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This article is a list of notable Internet phenomena, which have been discussed in reliable sources. It is not for things you made up one day.

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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)[reply]

Chuck Norris Innacuracy

Vin Deseil facts came first, followed by Bob Saget Facts, then MR.T Facts, then Chuck norris facts.... view 4q.cc... the people who created the origional facts generator in responce to a Vin Deseil family movie... http://4q.cc/ —Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.244.53.151 (talk) 06:21, 3 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Fixed. –Pomte 06:32, 3 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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.


never put your picture on the internet

http://www.fadmine.com/Fun/never-put-picture-on-the-internet.html

this and similar, isnt this already a fad now?

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

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.

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".

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.

Crazy German Kid not included?

Few internet memes have become so popular and inspired as many parodies as the "Crazy German Kid" video. Shouldn't it be included in this article? Langas 10:04 AM 13th April

not that popular, remove? --80.136.227.168 (talk) 15:54, 13 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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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Milk and Cereal

There's the VT finest milk and cereal webcam

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).

"I like turtles" Jonathan the Zombie Kid

This may make the list... but I am not a meme authority.
[8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Travisthurston (talk • contribs) 19:15, August 22, 2007 (UTC).

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"


abdul traya?

i am suprised that abdul traya is on this site?

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

Lemon Party?

What about Lemon Party since there's a parody commercial about it and it's been referenced several times on NBC's "30 Rock". FreeNachos (talk) 02:18, 15 January 2008 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by FreeNachos (talk • contribs) 02:13, 15 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Should "Cloverfield" even count?

This movie was hardly promoted just because of the internet, especially if it's mentioned in the same breath as Snakes on a Plane (which actually had lines WRITTEN because of internet message boards). Cloverfield keeping aspects of the movie secret is not a rare practice. MOST movies do this. I think Paramount Pictures contrived this idea of calling it an "internet phenomenon" because it's not.

FreeNachos (talk) 02:17, 15 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Corey, Melbourne party boy, will need a mention soon

He's this week's Chris Crocker. Ichormosquito (talk) 07:59, 16 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

No, he's not. JuJube (talk) 09:44, 16 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]
So it DID go through AfD. I had looked for a history of his Wikipedia article but couldn't find it. Thanks for the link. Ichormosquito (talk) 16:39, 16 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

What defines an 'internet phenomena'?

Sorry, but I'd like to know the difference between the things are considered 'phenomena's? Why can't I add many articles from List of YouTube celebrities‎ or Category:Internet personalities? Because all those subjects have gained popularity by word of mouth over the internet. This list may be better off as a category, or nothing at all. Unless my concern is address, I will consider listing this article for deletion.--Seriousspender (talk) 19:23, 25 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

  • Yes, you can add more entries to this list if you have sources which demonstrate their notability as internet phenomena. The list already contains some YouTube celebrities. If they become too numerous then one list can reference the other. Colonel Warden (talk) 22:27, 25 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]
    • True that this title leaves a lot to be desired. Note that this page has already been nominated for deletion twice, with the discussions found here and here. I personally tend to think that if something on this list is notable to have its own WP page, then it is notable. Why make this list a page? It makes more sense to have a Category:Internet_Phenomena tag and let the individually-notable phenomena be tagged. Roscoestl (talk) 22:32, 25 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Why not just link to List of YouTube celebrities instead of list them here?--Seriousspender (talk) 22:36, 25 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I will be listing this for deletion in the future, watch my contributions.--Seriousspender (talk) 23:05, 25 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

More: Tay Zonday, Rick Roll

These two should be included. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.197.135.67 (talk) 03:04, 28 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Tay Zonday is in already. Rick Roll was in but I took it out as it seems to be a form of spam. We're not here to play tricks on people. Colonel Warden (talk) 19:15, 28 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Rick Roll should be in, it was a phenomena. 86.111.162.127 (talk) —Preceding comment was added at 00:33, 2 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Martin Leung (the Video Game Pianist) ?

Leung started out gaining popularity with his piano renditions of the scores to Mario, Zelda, and other Nintendo games on Youtube. After he got really popular, he signed on with a tour to play with Play! A Video Game Symphony. So I think that qualifies him as notable / internet phenomena, right?

--Alegoo92 (talk) 04:21, 8 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Spelling - please correct

I can't yet edit this article. Could someone please correct the reference, near the start, to "phenomenas". This is wrong - "phenomena" is already plural so the S is unwanted. Thanks Nomorenonotnever (talk) 23:36, 9 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

no Magibon?

"don't tase me, bro" makes it but not Magibon??? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.167.135.83 (talk) 10:50, 10 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]


Added Honglaowai (红老外)

Added this guy who is hot in China right now and his videos have been seen over 10 million times and China's press and TV can't stop talking about him. I think he is notable enough to be included. I will let the community decide whether to keep him on the list, but please keep in mind that he is mostly famous in the Chinese-speaking world. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Kltiger (talk • contribs) 08:10, 15 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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)[reply]

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

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)[reply]

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)[reply]

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

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)[reply]

Bloodninja

Bloodninja should be included on the list. I put on my robe and wizard hat. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.113.6.227 (talk) 23:18, 9 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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)[reply]

Sorry, but you don't own your own mind anymore. Wikidemo (talk) 20:07, 11 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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)[reply]

Bloodninja

Yes, Bloodninja should definitely be here. His chat logs have been circling the internet making people fall out of their chairs for years. just google bloodninja chat and you will get about 13,000 results. Here are some of them:

Bloodninja.org chat logs

more chat logs

Kbduvall (talk) 19:51, 12 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

  1. ^ Template:Title=Chocolate Rain Original Song by Tay Zonday
  2. ^ "wikipedia entry on series of tubes". wikipedia. 2007-01-12. Retrieved 2007-08-04.
  3. ^ "Robert Byrd's speech". youtube. 2007-07-20. Retrieved 2007-08-04.
  4. ^ "YTMND". 14 January 2008. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
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