Cope

According to the internet, the word cope can be defined as a person having to "deal effectively with something difficult". In the GS sense, however, cope is a word often used to flame in the past, mainly by Grahamcracker and Vadim.

Origins and controversy
Cope as a word in the GS context was first used by Ahmy in GS4, though his use of it was more light-hearted than later examples.

Cope became especially popular in GS through RTSG members. It was not initially much of a problem until many members complained of it being used excessively in order to annoy people, or to disparage them while also saying that they didn't care about other people's opinions. Koe and Conq were the biggest opposition to the word, though Avraso was the first person to begin opposing it, threatening to leave due to the word being used to annoy people.

The word was banned at one point after a server poll by Koe indicated that most members wanted the word banned due to how often it was used to flame. This did not go too well with several members, mainly Pat, Graham and Vadim, and a mixture of RTSG members. Quite a bit of drama happened due to the word being banned, such as Vadim being temporarily kicked but refusing to come back for a long time because he wanted to say cope. Vya was also punished at one point, giving "cope passes" to Vadim, for which they were both kicked out of the server.

A more detailed page on the word's controversy can be found as part of the Vadim-Graham Controversy.

Unbanning
The word was eventually unbanned when Graham received severe flack for his use of the word to harass Conquerus, resulting in him being punished. Pat backed him up and fought against Conq for the unbanning of the word. More information can be found here, as well as here. The word is now legal to say, although use of the word with the purpose of flaming is now punishable under a blanket rule against flaming. The word is also very rarely used due to its negative connotations.

Trivia

 * Contrary to popular opinion, the first GS member to begin rallying against the word cope was not Conq, but actually Avraso.