Toon was originally a derogatory term the RP community had for non-RPers in game. The rationale behind it was that since RPers characters have a back story, they are indeed characters while non-RPers would be seen as some zany, cartoon like, person if being viewed from an immersed perspective. Since the RP community was much smaller than the non-RP community, the term 'toon' was quickly embraced as a proper term for an individual's character.
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