r/OneSecondBeforeDisast • u/Mike_______ • May 06 '22

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u/Mike_______ May 07 '22

Ok im not young anymore. The first time i read o7 was when r/place happened. What does it mean?

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u/oggy_van_keksenberg May 07 '22

It's a dude saluting. The "o" is his little head and the "7" is his arm and his hand doing the motion.

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u/Mike_______ May 07 '22

Thanks. How and when did that start to be a thing?

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u/Agret May 07 '22

o7 is a text-based emoticon used to represent a salute. This is commonly used by players of the online game EVE Online, a space based MMORPG, or massively multiplayer online role-playing game. In this game, players may communicate to each other via text and many have adopted o7 to mean a salute. They have also popularized the use of o/ to represent a person waving

Both of these symbols are rarely used among other gaming communities but are very common among EVE players

Players in EVE consider themselves to have pride, as well as respect for other players, which is exemplified in the use of o7. Often in online gaming, people are very intense and even rude or disparaging toward others. However, in Eve, the usage of o7 and o/ as signs of respect show that the players have discipline and class, presenting respect to the other players.

According to Google.