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FYI, the MSNBC Chris Crocker reference links to this article: "If Wikipedia hasn’t recognized Chris as an official Internet phenomenon, he certainly is now." Jason McHuff (talk) 21:56, 29 December 2007 (UTC)

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[edit] Celebrities

The definition of an internet phenomenon can not be limited to the definition suggested; that one rises from the unknown to internet fame. The definition is faulty, as compiled and edited editions of content featuring celebrities very well can be regarded as a phenomenon, and is created by people whom are NOT celebrities.


[edit] fat girl

who is the one fat girl that is sped up alot, on a couch, in a blue and white shirt with flowers on it. someone give me the wiki page for this plz? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.251.171.231 (talk) 04:15, 25 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] A Mexican Video Out of Link

As said by the user who talked about Delfin Quishpe, I think the article about MeAnda - Don should be listed here because IT IS an internet phenomena in Latin America. You can check this googleing "MeAnda" "MeAnda Don" and "VideoGENTE" and you should see all blogs and pages that mention the video. Also, try a search for "Meanda" in YouTube and you'll find at least 4 pages for the video uploaded by different users (not counting all results that don't appear with that word).

In the other hand, the site has claimed his videos are copyright-free (they have a CC license posted in their site [1]) and the owners of the site have included an article there about the "MeAnda - Don" wikipedia entry. Please bring comments to revert the unincluding. --Kalfusion 06:46, 25 January 2007

[edit] Nobody's Watching

Isnt anyone gona mention Nobody's Watching a failed tv pilot that was uploaded on to YouTube and now has its own website and myspace profile.

[edit] Klay World

This is a very large Internet series, like Neroticaly Yours. Itshould have its own article. It is posted on mainly 2 websites. They are Newgrounds, and KnoxsKorner. It made by Robert Leon Benfer, who goes by the name Knox. It has become very successful, it even has its own movie, which is listed in the article List of stop-motion films. It was going to have its own article, but was chosen not to be one. There is possibly going to be a sequel to the movie, and a different one called "Lakeside Ghost".

[edit] Anti Clinton Ad

I think this article shuold enclude at least somthing about that. It was on internet and talked at on the news many time.

[edit] Deadpile

Instead of deleting unsourced but real-looking phenomena I'm adding some here. If you do find and link an external source, pls. feel free to re-insert.

  • Indian Thriller — A promotional clip from a film featuring Indian actor Chiranjeevi (aka Chiru) in the 1985 Telegu movie Donga. The video features a tribute to the Michael Jackson hit video Thriller. [2] [3]
  • Chocolate Rain - A song by Tay Zonday, a 25-year-old with an unusually deep voice. The odd movements he makes in his video add to the awkward feeling of the video, one of the reasons it became an internet phenomenon. [4]
  • Tay Zonday — A Youtube user who's original music has become immensly popular. His particular song "Chocolate Rain" has received 1,199,879 views as of 28/07/07. His popularity seems to have emerged from his status as an internet meme on sites such as 4chan [1]
  • Rickrolling — In mid-2007, a fad arose of tricking users into viewing the music video to Rick Astley's debut single, Never Gonna Give You Up, by claiming that the link is to some other video of great interest. The fad managed to escape the internet when talk show host Carson Daly "rickrolled" his studio audience by promising video of Paris Hilton. The name derives from "duckroll", an image of a duck with wheels set to various music, most popularly the title by Rick Astley.
  • Flea Market Montgomery — A music-video-style commercial for a Montgomery, Alabama furniture store, written and performed by the store's owner Sammy Stephens, gained popularity on YouTube and other sites and earned Stephens appearances on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, VH1, and many other television programs. [citation needed]
  • "Crichton Leprechaun" - A news story on some residents in Mobile, Alabama who claimed they saw a leprrechaun on a tree. Both the original news story[5] and the accompanying parody rap video [6] took YouTube by storm and inspired several fan sites [7].
  • Old Politicians - Includes instances such as when Sen. Ted Stevens R-Ak, used the now infamous series of tubes metaphor to describe the internet. A more recent example is the speech used by Robert Byrd where he repeatedly shouts "BARBARIC".[2]

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[edit] Milk and Cereal

There's the VT finest milk and cereal webcam

[edit] Ryan vs. Dorkman

Is there any good reason why Ryan vs. Dorkman isn't on the list?


-Yes, I'd like to see them on the list as well. Besides being a YouTube phenomenon, they also inspired a lot of amateur-filmmakers with their homemade, high quality FX, which also boosted the number of visitors of Detonation Films (a free source for special effects).

[edit] "I like turtles" Jonathan the Zombie Kid

This may make the list... but I am not a meme authority.
[8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [www.cafepress.com/buy/i+like+turtles/-/pv_design_details/pg_1/id_21583648/opt_/fpt_/c_666/] [13] [14] —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Travisthurston (talk • contribs) 19:15, August 22, 2007 (UTC).

[edit] The Impossible Quiz (a.k.a. SHOOP DAH WHOOP)

It's not the game itself that is the meme, it's a part within it. The three most popular quotes are: 1. "I'm a chargin' mah laser"

2. "I'm a firin' mah laser"

3. "SHOOP DAH WHOOP"


[edit] abdul traya?

i am suprised that abdul traya is on this site?

[edit] Excuse me?

I got a suggestion you can put for phenomena.

==TV Shows' Episodes==

  • Lovesick Sonic — In the end, there's a Sonic Sez about sexual harrasment, which Sonic is really getting advice. [4]
  • Wacky Delly — Due to the popularity of Rocko, Filburt & Heffer making a cartoon. Can be seen anywhere.

TVB


Sonic gives Censored Advise is a very big Ytmnd fad/net phenomena. Max (owner of Ytmnd) was actually being threatened of being sued by Sega (specifically the UK located branch of the company) if he did not remove the site. Find the "official"/appropriate source document and it can be thrown up right away.

Wacky Delly = No That is like saying the "Log" commercial from Ren & Stimpy should be on the list as well.

Peanut Butter Jelly Time is already on the list, not sure what you're trying to say. Are you stating that as an example of the fad or are you attempting to say that it started the fad? Family Guy has never started anything aside from the example of a popular show being bad, and the long fights Peter has with the chicken. mcnichoj (talk) 06:25, 23 April 2008 (UTC)


Just checked and I found the Sonic thing is already mentioned and has its own article on the Ytmnd page, it is not needed on here. Mcnichoj (talk) 06:29, 23 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] It's over 9000?

I think someone should write a few words here about "It's over 9000" if there are notable sources. After all, there's already a mention in 9000 (number). Alex.g (talk) 16:41, 24 February 2008 (UTC)

Fix the bump. RC-0722 communicator/kills 16:46, 24 February 2008 (UTC)

That was my question, but someone offed it! Popie the Popester. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 208.102.188.4 (talk) 02:34, 26 February 2008 (UTC) Definatly. This is one of the biggest memes out there, I was shocked when it wasn't mentioned. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.112.247.179 (talk) 03:06, 26 March 2008 (UTC)

Someone needs to find an article/"reliable" source that makes note of Over 9,000 before it can be thrown on the page. Shouldn't be too hard. mcnichoj (talk) 06:13, 23 April 2008 (UTC)

this is as close as i could come to finding a reliable source: [15] --SKiPMacD (talk) 04:04, 8 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Angry Video Game Nerd

I think that the angry video game nerd should be included in this article also, with link to his origional wikipedia pagr Markthesharksheehan (talk) 05:02, 1 March 2008 (UTC)

He is already. Colonel Warden (talk) 10:03, 1 March 2008 (UTC)

Maybe some should add that the Angry German Kid actually acts the whole thing and released the video on purpose. 85.177.45.105 (talk) 16:06, 22 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Pedobear

Why can't I find that lovely furry bear anywhere in Wikipedia? I think it should be mentioned, if not here, somewhere. Lab-oratory (talk) 16:44, 6 March 2008 (UTC)

I agree. It's really frequently referenced in jest when underage girls are mentioned on multiple forums and is quite ubiquitous on several major forums such as 4chan. 24.84.198.63 (talk) 07:47, 2 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] The Anniversary of Internet Phenomenon

I created the term Internet Phenomenon. At the fourth anniversary of this article, I must concede that yes, the term was original research, created without reference or citation. Others have noted this discrepancy, moving the page to "Internet meme". Strangely enough, the term has persisted on Wikipedia and has since spread memetically throughout the Internet, even inspiring an ED category. To all this I say: I'm sorry.

It happened four years ago, back in my first days of editing Wikipedia using IP 68.116.240.4 At this time I had not chosen a username, and on 14 April 2004 created an article on the "ThunderCats Outtakes" circulating the Internet at that time. On 15 April 2004 I created the Internet Phenomenon article to list some popular things on the Internet. The term was coined on the spot. I should have linked to the "Internet meme" article developing later, but felt that not all popular events on the Internet are necessarily memes, and that the definition of meme might be diluted by including anything remotely popular.

On that same day I edited the Thundercats Outtakes article to link to "Internet Phenomenon," in order to avoid its deletion, and continued to edit pages (OS-Tan, Pancake Rabbit) to link to Internet Phenomenon, in a petty attempt to justify their existence as a series of related topics. After editing articles with various IPs, I requested to consolidate my edits under a single username, "ihavenolife", using the IPs 68.116.241.53 and 158.4.56.6 to request a change of attribution for an edit, though the service was discontinued before the request could be implemented. This was in 2005, after my deployment ended, as I returned to Fort Carson, Co from Iraq.

These were my noobish days as an editor. Still, users added to the page, and it continued to grow to its current state, at its zenith attempting to catalog every known event of Internet popularity ever created. The article has since been trimmed, and may have never been an encyclopedic article in the first place. I should have made it a category instead.

As the discussion warning says, and as various editors have discussed on this talk page over the years, Wikipedia is meant to have reliable sources, not things I made up one day. With that in mind, I request that this article be permanently renamed, and all references to the term Internet Phenomenon or Internet Phenomena be deleted, on Wikipedia and throughout the Internet, as it has always been uncited and unverifiable original research. Ihavenolife (talk) 05:58, 11 March 2008 (UTC)

Sorry, but you don't own your own mind anymore. Wikidemo (talk) 20:07, 11 March 2008 (UTC)
Wikipedia is not intended for something I made up one day. You'll find no search results for Internet Phenomenon or Internet Phenomena before Apr 14, 2004, because no sources used it. Any references to the term can be found in recent blogs and news sources because of this article, which is the opposite behavior of what Wikipedia is intended for. Wikipedia is not meant to produce original terms and ideas. No one should support the existence of this page unless you clearly support the violation of Wikipedia policy. Ihavenolife (talk) 19:15, 14 April 2008 (UTC)
I'm aware of no such policy. If a subject is verifiable, notable, and encyclopedic in nature then it's suitable for inclusion here, even if it originated as a byproduct of Wikipedia. If what you're saying is true (and I have a hard time believing it), the article was unverifiable and therefore unsuitable at the time. But it's fine now, and we don't delete articles as punishment for past sins. Moreover, the article is about the subject matter, not the term. Internet phenomena did not originate with Wikipedia: they predate our encyclopedia and they exist on their own. It might as well have been called "List of Internet memes", although the scope here is a little bit wider. Wikidemo (talk) 20:25, 14 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] The Cake is a Lie, Weighted Companion Cube

I submit these two as internet phenomena, though the Cube has a stronger chance since has had plush toys, Halloween costumes, etc made. JAF1970 (talk) 19:35, 11 March 2008 (UTC)

The companion cube is definately an Internet Phenomena now. It should be included in the article with a link to Portal IanDangerously (talk) —Preceding comment was added at 14:21, 6 April 2008 (UTC)

The Companion Cube is a phenomenon within the gaming community, that doesn't necessarily imply that it's an internet phenomenon. F33bs (talk) 06:23, 21 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Rules 1&2

Guys, Why are 4chan and 2channel on here? Has no one ever heard of the Rules of the Internet? We don't need more people joining 4chan and help make the cancer that is killing /b/ worse! Stop this. Remove those. And they're not even Internet Phenomena... —Preceding unsigned comment added by Captainjeanlucpicardoftheussenterprise (talk • contribs) 02:09, 27 March 2008 (UTC)

Rules 1&2 only apply to raids. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.131.89.65 (talk) 15:49, 12 April 2008 (UTC)


/b/ must die anyway. Believe me, I've been there. and also resisted the addiction the board creates. 82.12.88.229 (talk) 16:01, 26 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Starfox 64

"Do a barrel roll." How is that not on this list. It has been a phenomenon since 2000. You could even say it's more quoted than "all your base are belong to us."

I second this request. "Do A Barrel Roll" has inspired countless prank calls, most notably to Tom Green Live. In addition, there are numerous YouTube videos devoted to the phenomenon. It's not as well known as "all your base", but I think it's a worthy addition to this list. F33bs (talk) 05:45, 21 April 2008 (UTC)

Well the article isn't complete yet, but we'll or try to add some stuff to it so we could get things orginized. I'm an internet meme fan and all, but I hope the article is finished. =P --Girla PurpleHeart (talk) 18:45, 8 May 2008 (UTC)
Agreed. But I don't think this article will ever be finished. :D F33bs (talk) 01:25, 16 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Tourette Guy is faking it

In the article it says that the so called 'tourette guy' suffers from tourette syndrome. That doesn't seem to be true or - at least - got nothing to do with what you see. Even the page TourettesGuy.com states that 'Although he has been diagnosed with Tourette Syndrome, his actions are influenced by other problems (including alcohol) and are not consistent with most Tourettes syndrome sufferers'.

There is a lot of discussion on the web about whether he is a total fake or a tourette's patient who happens to be trying to be funny but though it might or might not be true that he got Tourette's, regarding his appearance in the internet public it does't seem to matter. I would be glad if an editor of this page could take that into account and at least change the part where it says that he 'suffers from ...' to something like 'mocks the syndroms commonly associated with ...'.

There is a page that deals with the issue in details and seems to be quite serious, you can find it here: http://www.tourettes-disorder.com/extra/tourettes_guy.html Thank you and greetings, Bl1rt (talk) —Preceding comment was added at 17:56, 12 April 2008 (UTC)

That sounds a bit biased --SKiPMacD (talk) 17:26, 9 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] xkcd

Where is Randall Munroe? Revzack (talk) 22:59, 12 April 2008 (UTC)

XKCD already has it's own article, shown here: xkcd. Since it is primarily a webcomic, it does not necessarily fit in with the stated purpose of this article. Rautenkranzmt (talk) 12:25, 9 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] FAIL

Surely FAIL is worth a mention here. It's at least as popular as lolcats. mikeaitch (talk) 05:47, 19 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] I herd u liek mudkipz

Seriously who doesn't? This should have been on here eons ago.159.92.57.11 (talk) 18:57, 19 April 2008 (UTC)

Yes, yes...this page needz moar mudk1pz!!!1!! --SKiPMacD (talk) 17:23, 9 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Caramelldansen

The dance parody videos featuring anime/video game characters rocking side to side with their hands posed on top of their heads like ears(?) with the song playing in the background by the Swedish pop group Caramell

Not sure if it deserves a link here or not back to that page maybe. Mcnichoj (talk) 08:10, 23 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Falcon Punch

I really feel the Falcon Punch needs to be on the list. It's spawned many YouTube Poop videos, and due to it, many people started worshipping Captain Falcon like Chuck Norris.

Link to the video: http://youtube.com/watch?v=FFtw7qW7Vcw

Dilophosaurus Rex —Preceding comment was added at 11:31, 26 April 2008 (UTC)


[edit] Wikipedia?

I think wikipedia itself should be on there somewhere, almost everyone knows what it is, they have even referenced it on The simpsons many times. 98.15.233.184 (talk) 19:33, 4 May 2008 (UTC)

It's already there under the website section. mcnichoj (talk) 05:31, 7 May 2008 (UTC)

no it isn't 218.212.183.252 (talk) —Preceding comment was added at 12:07, 22 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] 300, Not In Films

Why not? It's started many parodies including a partial Office spoof that was featured on YouTube called "305". http://youtube.com/watch?v=8wpa2Qplm8M Sparta Techno song. (Makes references to some other memes.) http://youtube.com/watch?v=wcAq9mOUx8s&feature=related

mcnichoj (talk) 05:38, 7 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Inconsistence

This article is a list of notable Internet phenomena, which have been discussed in reliable sources. It is not simply for things that you believe are well-known.

How a meme can be discussed using a reliable source?. I don't think that it's possible to obtain a reliable source to say what is a meme and what is not. Or reliable source must be somethingawful, 4chan and (if was stolen of) Ebaumsworld. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 200.73.30.108 (talk) 22:39, 7 May 2008 (UTC)

A reliable source, in the case of this article, as stated by at least one or two senior editors in the history of Wikipedia, and as defined in WP:V, would be a major (see: non-internet) Media or News outlet, such as the New York Times or CNN. Rautenkranzmt (talk) 12:21, 9 June 2008 (UTC)

I agree. A meme's success is subjective. —Preceding unsigned comment added by SKiPMacD (talk • contribs) 17:28, 9 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Charlie The Unicorn

I don't see any it isn't already Cal05000 (talk) 07:40, 9 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Vernon Koekemoer

Should Vernon Koekemoer not be added to the People list?

http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=139&art_id=vn20080320080119105C679269

http://www.thetimes.co.za/News/Article.aspx?id=751627

http://video.news.sky.com/skynews/video?videoSourceID=1312555&flashURL=feeds/skynews/latest/flash/web_movers_2000_100408.flv

AthurDent (talk) 09:59, 23 May 2008 (UTC)


[edit] I hope she made lotsa spaghetti!

Why Hotel Mario isn't even mentioned? It has a lot of popular Internet memes like "I hope she made lotsa spaghetti" and "You gotta help us." and Mario's "All toasters toast toast", "check out the enclosed instruction book", and "No." Example: http://es.youtube.com/watch?v=PEYeTsvVrmA --200.83.14.223 (talk) 17:46, 24 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Pork and beans?

Many watchers of this article probably know me as they meanie that deletes stuff (stuff that isn't properly sources as being a phenomenon, versus "stuff that I think is cool." That said, I wonder if it's worth mentioning Weezer's video for Pork and Beans, since it revolves around Internet phenomena...though perhaps it would be most appropriate to add Pork and Beans (song) to the See also section... OhNoitsJamie Talk 22:17, 6 June 2008 (UTC)

I believe I have found reliable sourcing (as defined by WP:V) in both an MTV News article, as well as an article in the business section of the Minneapolis Star Tribune. As such, it should be rather safe to add the video. Rautenkranzmt (talk) 12:06, 9 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Cloverfield? Are other ARGs notable too?

Yes, I know we have a source that claims it to be an internet phenomena, but is it REALLY notable? I mean, it did have a large following, but wouldn't that make I Love Bees notable? Or the Dark Knight advertising? The Lost Experience? The Year Zero game? CahalanesDunmanway (talk) 16:49, 11 June 2008 (UTC)

I agree that one is a bit sketchy. Snakes on a Plane easily qualifies as an Internet phenom of that nature. Cloverfield is a better example of Viral marketing along the lines of The Blair Witch Project. OhNoitsJamie Talk 17:09, 11 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Zelda CD-i Games

Youtube started making fun of these games, and then it was taken to the extreme, and now the horrible animation is known everywhere. It defintily counts as an internet phenomenon under the gaming category. Link to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zelda's_Adventure. Genixpro (talk) 02:57, 12 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Batman

Well haven't you seen a video with batman saying: "I'm Batman" Anyway if batman is put on the list it should start a new comic books catagory. Oh and here are some examples: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yavK0mnE3wI http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OzjMI2ie6nM&NR=1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azGhHh9mV_Q&feature=related