Drama
From GFWiki
Internet drama (or drama for short) is drama that occurs on the world wide web. Unlike the drama that you learn about in high school, Internet drama is not a self inflected tragedy, nor is it a satirical comedy, although it often is satirized. If it goes on for long enough, Internet drama becomes very tiring to the people involved and can lead to community stagnantation.
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Different types of Internet drama
Everything/Nothing drama
Everything/Nothing (E/N for short) is drama that means everything to the person who creates it but nothing to the people that read it. The vast majority of drama is E/N drama. A good example of this is the classical "I can't get a girlfriend" thread. E/N drama often carries very distinct self-pity overtones.
Reactionary drama
While intentional or not, some members aggravate other members. Reactionary drama is a reaction to an insult or teasing that the aggravatee didn't find particularly amusing. This drama can go on for pages, and if left unmoderated can turn into a fully fledged flame war.
Intercommunity drama
Intercommunity drama occurs when something dramatic happens concerning a member that is a cause for argument. This type of drama often leads to side-taking and petty name calling.
Abandonment drama
Members that are not happy with the community, or are just looking to create drama, will sometimes do so by threating to leave the community for ever. The drama whores that create this kind of drama very seldom live up to their threats, and this particular type of drama is especially tiring to the people that are reading it, so the drama creator often is ostracized for some amount of time after the drama ends.
Ban drama
The simplest and most easily understandable form of drama. Ban drama occurs when a banned member feels that he/she was banned for a frivolous reason.
“My soul is a black hole” drama
Otherwise known as dark drama, the drama whores that create this kind of drama want people to know how dark and mysterious they are, but people interpret them as petty and annoying. This kind of drama ranges from long diatribes about how the whore likes to slash his wrists (and how anyone who says thats stupid is an idiot) to the classical “no one understands me because I'm a whiny little bitch” argument.
Profile of a drama whore
Even though there are many different types of Internet drama, the profile of a drama whore that causes them is the same.
In short, a drama whore is someone who lives for Internet drama. Drama whores lead very meek and boring lives, and use the world wide web to vicariously add amusement to their otherwise dull lives.
Examples of drama within the Gamingforce community
GFF drama is not just restricted to The Quiet Place. In fact, most drama is initiated and propagated in the ChocoJournal.
A more detailed list can be found in ChocoJournal Drama.
