European forums additional info The European forums of " World of Warcraft " allow unrestricted access to everyone , but posting can only be done through an account obtained by purchasing a retail version of the game and paying for an account . There are a number of sections all dealing with various aspects of the game , with the General Forum being the most popular due to its wide range of topics . European Community Team . English Forums . Thundgot . The first English Community Manager of the EU boards . Formerly known as Cz - Community Manager of Anarchy Online . Thundgot is Norwegian . Avatar : Undead . Vaneras . The first OCR ( Online Community Representative ) to join the English speaking team . He comes from Denmark , as stated in this interview : http : / / www . wowi . dk / news . php ? extend . 63 Avatar : Dwarven hunter . Slorkuz . Slorkuz joined the EU team in early 2008 . Wryxian . Wryxian joined the EU team in May 2008 . Avatar : Baby Crocolisk Takralus . Takralus joined the EU team in October 2010 . She moved to the ANZ team in July 2015 . Avatar : Still unknown Ancilorn . Ancilorn joined the EU team in February 2009 . He left the EU team in June 2010 . Avatar : Gorloc Aeus . The first CR ( Community Representative ) to join the English speaking team . Aeus is from The Netherlands , but was born in England . Avatar : Goblin . Ommra . The first female OCR ( Online Community Representative ) to join the English speaking team . Ommra is Swedish . Ommra left the EU team in July 2007 . Avatar : Tauren Salthem . Salthem joined the EU team shortly before Ommra left , little is known yet about this elusive and mysterious poster whose avatar is a Bog Giant . What is known is that he is a fan of Family Guy , Full Metal Jacket and he enjoyed teasing the forums about what his avatar would be . Avatar : Fungal Giant French Forums . Aguilar . The first Community Manager for World of Warcraft . He ' s the French speaking CM for the European territory . Avatar : Eldretch Daghorn . The first CR ( Community Representative ) to join the French speaking team . Avatar : Earth elemental Gandraor . The first OCR ( Online Community Representative ) to join the French speaking team . Avatar : water elemental Thyvene . The second OCR ( Online Community Representative ) to join the French speaking team . Avatar : strider German forums . Vaneck . Vaneck is the German speaking Community Manager . In the mid - 90s he was a Techno - DJ and even in the German Top10 charts . Avatar : Demon Gnorog . The first CR ( Community Representative ) to join the German speaking team . Avatar : Furlborg Wrocas . The first OCR ( Online Community Representative ) to join the German speaking team . Avatar : Worg Trigmas . The second OCR ( Online Community Representative ) to join the German speaking team . He left the Community Team on 11 - 07 - 2007 . Avatar : Robot Zolphea . The third OCR ( Community Representative ) to join the German speaking team . Avatar : Shivan Cerunya . the fourth OCR ( Online Community Representative ) to join the German speaking team . Avatar : Squirrel Baltrosk . the fifth OCR ( Online Community Representative ) to join the German speaking team . Avatar : Not chosen yet Nyeriah . The first Web Team Manager to join the German speaking team . Avatar : Spirit Spanish Forums . Nazamur . He is the Spanish speaking Community Manager . MVP ' s . Some of the MVPs are members of the Coven of the Blue Panda , a group whose members pride themselves on being helpful when the Community Team members and other Blizzard employees are offline . English MVPs . Anvilbeard . " See Anvilbeard " No longer an MVP . The article is kept for a historical perspective however . Highlander . A well - known guide author , with loads of guides under his name at the Professions forums . He ' s answering loads of questions on the Professions forums , if they are , of course , not in the stickies . . . Links to his guides : Power Levelling Guides for All Professions , A List of Foods That Give Buffs , Full List of Profession Trainers , Where to Mine Ores - A Guide , The Best Places To Find Cloth . Has a perchant for sacrificing bunny rabbits and has recently been made a European forum MVP , along with Anvilbeard and Schwick . Schwick . " See Schwick " Xenoronin . Became an English speaking MVP in early August 2008 . Adnaw . Became an English speaking MVP in early August 2008 . German MVPs . Baarab . " See Baarab " Karash . " See Karash " French MVPs . Gnii . " See Gnii " Gauric . " See Gauric " Spanish MVP . Sherinda . " See Sherinda " Other famous posters . TotalBiscuit . Well - known as a skilled debater , often zealously engaging everyone from forum trolls to Blizzard Community Managers alike in arguments ( often not ending well for TotalBiscuit ' s forum account ) he could also be found writing lengthy , constructive pleas to Blizzard such as the open - letter from Daggerspine to Blizzard which is thought to have contributed to the prompt opening of a second migration from the server , which alleviated some of the atrocious lag and queue issues that the server suffered from . The creation of the EU server Mazrigos , the first ever transfer server , is thought to have been a direct result of TotalBiscuit ' s forum petition , done so in a time before forum petitions were against forum rules . TotalBiscuit , also going by the aliases of Totalhalibut and a level 1 posting alt by the name of TBisatroll , has been banned numerous times from the forums , most notably permanently in a debacle regarding a series of movies called ' Chronicles of the Goldfarmer ' , which depicted TotalBiscuit as a fictional private investigator , following gold - farming bots in a documentary style production . The actual reason behind this ban is uncertain , ranging from spamming / trolling , to naming and shaming and reposting against the wishes of the moderation team . Misunderstandings are thought to have been cleared up in Fall 2007 in a discussion with CM Thundgot , and the account is now unbanned . One of TotalBiscuit ' s most distinguishing traits is signing posts off with the initials ' TB ' which he has allegedly done for over a decade , starting on Usenet . TotalBiscuit is also widely known for being the owner of former fansite WoW Radio , which closed it ' s doors in February 2010 . He continues to host his shows on a new website . After an extremely popular viral video , satirising the Celestial Steed , TotalBiscuit was permabanned from the EU forums . He holds the dubious honour of being the only poster to have his forum account permabanned twice . Thecowking . Universally acknowledged as a god among men , this poster knows more about Linux and physics than can possibly be healthy . Also has an obsession with Red Dwarf . Well known for pricking the balloon of pomposity that regularly invades the forums . After receiving what he felt was an unwarranted forum ban , Thecowking does not post as regularly and is now a moderator on the Off - Topic : Continued spinoff forum . Chain . A short lived , lesser known poster he nevertheless developed a strong cult following within the off topic forums , most known for his strange use of the English language , bizarre threads , effective trolling and fondness for the word " mens " ( used to describe almost every person ) . He provided an alternative to the countless " / hug / kiss " threads and is a sorely missed poster . His disappearance followed a claim in an in game mail sent to a player that he was locked in blizzard ' s dungeon next to a noob that could not speak English ( poetic justice ? ) and to this day he is still there . This was probably his way of saying that he was banned , most likely for pestering the role playing community with his questionable humour , marvelous works of fiction like the " Cloud Baby " stories and asking them repetedly if " Hulkhogan " and " Batman " were good role playing names . All of his threads seem to have been removed and Chain himself has not been seen for a number of months . Possible return . Recently , a number of threads containing Chain ' s specific brand of humour have been spotted in various sections of the forums . While many are created by differently named level 1 alts , the similarities in theme , spelling and structure have left many active posters with no doubt as to the creator . Maybe the most convincing evidence to date is the brief use by one of the alts of a signature that directly follows from Chain ' s original " FICKS HUMARUS KEW PLZ " by stating " they ficksed haumarush kew " . Charun . Known for her attempt of being " Forum Police " . Charun always respond to people who make threads that are " partly illegal " , i . e . misplaced threads , threads about topics that can be searched for and more . Charun always post in a " sacrastic " tone , making it seem like an obvious thing to do to use the search function etc . , and looking down on the OP . Charun is often refeered to as " the want - to - be bluepolice " . Zolascius . Zolascius , another well known level80 human warrior , primal to the home server Blade ' s Edge , is a regular GD Replier . He is often nicknamed Zola or Zol on the forums , and when needed most , does post generic views and comments on certain issues to do with what is going on in the WoW , and how we could learn to deal with them . In accordance to the guild , F A T E , Zolascius is currently 17 , and is currently studying to take an A - Level in Information Technology followed up by a degree , although the devious troll has hinted signs of wanting to join the WoW community team when the time comes . The character in - game became famous for several guild launches , including the launch of " Crystal Dawn " , being successful reaching 142 members at the end of the first day , breaking realm records . On the 1st of June 2009 , due to IRL issues , Zolascius retired in - game , but still hangs out a lot of the time on the GD , and suggestions forums . Quotes . " GOOD PREVAIL THE MIGHT " - Chain " TB " - TotalBiscuit " For every successful death knight I die myself " - Zolascius Replicant . A poster that first gained attention with his seemingly never ending quest to obtain the paladin epic mount , Replicant has since evolved into one of the better ( or worse , the views are divided ) trolls on the European forums . His tendency to start inflammatory threads and in his own words " pwn " any attempts at disagreement has earned him many friends and enemies over time . Since most of his posts can be interpreted as either genuine rants or thinly - veiled attempts at baiting the more impressionable forum users into outraged replies , the jury is still out on the ultimate motivation of Replicant ' s twisted mind . Kawaii . This cute pink - haired pair of pigtails was the cause of controversy on her native realms throughout her forum career . Posting a lot , her posts could often be construed more as flaming and trolling than constructive , but more often than not she managed to be somewhat witty . She posted a lot on her realm forums , but also quite a bit on the Off - Topic , General , and other forums . Kawaii begun her ( forum ) career on , on which she caused some controversy over some nationality issues . Moving on , she migrated to in the first free migration from Agamaggan to Kor ' gall . Although Kawaii is a gnome mage , she left her spirit on Kor ' gall as an undead rogue after leaving Kor ' gall in the first free migration to . Things cooled down on the realm scene after her arrival on Emeriss , as it seemed the majority of Kor ' gallians stayed on Kor ' gall , but this soon changed after the second free migration from Kor ' gall to Emeriss . After having been temporarily banned from the forums several times , Kawaii finally received a permanent ban to the European forums in late 2006 for " Posting harassing or defamatory language towards others " . On the matter of the ban , she has been heard saying " " I ' m glad it happened . I was starting to dislike what I ' d become . " " Other notable posters who might recognize the name Kawaii include Anvilbeard , among others . Kawaii also posted as Sapphire , and Jolee . Her other characters remain unknown . You can find Kawaii in the Armory here . Lysander . Lysander was the creator of the thread , " How to make a Warcraft Movie : The Basics , " which eventually drowned in the masses of the forums . He is known to insert witty remarks , and is commonly affiliated with the view that Blizzard does listen and that they do care . Confusion often arose when it was revealed two users , both regulars on the general forum , were posting . Although one lysander is known to reside on genjuros and indeed made the movie making guide , the undead Lysander was responsible for often reassuring people that Blizzard listen . He also used to have a guild on the server Genjuros , called " Lysander FTW , " but this disbandoned . Lysander commented : " " Reasons beyond my control resulted in the existence of Lysander FTW to cease . I ' ll get those meddlin ' squirrels one day . ONE DAY . " " http : / / forums - en . wow - europe . com / thread . aspx ? fn = wow - general - en & t = 797886 & p = 1 & tmp = 1 # post797886 [ Link Is Now Dead ] Now a well - known guide author like Highlander , he has made a guide to the Fishing Extravaganza and Engineering . He also answers questions around the Professions forums , and is known to be writing an extensive walkthrough of the Tier 0 . 5 questline . Xarantaur . The lore master . His various contributions and stickies on the Role - Playing forums have been useful to many . He is also known to know Chris Metzen . Kissmequick . A relative newcomer to the off - topic forums , Kissmequick ( KMQ for short ) is an aspiring author with a penchant for ribald jokes and double entendres . She plots to try and rise to fame through the dark side or lunacy on the forums . Frequent Forum Behaviour . Included here because of recurring appearances , the use of some of these items is considered by most forum users to be pointless , immature and generally idiotic . The O RLY bird . The bird and its derivations ( YA RLY , NO WAI ) are thought to have been brought over from the American forums by some of the trolls younger and more enthusiastic posters . It was used heavily in its form for a period of time in 2005 , also spawning other World of Warcraft related ascii art ( eg . Learn2Play man ) . The use of the picture form gradually died out of its own accord and it is a rare sight nowadays . The shorter text form including just the question ( O RLY ? ) is still used in many cases . Learn2Play . Thought to be an exclusively WoW related term , Learn2Play was originally developed by our friends over on the American forums . It originated from a shaman named Nert , as an effort to repel players who were calling for the nerf ing of his class . Usual post format is a single line reply with only the words Learn2Play ( no spaces ) , or one of its derivatives . These can involve using no capitals or broken spelling in one or both words ( eg . lern2plai , L2P ) . The phrase " It ' s fine , " is also sometimes used before the " Learn2Play " . The term is usually used in nerf and whine threads that attempt to point out a perceived game play advantage or disadvantage towards a specific class . Learn2Play signifies its poster ' s disagreement and usually disdain for the plight of the thread starter and carries a suggestion that the latter should better familiarize himself with the proper use of his or her character . In short , the poster is trying to say that the issue specified does not exist and the real problem is the thread starter ' s lack of skill . Learn2Play was famously turned into a spoof poster for a Vin Diesel movie in response to the many threads lamenting the perceived faults of the paladin class . Nerf Shaman Threads . This category includes the almost endless supply of threads by forum users who believe that the shaman class in its current form is overpowered , meaning it is easier to play successfully ( usually in PvP combat situations ) than any other class . This belief seems widespread amongst the WoW community , seemingly more so on the side of the Alliance , though the most aggrieved classes appear to be the Shamans counterpart , the Paladin and the Mage . While many arguments have been used over time to try and prove these allegations of imbalance , " nerf shaman " threads are usually instantly spammed with " O RLY ? " and " Learn2Play " comments and rarely lead to any constructive dialog . The fact that this popular stance has as yet resulted in no direct game changes from Blizz ard makes a strong case that the perceived extra advantages of the shaman are actually a myth . A common occurrence many months ago , posts in by the Shamans who had unfairly tolerated these " nerf shaman " threads for many months would often retort to using quotes similar to those found on the Random Vin Diesel Fact generator . For example " Vin Diesel has 160 talent points " could be used to suggest that Shamans could take all the points in their talent trees , thus making them viable healers , meleers and spell casters . These " Vin Diesel Facts " are made up to show that many of the nerf whiners have little clue about the subject they are complaining about , as many separate specializations of Shamans exist but none have everything as they suggest . To this day in many EU Shamans minds , Vin Diesel remains their biggest mascot . Repetition . Introduced into the mainstream forum by Anvilbeard in an episode of Warcraft Weekly , the practise of many posters posting the same phrase has increased in popularity in recent times . Some of the most famous phrases were : IBTL . Standing for " In before the lock " , this common acronym is almost always posted in threads that are believed to be violating the forum Code of Conduct and therefore locked in the near future . The term " lock " refers to a GM preventing any further posts to be made in the thread . There are many reasons why " IBTL " is so popular , many depending on the specific user . Some consider it a challenge or a game , other quote " fun " to be a primary reason . PTSR . This new acronym stands for " posting to see replies " . Blizzards new forum software has so far proven unable to properly display posts made in a thread before a user has posted there themselves . New replies would show up on the index page , but remain invisible in the actual thread . " Posting to see replies " solves that problem . Can I have your stuff ? One liner used exclusively in the popular " I quit " threads , where the original poster wants to inform the forums that due to one reason or another they will be canceling their WoW account . " Stuff " refers to the gold and items that the thread starter has amassed on all his characters , which would be destroyed permanently on character deletion . However , since in World of Warcraft all wearable items are soulbound ( meaning only usable by 1 character ) , the term is used more out of a tradition carried over from other MMORPGs and is used sarcastically rather than as an actual appeal for freebies . The actual meaning of this phrase is often " I don ' t care about your reasons , just be gone ! " First , Second , Third ( etc . ) . Similar to IBTL , some in the WoW community seem to take pride in being one of the first people to reply to a thread . This behaviour is seen mostly ( but not exclusively ) in GM threads , which are the most read and have the potential to grow very large . The format is usually the numerical reference , followed by an empty line and then a possible witty comment ( eg . " LOL " ) from the poster . Many people frown upon this practice , but due to the particular mentality ( and age ) of some forum posters it is likely to continue for years to come . Spelling wrong on purpose . This is something mostly level 1 forum characters do , basically to troll around . One such example is written by Xeqterz the level 6 tauren druid where he writes the following : " hey ai gut a problim ai juzt cnat rezzurekt becuz ai diad and nuw aim with a gost becus he killd me ai think he was a cretur . . . so huw do ai ress ? or muzt ai creat nu car ? tank u " Mostly , this are just trolls that are bored out of the mind , or just to annoy people . There are loads of example of this gibberish on the World of Warcraft Europe forums . " Newcomer " vs . " noob " . A new player is often welcomed and given the title of " newcomer " . This title refers to a person who is quite new to the game , but willing to learn as much about it as possible and very open to suggestions . A " noob " is the term used for players who don ' t know much about the game , but who seem to think they know everything and are very abusive if other players make valid suggestions to improve their gaming style . These two terms have often been confused on the WoW - forums . Generally speaking it is not - done to call someone a " noob " under any circumstance . If a forum - user uses the word " noob " as response to a normal newcomer - question , he / she can expect that word to backfire on him / her greatly . Rickrolling . A relatively new term is " rickrolling " , which is a response to the lesser known " duckrolling " , the thing is to post about something interesting and claim to have a video on it , usually uploaded to youtube . When unsuspecting users click the link , they are greeted with a music video performed by Rick Astley , called " " Never gonna give you up " " . Recently this type of behavior has reached the European Forums and a community - initiative to combat it is supported by Aeus . Necromancy . A relatively new trend that refers to people resurrecting old threads in order to create confusion among other posters .