IRC should be dead by now. But sad to say there are still activities going on.
The 24 types are not just meant for IRC, dudes. They can still be applied to other areas, even in forums and MSN as well if you bother to realise the patterns.
Actually, situation gets worse since now got lots of websites like Friendster and WhoLivesNearYou.
Guys out there get to choose the types of girls they like since they get to see the pictures of the girls and study their profiles. The typical 24 types get into mixture and thus may be harder to identify as well.
They are more tactical now since their faces are being exposed to the public. But still, the basic rules are still there.
1) They message the person that they wan to widen their circle of friends.
2) They always complain they are very boring thus asking you out.
3) They always want to date the girl out alone.
4) They treat the girl generously to make them happy.
5) They always start to tell the girl they like or love them at first sight.
6) They want the girl to be their stead after one or two dates.
7) Some may bring them to see their parents also.

Hardly less than a week, they want to touch the girls here and there.
9) Hardly less than a forthnight, after the girl has been conned into believeing they are in love with this guy, the guy gets tired of touching and want to do more than that.
10) Perhaps a month or later, when they start to get tired of the girl, they start to find new victim and repeat step 1 to 6.
11) Then they start to find excuses to dump the old girl.
12) Usually when they break up, its not surprised to know the girl is pregnaent already.

That is what happening now to many girls out there.... and also some of my friends.
You may think I joking or what. But if you really think so, I think you are still lving in your fairytale land.