'character' = 'toon'. when and why?

[Supreme]

Toon was used even during Meridian 59. Was also used alot in EQ.

Everything looked like a cartoon.

Where did Twink come from?

[Autotune]

Originally Posted by Supreme [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Toon was used even during Meridian 59. Was also used alot in EQ.

Everything looked like a cartoon.

Where did Twink come from?

Twink = gay?

people calling decked out alts twinks as being gay and it just stuck? idk. that is the one I don't think anyone has a clue about.

[Autotune]

Originally Posted by Supreme [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Toon was used even during Meridian 59. Was also used alot in EQ.

Everything looked like a cartoon.

Where did Twink come from?

taken from twink wiki lol

There are several possible etymologies for the word. It may not have been derived from a single source, instead evolving from multiple convergent usages. Its exact origin is unclear.

The gay-slang usage of "twink" has been suggested as a likely origin.[1] One of the unofficial connotations of this usage is "a young/inexperienced person who can outfit himself fashionably because of financial benefits from an older/experienced sugar daddy." This parallels MMORPGs, where in-game money is a strong limiting factor in the virtual economy and gear is usually in the form of clothing and jewelry.

The word "twink" appeared in the Ultima Online: Renaissance playguide in the glossary of terms. It was asserted to have a meaning similar to its current one, but also included powerlevelling.

On the MUD Sojourn, which several creators of EverQuest played, "twink" was alternately used to refer to powerleveling and metagaming. As MUDs date to 1978, this use of the term may possibly predate later uses

[quido]

maybe because old hairy gay guys buy their twinks a bunch of slick threads

then make them take them off

[Humerox]

Originally Posted by Supreme [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Toon was used even during Meridian 59. Was also used alot in EQ.

Everything looked like a cartoon.

Where did Twink come from?

Tweak was also used for twink...but it fell out of fashion. I used the word "toon" before EQ...not sure when it was, but it was def after Who Framed Roger Rabbit?

[Humerox]

Meaning I think I used it as far back as the MUD days, to be clearer.