History JustForFun / TheGrandListOfForumAndCommunityLaws

* '''General Linux Discussion Law:''' As a general UsefulNotes/{{Linux}} thread approaches infinity, the chances of the following happening approaches 1:

* '''Melecie's First Law''': As the forum grows older and more members join, more memes and inside jokes are created. At least one is guaranteed to be made once the forum reaches 100 members.

* '''Melecie's Second Law''': As the number of ''active'' members a forum gets reaches 100, the chances of there being at least one resident FountainOfMemes reaches 1.

* '''Melecie's Third Law''': The more inside jokes there are, the easier a newbie to the forum is introduced to them, whether with or without proper context.

* '''Melecie's Fourth Law''': Forums that have stayed alive for at least two years and has 150 active members are distinct from one another, due to community-specific cultures, inside jokes, etc.

** Real life application of the LawOfOne.

* '''Inverse Attraction Effect:''' When someone starts a thread seeking fans/supporters of something (ex. "Who else here likes Literature/{{Twilight}}?") on a forum not devoted to that thing, the thread is going to primarily attract people who [[Administrivia/ComplainingAboutShowsYouDontLike dislike it and would like to tell the original poster about that]]. The reverse is also true (ex. "Who else thinks anime is too popular?" will rally the fans).

* '''The Literature/{{Twilight}} Infectioning Effect:''' If a thread ever mentions Twilight, then the thread will instantly turn into:

** '''The First Amendment Corollary:''' 90% of invocations of the First Amendment to the US Constitution will be done by someone trying to excuse something incredibly stupid they (or their friend) just said, while simultaneously failing to understand that the First Amendment only guarantees that ''the US Congress'' can't abridge your right to free speech, and says nothing about forum moderators. [[WeAllLiveInAmerica This goes double for sites set up outside the United States]].

* '''[[Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy Drax's]] Law:''' Metaphors used on the internet will fail every time either due to the receiving user not recognizing the expression (possibly because it is not used in their country) or being extremely LiteralMinded.

* '''The Wiki/{{Fantendo}} Law:''' The larger a website, especially a wiki, grows, especially a wiki that allows non-registered users to edit, the higher the likelihood is that it will be filled with boring, uninspired list articles. The staff of said website will often complain about how something needs to be done, but never actually do anything. The page/thread count in said website will often be well over 10,000.

* '''The Law of Diplomacy Futility:''' In a heated debate, occasionally one or more participants will try to make a concession in an attempt to make peace between sides because [[Administrivia/RuleOfCautiousEditingJudgment they are not looking for a fight]]. At best, this will have no effect, and at worst, this will just encourage the belligerent minority who ''are'' looking to pick a fight. This is because the belligerents are also the ones who are intent on shoving their views down everyone else's throats and likely [[ChewbaccaDefense believe that the opponent backing down is a victory]], which makes them interpret the attempt at diplomacy as a sign that their obnoxious, forceful tactics are actually effective.