It is indeed this way on many parts of the internet, including many parts of Discord and I.R.C.. I can remember this usage on NewGrounds in the early 2000s alr

It is indeed this way on many parts of the internet, including many parts of Discord and I.R.C.. I can remember this usage on NewGrounds in the early 2000s already. — I feel it's kind of sad that it's a part of internet culture that is becoming more and more obscure as the internet is experiencing an endless november of “normalfags”.