ive been on hear for about a month now and wondering who are the regulars?

I’m regular.

2nd cup of coffee in the morning does it every time.

There are regulars and then there’s the big hitters, whose paths you don’t want to cross…..

what are big hitters? lol

what are big hitters?

A bit like the school playground bully.

A bit like the school playground bully.

but with less charisma 🙂

so them plp who just disagree with anything just to disagree?

what are big hitters?

They either have an opinion on everything and will shout until you’ve given in or they simply can’t help themselves and have to have input on most threads.

The first lot are [as said] just bullies, the second are OK but you do wonder how on earth they’d survive if someone took the internet away

Remember they are all just internet bully’s though, so don’t take it to heart.

The first rule of the Brotherhood of Big Hitters is…you do not talk about Hitting Big.

Just dont mention the Edinburgh defence

What about the medium hitters?

well, if theres BIG hitters, it stands to reason there must be other categories of ‘hitters’ too?

Just dont mention the Edinburgh toothpaste defence

You’re either a Big Hitter, or a minnow.

most threads ive seen big hitters coming out to play your either a big hitter or your correct 😉

I think of myself as a conscientious objector.

I used to think of myself as arrogant until I became perfect!

😉

ive been on hear for about a month now and wondering who are the regulars?

Another month and you will just know, some regulars stand out, others don’t, Some have multiple accounts, some don’t, some have the magic “P” others don’t.

I think its quiet nice not to have a post count on your profile.

Always wondered where I fit into the hierarchy. I’d class myself as a regular, but rarely stray onto the chat forum, so don’t tend to get involved in the massive arguments! Never been banned either.

Just dont mention the Edinburgh defence

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edinburgh_Defense

Bout 3 times a day for me HTH

hehe, love the wiki entry, haddnt seen that!

Never been banned either.

Big fail then 😉

Big hitters is the name of a group that thinks it’s superior, but in reality it’s a club for soggy biscuit players.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edinburgh_Defense

Class.

BoardinBob – Member
Just dont mention the Edinburgh defence
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edinburgh_Defense

😆 😆 😆

would be nice if defence wasnt spelled in americanese

I think I’ve been on the verge of Hitting Big but hopefully recognised the signs in time.

The Edinburgh Defence gets used a lot on internet sites but I’ve never seen anything to convince me it’s particularily used by Edinburgh Big Hitters…

I would say I’m in the same boat as njee.

*waves*

what other people think is a different matter…

I wouldn’t like to try to list the big hitters, as somebody above says pretty soon you will just know.

The first rule of the Brotherhood of Big Hitters is…you do not talk about Hitting Big

Which reminds me; the first rule of toddler fight club is, you do not talk about toddler fight club.

If you want to become a Big Hitter, follow this helpful guide:

1. Select a topic, any one will do, but preferably you should know little to nothing about it.

2. Do not read any of the posts, instead, skim over certain key words which make you angry.

3. Immediately post something which is only vaguely relevant to the thread topic, but is wildly emotive and hugely predictable (it helps if you’ve already adopted the same stance in other threads, check the Daily Mail comments section for good examples)

4. Copy the text you just posted in step 3.

5. Don’t fully read any of the replies after your post, again only a glance at random words taken completely out of context will be sufficient.

6. Paste the text you copied in step 4. Add in a couple of points of anecdotal evidence, and maybe a few exclamation marks.

7. Repeat steps 5 and 6 until thread is locked.

Congratulations, you are now a Big Hitter.

See…the problem is when I read Big Hitlers, sorry, Hitters I see this…..

Hmmmm… is there a definitive list? I have a feeling I may have qualified once or twice. 😳

Its a generic insult used by posters to insult folk who have an opinion different from theirs. It is used to attack the person rather than their argument. It is fair to say the average BH will articulate it ad nauseum and rarely back down.

usual suspects is used for left wing variations
Swivel eyed loon for right wing ones
Tin foil hat for conspiracist ones

PS DS is one, al is and I am a usual suspect [ sometimes called thought police]

GrahamS you are more of a big hitter on specialist issues but you fall down on being largely reasonable and informed.

I believe cynic-al is the unofficial Keeper of the List.

And, typically, this Wiki entry is incorrect

The term was first coined on mlehworld, not here, but it does refer to the same forum contributor.

A bit like the school playground bully.

I’d say more like the playground bully’s hanger-on who so desperately wants to be hard and feared but is actually rather pathetic

😉

I always thought Big Hitter referred literaly to their post count

And on the wiki entry

This page was last modified on 1 August 2012 at 19:34.

Has someone been playing? 🙂

The Sanity Assassin – Member

And, typically, this Wiki entry is incorrect

The term was first coined on mlehworld, not here, but it does refer to the same forum contributor.

Er, no it wasn’t.

TJ Defence, probably, but Edinburgh Defence was coined by me, during a Cynic Al vs TJ bitchfest on here. 😀

So there.

i have been on here for a decade so am regular 🙂

Dear god! I think I’ve been on here for a decade. I just had to sit and rock back and too, while sobbing gently. I think I may take up self harming