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The Tank
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The Tank is a hero among trolls, granted that he is tanking the
thread intentionally. A Tank can take an infinite amount of abuse
and still keep going, pushing the limits of everyone's patience
until he is either banned or abandoned in the hollowed-out remains
of what was once a prosperous thread, aptly completing the metaphor
by giving the troll a cave to reign superior in. The Tank can keep
going for hours, even days in the same thread, stubborn to the last
post. It is generally impossible to slay these trolls, which makes
them the immortal heroes that they are.
This type of troll is relatively common in one form or another, but
to find an expert Tank is to witness a never-ending battle between
good and evil, and the rewards are great. This type of troll can
either be incredibly stupid or incredibly arrogant, or both. The
dangerous aspect of this kind of troll is that within many forum
veterans, a Tank is sleeping, waiting to be awoken, often by
another veteran. When this occurs, a Tank battle can occur, which
is as epic as a Tank vs. Thread war.
Creativity: 8+/10 or 3-/10
Persistence: 9+/10
Observation/Scrutiny: 5+/10 or 2-/10
Education/Nerdiness: 8+/10 or 1-/10
Animosity: 6+/10
Cancel any plans you have for a day, and prepare to engage in an
epic battle. The key to this is your perseverance - you can never
quit, and you will never quit, otherwise you are a pathetic noob
and poser troll. Defeat is not an option - get banned or slay all
your opponents are your 2 options. You must be prepared to
surrender sleep, eating, and bathroom breaks unless you are on a
laptop.
After you have accepted these conditions, the rest is easy. You
come into a thread, get a reading on the general atmosphere and
direction, and then make it your destiny to reverse every possible
foundation that the thread was founded upon. You do this either by
disagreeing with the general consensus with an ardent defense
prepared (mini-example 1), by taking up a controversial stance that
is probably wrong (ME 2), or by disagreeing with literally everyone
(ME 3). Once again, you can never back down, even if people bring
up facts, experience, and inconsistencies in your argument against
you; these are but trivial blows to you, The Tank.
There are two types of tanks in terms of personality - some pretend
to be innocent, and continue to troll under the guise of trying to
defend their correct opinion. This usually leads to long battles
that are relatively low on heat. Others are aggressive instigators,
which force their wrong perceptions of the topic at hand down
people's throats. The result of this is usually an instant
flame-war, however it generally does not last long until a
moderator comes in and bans you. Choose your path wisely.