Friends for Stormfire! (Hopefully xD)

[Stormfire]

I decided that Stormfire (the character) needs some good friends, and maybe even a mate! But unfortunantly, due to his personality, it's going to be little specific. XP (I'll try to make my next character different.) You can read his bio here: xunbreakablex.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=accsky&action=display&thread=21
And for those of you that don't really wan't to read his bio, he's kind of like Brambleclaw, but he still has his own type of personality, so there's differences.

[Farenvel]

lol Joyheart would make friends with him in a heart beat, but he's in Mistclan so that would make things a little bit difficult.

[Deleted]

Hmm, he and Sunpelt are the exact same age. Perhaps they could have developed an understanding of sorts with one another. She could've been a very young apprentice who found him in the territory, was afraid he would be chased out, and fed him for a day or two before he was found by another patrol. Thus a friendship formed.

[Stormfire]

That could work.

[Deleted]

She's also got a brother who's been missing for a while, so she does have a void to fill.

[{Robinpelt}]

I'm already your friend, Aaron.

[Bear]

Okay, there are several ways to deal with rude debaters. The one who I use most often follows the same system that I present for dealing with trolls is FSG, with some slight changes. It's called TRIAL.

The T stands for "Tell Them the Truth". This means telling them, in a calm, polite manner, that they're being rude and you won't debate with them if they don't stop. I don't recommend this one unless everything else has failed, as it tends to only make them blow up at you more. Which, ironically, only proves your point.

The R stands for "Report". If they're being rude, just tell the mods! Being rude would qualify as making personal attacks on you and/or other debaters who take your side, not just an overly opinionated statement. This is the best recommended strategy.

The I stands for "Ignore". They're not debating in a civil manner, so don't give them anything else to work with! They'll more than likely take the hint when they see that their posts are the only ones you aren't responding to. I would recommend using this along with "Report". Remember, part of ignoring them is not telling them you reported them!

The A stands for "Attack". Attack their "reasonings" with logic and point out everything that makes it flawed. If they're saying, "Brightheart stole Leafpool's job and was mean to everyone!" (Yes, I've actually seen that argument, word-for-word), tell them something like, "Those are opinions, and I won't debate with you unless you back them up with evidence from Warriors." Remember to only target the rant and never call them out unless they're getting ridiculous, such as contradicting themselves or canceling out previous arguments whenever you prove them wrong.

The "L" stands for "Leave". Just leave the thread until they cool down. If you haven't been able to set them straight, chances are another member will. And sometimes, this really is all you can do. Now, who can tell me the signs of a rude debater?

[Bear]

Oh yeah, they also tend to abuse Caps Lock. Thank you for reminding me.

Now, there are also things that you do not want to try with an enraged debater. They're called RA.

The R stands for "Retaliate". This is letting out your inner smart aleck and getting in their face. Focus on the rant, and only address their manners if they're starting to cross into flame war territory. Remember, 90% of the time, they're either new to debating or new to the internet altogether. They probably don't know how to act, so you want to teach them, not tell them off.

The A stands for "Argue". Arguing almost always turns the debate into a flame war, and flame wars tend to end with both sides getting suspended, or worse, depending on how many people got involved. It's just not a good idea in general to argue on this site, seeing as we're probably right up there with 4Chan in terms of flame wars. Remember, reasoning is always your best bet!

Now, who can tell me some examples you've seen, without naming screennames, of people who didn't handle opinionated debaters too well?