What is netizen? Why do people keep on mentioning about them in forums? Do they annoy others? Do others annoy them?ย HUH?
Alright. This, particular term has been buzzing all over your net for as long as you can remember, a term well known for forum users. Whether if you like it or not, itโs inevitable for us to read comments posted by them on comment sections (of course), spitting out their opinions left and right. Itโs interesting, to an extent, bearable by oneโs self-made belief known as โMy/Your Fav(es) Could Never!โ

According to Wiki-anyone-can-edit-pedia;
โThe term Netizen is a portmanteau of the words Internet and citizen as in “citizen of the net”. It describes a person actively involved in online communities or the Internet in general. The term commonly also implies an interest or engagement in improving the Internet, making it an intellectual and a social resource, or its surrounding political structures, especially in regard to open access, net neutrality and free speech. Netizens are also commonly referred to as cybercitizens, which has similar connotations.โ
Okay, let me get this straight. Weโre not going to call them cybernetizens. They are commonly referred by us as netizens or netz. Since we are a bunch of cool people, we replaced the letter โsโ with the letter โzโ. NIZE!!! Anyways, I am a citizen of the net. You are a citizen of the net. We ARE netizens. Even your mom is a netizen at some point of her life, maybe as a user in an AARP forum. YIKES!!!
Let us have a quick look on OneHallyuโs Netizen Nation, a sub-forum specifically created for translated comments from Korean netizens/K-netz (now including Chinese netizens/C-netz). Before we go through the trending threads that can be found there, each of the chosen comments from chosen threads will be rated by me using a newly-introduced scale known as the Netizens pH Scale. This scale will provide us with insights that we might overlook while scrolling over some of the comments. A pH of 7 is neutral, a pH less than 7 is salty, and a pH greater than 7 is bitter. Note: the scope is forum-wide, not just exclusively for Netizen Nation.

The first article that would receive an honor to be used as an example is “[Netizen Buzz] Soyeon spotted on a date with Oh Jong Hyuk, 5 years and going strong”. I will leave my comments on each selected comments from K-netz and rate it from a scale of 1 until 7, and here we go~

Article: Oh Jong Hyuk โฅ Soyeon spotted on a dating… ‘still going strong!’
Source: Sports Donga via Naver
- [+2,856, -333] Oh Jong Hyuk and Lee Dong Gun -> ruined their image by getting involved with T-ara
Me: Arenโt you guys the one that wants to ruin their image because of T-ara being there? shrugs
Scale: A pH of 3
- [+1,440, -140] Why do Lee Dong Gun and Oh Jong Hyuk have such low standards in women?! Oh Jong Hyuk’s a celebrity who served in the marines and basically earned himself a free hate-free shield for the rest of his career and out of all of the women out there, he chooses to date Soyeon… I like him but being involved with T-ara just demolishes that shield he earned himself
Me: So thatโs why you guys have an organization called Man of Korea. You serve in the marines to earn a hate-free shield? Donโt play too much MMORPGโs.
Scale: A pH of 2
- [+268, -37] I feel like the T-ara members act completely different in front of men than they do in front of women
Me: Do you want them to sing Salt Free in front of men instead?
Scale: A pH of 4
- [+175, -10] Her face changes so often I bet he feels like he’s dating a new woman all the time
Me: This one is really funny, not going to lie. Still, itโs salty.
Scale: A pH of 5
Yes. It’s a given that everything related to T-ara is super salty (and sometimes bitter)
So, have you guys get the gist of it? Itโs simple and to keep things more interesting, leave a comment and rate me instead! If you dare! HA!!!
Since this is an introductory article from me, Iโll leave it simple and direct. Expect more from me soon. Thank you for reading and feedback is warmly welcomed.
Great article. It’s concise, opinionated, and sarcastic! Looking forward to more of your works. ๐
Thanks! I’m glad you enjoy reading it. I will make sure to write more great stuff for our readers ๐
You crack me up ^^!
<3
I’m so proud of you bae
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you added some of your personality into that article, and you’ll get better as you keep writing more notes.
#RinneSlayingYourFaves
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*taps your butt back*
Thanks bae, I will keep writing with my own styles and do anticipate my future works. Fancy to see you here and hope we can see more of your flawfree presence here
#RinneWasSlained
This was super amusing and sarcastic af. I see your personality/snarkasm shining through. Good job Rinne, keep it up. I was laughing XD
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I’m glad you enjoy this humble blog post. I can’t help but to let my personality mixing together with my ideas, and as you know *poof* Netizen pH Scale was created
Thank you for everything and I hope to see more of your feedbacks and comments here
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Anticipating part II; Bitter Netz.
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You, girl, just gave me an idea :3
Great article Rinnie! ๐
Thanks babe! I might as well need to interview you now ๐
This article cracked me up! I love how you managed to explain how netizens work in a fun manner, with your own words and writing style. I’m highly anticipating your next article ๐
Awww thank you for your thorough feedback. I appreciate it with lots of love
I will write more interesting articles for our beloved readers <3
lol. this is funny. what level of salt would be great for my popcorn?
That would be a pH of 4 and below ๐
and thanks!
Loved that! The sarcasm made me laugh a lot. Keep up with the good work!
Thanks Myungju! Expect another article with different tone and approach ๐
LMAO I love how you rubbed that salt in their faces! Fighting!
Thanks! Do give our blog more love from now on ><
THE REAL QUESTION IS : AM I SALTY OR BITTER. WE’LL FIND OUT SOON. Rinne congrats, omg i didn’t even know
Right on the spot!. Thanks for reading such a humble entry
Good going Rinne, especially since it’s your first ever blog post. Entertaining to read too, your personality reflects in your writing. Keep it up! ๐
Thanks Nana-chan, and I’m glad readers like my style of writing ๐
Woah nice going rinne.
Thanks! Please anticipate my next article ๐