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 === Net.Names: Why is it called "Ame.rec.a"? ===
-The first LNH story parodied Superman's home city of Metropolis by setting the action in the city of [[Net.ropolis]]. This inspired writers to base all kinds of place names off of Internet terminology; [[Net.York.City]], [[Ca.net.da]], [[Scot.LAN.d]], [[Af.rec.a]], the [[Loonited States of Ame.rec.a]], etc. In particular, rec. and alt. are often used, because they appear in [[newsgroup]] names.
+The first LNH story parodied Superman's home city of Metropolis by setting the action in the city of [[Net.ropolis]]. This inspired writers to base all kinds of place names off of Internet terminology; [[Net.York.City]], [[Ca.net.da]], [[Scot.LAN.d]], Af.rec.a, the [[Loonited States of Ame.rec.a]], etc. In particular, rec. and alt. are often used, because they appear in [[newsgroup]] names.
 In [[LNH20]], there's an in-character explanation. The Village was a lost city discovered and linked to the world by '60s hero team the Network, and in gratitude, renamed themselves Net.ropolis; it became a fad, and cities around the world followed suit. After net.heroes became less popular, many of them changed their names back, and Net.ropolis became [[Netropolis]]. Whether this makes the idea more or less silly is up to the reader.

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 Other LNH imprints that you might see from time to time include:
-* [[NTB]]: The Net.Trenchcoat Brigade, a Vertigo-inspired take on the Classic LNH focusing on a loose organization of mystical, cynical, drunken bastards.
+* [[NTB]]: The Net.Trenchcoat Brigade, a [[Vertigo]]-inspired take on the Classic LNH focusing on a loose organization of mystical, cynical, drunken bastards.
 * [[LUNA]]: Lunaverse, a similarly urban fantasy take on LNH20.
 * [[LNH2]]: An alternate-future imprint focusing primarily on the grown-up children of present-day LNHers.

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 === Net.Names: Why is it called "Ame.rec.a"? ===
-The first LNH story parodied Superman's home city of Metropolis by setting the action in the city of [[Net.ropolis]]. This inspired writers to base all kinds of place names off of Internet terminology; [[Net.York City]], [[Ca.net.da]], [[Scot.LAN.d]], [[Af.rec.a]], the [[Loonited States of Ame.rec.a]], etc. In particular, rec. and alt. are often used, because they appear in [[newsgroup]] names.
+The first LNH story parodied Superman's home city of Metropolis by setting the action in the city of [[Net.ropolis]]. This inspired writers to base all kinds of place names off of Internet terminology; [[Net.York.City]], [[Ca.net.da]], [[Scot.LAN.d]], [[Af.rec.a]], the [[Loonited States of Ame.rec.a]], etc. In particular, rec. and alt. are often used, because they appear in [[newsgroup]] names.
 In [[LNH20]], there's an in-character explanation. The Village was a lost city discovered and linked to the world by '60s hero team the Network, and in gratitude, renamed themselves Net.ropolis; it became a fad, and cities around the world followed suit. After net.heroes became less popular, many of them changed their names back, and Net.ropolis became [[Netropolis]]. Whether this makes the idea more or less silly is up to the reader.

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 * '''[[Lurking]]''': In the Real World, to read a newsgroup without posting to it. In the Looniverse, the ability to fade into the background, often including invisibility and intangibility.
 * '''[[Netiquette]]''': Internet etiquette. How not to be a jerk online.
-* '''[.sig file|.sig]]''': Signature file. A file containing a Usenet poster's "signature", which gets added to the end of each post they make.
+* '''[[.sig file|.sig]]''': Signature file. A file containing a Usenet poster's "signature", which gets added to the end of each post they make.
 === What's with all the Lads and Lasses? ===

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 * '''[[Lurking]]''': In the Real World, to read a newsgroup without posting to it. In the Looniverse, the ability to fade into the background, often including invisibility and intangibility.
 * '''[[Netiquette]]''': Internet etiquette. How not to be a jerk online.
-* '''[[Sig.Lad|.sig]]''': Signature file. A file containing a Usenet poster's "signature", which gets added to the end of each post they make.
+* '''[.sig file|.sig]]''': Signature file. A file containing a Usenet poster's "signature", which gets added to the end of each post they make.
 === What's with all the Lads and Lasses? ===

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 * '''[[TEB]]''': [[Trade EtherBack]]. An LNH story in collected format.
 * '''[[tsk.force]]''': A group of LNHers brought together temporarily to accomplish a specific goal.
-* '''[[wReam]]''': A very prolific former LNH writer. Many of his creations have "wReam" in the name, such as wReamhack, wReamicus Maximus, etc.
+* '''[[wReam]]''': A very prolific former LNH writer. Many of his creations have "wReam" in the name, such as [[wReamhack]], [[wReamicus Maximus]], etc.
 === Internet Terms and Abbreviations (or, sig.nificant meanings) ===

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 : LNH FAQ Version 4.0
-: Administered by [[Drew Perron]]
+: Administered by [[Drew Nilium]]
 : The FAQ was last updated: 2014-06-07
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 * Todd "[[Scavenger]]" Kogutt
 * [[Brian Perler]]
-* [[Drew Perron]]
+* [[Drew Nilium]]
 * [[Martin Phipps]]
 * [[Rob Rogers]]

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 * [[LNH2]]: An alternate-future imprint focusing primarily on the grown-up children of present-day LNHers.
-No-longer-active LNH-associated imprints include [[OSD]] (The [[Order of St. Doomas]]), [[PULP]] (Prewar Ultrahuman Literary Pantheon), [[LNHX]] ([[Martin Phipps]]'s rebooted LNH), [[LF]] ([[Ben Rawluk]]'s [[Net.League of Heroes]]), and probably some others, I dunno.
+No-longer-active LNH-associated imprints include [[OSD]] (The [[Order of Saint Doomas]]), [[PULP]] (Prewar Ultrahuman Literary Pantheon), [[LNHX]] ([[Martin Phipps]]'s rebooted LNH), [[LF]] ([[Ben Rawluk]]'s [[Net.League of Heroes]]), and probably some others, I dunno.
 === Titles and Series: What do I call my story? ===

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 The LNH, naturally, took this to an absurd level. Even adult members may be referred to as Lass or Lad. LNHers use other nouns, including Man and Woman, but also including Dude, Chick, Guy, Miss, Lady, Granny, and Person. The LSH had a Matter-Eater Lad, so the LNH has characters with ridiculously long, often hypenated names, including [[Cheesecake-Eater Lad]], [[Sister State-the-Obvious]], [[Pulls-Paper-Out-of-Hats Lad]], [[You're-Not-Hitting-Me-Hard-Enough Lad]], [[All-Knowing Last-Chance Whiner Destiny Woman]], and [[Kid Not Appearing In Any Retcon Hour Story]] (which throws in a reference to ''Monty Python'' for good measure).
-Of course, not all LNHers are named like this. In the LNH, you'll find everything that's found in comic books and more, from pithy one-word names like [[Pantra]] to Internet references like [[Captain Coredump]] to pithy one-word Internet references like [[Kindle]] and [[Twitter]]. You'll find people who just go by their own name, like [[January Frost]] and [[Pister Y. Maprika III]]; you'll find gratuitous punctuation, like [[Exclamation!Master!]] and the [[Crimson @venger]]; you'll find straightforward stuff like [[Fearless Leader]] and obscure formations like [[Shining Tungsten Magister]]. It's fun!
+Of course, not all LNHers are named like this. In the LNH, you'll find everything that's found in comic books and more, from pithy one-word names like [[Pantra]] to Internet references like [[Captain Coredump]] to pithy one-word Internet references like [[Kindle]] and [[Twitter]]. You'll find people who just go by their own name, like [[January Frost]] and [[Pister Y Maprika III]]; you'll find gratuitous punctuation, like [[Exclamation!Master!]] and the [[Crimson @venger]]; you'll find straightforward stuff like [[Fearless Leader]] and obscure formations like [[Shining Tungsten Magister]]. It's fun!
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