User:Locomotive207/Pumping Gas
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Unless you started editing yesterday,you have probably seen,or even been apart of an argument here at Wikipedia. Although discussions on Wikipedia can generally be considered Very Civil,There are plenty of arguments and fights on Wikipedia. Arguments on Talk Pages,Edit Wars,User Page Vandalism,etc. ALthough Wikipedia guidelines have kept this activity in check,they still happen on the regular. That goes without saying,all arguments eventually come to an end. So what happens when an argument here at Wikipedia is just about ending,and somebody joins the conversation,and Pumps Gas onto the argument?
(Pumping gas is another way to say that somebody is adding fuel to the fire. You are pumping highly flammable gasoline onto the fire,which is an analogy for the argument.)
The Basics
[edit]The basic principles of Gas Pumping comes down to three main things
1) The argument that the Gas Pumper enters must be at low intensity,Near over,or already over.
2)The Gas Pumper must be escalating the argument. Not neccesarily creating it.
3)The Gas Pumper must be intentionally escalating the argument. Users who are trying to be peacemakers that escalate arguments usually don't mean to. And therefore can not be counted as true Gas Pumpers.
4)Gas Pumpers can be on either the Right or Wrong side of the argument.
5)Gas Pumpers can also be Trolls. Trolls are all over the place,but they are not excused from Gas Pumping just because they are trolls.