[Arwen]

Ignoramousrulious (ig no ray mohs roo lee oh sus) n. From the Basque to pretend ignorance of rules

1) This condition afflicts individuals of the butch and of the femme persuasions alike. It is characterized by a type of Tourette's which causes a person to post in a thread after reading one post (sometimes just the title of the thread can trigger this condition). Sufferers do not know how to begin at the beginning to determine what the boundaries of said thread are. They simply read something and respond. Often this incurs the proverbial smackdown by thread regulars who may or may not play well with others.

Said smackdown is often delivered by more than one person which can result in the Ignoramousrulios sufferer's responding in kind. This is never a good idea on the sufferer's part as it only incites the smackerdowners.

Ignoramousrulios has a 100% cure rate when treated appropriately. Often this requires repeated applications of smackdowns on the thread in question and PM's as well. Only the very aware can be completely cured.

Ignoramousrulios is often seen in the ButImANewbie individuals as well as the RuleDon'tApplyToMe type. The first is more easily cured and the second tends to attract Drama Llamas. Caution is urged in the second.