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== Overview ==
 
== Overview ==
  
'''/jranger''' is a meme meaning '''''no'''''. JRanger was a poster on the [http://boards.cityofheroes.com Official City of Heroes/ Villains forum] who would reply to ideas on the [http://boards.cityofheroes.com/postlist.php?Cat=0&Board=Ideas&page=0 Suggestions and Ideas forum] by only stating '''''"no"''''' without further explanation.
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'''/jranger''' is a meme meaning '''no'''. JRanger was a poster on the [[Official Forums]] who would reply to ideas on the [http://web.archive.org/web/20100426004716/http://boards.cityofheroes.com/forumdisplay.php?f=603 Suggestions and Ideas forum] with long, descriptive posts listing the reason or reasons he disagreed with the original suggestion. When these descriptive posts went either ignored or disparaged by multiple suggestion-makers, he finally started responding to ideas he disagreed with by only stating "no" without further explanation.
  
Instead of saying '''''"no"''''', users started replying to posts by simply saying '''''"/jranger"''''' instead (the first instance being Memphis_Bill 9/21/07, since deleted). Both actions were ultimately made actionable and "bannable" by Ex Libris <ref name=cwky1>Ex Libris, ''Notification to the Community!''</ref>. Although it ultimately led to JRanger being banned from the [http://boards.cityofheroes.com Official City of Heroes/ Villains forum], the usage still sees some use on the PWNZ forums and at least once by a developer<ref name=cwky2>Back Alley Brawler, ''Re: Change the Hasten effect''</ref> after this rule was placed.
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Eventually, instead of saying "no", users started replying to posts by simply saying "/jranger" instead (the first instance being Memphis_Bill 9/21/07, since purged). Both actions were ultimately made actionable and "bannable" by Ex Libris[http://web.archive.org/web/20120904014925/http://boards.cityofheroes.com/showthread.php?t=121353]. Although it ultimately led to JRanger being banned from the Official Forums, the usage still sees some use on the PWNZ forums and at least once by [[Back Alley Brawler (Developer)|Back Alley Brawler]] (since purged) after this rule was placed.
  
== References ==
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== External Links ==
*[http://boards.cityofheroes.com/showprofile.php?Cat=0&User=132042&what=search&Searchpage=1&topic= JRanger's City of Heroes Official Forums account]
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*[http://web.archive.org/web/20120905144419/http://boards.cityofheroes.com/member.php?u=380419 JRanger's City of Heroes Official Forums account]
*[[Ex Libris]], post: [http://boards.cityofheroes.com/showflat.php?Cat=0&Board=info&Number=9333794&Searchpage=1&Main=9333794&Words=jranger+Ex+Libris&topic=&Search=true#Post9333794 ''Notification to the Community!'']
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*[http://web.archive.org/web/20120904014925/http://boards.cityofheroes.com/showthread.php?t=121353 Notification to the Community!] by [[Ex Libris]]
*[http://boards.cityofheroes.com/showflat.php?Cat=&Board=Ideas&Number=10896780&bodyprev=#Post10896780 Back Alley Brawler, post: ''Re: Change the Hasten effect'']
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== Footnotes ==
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Latest revision as of 06:43, 11 December 2013

Overview

/jranger is a meme meaning no. JRanger was a poster on the Official Forums who would reply to ideas on the Suggestions and Ideas forum with long, descriptive posts listing the reason or reasons he disagreed with the original suggestion. When these descriptive posts went either ignored or disparaged by multiple suggestion-makers, he finally started responding to ideas he disagreed with by only stating "no" without further explanation.

Eventually, instead of saying "no", users started replying to posts by simply saying "/jranger" instead (the first instance being Memphis_Bill 9/21/07, since purged). Both actions were ultimately made actionable and "bannable" by Ex Libris[1]. Although it ultimately led to JRanger being banned from the Official Forums, the usage still sees some use on the PWNZ forums and at least once by Back Alley Brawler (since purged) after this rule was placed.

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