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FEJ
11-02-2010, 09:12 AM
Wheaton's Law (http://ruleoftheinternet.com)
for more on Wheaton's Law start here (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wil_Wheaton#Wheaton.27s_Law)
Betty
11-02-2010, 09:26 AM
It's TRUE!
JWBear
11-02-2010, 09:33 AM
Unless it's your name.
Alex
11-02-2010, 09:34 AM
It was Cecil's Law (http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/register.php) more than a decade earlier, though in the form of Don't be a Jerk."

Unfortunately, that rule is not clear enough for many people and it tends to accrete clarifications over time.
RStar
11-02-2010, 11:02 AM
Who is this FEJ guy, anyway? ;)
JWBear
11-02-2010, 11:19 AM
Who is this FEJ guy, anyway? ;)

I'm not entirely sure FEJ is a person, I suspect it's one of those "Artificial Intelligence" programs that someone gave a LoT membership to. It would explain a lot. Afterall, has anyone actually seen FEJ?
Chernabog
11-02-2010, 11:25 AM
I have personally viewed a FEJ but not in many aeons.
JWBear
11-02-2010, 11:48 AM
I have personally viewed a FEJ but not in many aeons.

Sure... That's what they want you to think you remember!
Gemini Cricket
11-02-2010, 12:15 PM
I clicked on it and it sent me to a page where he was hocking his book. Bastard!
:D
Cadaverous Pallor
11-02-2010, 12:33 PM
I thought the rule of the internet was "Be a Dick!"
Moonliner
11-02-2010, 01:27 PM
I thought the rule of the internet was "Be a Dick!"

Now you're talking like Hitler!
Gn2Dlnd
11-02-2010, 01:43 PM
You know who else talked like Hitler?
Alex
11-02-2010, 01:46 PM
Obama!
Gn2Dlnd
11-02-2010, 01:49 PM
Ooh, reverse Godwin!
Moonliner
11-02-2010, 01:55 PM
Back to the original topic, this so called rule seems to be derivative from the sage wisdom of our very own Not Afraid (http://www.loungeoftomorrow.com/LoT/quotes.php?do=view&quoteid=1676).
Not Afraid
11-02-2010, 01:55 PM
I prefer "Don't Be a Douche".


EDIT: HA!
JWBear
11-02-2010, 02:14 PM
I prefer "Don't Be a Douche".

Be a baignoire instead!
Betty
11-02-2010, 02:52 PM
[QUOTE=Not Afraid;336499]I prefer "Don't Be a Douche".
QUOTE]

Be a baignoire instead!

I read that as Bacon-aire - like a millionaire but with bacon. Mmmm.
JWBear
11-02-2010, 03:01 PM
"The Bacon-Aire... By Ronco!"
RStar
11-02-2010, 05:20 PM
Back to the original topic,
Like that's possible....;)
€uroMeinke
11-02-2010, 08:09 PM
I think that's more of a guideline or best practice than a law
FEJ
11-02-2010, 11:39 PM
I clicked on it and it sent me to a page where he was hocking his book. Bastard!
:D

Haha I actually own ruleoftheinternet.com and put that link in to give Wil proper credit. :-)