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Table of Contents
1:Forum Personalities
-1a:The Post Whore
-1b:Grammar Police
-1c:The Big Head
-1d:The Complainer
-1e:The Arguer
-1f:Idiot
-1g:The Creator
-1h:The Supervisor
-1i:Bipolar Poster
-1j:The Thread Jacker
-1k:The Wall
-1l:The Troll
-1m:The Idol
-1n:The Groupie
-1o:The Insulter
-1p:Average Joe
-1q:The Compensator
-1r:The Body Guard
-1s:The Lurker
-1t:The Normie
-1u:The Weirdie
-1v:The Pretender
-1w: White Knight
-1x: Noob at Life
-1y: Internet Noob
-1z: Internet Nub
-1za: The Shift Whore
-1zb: THE CAPS WHORE
2:Cory9289's Dictionary
-2a:Aphrodisiac
-2b:Boot
-2c:Cawk
-2d:Cewk
-2e
ood
-2f:Huggle
-2gooper
-2h:Oprahmicious
-2i:Necromancy
-2j:Nood
-2k:Flame
-2l:133t
-2.1:Acronyms
-2.2:Smilies
3:BB Codes
4:Guide To Surviving The Forum
-4a:Flaming
-Strategy
-Turning the Tables/Big Man
-Skills
-The Morning After Pill
-4b:Arguing
-4c:Making A Thread
-Title
-Body
-Addressing The Medium
-Thread-Making
-Notes
-4d:Making Friends And Enemies
-Choosing Friends
-Choosing Enemies
-Sheep-Flaming
-Important People
-4e:Invisibility
-Why Use It
-How To Use It
-4f: Flood Control
-What Is Flood Control
-4g: Forum Goodbyes and Hellos
-Goodbyes
-Hellos
-The Keypost
-4h: Ninja Edits and SS's
-Ninja Edits
-SS's
-Catching Ninja Edits
-Why SS?
Blue - Recently Added
SeaGreen - Recently Updated
Forum Personalities
The Post Whore
This post will post anything, at anytime. Most times the posts he makes contribute very little to the thread. This person equates a lot posts with accomplishment.
Grammar Police
Every forum has one of these. They will not only go to great lengths to correct simple misspelled words, but will also try and correct l33t as well. They will venture into the realm of grammar as well. This forum poster is usually dismissed by the forum community as someone with nothing more to contribute than their good spelling.
The Big Head
This poster knows more about the game than you. This poster knows more about you than you at times. Everything in the game is easy to this poster. They tend to have short, one sentence posts which basically boil down to you being a noob and them not being a noob.
The Complainer
Nothing is good enough for this forum poster. The game is either too hard/too easy for them. Most aspects of the game need massive amount of work in order to live up to their standards. They will complain about people in the game, game mechanics, game play, and anything else they can get their hands on. Meh is their reply to any sensible post.
The Arguer
This forum dweller lives for an argument. They have a snappy comeback for anything that may not be 100% correct. They do not have the ability to understand generalizations, only specifics.
Idiot
These types tend to either be very young, very unintelligent, or do not speak the language native to the forum in question. They utilize a lot of l33t, seldom use punctuation, and are huge fans of the ‘Wall of Text’ method of posting. Mostly ignored, they tend to continue their posting and pay little mind to those to try to correct them.
The Creator
This person will actually go out of his/her way to make something original or funny for general forum consumption. These are the type of forum posters that created orly owls. This poster can be mean if their work is met with little appreciation.
The Supervisor
This poster believes he/she is an unofficial moderator. They will tell people to calm down, not argue, don’t violate forum rules etc. This person tends to treat the forums like a job, because most likely, they do not have a job in real life. They take their forum time very seriously, and won’t tolerate anyone messing it up.
Bipolar Poster
This is the kind of poster that you can never be friends with. One minute they are cool with you, the next they aren't.
The ThreadJacker
This person lives for taking a thread off subject. They especially enjoy derailing a serious topic. Some more popular methods of derailment are the posting of lols, ..., 1234567, random photos or fail pictures, saying "this topic is now about...", etc.
The Wall
This type of poster has always done something more or better than you. If you have a Masters in Physiology, they have a PhD. This is the hardest poster to get along with, they are like talking to a wall.
The Troll
This is the poster that will post anything to get attention. They will post senseless threads about TV shows that just started 10 minutes ago or about going to sleep. In a Troll's mind, the letter "a" is good enough for a thread.
The Idol
This is the type of poster that everyone sucks up too. Even is the idol doesn't have a good personality, somehow every will suck up to them and expect you to too.
The Groupie
This poster usually usually clinches to forum groups or important people. The groupie feels the need to be protected by the companionship of players or forum groups. Usually if you insult a groupie, he/she will use everything is his/her power to bring their friends into the conflict.
The Insulter
The insulter is a poster who has a little amount of friends. If any friends, they will usually be idols or someone somehow important in the forum. This poster will most likely insult another poster for no reason.
Average Joe
The average joe is exactly average. Sometimes combined on two or more personalities, the average joe usually spends his/her time posting regularly and not doing any more than that. Sometimes joining important debates and sometime spamming, usually the average joe is the easiest poster to get along with.
The Compensator
This poster usually feels that he/she must brag about mostly fictional things. They usually have real life issues and feel the need to brag about themselves in some fictional way. The compensator is know to make comments about sexual things or about their ability in sports or education.
The Body Guard
The body guard is one of the most atrocious posters. They feel the need to defend a poster against the insulter. The body guard will usually make just as bad comments to the insulter as the insulter would make. Although they can sometimes be irritating, the body guard adds balance to the forums and sometimes can help you in a situation. Some body guards may also be called suck-ups or groupies too.
The Lurker
The Lurker is if not the most, one of the most mysterious of the posters. He/she will rarely post but instead, read almost every post in the forum. They usually know a lot about the posters and can sometimes be dangerous. Every once in a while the lurker will feel a need to make maybe one to two post on a subject and then run to hide in the amidst. It is recommended to stay away from lurkers.
The Normie
Normies are called normies because they are the norm- the average- and the droll. Normies lack the ability to see connections as Weirds can and are often hard to communicate with. They are more prone to start or instigate fights and are more often then not the people who watch and hoot at fights on the street or at school.(Note that if you're a normie, you most likely still belong in another group)
The Weirdie
Weirds make up a low percentage of the worlds population and even lower in America. Weirds are more prone to reason-ability and often have a higher IQ than Normies. Having a higher IQ means that they can see patterns and learn/store information much easier and faster. Weirds make up a large part of the Off-topic population and enjoy educated debates. (Note that if you're a weird, you most likely still belong in another group)
The Pretender
Although The Pretender sounds like it's someone who pretends to be something, it's a little deeper. The Pretender is a poster who comes in pretending to be a different gender. Such as, a guy pretending to be a girl and making threads that say "Girls Only". They usually have fetishes and are very dangerous posters. Usually, asking a lot of information about you and tracking your every move. This is a very dangerous poster and should be avoided.
The White Knight
Noob at Life
This person acts like he has never met a girl. If any girl as much as mentions him, talks to him, or goes on a short spam-spree with him, he'll take that as an intention of marriage and follow the girl EVERYWHERE. This person is so clingy that cling-wrap could take pointers from him. Every post he posts will require significant attention from 'his woman', otherwise he'll quote his post until she gives him attention. This syndrome is rampant in pre-teen males, who realize that the internet contains females and ergo, they must be interested in him. A noob at life will try to defend his forum girlfriend in an attempt to look heroic but will usually fail. Also see: White Knight
Internet Noob
Internet Explorer 6? Check. BBcode fail? Check. Old demotivationals? Check. Referral links? Check. The Internet Noob is a devilish creature, spawned from the gates of AOL itself. Armed with Internet Explorer and the Yahoo! Toolbar, he or she is stubborn, often rude, and always lost. They won't accept any other browser, but it's not their browser choice that's the most dangerous. The Internet Noob will cripple any forum, sucking the life out of it slowly. Everything must be commented on, everything must be necromanced, and the search function is unknown to them. Beware the Internet Noob, they might have 3 toolbars installed and Super-AntiVirus 2011, but they can still find the report button if you get annoyed and snap at them.
Internet Nub
An Internet Nub is someone who uses the things an Internet Noob does, not because they want to, but because they don't know how to change it. Someone who struggles to copy and paste. Internet Nubs, however, hold a glimmer of hope for their future because they are usually open to suggestion and can take advice.
The Shift Whore
Did You Know That Nine Out Of Ten Experts Agree That Capitalizing The First Letter Of Every Word You Write Immediately Makes You A Mature, Respected Poster? It's True. When You Type Like This, It's Not Annoying, It's What Everyone Else Is Doing. Sure, You Spammed Like Crazy In The Other Threads, But That Was Because You Were Being Hacked. Now That A Moderator Position Is Open, You Are Showing That You Are Mature For Someone Who Just Turned 11.
THE CAPS WHORE
CAPS LOCK HAS LONG BEEN REGARDED AS CRUISE CONTROL FOR COOL, AND THIS FORUM IS NO EXCEPTION. TYPING IN ALL CAPS MAKES YOU COOL, BECAUSE EVERYONE WILL READ YOUR POSTS. IF YOU ARE ANGRY, HAPPY OR SAD, GET YOUR MESSAGE OUT THERE BY PRESSING THAT CAPS LOCK BUTTON AND LET THE WORLD FEEL YOUR WRATH. WHY ELSE IS THERE A LITTLE LIGHT NEXT TO CAPS LOCK? IT'S A DAMN IMPORTANT BUTTON THAT BEGS TO BE TURNED ON. PRESS THAT AND UNLEASH THE FURY!!
Cory9289's Dictionary
Aphrodisiac
Function: noun
Pronunciation: A'fro-Dees-E-Act
Etymology: Greek
1: Something or someone who tries to push sex related subjects, a cup-handle
Boot
Function: Noun
Pronunciation: BOO'-T
Etymology: Latin, Middle English
1: A idiotic forum poster
Cawk
Function: Verb
Pronunciation: Call-K'
Etymology: Derived from l33t, c4wk
1: To act untouchable, to boast
Cewk
Function: Noun
Pronunciation: Cew-K'
Etymology: Derived from l33t, c3wk
1: Someone who is goofy, horse goggles
Dood
Function: Noun/Adjective
Pronunciation: Doooooooo'-D
Etymology: Derived from l33t, d00d
1: Someone who lacks knowledge, without sense, a squirrels diaper
Glomp
Function: Noun/Verb
Pronounciation: GlOm'-p
Etymology: Urban
1: A very hard smack, to smack
Huggle
Function: No Idea
Pronunciation: Hu-guls'
Etymology: Rivka's Slang
1: A type of hug that is cuter than a regular hug, strangle of a fairy
Pooper
Function: Noun
Pronunciation: POO'-PEr,
Etymology: French
1: A tool used to "poop" in, someone who sits excessively
Oprahmicious
Function: Adjective
Pronunciation: OPRAH'-mis-e-us'
Etymology: Urban Enviroment
1: Knowing everything
Necromancy
Function: Noun/Verb
Pronounciation: Ne'c-row-ma'n-cy'
Etymology: Old English
1: The bumping of long dead threads onto the front page. (Necromancy is frowned upon in both real life and in the forum and is usually only used by the most unoriginal or annoying spammers.)
Nood
Function: Noun/Adjective
Pronunciation: 'nüd
Etymology: (assumed) Middle English, from Old English nOOd
1: Meaning noodlish; someone without posture, a monkey's jockstrap
Flame
Function: Noun
Pronunciation: Flay-me'
Etymology: Urban
1: Insulting criticism or remark meant to incite anger
133t
Function: Noun
Pronounciation: Le-et
Etymology: Urban
1: A commonly used word to mis-represent "elite." 2: An internet language that forms words. 3: Internet speak for "I am stupid beat me with a brush."
Oldie
Function: Noun
Pronounciation: Oh-DEE
Etymology: English
1: Someone or something that is particular more experienced or older 2: A person who has nothing more to do with their life
Acronyms
Note: Some acronyms may contain euphemisms.
LOL: Laughing Out Loud
ROFL: Rolling On Floor Laughing
OMG: Oh My God
QFT: Quoted For Truth
FTW: For The Win
OIC: Oh I See
LMAO: Laughing My Arse Off
BTW: By The Way
WB: Welcome Back
AFK: Away From Keyboard
BRB = Be Right Back
IMO = In My Opinion
IMHO = In My Honest Opinion
FYI = For Your Information
TBH = To Be Honest
GTG = Got To Go
ATM = At The Moment
CBA = Can't Be Asked
Smilies
XD -smile with like crinkled eyes
^_^ = eyes open wide and smile
^_- = wink, same as above
= smile
;P = wink with tounge out
= tounge out
;-) = wink
</3 = broken heart
O.O = shock
= whut?!
= whut?!
= huge smile
<3 = heart(love)
BBCodes
Note: Use [ and ] in place of ( and ). Never run out of order when bbcoding. Example: (b)(u)text(/b)(/u) is wrong, (b)(u)text(/u)(/b) is right.
Bold: (b)text(/b)
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Italics: (i)text(/i)
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Font: (font=fixedys)text(/font)
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Size: (size=3)text(/size)
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Underline: (u)text(/u)
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Strikeout: (s)text(/s)
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List:
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URLs: (url)site url(/url) or (url=site name)any word here(/url)
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Images: (img)insert image url(/img)
Quotes: It's easiest to use the quote button supplied in the forum. Or use the brackets with quote and /quote.
Guide To Surviving the Forum
Flaming
Ok, before you can even enter the forum, you need to be directly prepared for war, if it is to come. And believe me, a forum is always ticking for the next war. In most cases, the flame war. So, how do you prepare? Read closely, and you'll learn all you need. First up, strategy.
Strategy
It is important to keep the initiative. Your enemy flamer will try to return the remarks to scare you away. You must move relentlessly flame back, while never losing the thread. Most flame wars will start over two different groups believing that they are right and the other is wrong. Try to come up with a good case of why you are right and provide some evidence. But can you assume that everyone on the net is just waiting for your next literary masterpiece? Do you know the mood of the other groups? Are they even interested? If you misjudge this, then you risk humiliating yourself before a large audience. Always, use silence as a strategy. Never underestimate the power of silence. Being ignored will spur the temper of the most controlled flamer. You might want to think about a few cases to use silence. Never respond to simple abuse, it only encourages them. Never respond immediately. But be careful, if you are silent too long opponent might take advantage over that. And never get too deep in a flame.
Turning the Tables/Big Man
This is one of the greatest tactics you will ever see on any forum. As with any flame war, it usually dissolves into insults, sarcasm and petty fighting. This tactic is best used after a user flames you or your group with an unnecessary insult. As with the real world, walk away. If you have nothing else to say, walk away. This will make you look GREAT, especially among the people uninvolved in the fight, who will praise you for being the bigger man. All the while your opponent will be FUMING, and keep trying to bring the fight to you again and again. Eventually they will be dismissed as an idiot.
- Note that this tactic will not work if you are epically losing the flame war. You'll look like your looking for a way to escape and keep your dignity intact, and you're intentions will be very transparent.
Skills
Patronizing is a good way to piss off the enemy flamer. Use unnecessary adverbs and adjectives. One of the fascinating aspects of flame wars is how quickly the truth is left behind. If your back is against the wall, you will be tempted to make things up. It's important to make your lies sound true. The rule is, if you are caught in a lie, lie your way out of it. Mostly, you wouldn't want to dig yourself deeper, but in flame wars, it's win or go home and never come back. If you really want to win a flame war, use sarcasm. But do not expect to be friends afterward. Sarcasm is the verbal demonstration of contempt. Once released, there is no reverse. And there is quoting, a lot of times a person will say stupid things and forget about them, or they may just edit their post. They will do this when they notice a flaw in their flame. So quote and use, simple as that. Flame warfare is psychological warfare. It is important to understand the enemy, the innocent bystander, the effect of your weapons and your own motives. There is a thin line between protecting your reputation and egomania; know where that line is. The last thing you need to know, is to always get the last word or well, post. Now you're ready for a flame war if it is to come.
The Morning After Pill
After a huge night of flaming, when both parties have retired, there will be a lot of stuff on the forum that was said in anger. Swearing, insults, all this is infractable, and if your flaming enemy is really out to get you, they will take advantage of this ASAP.
The next morning, go back to the flame thread. Chances are nobody is discussing your flaming war anymore, and that's good. Go through the entire war, and edit any posts that may be infractable. Don't worry about if your enemy quoted you swearing, quotes don't prove anything as they are editable. Same with screenshots. Do this after every war and you will keep a clean record, while still getting your point across when it matters.
Arguing
When arguing, it's important to defend your actions. An argument is nothing but a verbal game of chess, and since you're on a forum, you have time to think about your next move. Before you post a post, read it from your enemies point of view. Where are the flaws? Have you posted your sources? Are they reliable? Can your enemy counter this easily? These are all important questions you must address. Remember that a post can take minutes to make, but a smart enemy can find a flaw in seconds, and nobody will care to read the rest of your post after that. Keep the defensive and take small jabs at your enemy where you can. NEVER go for a finisher instantly, it's a complete waste of time. This does nothing to the enemy. If you need to, keep a list of points you can attack, and at the end, post your finisher. When everyone is tired of fighting, nobody will have time or energy to counter it.
Another way, which takes some time to correctly do is, to use difficult or advanced grammar. Mostly anyone can understand common simple grammar, but when you add some spicy difficult words, arguing is a breeze. Also, it will make you seem more educated and more right about the subject. For example, I could say the following: "Stop trying to avoid everything I say, you keep moving away from the subject." But, I could also say: "Cease trying to circumvent my actions, it seems as if your drift is to digress away from the matter." Although it's only a little more advanced word-wise, you'd be amazed of how many people would barely understand that statement. Using difficult grammar is a win in any book.
My least favorite but useful to use is the famous "Huge Poster" style. It's simple, just post a huge post consisting of at least 400 words. It not only makes people think you know a lot, they are very much likely to not even read it and respond ignorantly. When they do, all you have to do is flame them, tell the to read your post and basically, they will deteriorate from the argument.
Notes:
Making a Thread
Sure, you can post in every thread, be part of groups, but you're not part of the forum until you've made a thread. It's important that you at least make a proper one at that. Remember, you want people to read your thread, and discuss. So, the basics of making a thread is simple:
Title
The title of the thread is important, without it, well you can't have a thread. To have a proper title, try to use at least capitalization. To most people, they'd rather read "Guide To Forums" than "guide to forums". It looks more thought out, and proper. Aside from capitalization, try to have good spelling. I know, we all aren't spelling freaks but at least not using numbers for letters or spelling "read" like "reed". It all comes down to what appeals to the medium, and sometimes "H3y r33d th15" works but try to stay away from that. Another point about making a title is how important you view the thread to be. If you're making a guide, capitalization is a must. Don't slam 'Official' or 'THE ... THREAD' (ex. "The Image Thread") because people don't like being told where they have to post what.
Body(The inside of the thread)
The most important part of the cake, the ingredients. What you put in the thread will make or break it. If you're not just making a useless thread or just bored and throwing out something stupid, you want it to be a good thread. So, again, try to use capitalization and good spelling. Also, punctuation and etc wouldn't hurt. Remember that there are two kinds of threads, the kind that take off and the ones that hit the ground. I'd say about 99% of threads fail at one point. The other 1% are either stickys or iconic to the community (where do I find this image comes to mind). Don't be discouraged, but don't bump it unnecessarily.
Addressing The Medium
If you want people to actually read the thread, of course you want a thread that appeals to the readers. Everyone is different, but there is usually something that everyone will jump to read. It could be news about the game, a fun game thread, or much more. So try to post something interesting, something that stands out from other threads.
Thread-Making
There are some people that make good threads, some people that don't. Never make more than 2 threads a day, unless they are of dire importance. If many people tell you that your threads suck, stop making them. Never spite someone by making many threads or you're gonna find yourself on the wrong end of a banhammer.
Notes:
Making Friends And Enemies
Choosing Friends
It's always important to have friends, actually it's very important. It's a life or death matter, because, when you're being gang-flamed, you need some back up. When you just can't seem to get any attention, you need friends. So, how do you choose who to be friends with? It's sometimes hard to get along with people that don't share your interests. So, try to be friends with people of similar interests. Next, try to get that certain important forumer on your side. It will not only help you out when being flamed, it will help you get more friends. Also, try not to act smuggish or smart all the time. Although there are friends that could share that style with you.
Choosing Enemies
No matter what you do, you will always make an enemy no matter where you go. So who do you make enemies with? Of course the people you dislike! But, it's always important to make enemies with the forum enemy or just who your friends dislike. Remember not to make too many enemies. So you're probably saying by now, "Why do I want to make an enemy?" I understand it sounds crazy but, it will increase fun and help you to become dominant if you can "OWN" your enemy. Simple, yet productive.
Sheep-Flaming
There is a big difference between a rivalry between two people, and joining in on a flaming just because everyone else is doing. As the previous paragraph mentioned, being the enemy of the forum enemy will get you friends, but what quality of friends are you going to get? If you like spineless people who flame someone they don't even know just become someone 'cool' is doing it, you'll fit in. Always stick to your values. You like furries, you like furries. Stick to it, and everyone will have to either accept it or come out looking like an ass. Be confident, be snappy and witty and soon you'll have your own following.
Important People
Important people, important people, important people. Some are cool, some are plain idiots. Regardless, they may be important, and that means the forum majority likes them and they are popular and may control certain forum groups and have power. So, it's important you know who they are. However you can only attain a certain rank by sticking next to important people. It'll never be as high as them. You cannot, I repeat, you CANNOT kiss ass to the top on the internet, at least not successfully.
Invisibility Mode
Why Use It
Some people may use invisibility(invisible mode) so that users can't see their username under the active user lists. You may need to use this to lurk or hide in the forums, or just lay low. You may need to get away from flamers that have got to rough, either way, invisibility is a essential to a forumer's kit.
How To Use It
First you will need to click the "User CP" link near the top of the forums. Once there you will see many other links to access your options. Next click on "Edit Options". Next you will see a space describing "Invisible Mode". It will read: Invisible mode allows you to browse the forums without appearing in the 'Currently Active Users' lists. Under that you will see a check box that you can click. Click this and you're using it.
So: User CP>Edit Options>Click Use Invisible Mode
Flood Control
Flood control is used by many forums so that users can't over post in the forum. Most forums as this forum usually use a 10-30 second wait period. You must wait that many seconds before posting again. This is useful for keep spammers for destroying the forum but can be annoying at times.
1:Forum Personalities
-1a:The Post Whore
-1b:Grammar Police
-1c:The Big Head
-1d:The Complainer
-1e:The Arguer
-1f:Idiot
-1g:The Creator
-1h:The Supervisor
-1i:Bipolar Poster
-1j:The Thread Jacker
-1k:The Wall
-1l:The Troll
-1m:The Idol
-1n:The Groupie
-1o:The Insulter
-1p:Average Joe
-1q:The Compensator
-1r:The Body Guard
-1s:The Lurker
-1t:The Normie
-1u:The Weirdie
-1v:The Pretender
-1w: White Knight
-1x: Noob at Life
-1y: Internet Noob
-1z: Internet Nub
-1za: The Shift Whore
-1zb: THE CAPS WHORE
2:Cory9289's Dictionary
-2a:Aphrodisiac
-2b:Boot
-2c:Cawk
-2d:Cewk
-2e
ood-2f:Huggle
-2g
ooper-2h:Oprahmicious
-2i:Necromancy
-2j:Nood
-2k:Flame
-2l:133t
-2.1:Acronyms
-2.2:Smilies
3:BB Codes
4:Guide To Surviving The Forum
-4a:Flaming
-Strategy
-Turning the Tables/Big Man
-Skills
-The Morning After Pill
-4b:Arguing
-4c:Making A Thread
-Title
-Body
-Addressing The Medium
-Thread-Making
-Notes
-4d:Making Friends And Enemies
-Choosing Friends
-Choosing Enemies
-Sheep-Flaming
-Important People
-4e:Invisibility
-Why Use It
-How To Use It
-4f: Flood Control
-What Is Flood Control
-4g: Forum Goodbyes and Hellos
-Goodbyes
-Hellos
-The Keypost
-4h: Ninja Edits and SS's
-Ninja Edits
-SS's
-Catching Ninja Edits
-Why SS?
Blue - Recently Added
SeaGreen - Recently Updated
Forum Personalities
The Post Whore
This post will post anything, at anytime. Most times the posts he makes contribute very little to the thread. This person equates a lot posts with accomplishment.
Grammar Police
Every forum has one of these. They will not only go to great lengths to correct simple misspelled words, but will also try and correct l33t as well. They will venture into the realm of grammar as well. This forum poster is usually dismissed by the forum community as someone with nothing more to contribute than their good spelling.
The Big Head
This poster knows more about the game than you. This poster knows more about you than you at times. Everything in the game is easy to this poster. They tend to have short, one sentence posts which basically boil down to you being a noob and them not being a noob.
The Complainer
Nothing is good enough for this forum poster. The game is either too hard/too easy for them. Most aspects of the game need massive amount of work in order to live up to their standards. They will complain about people in the game, game mechanics, game play, and anything else they can get their hands on. Meh is their reply to any sensible post.
The Arguer
This forum dweller lives for an argument. They have a snappy comeback for anything that may not be 100% correct. They do not have the ability to understand generalizations, only specifics.
Idiot
These types tend to either be very young, very unintelligent, or do not speak the language native to the forum in question. They utilize a lot of l33t, seldom use punctuation, and are huge fans of the ‘Wall of Text’ method of posting. Mostly ignored, they tend to continue their posting and pay little mind to those to try to correct them.
The Creator
This person will actually go out of his/her way to make something original or funny for general forum consumption. These are the type of forum posters that created orly owls. This poster can be mean if their work is met with little appreciation.
The Supervisor
This poster believes he/she is an unofficial moderator. They will tell people to calm down, not argue, don’t violate forum rules etc. This person tends to treat the forums like a job, because most likely, they do not have a job in real life. They take their forum time very seriously, and won’t tolerate anyone messing it up.
Bipolar Poster
This is the kind of poster that you can never be friends with. One minute they are cool with you, the next they aren't.
The ThreadJacker
This person lives for taking a thread off subject. They especially enjoy derailing a serious topic. Some more popular methods of derailment are the posting of lols, ..., 1234567, random photos or fail pictures, saying "this topic is now about...", etc.
The Wall
This type of poster has always done something more or better than you. If you have a Masters in Physiology, they have a PhD. This is the hardest poster to get along with, they are like talking to a wall.
The Troll
This is the poster that will post anything to get attention. They will post senseless threads about TV shows that just started 10 minutes ago or about going to sleep. In a Troll's mind, the letter "a" is good enough for a thread.
The Idol
This is the type of poster that everyone sucks up too. Even is the idol doesn't have a good personality, somehow every will suck up to them and expect you to too.
The Groupie
This poster usually usually clinches to forum groups or important people. The groupie feels the need to be protected by the companionship of players or forum groups. Usually if you insult a groupie, he/she will use everything is his/her power to bring their friends into the conflict.
The Insulter
The insulter is a poster who has a little amount of friends. If any friends, they will usually be idols or someone somehow important in the forum. This poster will most likely insult another poster for no reason.
Average Joe
The average joe is exactly average. Sometimes combined on two or more personalities, the average joe usually spends his/her time posting regularly and not doing any more than that. Sometimes joining important debates and sometime spamming, usually the average joe is the easiest poster to get along with.
The Compensator
This poster usually feels that he/she must brag about mostly fictional things. They usually have real life issues and feel the need to brag about themselves in some fictional way. The compensator is know to make comments about sexual things or about their ability in sports or education.
The Body Guard
The body guard is one of the most atrocious posters. They feel the need to defend a poster against the insulter. The body guard will usually make just as bad comments to the insulter as the insulter would make. Although they can sometimes be irritating, the body guard adds balance to the forums and sometimes can help you in a situation. Some body guards may also be called suck-ups or groupies too.
The Lurker
The Lurker is if not the most, one of the most mysterious of the posters. He/she will rarely post but instead, read almost every post in the forum. They usually know a lot about the posters and can sometimes be dangerous. Every once in a while the lurker will feel a need to make maybe one to two post on a subject and then run to hide in the amidst. It is recommended to stay away from lurkers.
The Normie
Normies are called normies because they are the norm- the average- and the droll. Normies lack the ability to see connections as Weirds can and are often hard to communicate with. They are more prone to start or instigate fights and are more often then not the people who watch and hoot at fights on the street or at school.(Note that if you're a normie, you most likely still belong in another group)
The Weirdie
Weirds make up a low percentage of the worlds population and even lower in America. Weirds are more prone to reason-ability and often have a higher IQ than Normies. Having a higher IQ means that they can see patterns and learn/store information much easier and faster. Weirds make up a large part of the Off-topic population and enjoy educated debates. (Note that if you're a weird, you most likely still belong in another group)
The Pretender
Although The Pretender sounds like it's someone who pretends to be something, it's a little deeper. The Pretender is a poster who comes in pretending to be a different gender. Such as, a guy pretending to be a girl and making threads that say "Girls Only". They usually have fetishes and are very dangerous posters. Usually, asking a lot of information about you and tracking your every move. This is a very dangerous poster and should be avoided.
The White Knight
Encyclopedia Dramatica said:
Noob at Life
This person acts like he has never met a girl. If any girl as much as mentions him, talks to him, or goes on a short spam-spree with him, he'll take that as an intention of marriage and follow the girl EVERYWHERE. This person is so clingy that cling-wrap could take pointers from him. Every post he posts will require significant attention from 'his woman', otherwise he'll quote his post until she gives him attention. This syndrome is rampant in pre-teen males, who realize that the internet contains females and ergo, they must be interested in him. A noob at life will try to defend his forum girlfriend in an attempt to look heroic but will usually fail. Also see: White Knight
Internet Noob
Internet Explorer 6? Check. BBcode fail? Check. Old demotivationals? Check. Referral links? Check. The Internet Noob is a devilish creature, spawned from the gates of AOL itself. Armed with Internet Explorer and the Yahoo! Toolbar, he or she is stubborn, often rude, and always lost. They won't accept any other browser, but it's not their browser choice that's the most dangerous. The Internet Noob will cripple any forum, sucking the life out of it slowly. Everything must be commented on, everything must be necromanced, and the search function is unknown to them. Beware the Internet Noob, they might have 3 toolbars installed and Super-AntiVirus 2011, but they can still find the report button if you get annoyed and snap at them.
Internet Nub
An Internet Nub is someone who uses the things an Internet Noob does, not because they want to, but because they don't know how to change it. Someone who struggles to copy and paste. Internet Nubs, however, hold a glimmer of hope for their future because they are usually open to suggestion and can take advice.
The Shift Whore
Did You Know That Nine Out Of Ten Experts Agree That Capitalizing The First Letter Of Every Word You Write Immediately Makes You A Mature, Respected Poster? It's True. When You Type Like This, It's Not Annoying, It's What Everyone Else Is Doing. Sure, You Spammed Like Crazy In The Other Threads, But That Was Because You Were Being Hacked. Now That A Moderator Position Is Open, You Are Showing That You Are Mature For Someone Who Just Turned 11.
THE CAPS WHORE
CAPS LOCK HAS LONG BEEN REGARDED AS CRUISE CONTROL FOR COOL, AND THIS FORUM IS NO EXCEPTION. TYPING IN ALL CAPS MAKES YOU COOL, BECAUSE EVERYONE WILL READ YOUR POSTS. IF YOU ARE ANGRY, HAPPY OR SAD, GET YOUR MESSAGE OUT THERE BY PRESSING THAT CAPS LOCK BUTTON AND LET THE WORLD FEEL YOUR WRATH. WHY ELSE IS THERE A LITTLE LIGHT NEXT TO CAPS LOCK? IT'S A DAMN IMPORTANT BUTTON THAT BEGS TO BE TURNED ON. PRESS THAT AND UNLEASH THE FURY!!
Cory9289's Dictionary
Aphrodisiac
Function: noun
Pronunciation: A'fro-Dees-E-Act
Etymology: Greek
1: Something or someone who tries to push sex related subjects, a cup-handle
Boot
Function: Noun
Pronunciation: BOO'-T
Etymology: Latin, Middle English
1: A idiotic forum poster
Cawk
Function: Verb
Pronunciation: Call-K'
Etymology: Derived from l33t, c4wk
1: To act untouchable, to boast
Cewk
Function: Noun
Pronunciation: Cew-K'
Etymology: Derived from l33t, c3wk
1: Someone who is goofy, horse goggles
Dood
Function: Noun/Adjective
Pronunciation: Doooooooo'-D
Etymology: Derived from l33t, d00d
1: Someone who lacks knowledge, without sense, a squirrels diaper
Glomp
Function: Noun/Verb
Pronounciation: GlOm'-p
Etymology: Urban
1: A very hard smack, to smack
Huggle
Function: No Idea
Pronunciation: Hu-guls'
Etymology: Rivka's Slang
1: A type of hug that is cuter than a regular hug, strangle of a fairy
Pooper
Function: Noun
Pronunciation: POO'-PEr,
Etymology: French
1: A tool used to "poop" in, someone who sits excessively
Oprahmicious
Function: Adjective
Pronunciation: OPRAH'-mis-e-us'
Etymology: Urban Enviroment
1: Knowing everything
Necromancy
Function: Noun/Verb
Pronounciation: Ne'c-row-ma'n-cy'
Etymology: Old English
1: The bumping of long dead threads onto the front page. (Necromancy is frowned upon in both real life and in the forum and is usually only used by the most unoriginal or annoying spammers.)
Nood
Function: Noun/Adjective
Pronunciation: 'nüd
Etymology: (assumed) Middle English, from Old English nOOd
1: Meaning noodlish; someone without posture, a monkey's jockstrap
Flame
Function: Noun
Pronunciation: Flay-me'
Etymology: Urban
1: Insulting criticism or remark meant to incite anger
133t
Function: Noun
Pronounciation: Le-et
Etymology: Urban
1: A commonly used word to mis-represent "elite." 2: An internet language that forms words. 3: Internet speak for "I am stupid beat me with a brush."
Oldie
Function: Noun
Pronounciation: Oh-DEE
Etymology: English
1: Someone or something that is particular more experienced or older 2: A person who has nothing more to do with their life
Acronyms
Note: Some acronyms may contain euphemisms.
LOL: Laughing Out Loud
ROFL: Rolling On Floor Laughing
OMG: Oh My God
QFT: Quoted For Truth
FTW: For The Win
OIC: Oh I See
LMAO: Laughing My Arse Off
BTW: By The Way
WB: Welcome Back
AFK: Away From Keyboard
BRB = Be Right Back
IMO = In My Opinion
IMHO = In My Honest Opinion
FYI = For Your Information
TBH = To Be Honest
GTG = Got To Go
ATM = At The Moment
CBA = Can't Be Asked
Smilies
XD -smile with like crinkled eyes
^_^ = eyes open wide and smile
^_- = wink, same as above
= smile;P = wink with tounge out
= tounge out;-) = wink
</3 = broken heart
O.O = shock
= whut?! = whut?! = huge smile<3 = heart(love)
BBCodes
Note: Use [ and ] in place of ( and ). Never run out of order when bbcoding. Example: (b)(u)text(/b)(/u) is wrong, (b)(u)text(/u)(/b) is right.
Bold: (b)text(/b)
Guide
Italics: (i)text(/i)
Guide
Font: (font=fixedys)text(/font)
Guide
Size: (size=3)text(/size)
Guide
Underline: (u)text(/u)
Guide
Strikeout: (s)text(/s)
List:
(list)
(*)Text
(*)Text
(/list)
- Spearmen
- Swordsmen
URLs: (url)site url(/url) or (url=site name)any word here(/url)
www.tribalwars.net
TribalWars
Images: (img)insert image url(/img)
Quotes: It's easiest to use the quote button supplied in the forum. Or use the brackets with quote and /quote.
Guide To Surviving the Forum
Flaming
Ok, before you can even enter the forum, you need to be directly prepared for war, if it is to come. And believe me, a forum is always ticking for the next war. In most cases, the flame war. So, how do you prepare? Read closely, and you'll learn all you need. First up, strategy.
Strategy
It is important to keep the initiative. Your enemy flamer will try to return the remarks to scare you away. You must move relentlessly flame back, while never losing the thread. Most flame wars will start over two different groups believing that they are right and the other is wrong. Try to come up with a good case of why you are right and provide some evidence. But can you assume that everyone on the net is just waiting for your next literary masterpiece? Do you know the mood of the other groups? Are they even interested? If you misjudge this, then you risk humiliating yourself before a large audience. Always, use silence as a strategy. Never underestimate the power of silence. Being ignored will spur the temper of the most controlled flamer. You might want to think about a few cases to use silence. Never respond to simple abuse, it only encourages them. Never respond immediately. But be careful, if you are silent too long opponent might take advantage over that. And never get too deep in a flame.
Turning the Tables/Big Man
This is one of the greatest tactics you will ever see on any forum. As with any flame war, it usually dissolves into insults, sarcasm and petty fighting. This tactic is best used after a user flames you or your group with an unnecessary insult. As with the real world, walk away. If you have nothing else to say, walk away. This will make you look GREAT, especially among the people uninvolved in the fight, who will praise you for being the bigger man. All the while your opponent will be FUMING, and keep trying to bring the fight to you again and again. Eventually they will be dismissed as an idiot.
- Note that this tactic will not work if you are epically losing the flame war. You'll look like your looking for a way to escape and keep your dignity intact, and you're intentions will be very transparent.
Skills
Patronizing is a good way to piss off the enemy flamer. Use unnecessary adverbs and adjectives. One of the fascinating aspects of flame wars is how quickly the truth is left behind. If your back is against the wall, you will be tempted to make things up. It's important to make your lies sound true. The rule is, if you are caught in a lie, lie your way out of it. Mostly, you wouldn't want to dig yourself deeper, but in flame wars, it's win or go home and never come back. If you really want to win a flame war, use sarcasm. But do not expect to be friends afterward. Sarcasm is the verbal demonstration of contempt. Once released, there is no reverse. And there is quoting, a lot of times a person will say stupid things and forget about them, or they may just edit their post. They will do this when they notice a flaw in their flame. So quote and use, simple as that. Flame warfare is psychological warfare. It is important to understand the enemy, the innocent bystander, the effect of your weapons and your own motives. There is a thin line between protecting your reputation and egomania; know where that line is. The last thing you need to know, is to always get the last word or well, post. Now you're ready for a flame war if it is to come.
The Morning After Pill
After a huge night of flaming, when both parties have retired, there will be a lot of stuff on the forum that was said in anger. Swearing, insults, all this is infractable, and if your flaming enemy is really out to get you, they will take advantage of this ASAP.
The next morning, go back to the flame thread. Chances are nobody is discussing your flaming war anymore, and that's good. Go through the entire war, and edit any posts that may be infractable. Don't worry about if your enemy quoted you swearing, quotes don't prove anything as they are editable. Same with screenshots. Do this after every war and you will keep a clean record, while still getting your point across when it matters.
Arguing
When arguing, it's important to defend your actions. An argument is nothing but a verbal game of chess, and since you're on a forum, you have time to think about your next move. Before you post a post, read it from your enemies point of view. Where are the flaws? Have you posted your sources? Are they reliable? Can your enemy counter this easily? These are all important questions you must address. Remember that a post can take minutes to make, but a smart enemy can find a flaw in seconds, and nobody will care to read the rest of your post after that. Keep the defensive and take small jabs at your enemy where you can. NEVER go for a finisher instantly, it's a complete waste of time. This does nothing to the enemy. If you need to, keep a list of points you can attack, and at the end, post your finisher. When everyone is tired of fighting, nobody will have time or energy to counter it.
Another way, which takes some time to correctly do is, to use difficult or advanced grammar. Mostly anyone can understand common simple grammar, but when you add some spicy difficult words, arguing is a breeze. Also, it will make you seem more educated and more right about the subject. For example, I could say the following: "Stop trying to avoid everything I say, you keep moving away from the subject." But, I could also say: "Cease trying to circumvent my actions, it seems as if your drift is to digress away from the matter." Although it's only a little more advanced word-wise, you'd be amazed of how many people would barely understand that statement. Using difficult grammar is a win in any book.
My least favorite but useful to use is the famous "Huge Poster" style. It's simple, just post a huge post consisting of at least 400 words. It not only makes people think you know a lot, they are very much likely to not even read it and respond ignorantly. When they do, all you have to do is flame them, tell the to read your post and basically, they will deteriorate from the argument.
Notes:
- Stay away from using acronyms and incorrect grammar.(Not capitalizing)
- Stay valid to the argument.
- If losing the argument, retreat by deterring the subject, or just FADE away. Tell them you're going to sleep. Maybe actually catch a few Z's, you'll feel refreshed in the morning and the flame war will seem insignificant.
- Always have someone to back you up, it's always helpful.
Making a Thread
Sure, you can post in every thread, be part of groups, but you're not part of the forum until you've made a thread. It's important that you at least make a proper one at that. Remember, you want people to read your thread, and discuss. So, the basics of making a thread is simple:
Title
The title of the thread is important, without it, well you can't have a thread. To have a proper title, try to use at least capitalization. To most people, they'd rather read "Guide To Forums" than "guide to forums". It looks more thought out, and proper. Aside from capitalization, try to have good spelling. I know, we all aren't spelling freaks but at least not using numbers for letters or spelling "read" like "reed". It all comes down to what appeals to the medium, and sometimes "H3y r33d th15" works but try to stay away from that. Another point about making a title is how important you view the thread to be. If you're making a guide, capitalization is a must. Don't slam 'Official' or 'THE ... THREAD' (ex. "The Image Thread") because people don't like being told where they have to post what.
Body(The inside of the thread)
The most important part of the cake, the ingredients. What you put in the thread will make or break it. If you're not just making a useless thread or just bored and throwing out something stupid, you want it to be a good thread. So, again, try to use capitalization and good spelling. Also, punctuation and etc wouldn't hurt. Remember that there are two kinds of threads, the kind that take off and the ones that hit the ground. I'd say about 99% of threads fail at one point. The other 1% are either stickys or iconic to the community (where do I find this image comes to mind). Don't be discouraged, but don't bump it unnecessarily.
Addressing The Medium
If you want people to actually read the thread, of course you want a thread that appeals to the readers. Everyone is different, but there is usually something that everyone will jump to read. It could be news about the game, a fun game thread, or much more. So try to post something interesting, something that stands out from other threads.
Thread-Making
There are some people that make good threads, some people that don't. Never make more than 2 threads a day, unless they are of dire importance. If many people tell you that your threads suck, stop making them. Never spite someone by making many threads or you're gonna find yourself on the wrong end of a banhammer.
Notes:
- Try to be polite and not a smart ass in your own thread to the readers.
- Stay away from insulting threads, it may start an argument.
- Use bb-codes, stay formal.
Making Friends And Enemies
Choosing Friends
It's always important to have friends, actually it's very important. It's a life or death matter, because, when you're being gang-flamed, you need some back up. When you just can't seem to get any attention, you need friends. So, how do you choose who to be friends with? It's sometimes hard to get along with people that don't share your interests. So, try to be friends with people of similar interests. Next, try to get that certain important forumer on your side. It will not only help you out when being flamed, it will help you get more friends. Also, try not to act smuggish or smart all the time. Although there are friends that could share that style with you.
Choosing Enemies
No matter what you do, you will always make an enemy no matter where you go. So who do you make enemies with? Of course the people you dislike! But, it's always important to make enemies with the forum enemy or just who your friends dislike. Remember not to make too many enemies. So you're probably saying by now, "Why do I want to make an enemy?" I understand it sounds crazy but, it will increase fun and help you to become dominant if you can "OWN" your enemy. Simple, yet productive.
Sheep-Flaming
There is a big difference between a rivalry between two people, and joining in on a flaming just because everyone else is doing. As the previous paragraph mentioned, being the enemy of the forum enemy will get you friends, but what quality of friends are you going to get? If you like spineless people who flame someone they don't even know just become someone 'cool' is doing it, you'll fit in. Always stick to your values. You like furries, you like furries. Stick to it, and everyone will have to either accept it or come out looking like an ass. Be confident, be snappy and witty and soon you'll have your own following.
Important People
Important people, important people, important people. Some are cool, some are plain idiots. Regardless, they may be important, and that means the forum majority likes them and they are popular and may control certain forum groups and have power. So, it's important you know who they are. However you can only attain a certain rank by sticking next to important people. It'll never be as high as them. You cannot, I repeat, you CANNOT kiss ass to the top on the internet, at least not successfully.
Invisibility Mode
Why Use It
Some people may use invisibility(invisible mode) so that users can't see their username under the active user lists. You may need to use this to lurk or hide in the forums, or just lay low. You may need to get away from flamers that have got to rough, either way, invisibility is a essential to a forumer's kit.
How To Use It
First you will need to click the "User CP" link near the top of the forums. Once there you will see many other links to access your options. Next click on "Edit Options". Next you will see a space describing "Invisible Mode". It will read: Invisible mode allows you to browse the forums without appearing in the 'Currently Active Users' lists. Under that you will see a check box that you can click. Click this and you're using it.
So: User CP>Edit Options>Click Use Invisible Mode
Flood Control
Flood control is used by many forums so that users can't over post in the forum. Most forums as this forum usually use a 10-30 second wait period. You must wait that many seconds before posting again. This is useful for keep spammers for destroying the forum but can be annoying at times.
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