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* Smogonites (''[[Smogon]]'') |
* Smogonites (''[[Smogon]]'') |
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** Smogonites often deride members of another ''[[Pokémon]]'' fansite, Serebii.net (its owner is infamous for trying to start fights between his site and other ''Pokémon'' communities, and pretty much everyone else), as "'Biitards". |
** Smogonites often deride members of another ''[[Pokémon]]'' fansite, Serebii.net (its owner is infamous for trying to start fights between his site and other ''Pokémon'' communities, and pretty much everyone else), as "'Biitards". |
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* And fans of the [[Image Board]] 4chan have names depending on which of the boards they prefer to post. To name a handful - |
* And fans of the [[Image Board]] [[4chan]] have names depending on which of the boards they prefer to post. To name a handful - |
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** /a/ is for /a/ssholes OR wee/a/boos. |
** /a/ is for /a/ssholes OR wee/a/boos. |
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** /b/ is for /b/tards, /b/astards, /b/rothers, /b/rethren, /b/edophiles, /b/ronies (if they happen to be fans of [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]]) and others. They stick, and depends on the situation. |
** /b/ is for /b/tards, /b/astards, /b/rothers, /b/rethren, /b/edophiles, /b/ronies (if they happen to be fans of [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]]) and others. They stick, and depends on the situation. |
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** /toy/ is for /toy/ soldiers |
** /toy/ is for /toy/ soldiers |
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** /adv/ is for /adv/isors and s/adv/irgins |
** /adv/ is for /adv/isors and s/adv/irgins |
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** /pol/ is for /pol/lacks |
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* Users on [[4chan]]'s /b/ are collectively Anonymous, and individually "fags." |
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** 4chan has a variation on the "____fag" theme for almost everybody; some ("moralfags", "tripfags") are meant to be insults, but others ("drawfags") usually aren't. It gets confusing. |
** 4chan has a variation on the "____fag" theme for almost everybody; some ("moralfags", "tripfags") are meant to be insults, but others ("drawfags") usually aren't. It gets confusing. |
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* Posters on the sabermetric baseball site [http://www.baseballthinkfactory.org Baseball Primer] refer to themselves as "[http://digamma.net/btfwiki/Primate Primates]". |
* Posters on the sabermetric baseball site [http://www.baseballthinkfactory.org Baseball Primer] refer to themselves as "[http://digamma.net/btfwiki/Primate Primates]". |
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* Fans of [[Regretsy]] are affectionately referred to as "Fat Jealous Losers", something they are often called by detractors of the site. "[[CF 4 L]]" (Club Fuckery 4 Life) is also used. |
* Fans of [[Regretsy]] are affectionately referred to as "Fat Jealous Losers", something they are often called by detractors of the site. "[[CF 4 L]]" (Club Fuckery 4 Life) is also used. |
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* Readers of [http://yoisthisracist.com Yo, Is This Racist?] are called "racecars". Readers of the dating advice-related [[Spin-Off]] [http://yoshouldidumpthisahole.com Yo, Should I Dump This Asshole?] are therefore called "dumptrucks". |
* Readers of [http://yoisthisracist.com Yo, Is This Racist?] are called "racecars". Readers of the dating advice-related [[Spin-Off]] [http://yoshouldidumpthisahole.com Yo, Should I Dump This Asshole?] are therefore called "dumptrucks". |
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* [[Tumblr]] users are usually called "tumblirites", often derisively. |
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== [[Western Animation]] == |
== [[Western Animation]] == |