Anytime something big is about to come out - these fools run around like Agent Smith trying to keep everyone in the damn matrix...
Ignore them, and move on... The more you engage with a glowfag, the more secure their job is...
No engagement = no paycheck.
Door-slam them... Don't waste your time...Period...
Whow, I've never seen quite a extensive list like this, it's kinda like "Rules for Radicals 2.0, The Advance strategies for the New Alinskylite". It should very well be entitled "The Art of Dishonesty", "The Science of Skulduggery", "The Secrets of Subterfuge" just Whow! I'm not so naive as to think that most now don't deploy such tactics, but tell me how is it possible to have a honest conversation much less acheve a spontaneous exchange of information in such an environment? Is consensus nothing more than capitulation to these people? How is it that people who engage in such activities are even allowed a seat at the table of communication? Is it no longer so that a reputation of honesty and honor are required? I remember when liers were called out for being liers, they were distrusted, disgraced, shamed and shunned. I remember a time when Moral Peril had real Social Ramifications. It's no wonder we live in a world of $hit, with such a precarious path to peace and freedom. I'm not suggesting that all past conversation reach a point of consensus, but I will attest to the reality that more often than not you walk away with a better understanding and respect for each other, the building blocks necessary to germinate the desire to engage in further dialogue.
The Rantings of a confused old man, Ahhh the good old days you say, the land of milk and honey, yada yada yada.