The Van

History
The Van is one of the oldest chatrooms on Kongregate. damijin created the room in December 2006 naming it after his previous channel "Damijin's Van".

Through 2007, The Van was very popular and home to many moderators. When Ducklette became a moderator (and later a Kong employee) in June 2008, many regulars left The Van to her new room, Feed the Ducks. The Van was left wild for the remainder of 2008.

Renovations began in January 2009. The Van is now one of the most mature, diverse, and interesting rooms on Kongregate. damijin still visits The Van, but gave ownership to solprovider on June 11, 2009, with the official change on June 17, 2009.

Moderator
Now that The Van is owned by solprovider, we have our own Mod. We are often visited byfrankiesmum, though not for moderation, for The Van still requires very little moderating.

Gaming Gurus
Level 40 and higher. They are not better. Just higher level. Well, maybe better.


 * BySold - Quiet gaming guru
 * Cubicon - One reason to visit.
 * 2SloJoe - Diffuser of Trools #2
 * BigSlick - Gamer extraordinaire
 * dani_death - Most popular long-time Vannite.
 * solprovider - "The Solution Provider". He made The Van what it is.
 * UltimateChaos - ^_^

Regulars

 * 10vandykep - Trying to take over the world.
 * 2313231231 - Father of Two
 * ActionFreak - Boy Wonder
 * Alay - Inspiration for the subhuman meme.
 * Alexiothemidget - Midget of the Van and our very own reformed troll.
 * Antisocial
 * Aumoe - On vacation.
 * bdc1978 - Big daddy
 * boburob - Aspiring Web developer
 * bookdragoness - Excellent technical support.
 * boopandbop
 * Cardshark_14 - Mmmmmm...Food
 * Chippy1234567 - swampy's friend. Maturing before our very eyes
 * cornhuskmaster - Not a master of cornhusking
 * Crapitsmatty - matty is fine
 * DarcAbys
 * dhorya - Cookies!
 * Dilume
 * Dolphus
 * EvilGhandi - The Van's Ultimate Drunk
 * evilraven452 - Evil feathered friend of the Van
 * FattyTreats
 * fryhyi
 * GambitDash
 * Glennisafrog - Not really
 * ichigo1991
 * ifeelfunny
 * iku666
 * Incorpus_Sypheth - Quiet but uses long words.
 * Itasashin
 * JesusAndGod - Still learning
 * Joadjovae - Author, Sculptor
 * Malthusis
 * MarmaLadeWarrior - Spam and marmalade never tasted so good
 * MarmaLadeWarri0r
 * mostawesome
 * Oboe_Passion- "Nothing is impossible, the very word itself says 'I'm possible'"
 * Parappa20
 * PeRpLEXED - Competitive Pollinator
 * romy5025 - Still learning
 * Robadub-
 * sagacioussaga - "I'm a she, and I pay attention to detail as I'm ripping your scalp off, because I'm moody but pretty darn awesome despite."
 * sirenofthedead - "Queen of The Van". Our Dicthunary and Thethauruth.
 * swampy123 - Chippy's friend
 * Thisisausername - Thisisaregular
 * treecutie - Happy and content
 * Tyshalle
 * ultimateboy- Ultrafun
 * Vulture - Quiet statesman
 * windigo663 - Burst of adrenaline [Stalker]
 * xxxGuitarHeroxxx
 * zippidykwik - Computer destroyer and drummer

Applicants

 * Valthacius
 * cENTRYZ
 * CrazedTroll - Guru
 * gamma191
 * PainKillaX
 * poison117
 * Secsxy
 * TheDarkFlame - Coffee is the true Elixir of Life.
 * tbearboy
 * wugga - The Imp catcher
 * xX_BlackRoses_Xx

Missing In Action

 * TheGil
 * Daedlis - Father
 * ilikeeggs - The name says it all.
 * Imperfect - But he's not (much).
 * JustWait
 * NewbieHawkGuy - The name changer.
 * romy5025 - Still learning
 * Robadub-
 * superuno - Long time Vannite currently disguised
 * thatperson1
 * Unperceptive
 * xNoirx
 * yurameshe - Happiness distributor
 * Ziarn

Rules

 * We have no tolerance for Chuck Norris - mention of him is not welcome in The Van.


 * We seriously try to be nice, all the time, so be nice to us!


 * We also follow the Kongregate rules of conduct. If you haven't read them, please do so by clicking here.


 * No role playing in The Van.

Glossary

 * Gay - Happy. No alternate definitions allowed.
 * Invisible letter - A good excuse for typos. Missing letters are just 'invisible'.
 * Imp - An Impossible Badge.
 * Silent letter - Another excuse for typos. Extra letters are just 'silent'. Example: kkatanaz has a silent k and a silent z.
 * Subhuman - Any human under the influence of substances decreasing cognitive abilities.
 * Trool - A troll that drools.
 * Troolette - A female trool.
 * Troolie - A trool that has decided to make The Van his/her home.
 * Vannite - A resident of The Van.

Famous Phrases

 * solprovider: Everybody here is nice. Please be nice too.


 * sagacioussaga: Aumoe Aumoe Aumoe :-D


 * Aumoe: saga saga saga


 * "What's going on? I'm lost!" - everyone who doesn't pay attention to chat


 * If you're not confused, you're not using The Van properly. -


 * "Don't mess with saga, bad things happen" - Aumoe, Cardshark_14, bookdragoness


 * Aumoe: siren, what's the 'word of the day'?

Characteristic Conversations

 * Books - Usually science fiction and fantasy


 * Construction


 * Food - Any time food is mentioned, Cardshark_14 gets hungry.


 * Movies - Many members are movie-loving fanatics. Remember to play nice!


 * Music - Random quotes in conversation are often song lyrics. Try to catch them all!


 * Trivia - Usually run by Aumoe


 * 20 Questions - Game rules are below.

Desktop TD Pro Spawning Grounds Massacre Hard Badge Guide
http://www.kongregate.com/forums/3/topics/52446

Pandemic 2 - Impossible President Madagascar Assassin Badge
http://www.kongregate.com/forums/3/topics/34897

Shopping Cart Hero - Manual
http://www.kongregate.com/forums/3/topics/37404

Troll Identification
Identify a troll/trool/trollie/trollette by recognizing the steps a troll uses:


 * 1) Say something rude and/or inflammatory.
 * 2) Respond aggressively to correction.
 * 3) Go on the offensive and insult others.
 * 4) Realize they are on the losing side of an argument.
 * 5) Backpedal!

20 Questions

 * 1) Somebody thinks of an item and gives a clue, starting with "It's a thing that [some characteristic]".
 * 2) Once people make some wrong guesses, the chosen person continues to add clues one at a time until the item is guessed.
 * 3) Whoever guessed correctly has the next turn.