[tbontob]

QUOTE]Originally posted by Imperator Fyron:
Tbontob, a rant in the forum sense of the word is exactly what Teal's post was. There are many words that have more meanings than a dictionary has in them, especially when it comes to popular culture (such as the internet). Rant is one such word, which can mean a lot more than your basic dictionary definition.[/quote]

No Fyron, the internet is not a popular culture. The people on the internet have many diverse interests, hobbies, philosophies and concerns.

More importantly, their home language may not be English and as a consequence they may not be very familiar with English.

Maybe, rant has a secondary meaning in California.

Or maybe you have just made up that meaning to suit your own purposes.

These meanings are not likely to be known to those who whose first language is not English.

And to use it in such a manner is very disrespectful.