I would say it's pretty unusual if Jarl Frank gets mad over anything.
I even called his books mentally ill trash and he seemed to take it as a big compliment.
Apparently he dumbfucked people for criticizing Thief, but I made it through unscathed so maybe you have to insult it in a particular way.
I'm not familiar with multiple instances where JarlFrank has dumbfucked people over Thief discussions, but I am familiar with one instance in particular... because that was the time I asked him to.
I asked for anvi to be dumbfucked because he made a few shit-tier posts about Thief, but the highlight was
this one: (quoted below)
One of the later [Thief] games was a lot better. It had a bow and arrow to cap people but also there were water arrows that put the lights out that added a whole new dimension to the game. I think that was probably the peak of the series. It still wasn't perfect but it was a lot better. I respect the early versions for what they did, but they aren't great games in terms of actual mechanics and stuff, which is what really matters...
Anyone who has spent a few minutes with
any of the Thief games knows the following fact: Water arrows are not only available in
every Thief game, they're available in every Thief game
from the start.
Conclusion: Here's someone trying to claim gaming cred by stating he's played the Thief games... when he clearly hasn't.
(Astute readers may notice that JarlFrank didn't stop with just the Dumbfuck tag, as anvi decided to double down rather than realize and accept his mistake.)
But, in a major feat of coincidence, I later get into a debate/argument with another Codexer who's railing on the Thief games. You can find that post
here. Just scroll down a little bit to see who I'm arguing with, and you may see a pattern beginning to emerge.
Also, Chad's "arguments" in the Ion Maiden thread speak for themselves. Arguing that Ion Maiden is a cash-in riding on the retro nostalgia wave is fair, but then he goes overboard by stating that the original Doom engine is equal to the Build engine. Uh-huh. No.
As a result I voted "No" in the poll, with the reservation that it really says "Not yet". Unlike many other Codexers Chad seems to be a learning animal and is improving, to the point that the "Possibly Retarded" tag may be unwarranted one day. But that day hasn't come yet, so until then I can only say to Chad "Keep on posting, you may get there one day." I should know, I was in a very similar position here on the Codex over nine years ago.