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An '''Asterisk (*)''' is somethinga symbol unofficially given to a character denoting a win or deep character run that is considered controversial. Any character run that can be called invalid either because of rigging, off-site brigading, or general strictly illicit methods are sometimes given an * by anon's. Examples would include [[Spinel|Spinel's]] controversial [[Ms. /co/ 2019]] win, who was revealed a year later to have been brigaded by a facebook group, and [[Shirley|Shirley's]] final's run in [[Ms. /co/ 2022]], who was known to have been rigged earlier in the tournament.

Characters of animated series produced by '''D'''isney '''T'''ele'''v'''ision '''A'''nimation. In tournaments, it often exclusively refers to ''The Ghost and Molly McGee'', ''Amphibia'' and ''The Owl House'' and their respective characters and posters. They are a main victim of spitevoting because of questionable shitposting and controversial albeit popular presence on the board, and general hatred against nu-Disney.

'''Falseflagging''' is a term referring to a shitposter posing as a supporter of a certain character while creating posts that paint said character or its supporters in a negative light, either to attempt to get said character to lose or simply for the sake of trolling. Examples of common tactics used by falseflaggers include spamming fat or otherwise unpleasant art, "campaigning" with AI art, attempting to frame the character as being trans, and generally being a nuisance in the threads in the name of their targeted character. CanIt can be synonymous with the common phrase '''psyops''' (psychological operations).