OrgBay : Scandalous on-line commerce that auctions Orgers away like cattle, founded by irreverent Cult Orger Haystack.

GDology : The science and study of the General discussion forum.
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THREAD GENRES

Praise-an-Orger threads : Any thread that is created with the intent of praising another Orger. Includes Appreciation Days, award threads and voting threads

Drama threads : Any thread that is created to share outrage in an excessively dramatic way.

Chain threads : Or Fast Post threeds, as they are called in some circles. These invite the poster to create a post with a minimum of effort, usually no more than a few words. This kind of thread requires great ingenuity from the part of the creator, who must find the perfect reply triggering device.

Archival threads : Threads that seek to collect or document the Lore of the Org.

Parody threads : Threads that have parodic intents, that seek to find humor in imitation. Includes self-parody.

Personal Event threads : Birthdays, funerals, surgeries, etc.

Dumb threads : Those are the threads that very smartly imitate dumbness for entertainment value... I hope.

Slice of Life threads : Threads that are announcing a mundane event such as going to the grocery store, just to share the little details and fully evoke the essence of daily living.

Fake flame threads : Another branch of parody, these threads are mock aggressive. Like Gladiators with foamy plastic swords.

Hypocritical threads* : threads created by people who claim not to like when some threads subject matter and discussion are not right in what goes on in "their" world but does the same.

Psychodrama threads : threads that seek to imitate real life, such as having a waitress that serves coffee. Some bad apples have said this category should be renamed "Let's pretend the Org is real life".

Discussion threads : Sometimes, people actually want to discuss a topic seriously.

Useless Nonsense Threads** : Those threads created for no reason whatsoever, letting the subsequent posts define what the actual topic of the thread will be. Useless Nonsense Thread topics include the infamous "Voomy Toom Tooms" thread (which turned into the very first-ever 'Shausler Org Awards' thread), and the always popular "." threads...

Ellipsis Threads** : Threads in which the topic titles are incomplete and end with elipses, forcing the viewers to click on them to see what the thread is actually about...

Game Threads: Threads that invite Orgers to participate in a game and stimulate interactivity.

Real Life Coordination Threads*** : Threads that coordinate activities between orgers in real life.

Picture Threads*** : Threads that collect images from around the internet related to a certain topic. Includes "Death by Chocolate", "post cute puppies and kitties here" and the infamous big titties thread.

Poetry Threads : You guessed it.

Emoticon Threads : Threads that invite to use emoticons.

Poll Threads ***: People are invited to vote on a certain question.

Favorites List Threads ***: People are invited to list their top 5 favorite movies, for example.

Advice threads : Threads that seek or offer advice, particularly on interpersonal relationships.

Protest threads : Threads that are created to protest a decision, a situation, etc.

Polemic threads: Threads that seeks to create co troversy in order to force an hopefully meaningful debate.

Current Affair Threads: News are discussed. Often conused with the Polemic genre.

Sex Threads: Need I explain?


Contributors : RdHull (*), Wellbeyond (**), Teller (***).
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CONDITIONS OF THE ORG

Unquotitis : A pronounced tendency to unquote. Extreme cases involve a loss of connection with reality.

Exititis : A tendency to leave the Org frequently.

Bumpomania : An intense urge to bump.

Positivitis : An inordinate tendency to be positive.

Negativitis : An inordinate tendency to be negative.

Chronic Posting Disorder : An inability to stop posting.

Humouromania : An uncontrollable urge to be funny anx read funny threads.

Confrontomania : An uncontrollable urge to be confrontational.

Monotopicalia : A tendency to only talk about one subject for long periods of time.

Lurkophilis : A morbid inability to start threads or post.

Self-replytitis : An inordinate need to reply to your own threads.

Princeforumania : An incomprehensible tendency to post in the Prince forum.

Reportamessagetothemoderatoritis : A pathologic need to report messages to the moderator.

Blockbuster Syndrome : Anxiety disorder brought on by the fear you won't top your last popular thread.

Orgophobia : The irrational fear and dislike of all things Org..

QuoteQuote-ulosis* : Orgers who choose to quote a post that is quoting an already quoted post which includes a previously quoted post. Ultimately this leaves your post pretty much unreadable.

Contrarian Evil Twin Syndrome Dual personalities, one of which is an unflinching Devil's advocate.

Avataria An urge to change avatars frequently.

Asignaturia Being without a sig.

Sigmania : Constantly changing your sig.

Formatophilia : An irrational insistence on proper formatting.

Sybiliphilia : Or Multiple Identity Disorder, as it was known before.

Contributors : Dr Haystack (*)

Unite-0rg Nations : International ORGanization dedicated to Org peace.

Orgsessive Compulsive Disorder : Disorder characterized by a compulsive need to post on the Org.

Is this one of the coolest threads or what? Break it down Aero...

Tina (~!~)