I can bet $100 to a $1 the 'people' upset about the 'toon' name are adolescent, sophomoric men and boys
'toon
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My Ark Hunter always has bologna in his slacks.
My alt toons will also share this trait.
The term toon was first used for WoW and it was in reference to the cartoon style graphics I believe
Again, "toon" has been in use at least since EverQuest hit the shelves in March 1999.
It was probably used even before that with Ultima Online, which went live in September 1997. I say probably, because I did not play UO, but it would be presumptuous to assume it couldn't have started there. Or earlier, even.
How is this still here!? When do i get to be a mod to close threads like these?