As you can see, the reason for the term "Live Report" is obvious. In real time, users report on the status of the games and speculate about upcoming matchups. So in that sense, the contents of the LR threads might be considered "Live."

But another way of looking at these threads is based on their fluidity. In one moment, Flash's stock might drop to crap status, while in the next, it might bounce right back up. In these threads you see the ever changing tides of heart and emotion.

Uh-oh, is my hero slumping? NO HE JUST SMASHED THAT NOOB!

Like the ocean, the reporting in these threads is always thoughtful and deep.

Ex:

On January 16 2011 14:26 structuralinertia wrote:

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aww, though no one would notice

And do you know what is
a.) characterized by its fluidity
b.) affected by the gravitational fluctuations caused by the distance of the moon.
c.) potentially very deep (e.g. ocean)
???????

That's right.
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Liquid!

But while you may now think that Live still better describes LR threads, I bring up the following points:
1.) For most of the people following the streams and posting in the threads, how many people are what you might consider "alive?" It's usually like 4AM in the morning, and people in a sleep-deprived haze often appear more among the ranks of the undead than those of the living.
2.) None of the reporting is actually live, per se. It takes a non-negligible amount of time to type out ones thoughts, and usually by the time the "post message" button is pressed, the scene being described has already passed. Instead of the reportage being "live," they are probably closer to the aftershocks of the waves that are epic SC moments. (You know what else has waves?)

So finally, if my arguments thus far have left you unswayed, I appeal to your patriotism. We TLers are all patriotic people to some extent. We may criticize our leaders and be on the wrong side of the law from time to time, but in our hearts we always bleed blue. In our souls, we are children of TeamLiquid. And since we are all, in a spiritual sense, part of TeamLiquid (not to be confused with Team `Liquid`) we might say that we are all, ourselves, Liquid.

Now to conclude, I ask you a simple question: If we are Liquid, and what we post in our Liquid world is Liquid, then is LR not Liquid Report?

Thank you for your time.

Poll: Will you now refer to LRs as Liquid Reports?

You're a dumbass bro. (63)

66%

No, I'm still gonna call it a LiveReport. (27)

28%

Yes. (5)

5%

95 total votes

Your vote: Will you now refer to LRs as Liquid Reports?

(Vote): Yes.
(Vote): No, I'm still gonna call it a LiveReport.
(Vote): You're a dumbass bro.

mustaju

Estonia4504 Posts

January 16 2011 19:52 GMT

Thanks for featuring one of mine (though not the one I'm most proud of :D )

XsebT

Denmark2980 Posts

January 16 2011 19:53 GMT

If I'm ever talking about or refering to these threads I usually say "live reports" rather than the acronym "LR"...
And no it doesn't seem fluid, and this is not something teamliquid does exclusively.

Mr. Wiggles

Canada5894 Posts

January 16 2011 19:54 GMT

I believe, based on my observations of those threads, that we might amend the name to "Long Read", as most become threads of not inconsiderable length. Just something to ponder.

Mortician

Bulgaria2332 Posts

January 16 2011 19:59 GMT

They are called live reports, because back in the day people used to read those in order to get what is happening in the game, because there were almost no streams.

flamewheel

FREEAGLELAND26781 Posts

January 16 2011 20:00 GMT

Loquacious Raconteurs is also an apt description for some.

Hesmyrr

Canada5776 Posts

January 16 2011 20:01 GMT

Live is four letters while Liquid is six letters that are placed further apart. Case closed.

Archas

United States6531 Posts

January 16 2011 20:02 GMT

Lively Rabble can similarly identify the posting events in those threads.

On January 17 2011 05:01 Hesmyrr wrote:
I can't think of witty acronyms =/

Little grammar lesson: LR is not an acronym, it is an abbreviation. All acronyms are abbreviations, but not all abbreviations are acronyms. For an abbreviation to be an acronym, the letters that compose it must be able to be pronounced as a word. For example, FBI, CIA, PTA, and LR are abbreviations, but not acronyms. UNICEF, DARE, SCUBA, and LASER are abbreviations andacronyms.

Just a little something for you to chew on.