Moggraider's definitions

hellban

A ban from a message board that lets the user continue viewing posts and making posts, but that makes it so no other message board users can see the banned user's posts.

The hellban puts a forum poster in a sort of Twilight Zone.

hellban > permaban

by Moggraider February 17, 2008

headpeeper

A psychologist or psychiatrist, esp. one tasked with psychological evaluations.

Here's a file on Dr. Manhattan. Let's see what the corporate headpeepers say.

by Moggraider July 24, 2009

goaty

A slang word meaning "game of the year," the abbreviation of which is "GOTY."

Source: Gamespot's "The Hotspot" Podcast, week of December 9, 2007.

Warhawk is a contender for the PS3's goaty.

My goaty would have to be The Orange Box.

Super Mario Galaxy and Halo 3 are strong choices for the overall goaty.

by Moggraider January 5, 2008

pity yes

A "pity yes" is the expression of half-hearted consent a woman gives to a man's request for a date. It's a "yes" to a request for a date, but not one with enthusiasm. A man can evoke a pity yes with the look on his face, or by asking a woman out in a novel way.

Ack! You can't ask someone out over IM! You always have to ask out someone at least via phone. You're much more likely to get a pity yes. Then, if you make a good impression, you turn that into a real yes!

If you're nervous, ask over the phone. You can call for the explicit purpose of asking out. In person, it's hard to find time to mention it. It's awkward to manufacture an encounter just to do it. And it has to be at the end; you can't get shot down and continue that conversation.

by Moggraider July 1, 2009

snapewife

A member of a group of middle-aged women on the internet who believe they are all married to Severus Snape from the Harry Potter books -- on the astral plane. They have real-life meetings where they take turns channeling the spirit of Snape so they can have wedding ceremonies with him.

There is in-fighting over whom Snape loves more and whether Snape is an emotional wooby who just needs to be loved, or a domineering master who lives to be dominant.

A snapewife loves the fictional character of Severus Snape.

by Moggraider April 3, 2008

diku

1. A term used for a massively multiplayer online role-playing game that has a battle system similar to the old MUD game "Diku." The first example of this is Everquest, which was accused of directly ripping off the battle code from Diku.

2. Diku was the codebase for the DikuMUD system that many MUDs were based on. Everquest was in a way a graphical interface for the diku battle system, and many of its developers had programmed MUDs.

World of Warcraft is a diku.
The upcoming Star Trek Online is a diku.
Tabula Rasa is not a diku; its battle system requires aiming.

by Moggraider January 7, 2008

toxx clause

A rule originating on the Something Awful message boards that calls for the banning of a member who does not follow his own proclamation. These proclamations are typically in the form of "If X happens, I will do Y." The person who posts the claim is asked to follow through with his promised act or be banned for lying.

This rule originated from a forum member, Toxx, stating he would tape together the parts of his nether regions if a message board topic reached 5,000 replies. The Something Awful Administrator ordered that he post pictures of the completed act. No pictures were produced, and Toxx was banned as a result. The Toxx clause was instituted as a rule to discourage future members from making exaggerated claims.

Example poster 1: "If he sells this laptop to me for $200, I will eat my shorts."
Example poster 2: "Sell it to him just so we can test the Toxx clause."

by Moggraider January 14, 2008