Talk:List of Internet phenomena/Archives/2006/December

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A source for most memes

I know Wikipedia and Encyclopedia Dramatica have historically hated each other, but this topic is one that ED users are most knowledgeable about, since that is the focus of the website (not as 'hate site' as often claimed). The meme category http://www.encyclopedia dramatica.com/index.php/Category:Memes and more importantly the 4chan memes article http://www.encyclopedia dramatica.com/index.php/4chan_memes are probably the most reliable sources of what is and isn't a meme currently available on the internet. The etherchan wiki is another such source of meme related information, but currently has technical difficulties. I know that these website definitely do not pass the wikipedia guidelines for a course, but as this article is about memes, and ED was created to document drama and memes, I strongly believe this should be an exception. As isn't the whole point of Wikipedia many people collaborating by contributing to the topics that they have knowledge about? The average wikipedia user who hasn't lived online in places such as 4chan's /b/ (where this stuff starts) really shouldn't be the ones deciding what is and isn't notable as a meme. --Einsidler 09:37, 4 December 2006 (UTC)

ED is not considered a reliable source, for what should be obvious reasons. Chris cheese whine 09:43, 4 December 2006 (UTC)
4chan is not the final authority on memes, by any stretch of the imagination. 4chan's /b/ is nto the onlly place memes start, as any denizen of, say, YTMND or Fark will tell you. Being a 4chan in-joke does not raise something to the level of an Internet meme. As one who has fought some 4chan-related vandalism here (repeated vandalism to the Candle Jack entry in Freakazoid!), I'm suspicious of anyone who claims 4chan is a reliable source. Jay Maynard 13:17, 4 December 2006 (UTC)
oh, and I think I have some insight into what is and isn't a meme... Jay Maynard 13:18, 4 December 2006 (UTC)

Does anyone have a problem with the reference to Chuck Norris stating that he's more famously known as Walker Texas ranger, this seems incorrect. Wasn't Chuck Norris a major movie star for fifteen years before the show? I personally can't stand his work but don't feel this is accurate.--Colin 8 08:00, 5 December 2006 (UTC)


so i herd u liek mudkips Karozoa 17:41, 11 December 2006 (UTC)

Crazy Asian Mother

Two boys do a skit about how an Asian mother reacts to a B+. It's most hilarious line in the skit is " we ain't like no white people we don't give timeout. From the far China maybe no timeout, we got something called knockout."

That's hardly a neutral POV...
138.243.228.52 11:51, 8 December 2006 (UTC)


Serious troubles with the examples

This wiki is more a repository of "what's famous", not "what's a meme" and even citing a regional or little known "personalities" in internet.

A real memes are uses for synonyms or even adjectives, for example Chuck Norris for a hardie guy.

MEMES is not equal to FAMOUS.

Anyways i miss BUSHISM.

Unfortunately, something must be "famous" (AKA, notable) to be included in a Wikipedia artcile. Wavy G 17:02, 11 December 2006 (UTC)

Celebs

Not one of the celebs fir the description of "An Internet phenomenon (sometimes called an Internet meme) occurs when something relatively or completely unknown becomes hugely popular", please lets stick to people whjo became famous through the interent or its just a junki article as any celeb can claim to be famous on the internet (easily sourceable) and it would make for a meaningless, deletable article, SqueakBox 20:11, 17 December 2006 (UTC)

Internet meme?

I wouldn't say a lot of the things listed here would apply for the whole internet. Or even Americans for that part. These "universal fads" effect only a few subcultures of nerds and not the whole internet. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 207.224.54.236 (talk) 21:09, 18 December 2006 (UTC).

Bin Laden flash video

The "Bin Laden: Nowhere to Run, Nowhere to Hide" flash animation featuring cartoonish versions of Colin Powell, George W. Bush and Osama Bin Laden and the accompanying song that was popular in October, 2001 should probably be included on this page. --69.155.133.137 23:14, 26 December 2006 (UTC)