The Flamer's Guide to halfbakery

On the principle that you shouldn’t dish it out unless you can take it (see Public:Evil) I propose the publication of a comprehensive guide on how to turn any idea on the ‘bakery into a shambolic series of vitriolic, insulting or frivolous annos that have nothing whatsoever to do with the original topic.

Clearly many of us here are already expert in the techniques involved in achieving these objectives but I feel that a professional guide would help many ‘bakers who are never quite sure why a series of annos about, say, the wankel rotary engine, has suddenly descended into a chaotic argument about imperialist expansion in the third world.

I therefore propose a comprehensive guide on the many and varied ways on how to destroy a debate on somebody’s beautifully worked out invention by the judicious use of seemingly harmless annos whilst also avoiding being booted off the site.

Topics to be covered would include:-

- How to ease religion and politics seamlessly into a debate.
- The use and misuse of professional knowledge (real or invented).
- Using account dates to undermine newcomers.
- Boring old farts: Account date countermeasures for newcomers.
- Internet statistics: A treasure trove of misinformation.
- Name-calling and puns. How to really irritate people by abusing their login id.
- Smileys. How to post virulently abusive annos and pretend it was a joke.