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This article is about a kind of Internet user. For the indie/electroclash band from Sydney, Australia, see SPOD (band). For the Spinning Pinwheel of Death, or Spinning Pizza of Death, see Spinning wait cursor.
Spod refers to an avid user of Internet talkers, a type of online chat system. Less frequently, it may be applied to those who use MUDs as if they were talkers. The spod tends to be something of a long-term fanatic, and many have been using the same talker for a decade or more.[1] Talkers are related to MUDs,[2] but are significantly easier to run, since they do not incorporate gameplay features, and they are usually much more user friendly.[3]
The term is sometimes heavily derogatory,[4] but is often used proudly, reclaiming the word.
[edit] References
- ^ Raymond, Eric S.; et al. "Spod". The Jargon File. http://www.catb.org/esr/jargon/html/S/spod.html. Retrieved 2006-03-07.
- ^ Ito, Mizuko (1997). "Virtually Embodied: The Reality of Fantasy in a Multi-User Dungeon". In Porter, David. Internet Culture (pbk. ed.). Routledge. pp. 89–90. ISBN 0-415-91684-4. "These combat-oriented MUDs stand in contrast to non-gaming "talker" MUDs or educational or professional MUDs."
- ^ Hahn, Harley (1996). The Internet Complete Reference (2nd ed.). Osborne McGraw-Hill. pp. 498. ISBN 0-07-882138-X. "A TALKER is a multiuser talk facility that is easy to use and is devoted primarily to conversation. You connect to a talker by using telnet [...] The word "talker" is a descriptive term. For example, some talkers are muds, while others are BBSs; there is no strict definition. If it's easy to use, and you connect in order to talk to other people, it is a talker."
- ^ Jansen, Erin (2006). NetLingo: The Internet Dictionary. Netlingo Inc.. pp. 361. ISBN 0970639678. "spod A derogatory term used to describe a lower form of life found on talker systems and MUDs. The spod has few friends IRL [...]"
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