Fan Community Nicknames: Difference between revisions

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See also: [[Estrogen Brigade]].

== Anime/Manga ==

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* [[Otaku]], in the western sense which only refers to Anime or Manga.

* Shinigamiphiles (''[[Bleach]]'')

** Which kind of sucks for those of us who like the [[Overshadowed By Awesome|human characters]] or vaizards more than the [[~~Spot Light~~ Stealing Squad|shinigami]].

** Which kind of sucks for those of us who like the [[Overshadowed By Awesome|human characters]] or vaizards more than the [[Spotlight-Stealing Squad|shinigami]].

** The name Bleachers has been tossed around in some places.

* X-no-Miko (''[[Fushigi Yuugi]]''; this is applicable to individual characters only, such as "Tamahome no Miko", "Hotohori no Miko", "Tasuki no Miko", etc.)

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** 'Jedheads' has also been heard.

** Fandalorians, specifically for fans of Boba Fett and Mando'ade in general.

* 9-Tards (''[[~~Nine~~ (Animation)|9]]'')

* 9-Tards (''[[9 (Animation)|9]]'')

* Programs (''[[Tron (Film)|Tron]]'' universe)

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* Fans of [[Philip Jose Farmer]]'s [[Wold Newton Family]] refer to themselves as "Meteorics" - a name inspired by the Wold Newton meteor strike that mutated the members of the Family.

* ''[[Skulduggery Pleasant (Literature)|Skulduggery Pleasant]]'' fans are known as "minions", or occasionally "munchkins".

* "Afpers" for ''[[Discworld]]'' fans who are on the [[~~Use Net~~]] group alt.fan.pratchett.

* "Afpers" for ''[[Discworld]]'' fans who are on the [[UseNet]] group alt.fan.pratchett.

* Fans of [[His Dark Materials]] who inhabit the [[Bridge To The Stars]] website style themselves Sraffies.

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* ''[[Fringe]]'' fans refer to themselves as "cortexifans", a pun on the drug developed by [[Mega Corp|Massive Dynamic]] that is [[Applied Phlebotinum|responsible for a majority of the weird shit in the series.]]

* Sidekicks (''[[Heroes (TV)|Heroes]]'')

* Smithies (''[[The Sarah Jane Adventures]]''). Not to be confused with [[One Gender School|students or alumnae]] of [http://www.smith.edu Smith] [[American Educational System|College]], who are also called Smithies.

* Smithies (''[[The Sarah Jane Adventures]]''). Not to be confused with [[One-Gender School|students or alumnae]] of [http://www.smith.edu Smith] [[American Educational System|College]], who are also called Smithies.

* Stoned Slackers (''[[The Daily Show]]''), a name adopted after it was used pejoratively by [[Bill O Reilly]]

* Trekkies (''[[Star Trek (Franchise)|Star Trek]]'')

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* JoMoSapiens ([[John Morrison]])

* The short lived Kane-aanites ([[Kane (Wrestling)|Kane]])

* [[Spell My Name With a The|The People]] ([[Dwayne Johnson|The Rock]])

* [[Spell My Name With a "The"|The People]] ([[Dwayne Johnson|The Rock]])

* Mizfits ([[The Miz]])

* Mattitude Followers ([[Matt Hardy]])

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* Gearheads (''[[Gears of War]]'')

* Starconners (''[[Star Control]]'', after a member of the [[Estrogen Brigade|Frungy Lovers]] Community decided that the other options were too odd.)

** Deviant Schoolgirls on Speed (members of the aforementioned [http://community.livejournal.com/frungylovers/profile Frungy Lovers] community, where [[Most Fanfic Writers Are Girls]] with [[Naughty Tentacles|...interesting]] [[Rule ~~Thirty Four~~|consequences]]. Coined by a member on [http://www.star-control.com/forum/index.php?topic=1582.0 a fan forum less prone to fan fiction,] and subsequently embraced.)

** Deviant Schoolgirls on Speed (members of the aforementioned [http://community.livejournal.com/frungylovers/profile Frungy Lovers] community, where [[Most Fanfic Writers Are Girls]] with [[Naughty Tentacles|...interesting]] [[Rule 34|consequences]]. Coined by a member on [http://www.star-control.com/forum/index.php?topic=1582.0 a fan forum less prone to fan fiction,] and subsequently embraced.)

* Taffers (''[[Thief]]'')

* Type-Lunatics (games by ''[[Type Moon]]'')

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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 -

** /a/ is for /a/ssholes OR wee/a/boos.

** /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 (Animation)|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 (Animation)|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]]) and others. They stick, and depends on the situation.

** /c/ is for /c/itizens

** /cgl/ frequenters are "seagulls".

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** The focus hasn't shifted, but it has broadened somewhat. And the fandom's population has positively exploded over the last few years.

* There's also "lolfans", which are people who follows a given fandom not because they're genuinely interested in it, but because they like [[Snark Bait|making fun of it]].

* Readers of [[Spell My Name With a The|The]] [http://thechive.com/ Chive] call themselves 'Chivers'.

* Readers of [[Spell My Name With a "The"|The]] [http://thechive.com/ Chive] call themselves 'Chivers'.

* Followers of Lord [[Inglip]] are Gropagas.

* Sparklers, or Sparklifers, for the folks who frequent the Sparknotes website.

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* TYT Nation ([[The Young Turks]])

* 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.

* 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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*** Additionally, some fans of [[Avatar|James Cameron's Avatar]] have tried to comandeer the nickname for themselves, which has caused some friction in parts of the internet where the two fandoms collide. The general consensus is that fans of ATLA have claim on the name since they came first.

** Hotmen is also used sometimes.

* Bronies (''[[My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic (Animation)|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]]'', used mainly by the [[Periphery Demographic|older male fanbase]])

* Bronies (''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (Animation)|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]]'', used mainly by the [[Periphery Demographic|older male fanbase]])

** The producers of the show incorporated a [[Shout Out]] to this term into [http://youtu.be/pTPqjKk_xCo a promotional music video], drawing cheers from a significant portion of the brony fan base (and fears of pandering from [[Broken Base|another portion of it]]).

** There's also "ponies," "sismares," "hoenies," "bronettes," "pega-sisters," or "fillies" for the older female fanbase.

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