Talk:wifier

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wifier

Any takers? The Wikipedia article linked to does not exist. SemperBlotto (talk) 19:50, 15 September 2012 (UTC)

I had mistakenly forgot the Wikipedia box when I pasted a template in the edit box. It has since been removed by Chuck Entz. Axelode (talk) 20:30, 15 September 2012 (UTC)

"A player of on-line video games" why would it mean that? Mglovesfun (talk) 20:34, 15 September 2012 (UTC)

Perhaps it could be, more specifically, a gamer who connected through a freely available wi-fi network. Just guessing: never heard it. Equinox ◑ 23:48, 15 September 2012 (UTC)

In the Nintendo video game world, the term more specifically designates an entry level player. Numerous examples have been published in discussion threads dating back to 2007. I will re-phrase this meaning accordingly. I will also re-arrange the order to reflect the more common application of the term to freeloaders (no offense meant) using freely available wi-fi networks in public places. Axelode (talk) 15:18, 18 September 2012 (UTC)

This was attestable in lowercase as an adjective (a comparative form of (deprecated template usage) wifey). As a noun, the sense "a user of a Wi-Fi network" was attestable in the form (deprecated template usage) WiFier, but not in lowercase. Astral (talk) 23:04, 22 September 2012 (UTC)

I believe that the matter is settled as Astral created and attested the upper case form (deprecated template usage) WiFier and moved the "user of a Wi-Fi network" definition to a second etymology level in the derivative lowercase form (deprecated template usage) wifier. As I created this article, someone else should remove the rfv. Axelode (talk) 20:37, 27 September 2012 (UTC)

WiFier RFV-passed, wifier RFV-failed. - -sche (discuss) 06:07, 28 November 2012 (UTC)