The Guide to the Internet Subculture

The Internet Can be a Scary Place, there are many things normal users simply don't understand about the internet and it's inhabitants. Most users like to think that the internet is just a simple way to entertain oneself through communication with other users, and this is true to an extent, but it belies a greater truth. The people who expose themselves to the internet for prolonged periods of time change, this guide attempts to help us understand what they have changed into and why. What has our media saturated lives brought us into, and what lies in the future.

In this guide we will learn the following:

• The Difference Between IRL and the Internet
• The Change
  
• The Various types of Users
• Memes (in general)
• Forums- How do They Work?
• Mods and Admins
  
• How to Filter User Given Information
• and Much More

What we WON'T Cover

• How to Troll
• How to get Attention
• Lots of useless Stuff

(There are guides on youtube and various other websites, you don't need me for that. )

WARNING!

--Even if you follow my guide to the letter, you are not guaranteed, in any way, a safe and enjoyable experience on the internet. There are simply things beyond your (or my) control that I can't explain. The Internet Subculture is a constantly evolving, changing, intelligent monster and unless we adapt to these changes we cannot use it to suit our needs.

--Some of the links I suggest are NSFW (Not Safe For Work) (I will not link my blog to pornographic material, the content will most likely be cursing and violence [not the gory kind])

if you are going to visit the links, view them in a private environment, NOT in a professional atmosphere such as work. The IT guy will hunt you down and beat you with a wrench (don't ask me why an IT guy has a wrench) followed by your boss.

--Content in this guide describes the Internet Subculture, as in it's users (the good and bad). This guide will NOT tell you how to exploit them or how to become a part of the culture. This is strictly for learning (and entertainment) purposes only.
--Disregard my word stumbling and misspelled words, I'm a very busty student*. I'll try to correct them as I go along.
--If you decide to disregard any of my advice, warnings or other cautions, please take this age old advice with you: If it's too good to be true, it isn't.

Learning is what keeps us ahead of others, it gives us an edge.