What does it take to become "[in]famous" on AnandTech forums?

Pandaren

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Some members seem very well known, or even infamous here on AnandTech. People like Red Dawn and dmcowen674 and caitlion, for example.

So who's [in]famous, and why?
 

Yo Ma Ma

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Well, start with you. How did you hear about the [in]famous Red Dawn, dmcowen674 and caitlion?
 

Pandaren

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I just see Red Dawn a lot in P&N, and occasionally here in OT, usually making sharp posts. dmcowen was involved in some Distributed Computing scandal (I saw it here in ATOT a few years ago and read about him on The Inquirer or The Register). caitlion gets flamed a lot by people 'cause they say she's conceited (apparently her cuteness isn't enough to stop her from drawing fire for her comments).
 

ElFenix

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only one member is truely infamous, but that was because he killed his fiancee
 

Semidevil

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do weekly joke threads and you will be famous.

or join in almost everysingle yagt and bring good suggestions.

or join in almost every single thread, and nef.

To be famous online, is just like being famous in real life.....stand out. You either be really funny, really smart, really dumb and annoying, or just an real a**hole.

good luck w/ your dreams.
 

Legendary

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Make mildly stupid threads repeatedly (caitlion), or one insanely stupid thread once (Syringer). Same effect.
 

RossMAN

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I dunno about [in]Famous but I'd say Anand is definitely Famous.

Azurik is also very popular but mostly with the FW/eBay crowd. The man is a legend.

Personally I think JokerSmoker outshines them all, but alas he is a bot :)
 

Krk3561

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Originally posted by: MegaWorks
Originally posted by: ViRGE
Originally posted by: ElFenix
only one member is truely infamous, but that was because he killed his fiancee
That would be Dennilfloss, for the unknowing.

Holy SH!T when did that happen!!!!!!

I can't believe I missed that.

wow...

That is some sick sh!t

If read correctly, he made up an alter ego and claimed her death?
 

Brutuskend

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Originally posted by: MegaWorks
Originally posted by: ViRGE
Originally posted by: ElFenix
only one member is truely infamous, but that was because he killed his fiancee
That would be Dennilfloss, for the unknowing.

Holy SH!T when did that happen!!!!!!

I can't believe I missed that.

It was quite a bit before your time.

We could probably add Luvly to the list as well. ;)
 

MegaWorks

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Originally posted by: Brutuskend
Originally posted by: MegaWorks
Originally posted by: ViRGE
Originally posted by: ElFenix
only one member is truely infamous, but that was because he killed his fiancee
That would be Dennilfloss, for the unknowing.

Holy SH!T when did that happen!!!!!!

I can't believe I missed that.

It was quite a bit before your time.

We could probably add Luvly to the list as well. ;)

I started reading the forums in 1998 before becoming a member. I can't believe that this got past me! :Q