LOL.
I've been away for a few days, mainly out drinking before uni starts again ;_;. I was talking to a bunch of friends about 'The Breakfast Club' and the stereotypes, and this popped into mind. A little tipsy? Yep.
Each of the 6 characters stereotypes the different types of people found on the forums. All in funs name! Each personality is a vital part of the forum micro-organisation. It's what makes the forums so lively (cough, except teh stalkerz) and entertaining.
All artwork done on Adobe Flash.
*Warning, the following descriptions contain high levels of "just kidding" and "over-exaggerated shtuff" if you cannot take said things, please click the red "x" at the topright corner or the red "o"."*
Trolls: A surprising fact: contrary to social beliefs most do not live under bridges. They thrive in the interwebs of teh online social communities. They are masters of sarcasm and are able to voice their thoughts through various internet "memes" (pronounced as spelt 'me.mes.', true story). Usually, after one trollololol posts, others trolls will follow, eventually turning the whole thread into a mess of weird-uncomfortable-unrelated internet memes about ponies and foreveralones. Sometimes, they may even make you "lose the game" i.e) you just did.
Forum Patrol: These guys dont play soft. With one blow of the ToS/Forum Policy hammer, they'll make you wish you never posted in the first place. Although not an official entity, these groups of people will swarm in and take the chance to slap your face with the rules without any prior warning.
They also partake in fun events such as "grammar policing" where they act as dictionary's and help you with your miss-spellinsg. While sometimes giving out informative posts, these 'law abiding' online forum members get the eye-rolls from normal peepz.
Lurkers: Lurkers roam the forums without a single peep. Some say they are random people looking for vital information without having to act all social-like. Others claim they are the ghosts of the oldies who have long left the forums. They leave a trail of "no comment-ness" while giving out views, *brr...creepy*.
These Forumers tend to keep their thoughts to themselves, some may on rare occasions give out "Thanks" if they deem a thread as useful. Their usual reaction after "Thanking" is to giggle quietly, prepare to write a reply, hit- back-space,back-space,back-space, *leave thread*.
Fanatics: What the Bieber is to 13 year old girls, the forum is to them. They cannot have enough of it, they crave it while sleeping, crave it while outdoors, and crave it while doing anything else more productive or even slightly.
Fanatics are everythread (the "everywhere" of the forums). Even on a thread where the words are academically above them, they shine through with their passion to be a part of the show. "Un-related" is a word unknown to them, as their motto goes "Where there's a thread, theres a way". Most Fanatics aim to get a reasonable amount of post counts, these include a measly 100 posts per day with a total of at least 10,000 posts by the time you finish reading this sentence.
Casuals: The general community fall under this sub-section of "Forumers". While their main focus is to simply "Play the game", craaazy, I know. They are only on the forums when in need of assistance or to check up on the game updates. Unlike the others, these casuals have a "L.I.F.E" (short for "lovely italian fancy elephants") as figured, most do not know the meaning of this. 41.
Forum-Gods: As you read, please imagine angels singing "Hallelujah" in the background.
These are the know it alls, who actually know it all (or so they may think). They are the main contributers that feed the other forumers with helpful guides and assist others when need be. They have been on the forums for generations, they are wise.
They stand in neutral land when faced with flame wars and try to cool the heat. They do not act to punish. They help for the sake of helping. They are patient. They are true and post constructive criticisms.
They are also. non-existant.
Cheers.
oh, and.
