you have 30,000 posts

[theBruiser500]

i think it's worth noting that i knew right away what the deal was with TSC, jaketheblake and diebitter

[Aloysius]

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I don't agree. I was discussing this with Daryn a couple weeks ago and both have observed the phenomenon of high volume posters souring in popularity or to eventually experience severe backlash against them.

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jakethebake
diebitter

all three became very popular posting in large quantities and then all three eventually saw their popularity falter.

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Well I'd say it's a pretty fair chance that someone that has a ridiculous amount of posts on a single forum, is most likely, not that smart or cool a guy. Therefore, if you happen to be the anomaly you are really going to put your stamp on an internet forum's culture / texture / etc - popularity is a reflection of this.

-Al

[AJFenix]

I remember one time I wasn't in a very clear frame of mind and I was bored, and decided to argue with El D over something trivial in HSNL. Even though I was convinced I was right I sure as HELL didn't get a slither of satisfaction from arguing it against him, and instead felt dumb for trying while doing so and afterwards. By not giving people that satisfaction when tested, its pretty hard to get an edge on him on this forum, and him making you feel dumb for even trying obviously discourages people from going against him. PartyPoker 3/6NL was a different story, though. <3

El D, do you recall any instances on 2p2 where you felt you actually got "owned" pretty hard? In the time you've been here there have to be a COUPLE solid occasions.

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I don't agree. I was discussing this with Daryn a couple weeks ago and both have observed the phenomenon of high volume posters souring in popularity or to eventually experience severe backlash against them.

TSC
jakethebake
diebitter

all three became very popular posting in large quantities and then all three eventually saw their popularity falter.

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Well I'd say it's a pretty fair chance that someone that has a ridiculous amount of posts on a single forum, is most likely, not that smart or cool a guy. Therefore, if you happen to be the anomaly you are really going to put your stamp on an internet forum's culture / texture / etc - popularity is a reflection of this.

-Al

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Does this mean that low post count is the new high post count?

[El Diablo]

AJ,

"El D, do you recall any instances on 2p2 where you felt you actually got "owned" pretty hard?"

No.