McCarthy, Caroline 26 March Washington Post. The story is no longer at that web address. The boy was arrested on the following day. April 27, BBC News. Chris Hates Writing. The New York Times.

Astley stated in an interview that he felt the award was "daft", but noted that he thought that "MTV were thoroughly rickrolled", and went on to thank everyone who voted for him. Follow Us. Retrieved 8 October If any other website had half the content 4chan has they'd be raided. How is asking you guys to replace a crap image with a better one vandalism? The use of the song for rickrolling dates to , originating from the 4chan imageboard from an early meme known as "duckrolling". G4 TV. Retrieved May 18, Several of them were never on 4chan to begin with, such as the "Me Gusta" image and the vectorized versions of photos Although the source photos for the latter were at one point used as "reaction images"-pictures posted alongside a post in order to represent one's personal reaction to the thread or a specific post.

The stunt caught fans and players from both teams by surprise even being acknowledged by the Steelers official social media accounts , and some Chargers players were not happy about the Steelers anthem being played in their own home stadium. These two news articles do not specifically mention 4chan, however report on Eri closing her Twitter account due to obscenity attacks:. It's a website dedicated to study and preservation of the Western Imageboard Culture. Johnson, Steve 1 April The Register. If it's true it should be included in the article IMHO. Next thing, there'll be a blurb on how Anonymous blew up random vans on the streets[1]. This is affecting 4chan's image among asian users.

February 12, Playstation 4. G4 TV. The Guardian. Chris Hates Writing. Retrieved July 24, In , a meme known as the "duckroll" began, after moot used a word filter to change "egg" to "duck" across 4chan. Fifelfoo talk , 18 November UTC. Savage, Mark 1 April

Recently, Verizon Wireless security and external experts detected attacks from an IP address associated with the 4Chan family of web sites that was disruptive to our customers and our network. Retrieved 5 April These two news articles do not specifically mention 4chan, however report on Eri closing her Twitter account due to obscenity attacks:. Just because shes the flavour of the month does not make her significant, and the section on her is obviously in the wrong place as per Otterathome. Typically, these attacks involve someone sending hundreds of thousands of messages to wireless devices to round up active customer addresses for follow-up activity including hacker attacks. Hidden categories: CS1 Portuguese-language sources pt Articles with short description Short description is different from Wikidata Wikipedia indefinitely semi-protected pages Use mdy dates from July Articles with hCards Year of birth missing living people. And then became FA? Philadelphia Weekly. All of the information about moot is currently on the 4chan page.. Personally I'd vote for removal because this kind of topic is rather something for the yellow press to get excited about, but I'll leave that up to other editors.

Retrieved 8 October Seems odd that this is missing. Thus, it isn't a dubious statement that her Twitter was closed due to attacks and abuse. It's as documented as an other "4chan meme". Overall, Astley is not troubled by the phenomenon, stating that he finds it "bizarre and funny" and that his only concern is that his "daughter doesn't get embarrassed about it. Surely if an editor hadn't have removed the section they would have sufficed. The New York Observer. PS whoever deleted my last post is an idiot with no intent on improving this article! There is a page on Know Your Meme, along with various other sites containing either information about Triforcing or information about how to achieve one. If you still ain't reassured, know that if Wikipedia made Al-Qaeda or the Mafia a front page article then Jimbo Wales wouldn't end up blown up or with a horses head in his bed

Fox News Channel. Yeah, he's there. Brought here as reference material, for later use. Link no. Clear Close. On the same day two other high-schools in Tartu received bomb threats [10] [11]. In , Astley wrote about 4chan founder moot for Time magazine's annual Time issue, and thanked moot for the rickrolling phenomenon. Might well have some personal involvement with the subject of this article. Retrieved May 15,

Wow, great, so what? On 5 January , Paul Fenwick announced that he had started several Rick Astley hotlines, which when called, would play "Never Gonna Give You Up" along with several other artist's adaptations of it. Business Insider. I would argue that being arrested and charged with a crime eliminates someone's normal assumption of privacy. The article currently uses the word "invasion" as if everyone knows what that means when it refers to a website. Its not like it mattered anyway, It was all reverted back to normal in a matter of days. Concerns with this article's featured status include 1c and 2c concerns about the quality of citation formatting, and the use of inappropriate sources 4chan threads are used to source conclusions unsupportable from the direct data, including the popularity on 4chan of particular elements of memes. David Kernell , as a government witness.

September 12, Reynolds, Simon 28 March The stunt caught fans and players from both teams by surprise even being acknowledged by the Steelers official social media accounts , and some Chargers players were not happy about the Steelers anthem being played in their own home stadium. I came to the article looking for this And nobody remembers it but you. When I make links, I do actually check them to make sure the thing they wind up at is what I want - unlike people who e. I do agree the should be in the article, just not in the meme section. Retrieved September 23,

Savage, Marg 1 April The reference for the blurb on "Lucas Henderson", specifically states that Mr. On 5 January , Paul Fenwick announced that he had started several Rick Astley hotlines, which when called, would play "Never Gonna Give You Up" along with several other artist's adaptations of it. In the 4chan community, -fag is used as a neutral suffix used on the boards to describe its users, i. Then we have the Sina. Like 4gifs, ect..? I thought about making the link a piped link direct to Imageboard to avoid the redirect but decided not to because if someone, someday, writes a tripcode article, the link from 4chan will be right without having to go back and undo the bypass. That line was clearly written by someone who did not see the video of Jessie threatening to "pop a glock in [people's] mouth and make a brain slushie. I mean the in-line citations are higgledepiggledy. Retrieved September 21,

On March 7, , Poole announced that he had been hired by Google. Take the article down and any attacks anonymous has planned will cease. No, the duckroll was first. Kusaga talk keeps removing MLP from the article. On November 25 Tartu Kommertsgümnaasium was closed to students as a safety precaution because the boy who posted the threat was not yet caught. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. It doesn't matter if a lot of the internet hates MLP or not. If it's true it should be included in the article IMHO.

Internet portal. ABC News. It, an internet startup. Digital Spy Limited. Wow, great, so what? I mean the in-line citations are higgledepiggledy. Added working link. If you do not believe me check moots own sig at 4chan I am fine with the name being lower case.

The Verge. Several of them were never on 4chan to begin with, such as the "Me Gusta" image and the vectorized versions of photos Although the source photos for the latter were at one point used as "reaction images"-pictures posted alongside a post in order to represent one's personal reaction to the thread or a specific post. The Daily Telegraph. Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on April 23, Each reference builds on top of other references, thus verifying the statement. This sentence should be corrected:. Should we really include in this article that moot's real name is "Christopher Poole"?

Why are the recent images cropped out? Retrieved Los Angeles Times. Silver Players. Overall, Astley is not troubled by the phenomenon, stating that he finds it "bizarre and funny" and that his only concern is that his "daughter doesn't get embarrassed about it. When I make links, I do actually check them to make sure the thing they wind up at is what I want - unlike people who e. The meme is a type of bait and switch using a disguised hyperlink that leads to the music video. Retrieved on 24 February

When our network is attacked, or at risk of attack in a way that could harm our customers' ability to make and receive calls, or use wireless multimedia and data services, we jump to action. You should note that moot has also said he is working on a new project and has registered the domain of canv. Take this section out of the article! The New York Times. Editors may be interested in expressing an opinion in relation to the RfC at File talk:4chan front page Where the article talks about "eggroll" becoming "duckroll" this is wrong. I'm too lazy to fix it, if making an account would even allow me to do that, but I'm sure one of you handsome people will do it for me. It is not a 4chan meme because the 4chan users do not enjoy it, and it is forbidden to post ponies on 4chan, so it should not be in the meme section.

Should I add sentences if I have the sources? If you wish to start a new discussion or revive an old one, please do so on the current talk page. If you wish to start a new discussion or revive an old one, please do so on the current talk page. On November 25 Tartu Kommertsgümnaasium was closed to students as a safety precaution because the boy who posted the threat was not yet caught. Krushia talk , 14 November UTC. This includes gore, animal gore, racism, sexism, etc. Jtropp1 talk , 30 November UTC. Gothamist LLC.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Before re-adding anything about this, it is important the sources you use actually mention '4chan', none of them do except the inquisitr. You spelled Anonymous wrong. The down times, read only times, and extreme slowness, coupled with some other factors are what is causing many users to say it is closely imminently. This is surely a major event, why so silent about it? Chris Hates Writing. Namespaces Article Talk. Retrieved 1 April While this occurred before the 4chan use, Know Your Meme editor-in-chief Don Caldwell said there was no direct confirmation if it had inspired the 4chan use of the video. Retrieved 19 June

This is not some fad that spreads geographically, and the sentence seem to be written by someone who doesn't understand how 4chan in particular and the internet in general works. Retrieved April 27, CNET News. Then we have the Sina. In any case, wikipedia cannot make a claim in its own voice i. What do others think? The Steelers won the game 24— It is not to be confused with Richard Roll. This edit request has been answered. Retrieved January 25,

Does anyone know this? Youtube has such a section, why shouldn't 4chan? The Kanye hoax wasn't just on 4chan, but it was commented on heavilly there leading some to believe that "Oh, it's 4chan, they must have started it. Help Community portal Recent changes Upload file. On 5 January , Paul Fenwick announced that he had started several Rick Astley hotlines, which when called, would play "Never Gonna Give You Up" along with several other artist's adaptations of it. That line was clearly written by someone who did not see the video of Jessie threatening to "pop a glock in [people's] mouth and make a brain slushie. Categories : Wikipedia controversial topics. The boy was arrested on the following day. This is minor, but thought I'd bring it up. Is this worthy of inclusion?

Retrieved February 7, It's a website dedicated to study and preservation of the Western Imageboard Culture. It is not a 4chan meme because the 4chan users do not enjoy it, and it is forbidden to post ponies on 4chan, so it should not be in the meme section. At no time was 4Chan itself blocked. Retrieved June 20, If there is anyone who can edit that page I ask that they do so. Archived from the original on 21 April Astley himself was rickrolled on a Reddit post in June

How is asking you guys to replace a crap image with a better one vandalism? David Kernell , as a government witness. Retrieved 7 April Dreamyshade talk , 31 August UTC. This joins Exploding whale into my favorite FAs. Going to have to agree with the anon editor on this one. They also likely wouldn't since the individual is a minor. It is not a 4chan meme because the 4chan users do not enjoy it, and it is forbidden to post ponies on 4chan, so it should not be in the meme section. What about a section on WikiLeaks?

Top New Hot. As the arrest is only tangentially related to 4chan, it doesn't really fit. He has tried to advertise his various sites here, and I believe URLs of his sites are to this day blacklisted because of the spamming. Any reason for this? Our network. It's not worth mentioning because it's not a meme and never will be. Wall Street Journal. If the problem persists, please try again in a few minutes.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Rickrolling at Wikipedia's sister projects. Members of 4chan are offended by the fact that this is the featured article and have desided to attack 4chan, editing articles until this article is taken down. Choose which default price to show in player listings and Squad Builder. Not notable enough to have her own article, but notable enough to have a small section of the 4chan article. In this thread I will post some of the best greentexts I have found on 4chan. Archived from the original on 26 April Retrieved on 24 February Retrieved June 20,

This should be fixed. The Register. I've been searching for the answer but have yet to yield anything. The Washington Post. This marked the beginning of his "retirement" from being an administrator and owner of the web site after eleven-and-a-half years. Seriously enough to protect our customers and our network from malicious attacks, even if we get dinged in the blogosphere. The fact is trivia, at best, and trivia is to be avoided. Retrieved January 28, I think it should be noted that even this event could not have avoided being "lulzified" as NEDM standing for not even doom music is a meme involving said cat.

Moot's real name is now said to be Richard Goin. Does anyone else think a brief mention of the other boards should be made? When victims click on a seemingly unrelated link, the site with the music video loads instead of what was expected, and in doing so they are said to have been "rickrolled". I encourage the community of editors to discuss and fix these small issues. McCarthy, Caroline 26 March Archived from the original on January 6, In fact, it might be worth increasing it from semi to full protection. The meme grew out from a similar bait-and-switch trick called "duckrolling" that was popular on the 4chan website in Sleiman, Jad; Ben Penn 1 April That is roughly it.

This is surely a major event, why so silent about it? The whole board is now read only. However, at the beginning of a sentence I think it should be upper case. If you mention chan then you also need to mention 7chan, 12chan, chan Archived from the original on May 11, To protect both, we eliminated connectivity to the IP address. Rick Astley. Paulo in Portuguese.

It doesn't matter if a lot of the internet hates MLP or not. In January , Poole announced that he would be stepping down as the 4chan administrator. Horowitz, Etan 28 March It might be a popular meme but it passed me by. What do others think? Why is it under the memes section? There is not exactly a wealth of academic citations here so far. Editors may be interested in expressing an opinion in relation to the RfC at File talk:4chan front page

There was a problem submitting your report, please try again. Raul talk , 12 January UTC. Can you prove that please? Retrieved on 24 February Futhead is a Fandom Gaming Community. Cancel Submit Report. Seems odd that this is missing. Help Community portal Recent changes Upload file.

This marked the beginning of his "retirement" from being an administrator and owner of the web site after eleven-and-a-half years. There are a couple whois reports, but I'm not very familiar with how that works. Atleast thats what they are threatening to do! Somebody stated in the section on memes that it is pronounced like 'theme'. Astley later confirmed he had been tricked into clicking the link. Well as you all may know, tumblr is being under attacked by 4chan. Henderson is facing charges "for allegedly posting counterfeit coupons on zoklet. Namespaces Article Talk.

Retrieved May 18, This marked the beginning of his "retirement" from being an administrator and owner of the web site after eleven-and-a-half years. Yeah, he's there. Somebody stated in the section on memes that it is pronounced like 'theme'. Its not like it mattered anyway, It was all reverted back to normal in a matter of days. Seriously enough to protect our customers and our network from malicious attacks, even if we get dinged in the blogosphere. If you've come here in response to such recruitment, please review the relevant Wikipedia policy on recruitment of editors , as well as the neutral point of view policy. Wikimedia Commons. Sleiman, Jad; Ben Penn 1 April By posting, you are agreeing to the Rules of Conduct.

The Guardian. Krushia talk , 14 November UTC. This is a serious issue, I believe: Wikipedia should not promote such a website. On the same day two other high-schools in Tartu received bomb threats [10] [11]. Only morons find vandalizing random articles funny. Reynolds, Simon 28 March Not interested in edit warring about it though. Any reason for this? Archived from the original on February 4,

Help Community portal Recent changes Upload file. Well, considering that the IQ of the average 4chan poster is well below 70 I think they do indeed mean it and actually find it funny. Discussion Post Comment. Retrieved 25 April The whole board is now read only. You have no notifications. Namespaces Article Talk. The use of the song for rickrolling dates to , originating from the 4chan imageboard from an early meme known as "duckrolling". Greentexts are basically stories but are told in short sentences. Henderson is facing charges "for allegedly posting counterfeit coupons on zoklet.

Initially, Astley, who had only recently returned to performing after a ten-year hiatus, was hesitant about using his newfound popularity from the meme to further his career, but accepted the fame when he rickrolled the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade with a surprise performance of the song. All Players. Retrieved April 27, Noel talk , 11 March UTC. Help Community portal Recent changes Upload file. Should we really include in this article that moot's real name is "Christopher Poole"? Can you prove that please? Retrieved 19 November

Retrieved 5 April Its pretty annoying imo that all they really talk about is Rick Astley and Tay Zonday. Newborn, Andrew 1 April The story is no longer at that web address. London: Observer. Matty talk , 25 January UTC. Abecedare talk , 14 January UTC. Notify Followers Cancel Submit. Tossell, Ivor 17 April

The Kanye hoax wasn't just on 4chan, but it was commented on heavilly there leading some to believe that "Oh, it's 4chan, they must have started it. This edit request has been answered. This sentence should be corrected:. I however still would like to disagree with removing the statements from the article, and hope that we can come to an agreement or some sort of compromise. Anon is the "main character" in the story and the one who is telling the story. This page needs serious editing lots of things that can be added like new raids and new memes and perhaps what is done to those posting illegal content? It's clear somebody just went on knowyourmeme. These events definitely meet the notability standards. I'm trying to reach some sort of compromise here. Why are the recent images cropped out?

This was deleted how many times? Clear Close. Archived from the original on 1 May Atleast thats what they are threatening to do! Pegoraro, Rob 1 April Can any moderators fix this? The meme gained mainstream attention in through several publicized events, particularly when YouTube used it on its April Fools' Day event. I swear.

London: Observer. Views Read View source View history. Download as PDF Printable version. Retrieved 25 April From here :. The Independent. The reference at the end of the paragraph [3] , is a deadlink. Links to back up these claims from legitimate news sources have been supplied and yet the criticism subsection of the article is consistently deleted. What about a section on WikiLeaks? Best greentexts of 4chan.

Kusaga talk keeps removing MLP from the article. The remixes, image macros, etc fit the definition of meme or internet phenomenon as does its spread. Retrieved 10 April On November 24, at Estonian time, a year old Estonian boy posted a threat on 4chan to carry on a school shooting in the Commercial High-School of Tartu et:Tartu Kommertsgümnaasium , a high school in Tartu , Estonia. It might be worth looking into. Does anyone know this? I merely thought I could discuss it on the discussion page as it seemed relevant. Horowitz, Etan 28 March This is not some fad that spreads geographically, and the sentence seem to be written by someone who doesn't understand how 4chan in particular and the internet in general works. Just a note - given this , this article should absolutely not be unprotected while it's on the main page.

Many fans who voted for Astley felt the awards ceremony failed to acknowledge him as a legitimate artist. Disputes on Wikipedia are resolved by consensus , not by majority vote. The presenter "looked at me with this dumb stare, so the next day I brought in my laptop" and showed her some of 4chan's metrics. I propose to add the current "hacking" of youtube. We monitor against attacks and potential attacks to ensure the integrity of the Verizon Wireless network. Retrieved 1 April PDF here. They also likely wouldn't since the individual is a minor.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Archived from the original on February 4, PDF here. This journalist's name is misspelled as "Matthias". I would argue that being arrested and charged with a crime eliminates someone's normal assumption of privacy. Seems odd that this is missing. Its not like it mattered anyway, It was all reverted back to normal in a matter of days. The screenshot now contains images of unknown origin, there's less images than there was before. This is minor, but thought I'd bring it up. Archived from the original on April 23,

No, the duckroll was first. Namespaces Article Talk. Why are the recent images cropped out? The Washington Post. That line was clearly written by someone who did not see the video of Jessie threatening to "pop a glock in [people's] mouth and make a brain slushie. Thus to remain accurate this should read:. On the same day two other high-schools in Tartu received bomb threats [10] [11]. I don't recall seeing anything about a previous editorial consensus for there to be no name mentioned. Sleiman, Jad; Ben Penn 1 April

This is a serious issue, I believe: Wikipedia should not promote such a website. David Kernell , as a government witness. Do not edit the contents of this page. Retrieved January 25, Seems odd that this is missing. An initial use of "rickrolling" was confirmed by the editors of Know Your Meme , where rural Michigan resident Erik Helwig had called into a local radio sports-talk show in and instead of conversing with the DJs, simply played "Never Gonna Give You Up", leaving the DJs speechless. Have have been anon since spring of The screenshot now contains images of unknown origin, there's less images than there was before. So I can indeed verify that the link to Imageboard wasn't very useful in elucidating its meaning for me. We monitor against attacks and potential attacks to ensure the integrity of the Verizon Wireless network.

Download as PDF Printable version. There is not exactly a wealth of academic citations here so far. The Register. You should note that moot has also said he is working on a new project and has registered the domain of canv. Orlando Sentinel. I am refering to the line "In July , members of 4chan launched a campaign of bullying and harassment against an year-old girl, resulting in her being placed under police protection. It is a well researched, well written article, and not at all an embarassment to have on the main page. This page needs serious editing lots of things that can be added like new raids and new memes and perhaps what is done to those posting illegal content? Staff 28 March

I'm trying to reach some sort of compromise here. Please note that the general 4chan user hates my little pony. The Daily Telegraph. Our network. Should I add sentences if I have the sources? Fox News Channel. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Initially, Astley, who had only recently returned to performing after a ten-year hiatus, was hesitant about using his newfound popularity from the meme to further his career, but accepted the fame when he rickrolled the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade with a surprise performance of the song. Archived from the original on May 11, Why is the line about Moot being a former member of "SomethingAwful.

Quite honestly, Pedobear is not used only to indicate a liking toward prepubescent girls but also boys. Retrieved 19 June Download as PDF Printable version. Retrieved April 20, Publication info. It would be useful in expressing the observed attitude of 4chan users. They also likely wouldn't since the individual is a minor. Gothamist LLC.

I'm too lazy to fix it, if making an account would even allow me to do that, but I'm sure one of you handsome people will do it for me. I'm surprised nobody had added anything from this yet, seeing as it came out a couple months ago, and because it has a lot about 4chan and project chanology. And while Imageboard might be linked from 4chan , unless someone happens to click on that link and read the entire article thoroughly, they won't have any idea that if they need to know what a 'tripcode' might be, they need to go back and click on the Imageboard link. Need reliable sources. In this talk, Poole mainly attributed this to the anonymous system, and to the lack of data retention on the site "The site has no memory". From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Throwaway85 talk , 3 December UTC. It is not a 4chan meme because the 4chan users do not enjoy it, and it is forbidden to post ponies on 4chan, so it should not be in the meme section.

I removed this sentence During the South by Southwest festival, 4chan founder Christopher Poole commented on the growing My Little Pony following , because it's really saying nothing. Seriously enough to protect our customers and our network from malicious attacks, even if we get dinged in the blogosphere. Internet portal. I don't know if this is true, but if it is it should be added. On one thread, where "eggroll" had become "duckroll", an anonymous user posted an edited image of a duck with wheels, calling it a "duckroll". On March 7, , Poole announced that he had been hired by Google. Staff 28 March I am refering to the line "In July , members of 4chan launched a campaign of bullying and harassment against an year-old girl, resulting in her being placed under police protection. Silver Players. It reported that Poole was living with his mother while looking for a way to make money from owning 4chan.

Raul talk , 12 January UTC. It should be removed. Before re-adding anything about this, it is important the sources you use actually mention '4chan', none of them do except the inquisitr. As the Neil Diamond song was about to reach the chorus, however, the video-board suddenly switched to "Never Gonna Give You Up", much to the amusement of the crowd. There is no typical 4chan user, just as there is no typical Wikipedian. Internet slang. The meme gained mainstream attention in through several publicized events, particularly when YouTube used it on its April Fools' Day event. I encourage the community of editors to discuss and fix these small issues. Philadelphia Weekly.