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Pitiless_Pawn

When was it first called otf?

Foxboi437
Ive been “researching” for like 40 minutes and i cant find anything on the search thing. Maybe tomorrow (its like midnight for me rn) ill boot my pc and search on the website for more efficient search.
tibbyyyy

This seems to be going well. 👍🏻

Nate_Pi

Need more info pls

Nate_Pi
Balviboy wrote:
Copy. My thread was original

The otf Wikipedia thing was based (to a stretch) on past threads regarding otf research/“otf-ology”. Your otf history thread is also an inspiration, and it reminded me of these past threads of mine:

How time zones affect otf popularity/activity

Be a OTF-oligist!

teriyaki-udon

"QUOTESPOOF"

The act of quoting a comment, and editing the material to be comical. History pulls the action back many years, but the term has taken popularity very recently.

Nate_Pi

Updated.

Nylon-Sock-100
The much used word “ Bump “ a word used solely to start an argument , and get the back up of whoever post’s old threads ✌️🤓
cooldood5555
“Ferrari” A reference to a former member of the off topic forums who was likely banned by the moderators, presumably for spam.
ChimichuriCat
“Hollow Knight”
A character or song recently revived, mostly posted in music forums by otfers (people who use Off Topic) who enjoy it either for the satisfaction or annoyance of anyone in the chat.
cooldood5555
“Mod” Short for moderator. Considered by most to be useful as they can stop fights and ban people. Others consider them “buzzkillls” (not me to be clear)
ChimichuriCat
“E”
A spam used mostly by Leafy on RPs to fill up the chat and show that the user exists. This is an extremely useful and annoying way to summon a forum back online.
cooldood5555
“F” Used to show mourning for those who have left the site.
cooldood5555
“Fake” Used to convey something real
ChimichuriCat
“Lmao and lmfao”
Terms usually used to show that the user is cry-laughing or satisfied with a response. Similar to “lol” in a sense. It can also be used to show sarcasm in a user's tone.
cooldood5555
“Inb4thelock” Utilized as a way of demonstrating one’s existence on a thread before an assumed future lock from moderators.
cooldood5555
#35 Stands for Laughing my f***ing a** off and laughing my a** off
ChimichuriCat
#37
“Stands for Laughing my f***ing a** off and laughing my a** off”
A description of #35.
cooldood5555
Bumo
DevinSuckAtChess

Did someone find the first word used?