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Where did the term "Toon" come from?

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Domina Trix
McKNOBBLER DRINKING CLAN
#41 - 2013-03-24 15:33:48 UTC
HVAC Repairman wrote:
anime is cartoons

cartoons are for kids


I disagree, a cartoon is just the media used to portray a story. The content of the story is what determines the target audience.

Try showing a cartoon version of The Human Centipede in between episodes of Tom and Jerry and see what happens.

Two of the defining characteristics of a carebear are wanting other players to play the way the carebear wants and whining on the forums for the game to change when they don't. Yet I see more threads on these forums from gankers than I do miners whining about wanting the game changed to suit them.
Buzzy Warstl
Quantum Flux Foundry
#42 - 2013-03-24 15:36:16 UTC
It's so much fun watching the "serious" players getting their pixels in a bunch over people using "toon" that many people use it as a taunt, as well.

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Beckie DeLey
Garoun Investment Bank
Gallente Federation
#43 - 2013-03-24 15:39:55 UTC
Domina Trix wrote:

Try showing a cartoon version of The Human Centipede in between episodes of Tom and Jerry and see what happens.


I know what you mean.

Tom and Jerry are disgusting. Such violence!

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Primary This Rifter
Mutual Fund of the Something
#44 - 2013-03-24 16:57:38 UTC
Roime wrote:
Andr Katelo wrote:
I believe it became popular with WoW, its cartoony graphics might have had something to do with it. Blink

For the sophisticated gentlemen here, those who braved the MMO market before WoW, the term char (short for character) seems much more familiar, appropriate and, as some might claim, less gay.


Actually the word "char" is just ridiculous and sounds ********, and that's why nobody uses it.

It's less ridiculous than "toon".
Murk Paradox
Ministry of War
Amarr Empire
#45 - 2013-03-25 15:07:24 UTC
Tippia wrote:
It was used rather extensively in The Realm (1996), so it predates UO as well.
Of course, in the case of The Realm, the term is rather appropriate.



Hah mid 90s, lucky guess on my part!

Oh, and yes, we used "toon" in Everquest quite often. We also used "alt" and "twink", since not everything was untradeable like in WoW, we would use our "mains" (hardcore raiding groups) and the "crap" tradeable items, or very expensive items that were overpowered, we would trade to a lesser skilled/leveled "alt/twink" to pimp out.

Easiest reference for example would be if you had a miner/industry main pilot and decided to outfit a blingy machariel to a pvp pilot who didn't really have the skills to afford to mission run his way to get one himself.

Or faction fitting a smaller cruiser or frig etc, you get the idea.

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De'Veldrin
Republic University
Minmatar Republic
#46 - 2013-03-25 15:21:58 UTC
HVAC Repairman wrote:
anime is cartoons

cartoons are for kids


You don't watch a lot of anime do you? Some of it is DEFINITELY NOT for children.Oops

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Debora Tsung
Perkone
Caldari State
#47 - 2013-03-25 15:33:19 UTC
Roime wrote:
Andr Katelo wrote:
I believe it became popular with WoW, its cartoony graphics might have had something to do with it. Blink

For the sophisticated gentlemen here, those who braved the MMO market before WoW, the term char (short for character) seems much more familiar, appropriate and, as some might claim, less gay.


Actually the word "char" is just ridiculous and sounds ********, and that's why nobody uses it. Character is too long and cumbersome, hence "toon".



And it's misleading, if I claim to sell my char the first question I get is if I was talking about my toon or a charon.

Stupidity should be a bannable offense.

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Ginger Barbarella
#48 - 2013-03-25 16:03:44 UTC  |  Edited by: Ginger Barbarella
I say "toon" unabashedly. Don't like it? Too freakin' bad. The avatars are cartoons, people, not images of people.

edit: the term "char" means only one thing to me: it's a variable type in many programming languages and a field type in several database models.

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Velicitia
XS Tech
#49 - 2013-03-25 16:13:12 UTC
Beckie DeLey wrote:
Domina Trix wrote:

Try showing a cartoon version of The Human Centipede in between episodes of Tom and Jerry and see what happens.


I know what you mean.

Tom and Jerry are disgusting. Such violence!


I miss cartoon violenceCry

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TimmyyyJr
Perkone
Caldari State
#50 - 2013-03-25 19:57:52 UTC
I first heard and started using the term toon in Star Wars Galaxies.
It is easier to type. Has 4 letters, but you only need 3 keys to type it!
Herzog Wolfhammer
Sigma Special Tactics Group
#51 - 2013-03-25 20:19:39 UTC
There was an RPG game in the 80s called "Toon".

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Montevius Williams
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#52 - 2013-03-25 20:32:31 UTC
I call my guy a toon, I guess I'm from the WoW school of thought.

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Super spikinator
Hegemonous Conscripts
#53 - 2013-03-25 20:38:06 UTC
Lugia3 wrote:
Where did the EvE Term "Toon", short for character, come from? I see a lot of people don't like it.


You are e-famous now. This thread is on the #1 spot when you ask where did the term toon come from :P
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