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I would think that "4Chan Poster" would be the "family name" here. Which, of course, would come lexicographically before most real family names.



I would think they should have listed newfag as the author.

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/newfag


Heh. "4Chan Poster, Newfag" would have been a great way to list the author's name.

Perhaps ironically, the convention would then imply that newfag comes before oldfag.

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/oldfag




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