User talk:GandWuser

A very interesting analysis of Chris's handwriting. Thanks, I enjoyed reading it! --Ronichu 20:30, 2 August 2010 (PDT)

Agreed, but I have my own thoughts. First, about his signature: Despite being copied poorly from a second-grade Palmer cursive manual (loops on capital letters and all), he's particularly obsessed with it. With the notable exceptions of the trailing "n" and the extra-large "lowercase l" loop (that's gotta mean something, right?), he puts no personal touch on this signature (unless you count his crude Sonichu head or his shaky grip as "personal touch"). This is probably indicative of plagiarist tendencies: Why put any effort into something when you can pass off someone else's crap (in this case, lettering) as your own? Also, I think the "downtrodden first name" thing was just a fluke. Take a look at ALL the examples of his John Hancock scrawled all over his work - particularly his pr0nz. (Note that they are always disproportionately large, unsubtly suggesting self-obsession.) This video shows him putting the signature on paper. Note that it takes a long time for him to sign as he meticulously plots out each letter. I've got a feeling that Chris hasn't had a need to sign checks and legal documents frequently.

Here is an example from the comics. I know, Chris's pathetic attempt at comic lettering (in ALLCAPS no less) is not representative of his general handwriting. But here's another. More ALLCAPS, but at least we see his signature again. And yet another. That signature again. Hopefully you'll get to see more revelations from a larger sample. --SeventhBase 22:35, 2 August 2010 (PDT)

Hmm, since you say that I think I'll update it sometime with a more in-depth analysis of his signature, along with a bit on other handwriting samples. Thanks for pointing those out for me, I've never actually been brave enough to read all the Sonichu comics. --GandWuser 07:59, 3 August 2010 (PDT)

I'm in your talk pages giving your handwriting examples. Looks like some of the same tropes appeared: long ascenders and forward slant. Maybe you can analyze the way he crosses out pre-existing lines, too.--SeventhBase 23:04, 3 August 2010 (PDT)

Well I basically see the same things as I do here, and I'm not quite sure what you mean by "how he slashed thuings out". I mean, what is there to look for? --GandWuser 08:01, 4 August 2010 (PDT)

Nothing much, really. Just giving you more examples of non-ALLCAPS writing, in another "Sweetheart" context. Here's another that's entirely handwritten, but in a "Gal-Pal" context. But if you're not discovering anything new, I'll stop. (and the analysis on the crossing-out of lyrics was obviously a joke.) --SeventhBase 13:54, 4 August 2010 (PDT)

Sorry, I'm a bit slow. Anyways, most of his handwriting is the same wobbly decending thing. Although in the Christian Love Day example, it sloped up instead of down, showing happiness, and in the lyric sheets, he often runs into the margins, showing impulsiveness. But nothing else notable. --GandWuser 14:06, 4 August 2010 (PDT)

Enjoyed reading your analysis. Just had this to point out: "I want to say it is because he spent his whole life in public school, where people are not normally taught to use cursive." Where I come from kids are taught to use cursive in grade school, first by typing out individual letters and then small words like 'cat' and stuff. However, when in public school I noticed that most of them dropped cursive for printing as soon as they stopped forcing us to use it. --CaptainCanuck 17:37, 8 September 2010 (PDT)

Another handwriting sample

As more data usually leads to better results, here's Chris's letter to Cassie on the Sonichu Girls forum that was included with his hair. Perhaps you can compare the two letters and look for common traits and such.--Champthom 23:13, 14 August 2010 (PDT)

• Well seing as this is in cursive, it does give a better analysis. However, I returned that book I got back to the library, so I'm doing this by memory.

From looking at it, I see that Chris still doesn't use margins, showing trouble fitting in. He writes itha slightly upwardss-going baseline, showing a bit of happiness. He connects his etters with arcades, which I for get what it means, but there is a meaning. Anyways, he rights with a mostly rightward slant, but he goes straight up when writing "I", showing that he is not trying to reveal as much with his name.

That's all I got in five minutes and I'm having trouble without the book so I don't think I'll do a more in-depth analysis. --GandWuser 17:37, 16 August 2010 (PDT)