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The website ''']''' is known for its tendency to propagate a great number of ] and ]. The list that follows identifies several major such fads; as such, it may be incomplete. Note that the fads almost never consist of only the elements indicated for them; indeed, the fads could not be as popular without variation. Also, these variations tend to include elements from other fads. The website ''']''' is known for its tendency to propagate a great number of ] and ]. The list that follows identifies several major such fads; as such, it may be incomplete. Note that the fads almost never consist of only the elements indicated for them; indeed, the fads could not be as popular without variation. Also, these variations tend to include elements from other fads.
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It is common for these fads to be used in conjunction with each other. Some of them also rely on having an element in the original YTMND getting replaced by another one, usually another fad (most notably the ] and ] ones). It is also not uncommon to see fad YTMNDs redone in the style of older ] or ], or even in various physical forms (such as a ] ] gaming device). As ideas, the subject matters of YTMNDs are constantly evolving and producing new combinations as mass self-replication continues by the second. A prime example is the '']'' YTMND. It was soon followed by ''What is NES?'', made to look as if the clip was playing on a ] (NES), complete with an NES version of the ] song. This was then followed by ''What is a-ha?'', a scene done up in pencil along with the song ]. This idea was then merged with the ] YTMND theme with ''What is tiger?''. It was even mixed with the HBP Spoiler fad for ''What is Dumbledore?''. It is common for these fads to be used in conjunction with each other. Some of them also rely on having an element in the original YTMND getting replaced by another one, usually another fad (most notably the ] and ] ones). It is also not uncommon to see fad YTMNDs redone in the style of older ] or ], or even in various physical forms (such as a ] ] gaming device). As ideas, the subject matters of YTMNDs are constantly evolving and producing new combinations as mass self-replication continues by the second. A prime example is the '']'' YTMND. It was soon followed by ''What is NES?'', made to look as if the clip was playing on a ] (NES), complete with an NES version of the ] song. This was then followed by ''What is a-ha?'', a scene done up in pencil along with the song ]. This idea was then merged with the ] YTMND theme with ''What is tiger?''. It was even mixed with the HBP Spoiler fad for ''What is Dumbledore?''.


In some cases, a YTMND is deliberately framed to pay homage, borrow or incorporate as many fads as possible. One such example is the "YTMND: For Gameboy" site, which is not a fad on its own but communicates the popularity and nature of borrowing from past and current fads. In some cases, a YTMND is deliberately framed to pay homage, borrow or incorporate as many fads as possible. One such example is the "YTMND: For Gameboy" site, which is not a fad on its own but communicates the popularity and nature of borrowing from past and current fads.


==Popular YTMND Songs==
In addition, while not full-blown fads on their own, certain ]s have been used a lot for YTMND sites. These include
* Music from the band ] and ],
* "Requiem of a Dream" (aka "The Fire Spirit Song")
* "]" (theme to ])
* "Spanish Flea" by ]
* Songs from '']''
* ]'s "The 900 Number" break beat (aka "The Ed Lover Dance" "Let Me Clear My Throat")
* "Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger" by Daft Punk
* ]'s "U Can't Touch This."
* ]'s "Only Time"


Many of the popular YTMND songs have been made availible to download in a compiled soundtrack by fyrestorm via bittorrent. http://ytmnd-soundtrack.ytmnd.com


==Fads==
==The YTMND Forums==
Follows the actual fads in lists and divided by category.
The YTMND forum community has, on occasion, pushed several invented fads to the front page users, with the occasional successes including reaching the Top 15 Viewed YTMNDs list as well as the Top 5 Rated YTMNDs. Forum fads, by definition, begin on the YTMND forums. The first of the forum fads, Mike Done, was created with the intention of taking an inside joke even the forum users did not get and thrusting it into the spotlight to confuse or annoy front-page users. Other forum fads followed, including "Tennis Man," and Gay Fuel. Asiacopter was an odd fad. Its popularity was sparked only by the remake of a YTMND (originally made by Inkdrinker) by DrWorm, but set to ] music, plus a thread calling for a ] of asiacopters. A select few ytmnd users took it upon themselves to get the fad going, and sparked a huge battle with the big fad at the time "Professor X had one weakness." Eventually the front page was filled with ____copters and weaknesses. Some notorious Asiacopters are Freakasianzoidcopter, Vadercopter (a cult classic), and Stairs had one weakness. Another such forum fad is where users gather together at a certain time and start producing sites with sound and text, but no image. The purpose of this is to confuse the users who only look at the front page of ytmnd. They will think that there is something wrong with their computer, that YTMND is broken, etc. The forum members then up-vote the site by giving it 5's and they post such comments like 'hahahah this is the best ever!'. Most of the time, they combine loads of fads together in the title and some put a (refresh), indicating that once the page is loaded that the viewer must refresh the page to sync it all up. When the forum members do this, it confuses some of the front page people, but it does not confuse many. This is usually because not everyone participates and sites are not made fast enough, so the 5 recently made sites could have two blanks and 3 regular YTMNDs.


As some forum members have explained, the unifying purpose of forum fads is not humor as much as the attempt to interfere with the fad-heavy business as usual on the front page. Despite this, however, this has led to many arguments between forums members, usually between people joining simply to express their annoyance with seemingly non-sensical series of YTMND's and regular users of the forums. It has even led to arguments between other regular users themselves, which as a result some users have put images of fights and with the words "YTMND FORUMS" displayed in several users' signatures (this can also be attributed to the general childishness of some users). It has also led to a YTMND itself entitled "THE OFFICIAL YTMND FORUMS YTMND" with an excerpt of the trailer for the film ''Green Street Hooligans'' edited with the avatars of some users to give people an idea of how disorganised the forums can be.


===Popular YTMND Songs===


* Music from the band - ] and ],
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* "Requiem of a Dream" - ] Song
Until someone explains, in detail, what the Gay Fuel and Asiacopter fads were, I'm removing this -- FrenchIsAwesome
* "]" - ]
* "Spanish Flea" - ]
* Varied - '']''
* "The 900 Number" - ] (aka "The Ed Lover Dance" "Let Me Clear My Throat")
* "Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger" - Daft Punk
* "U Can't Touch This" - ]
* "Only Time" ]


''Many of the popular YTMND songs have been made availible to download in a compiled soundtrack by fyrestorm via bittorrent. http://ytmnd-soundtrack.ytmnd.com''
Most attempts at forum fads after Gay Fuel have failed (with the exception of the Asiacopter fad).
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==Viewhacking==
Unfortunately, a new, cheap way to garner votes and views is to change the name of the site or to change the substance of the site to trick people into clicking the site and bumping it up to the top of the YTMND list. Since its inception and spread, the term "viewhacking" was coined for this practice and thus became the general phrase. The original person to do this, TDP, only did it to see how long it would take to get 100,000 views; he was successful, and the final version now lists the site's previous incarnations. However, several others followed after that, and has since become a fairly imminent nuisance. Such actions are generally frowned upon and subjected to low votes, much along with the practice of using misleading search terms or titles to attract viewers to a page. On rare occasion, the titles are updated to keep in relation to a site that has been only moderately changed, such as an update, fix, or response to attention.


==Movie-related fads== ===Movie-related fads===
*The infamous ] scream from '']''. This was the first major fad on YTMND, and remains one of the strongest ongoing fads. *The infamous ] scream from ]. ''This was the first major fad on YTMND, and remains one of the strongest ongoing fads.''

*"The Picard Tribute", based on "The Picard Song" by DarkMateria, a song using samples from '']'', centering on quotes from ]. This site was the first YTMND to have passed 1 million views as of August 2005. ()
*"The Picard Tribute", based on "The Picard Song" by DarkMateria, a song using samples from ], centering on quotes from ]. ''This site was the first YTMND to have passed 1 million views as of August 2005.''
* Two comical songs about ], the original from the movie '']'' and the other from the TV series '']'' as well as a line from ] made popular from ] and its ''Walker, Texas Ranger'' Lever, where Haley Joel Osment says "Walker told me I have AIDS". They are often accompanied by pictures having to do with ], ], etc.

*Milton Waddams's line "I believe you have my stapler?" from the movie '']''.
* Two comical songs about ], the original from the movie ] and the other from the TV series] as well as a line from ] made popular from ] and its Walker, Texas Ranger Lever, where Haley Joel Osment says "Walker told me I have AIDS". ''They are often accompanied by pictures having to do with ], ], etc.''
*The scene in '']'' where ] and ] meet ]

*] screaming ], taken from '']'', toward the end of the movie.
*Milton Waddams's line "I believe you have my stapler?" from the movie ]. ''Safe to say, one of the Top 3 YTMND fads''
*]'s popular ] line from '']''. Originally, this fad came from ], but it has been used often.

*]'s line, "'''You lose!''' Good '''''day''''' sir!" from '']'' (Sometimes combined with the failing horns from '']'').
*The scene in ] where ] and ] meet ].
*An image of '']'', running from a boulder in the movie ] as well as other images of people running with boulders, accompanied by the song "]" by ]. Sometimes, images of WWE wrestler ] will be used.

*] screaming ], taken from ], toward the end of the movie.

*]'s popular ] line from ]. ''Originally, this fad came from ], but it has been used often.''

*]'s line, "'''You lose! Good day sir!'''" from ] ''(Sometimes combined with the failing horns from ])''

*An image of ], running from a boulder in the movie ] as well as other images of people running with boulders. ''Usually accompanied by the song "]" by ]. Sometimes, images of WWE wrestler ] will be used.''

*"Uber Hax!!1", Dramatic depictions of or scenes from real life, movies, or television. This fad pairs the sequence chronologically with semi-related ] These usually have dramatic music (most commonly a looping clip from E.S. Posthumus - Pompeii). *"Uber Hax!!1", Dramatic depictions of or scenes from real life, movies, or television. This fad pairs the sequence chronologically with semi-related ] These usually have dramatic music (most commonly a looping clip from E.S. Posthumus - Pompeii).



==Television-related fads==
===Television-related fads===


*Various advertisements by ] *Various advertisements by ]

**], a self-important character in ] commercials who would say lines such as "Please. I am Ugoff." and "Ugoff is hungry!" Ugoff appeared to be a highly demanding model for some kind of fashion company. **], a self-important character in ] commercials who would say lines such as "Please. I am Ugoff." and "Ugoff is hungry!" Ugoff appeared to be a highly demanding model for some kind of fashion company.
**Various YTMNDs showing the infamous Burger King "]" along with the phrase "Where is your God now?". Often, "Requiem for a Tower" plays in the background. **Various YTMNDs showing the infamous Burger King "]" along with the phrase "Where is your God now?". Often, "Requiem for a Tower" plays in the background.
**]'s ] ] ad **]'s ] ] ad

*A scene from an episode of '']'' involving a '']'' musical play, including a parody of ]'s '']'' about ].
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*An altered line from the '']'' TV show in which Sonic would give advice on ].

*A scene from an episode of ] involving a ] musical play, including a parody of ]'s ] about ].

*An altered line from the ] TV show in which Sonic would give advice on ].

*] waving his arms like an alligator's jaws, paired with a loop of the song "Straight Ahead" by ]. <!-- Does anyone know who the interviewee was in this clip? I know Conan is... IN CONTEXT gives audio of the whole thing but I don't think his name was mentioned. --> *] waving his arms like an alligator's jaws, paired with a loop of the song "Straight Ahead" by ]. <!-- Does anyone know who the interviewee was in this clip? I know Conan is... IN CONTEXT gives audio of the whole thing but I don't think his name was mentioned. -->

*A '']'' skit (which the film '']'' was later based on) featuring ], ], and ] in a car, accompanied by ]'s song "What is Love" playing in the background.
*A ] skit featuring ], ], and ] in a car, accompanied by ]'s song "What is Love" playing in the background. ''This would originate the movie ].''

*A scene from ] with the ] saying "Transistors? They weren't invented until after the war!" *A scene from ] with the ] saying "Transistors? They weren't invented until after the war!"

*] from a fictional '']'' skit shown on '']'' where he asks a child what he likes to play. The child says "]," which Cosby then rambles incoherently about.
*] from a fictional ] where he asks a child what he likes to play. The child says "]," which Cosby then rambles incoherently about.
*Osaka (Ayumu Kasuga) of '']'', a popular ] , throwing her shoe off into the street with her foot. In the anime, the shoe is hit by a truck, but this sequence has been replaced by various other outcomes in the fad.

*'']''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s ], ], and ]'s cry of "Nobody Expects the ]!" This is usually placed as a surprise within a YTMND (e.g. Link opens a treasure chest to pull out a new shiny bike, but he is intercepted by the crashing chord of the Spanish Inquisition).
*Osaka (Ayumu Kasuga) of ], a popular ] , throwing her shoe off into the street with her foot. In the anime, the shoe is hit by a truck, but this sequence has been replaced by various other outcomes in the fad.
*Various sites feature ] from '']'' eating various objects, the original being Kaga eating a bell pepper. This fad is always accompanied with an excerpt from "Fury of the Storm" by ].

*]'s line "Is Wayne Brady gonna have to choke a bitch?" from a sketch on '']''. Words from a different phrase usually replace "choke a bitch" and/or the name ].
*], ], ], and ]'s cry of "Nobody Expects the ]!".

*] from ] eating various objects, the original being Kaga eating a bell pepper. This fad is always accompanied with an excerpt from "Fury of the Storm" by ].

*]'s line "Is Wayne Brady gonna have to choke a bitch?" from a sketch on ]. Words from a different phrase usually replace "choke a bitch" and/or the name ].

*]'s popular "Giggedy Giggedy" line from ]. *]'s popular "Giggedy Giggedy" line from ].
*]'s infamous couch incident on the ] show as well a ] of Cruise getting squirted at during an interview.


*]'s infamous couch incident on the ] show as well a GIF of Cruise getting squirted at during an interview.
==Music-related fads==


===Music-related fads===
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*]'s "]" song *]'s "]" song

*]'s hit song "'']''", usually accompanied by synchronized dancing as seen in the original video.
*]'s hit song "]", usually accompanied by synchronized dancing as seen in the original video.

*Various usages of ] music to parody the culture of its target audience. The 2 most popular choices are ]'s "Crawling" and ]'s "Untitled". *Various usages of ] music to parody the culture of its target audience. The 2 most popular choices are ]'s "Crawling" and ]'s "Untitled".

*]'s song "]". *]'s song "]".

*Günther's "Ding Dong Song" *Günther's "Ding Dong Song"

*Various famous songs being played in reverse to show hidden messages, such as celebrities are "]s". Some are just fake with a voice mixed in, such as an already-famous YTMND. *Various famous songs being played in reverse to show hidden messages, such as celebrities are "]s". Some are just fake with a voice mixed in, such as an already-famous YTMND.

*Daft Punk's "]", usually accomapnied by a person opening his/her mouth back and forth to the lyrics. The original featured Osaka (from Azumanga Diaoh). *Daft Punk's "]", usually accomapnied by a person opening his/her mouth back and forth to the lyrics. The original featured Osaka (from Azumanga Diaoh).

*The song from the movie soundtrack '']'' by ], though almost exclusively referred to as "Super Slam" and associated with ]. Derived from a Flash animation made popular on 4chan.
*The song from the movie soundtrack ] by ], though almost exclusively referred to as "Super Slam" and associated with ]. Derived from a Flash animation made popular on 4chan.

*]'s "OH SNAP!" from his hit song, "]." *]'s "OH SNAP!" from his hit song, "]."

*The song "Running in the 90's," a song featured in the anime show '']''. Other songs featured in Initial D have been popping up lately as well, such as "Speedy Speed Boy". It is normally used in sites featuring vehicles as well as some rave sites.
*The song "Running in the 90's," a song featured in the anime show ]. Other songs featured in Initial D have been popping up lately as well, such as "Speedy Speed Boy". It is normally used in sites featuring vehicles as well as some rave sites.

*Various parodies and recreations of the ] music video "Take on Me." *Various parodies and recreations of the ] music video "Take on Me."

*Other countries' versions/dubs/languages of popular cartoon theme songs, the lyrics of which have been "interpreted" phonetically to English. ]'s german version is to be emphasized as the one that got most interpretations. *Other countries' versions/dubs/languages of popular cartoon theme songs, the lyrics of which have been "interpreted" phonetically to English. ]'s german version is to be emphasized as the one that got most interpretations.

*The song "Ridin' Spinnaz" by ], often accompanied by something spinning. Its original use was a GIF of male anal sex (]), where the receiver's penis was spinning. *The song "Ridin' Spinnaz" by ], often accompanied by something spinning. Its original use was a GIF of male anal sex (]), where the receiver's penis was spinning.
**The song "You Spin Me Right Round" by new wave British band ] is often accompanied by something spinning as well. **The song "You Spin Me Right Round" by new wave British band ] is often accompanied by something spinning as well.

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*A short clip from "Evolution (Time is Pop Mix)" by ], which is used as the token song in sites depicting ] culture. *A short clip from "Evolution (Time is Pop Mix)" by ], which is used as the token song in sites depicting ] culture.

*The lyrics "Die motherfucker, die motherfuckers still fool" from the song "Still" by ] usually to people dancing or getting beaten up. *The lyrics "Die motherfucker, die motherfuckers still fool" from the song "Still" by ] usually to people dancing or getting beaten up.

*The ] song "We Like to Party" is often used in racist YTMNDs. *The ] song "We Like to Party" is often used in racist YTMNDs.
**At one time, the advertising mascot for the ] theme parks (]) was compared to ], an 80-year-old man that was recently charged for killing three civil rights workers in the 1960s while he was in the ]. Six Flags then threatened to sue anybody that made the comparison on YTMND. The site was then taken down, but today, the song is used on YTMNDs that declare something or someone to be racist. **At one time, the advertising mascot for the ] theme parks (]) was compared to ], an 80-year-old man that was recently charged for killing three civil rights workers in the 1960s while he was in the ]. Six Flags then threatened to sue anybody that made the comparison on YTMND. The site was then taken down, but today, the song is used on YTMNDs that declare something or someone to be racist.
<!--- what song??? he talks about a mascot an 80 years old, KKK, but he doesn't mention any songs! --->
*The song "Macaron Chacarron" by ], more precisely the "ualuealuealeuale" excerpt, usually used alongside GIFs of people dancing or babbling. The original featured ] as depicted in ]. As of November 2005, the original version featuring Batman surpassed every other YTMND on the site with over 1,300,000 views, making it the most popular ytmnd of all time. ()

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*The song "Macaron Chacarron" by ], more precisely the "ualuealuealeuale" excerpt, usually used alongside GIFs of people dancing or babbling. ''
The original featured ] as depicted in ]. As of November 2005, the original version featuring Batman surpassed every other YTMND on the site with over 1,300,000 views, making it the most popular ytmnd of all time.''

*The ] version of ]'s song ] combined with other songs with similar beats. *The ] version of ]'s song ] combined with other songs with similar beats.

*The song "The Internet is for Porn" from the Broadway puppet musical ], and its various lyrics. *The song "The Internet is for Porn" from the Broadway puppet musical ], and its various lyrics.

*Pictures of plane, train, automobile and boat crashes called "Great Moments in _____ History." These are set to a music clip from ]' "]"&mdash;in particular, the line, "watch the way I navigate&mdash;ha ha ha ha ha!" *Pictures of plane, train, automobile and boat crashes called "Great Moments in _____ History." These are set to a music clip from ]' "]"&mdash;in particular, the line, "watch the way I navigate&mdash;ha ha ha ha ha!"

*]'s "Stacy's mom" infame chorus, always replacing the name Stacy for some else, as in: "''Yoshi'''s mom has got it going on" *]'s "Stacy's mom" infame chorus, always replacing the name Stacy for some else, as in: "''Yoshi'''s mom has got it going on"



==Video game-related fads==
===Video game-related fads===

*A sped-up version of the ending theme from ], usually accompanying something wacky (typically with "lol" as the site's phrase). *A sped-up version of the ending theme from ], usually accompanying something wacky (typically with "lol" as the site's phrase).

*] from ], along with the phrase "Nothing moves the Blob!" *] from ], along with the phrase "Nothing moves the Blob!"

*A GIF of a ] ejecting its disc automatically, usually with a loop of ] "]" playing in the background. "Take Me Out" was used in the PSP commercials in the ].
*A GIF of a ] ejecting its disc
automatically, usually with a loop of ] "]" playing in the background. ''"Take Me Out" was used in the PSP commercials in the ].''

*Parodies of the death sequence in '']''. One of the original death sequences (the sequence used is random) had ] calling out for ] in a memorable way: "Snake? ...''Snake?'' ...''SNAAAAAAAAAAKE!'' *Parodies of the death sequence in '']''. One of the original death sequences (the sequence used is random) had ] calling out for ] in a memorable way: "Snake? ...''Snake?'' ...''SNAAAAAAAAAAKE!''

*A scene from '']'' (a.k.a. Punch-Out!! featuring Mr. Dream) of Doc Louis riding a bike in front of Little Mac, accompanied by the statement "Nigga stole my bike!" The original image was made by a member of ] in a ] Phriday. (Doc Louis's name in the fad appears to have been changed to simply "Nigga".) <!-- Anyone know where the quote's from? --> Currently, this fad is being moderated due to offensive language. *A scene from '']'' (a.k.a. Punch-Out!! featuring Mr. Dream) of Doc Louis riding a bike in front of Little Mac, accompanied by the statement "Nigga stole my bike!" The original image was made by a member of ] in a ] Phriday. (Doc Louis's name in the fad appears to have been changed to simply "Nigga".) <!-- Anyone know where the quote's from? --> Currently, this fad is being moderated due to offensive language.
**There was a rumor that the quote "Nigga stole my bike" came from the game '']''. However, on the original YTMND that started the fad, the recording of the quote was made by the site's creator, Duezce, and it is Duezce himself speaking it. **There was a rumor that the quote "Nigga stole my bike" came from the game '']''. However, on the original YTMND that started the fad, the recording of the quote was made by the site's creator, Duezce, and it is Duezce himself speaking it.

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*]'s ], "Do a barrel roll!" This has been joined with his other lines. *]'s ], "Do a barrel roll!" This has been joined with his other lines.
*A scene from '']'' in which Link opens a treasure chest to find various objects.
*A ] crashing into a character, usually with the '']'' "thwomp" and "death" sounds. This is usually used to interrupt in a manner similiar to the Hassan fad.
*The '']'' ] video.
*"WRYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY", a scream associated with the series '']'' and popularized in a Flash video disseminated widely through ]. The original video combined ]'s "The World" super move, which could stop time; Dio's "Road Roller", in which he crushed his opponent with a ], and Shadow Dio's "Charisma", in which he screams and sends sparks toward the opponent. Of these, the "Charisma" scream is most prevalent, followed by the "Road Roller" steamroller.
*A '']'' player, incorrectly depicted as a '']'' player, <!-- Cloudsong IS from DAoC, not WoW. The "WOW is serious business" title is a mistake --> screaming at a fellow complaining that he stole his Cloudsong. Note that the first "cloudsong" YTMND depicted the player as playing '']'' which has caused some confusion.
*Rolling balls of various random objects, similar to '']''. Usually accompanied with the theme song.
*Parodying the most recently unveiled line of video game consoles' controllers.
*] where tetris pieces are animated alongside buildings.


*A scene from ] in which Link
==Politics related fads==
opens a treasure chest to find various objects.

*A ] crashing into a character, usually with the ] "thwomp" and "death" sounds. This is commonly used to interrupt in a manner similiar to the Hassan fad.

*The ] ] video.

*"WRYYYYYY", a scream associated with the series ] and popularized in a Flash video disseminated widely through ]. The original video combined ]'s "The World" super move, which could stop time; Dio's "Road Roller", in which he crushed his opponent with a ], and Shadow Dio's "Charisma", in which he screams and sends sparks toward the opponent. Of these, the "Charisma" scream is most prevalent, followed by the "Road Roller" steamroller.

*A ] player, incorrectly depicted as a ] player, screaming at a fellow complaining that he stole his Cloudsong. Note that the first "cloudsong" YTMND depicted the player as playing ] which has caused some confusion.

*Rolling balls of various random objects, similar to ], usually accompanied with the theme song.

*]pieces are often animated alongside buildings.


===Politics related fads===

*Democrat ]'s ] at the Iowa Caucus. *Democrat ]'s ] at the Iowa Caucus.

*]. Sites usually made fun of her and combined her with other fads. *]. Sites usually made fun of her and combined her with other fads.

*]'s comment that "George Bush doesn't care about black people". *]'s comment that "George Bush doesn't care about black people".

*The disappearance of ]. The fad also included forum users invading Natalee Holloway ]. *The disappearance of ]. The fad also included forum users invading Natalee Holloway ].
**Pictures of the FBI, SWAT team or other covert and/or tactical law enforcement agencies accompanied with the text "BRB FBI." This fad grew from the forum and the repeated threats of FBI involvement against its users made in reprisal for raids on Natalee Holloway sites. **Pictures of the FBI, SWAT team or other covert and/or tactical law enforcement agencies accompanied with the text "BRB FBI." This fad grew from the forum and the repeated threats of FBI involvement against its users made in reprisal for raids on Natalee Holloway sites.



==YTMND-related fads==
===YTMND-related fads===
*The ] ("You're the man now, dog!") *The ] ("You're the man now, dog!")

*Spoof of new shirts being sold by the webmaster of YTMND. Usually saying "You '''will''' buy a shirt!" while hypnotic additions are made. *Spoof of new shirts being sold by the webmaster of YTMND. Usually saying "You '''will''' buy a shirt!" while hypnotic additions are made.

*Screenshots of the YTMND homepage with varying captions. *Screenshots of the YTMND homepage with varying captions.

*Having pictures (modified or otherwise) of a page stating that "You can't see this YTMND!", which is currently being used to replace inappropriate YTMND sites. *Having pictures (modified or otherwise) of a page stating that "You can't see this YTMND!", which is currently being used to replace inappropriate YTMND sites.



==Miscellaneous fads==
===Miscellaneous fads===
*Pictures of people doing pathetic things is accompanied by ] losing music.
*Pictures of people doing pathetic things is accompanied by ] losing sound.

*] interrupting a scene, using his theme song that consists of some chants in an Arabic language, "Alleyliaaliaaa!". Hassan is known for interrupting people during his wrestling shows, which obviously inspired the fad. *] interrupting a scene, using his theme song that consists of some chants in an Arabic language, "Alleyliaaliaaa!". Hassan is known for interrupting people during his wrestling shows, which obviously inspired the fad.

*], an energy drink marketed to ]. Usually paired on YTMND with ]'s song "]." The "Tarzan Boy" song is considered equivalent to homosexuality on YTMND now. This was a forced fad made by forum members. *], an energy drink marketed to ]. Usually paired on YTMND with ]'s song "]." The "Tarzan Boy" song is considered equivalent to homosexuality on YTMND now. This was a forced fad made by forum members.

*Various ]s.
* A YTMND featuring Bethany Massamilla, a.k.a. BethanyM, an administrator for ]/]'s forums. She became the prey of GameFAQs forum users, due to their hostility towards ] "selling his soul to GameSpot". One such example of BethanyM is "I AM BETHANYM", in which a picture of her is accompanied by an obviously male voice. * A YTMND featuring Bethany Massamilla, a.k.a. BethanyM, an administrator for ]/]'s forums. She became the prey of GameFAQs forum users, due to their hostility towards ] "selling his soul to GameSpot". One such example of BethanyM is "I AM BETHANYM", in which a picture of her is accompanied by an obviously male voice.

*Summoning, consisting of a picture of someone "summoning" a fire spirit into existance. Usually it appears between their hands. *Summoning, consisting of a picture of someone "summoning" a fire spirit into existance. Usually it appears between their hands.

* ] of an ] from '']''. Borrowing from the "Gay Fuel" fad, this fad is also usually paired with the "Tarzan Boy" song. When not, it is the audio from the "Potter bookstore crash" video hosted online, in where a male drives by people outside a Barnes and Noble at the hour the book was released, shouting the spoiler out loud to them.
* ] of an ] from ]. Borrowing from the "Gay Fuel" fad, this fad is also usually paired with the "Tarzan Boy" song. When not, it is the audio from the "Potter bookstore crash" video hosted online, in where a male drives by people outside a Barnes and Noble at the hour the book was released, shouting the spoiler out loud to them.
*], a sex offender in Ohio with an abnormal appearance, due to a disease linked to ]. Typically accompanied with song "Burn Bobonga" from the SNES game '']''.

*A picture from the '']'' comic showing the wheelchair bound ] getting pushed down the stairs by ], declaring stairs as Professor X's only weakness. These sites are usually accompanied by the instrumental "]" by ].
*], a sex offender in Ohio with an abnormal appearance, due to a disease linked to ]. Typically accompanied with song "Burn Bobonga" from the SNES game ].
*An animation of an Asian man appearing to spin in the air like a helicopter. This is referred to as "AsiaCopter" or "AzNCopter". These clips are frequently accompanied by an orchestrated version of the '']'' airship theme "Highwind Takes to the Skies," or songs about spinning.

*A picture from the ] comic showing the wheelchair bound ] getting pushed down the stairs by ], declaring stairs as Professor X's only weakness. These sites are usually accompanied by the instrumental "]" by ].

*An animation of an Asian man appearing to spin in the air like a helicopter. This is referred to as "AsiaCopter" or "AzNCopter". These clips are frequently accompanied by an orchestrated version of the ] airship theme "Highwind Takes to the Skies," or songs about spinning.

*A hypothetical fight created from GoogleFight, usually to show who would win by most popular vote. Often, fights created on GoogleFight are between two popular fads. *A hypothetical fight created from GoogleFight, usually to show who would win by most popular vote. Often, fights created on GoogleFight are between two popular fads.

*Parodies of the ] and ] Atlantic hurricane seasons. *Parodies of the ] and ] Atlantic hurricane seasons.

*"Butt Racing", which consists of various animated GIFs of teenagers racing around parks, houses, etc. edited to look as if they were racing on the ground while sitting down. This is usually accompanied by "Speedy Speed Boy" by ].
*"Butt Racing", which consists of various animated GIFs of teenagers
racing around parks, houses, etc. edited to look as if they were racing on the ground while sitting down. This is usually accompanied by "Speedy Speed Boy" by ].

*Various remakes of fads based on the ], usually with the black shilloutte of the characters listening to an ipod. *Various remakes of fads based on the ], usually with the black shilloutte of the characters listening to an ipod.

*The Internet lingo "O RLY", sometimes accompanied by a snowy owl. YA RLY is also used, with a great horned owl. *The Internet lingo "O RLY", sometimes accompanied by a snowy owl. YA RLY is also used, with a great horned owl.

*Various remakes of fads in a medieval tapestry form, generated with . Usually set to Heather Dale's recording of "This Endris Night", a Catholic hymn. *Various remakes of fads in a medieval tapestry form, generated with . Usually set to Heather Dale's recording of "This Endris Night", a Catholic hymn.

*The face of ] shooting laser from his eyes at various things, causing them to fall or crash. *The face of ] shooting laser from his eyes at various things, causing them to fall or crash.

*Hiding a ] in a picture and adding a seizure-inducing flashing picture of a person (usually Hitler) to the corner. Accompanied by the song ] by ]. *Hiding a ] in a picture and adding a seizure-inducing flashing picture of a person (usually Hitler) to the corner. Accompanied by the song ] by ].

*Fast moving animated GIFs of multiple pictures of the same person, showing that the person has the same expression in every one of the photos, accompanied by ]'s song "Call on Me". In more recent versions the picture may also be static. It probably originated from a flash file that was found in an update (on May 24, 2005) at ] called .
*Fast moving animated GIFs of the same person in different photos, showing that the person has the same expression in every one of the pictures, accompanied by ]'s song "Call on Me". In more recent versions the picture may also be static. It probably originated from a flash file that was found in an update (on May 24, 2005) at ] called .
*The blue ball machine, a repeating animation of blue balls being processed through a complicated factory machine. The animation is noteworthy due to its complexity.

*A loop GIF. That is a GIF that seems to be endless. The blue ball machine and the domain called simply "loopy" are to be highlighted.



==The YTMND Forums==
The YTMND forum community has, on occasion, pushed several invented fads to the front page users, with the occasional successes including reaching the Top 15 Viewed YTMNDs list as well as the Top 5 Rated YTMNDs. Forum fads, by definition, begin on the YTMND forums. The first of the forum fads, Mike Done, was created with the intention of taking an inside joke even the forum users did not get and thrusting it into the spotlight to confuse or annoy front-page users. Other forum fads followed, including "Tennis Man," and Gay Fuel. Asiacopter was an odd fad. Its popularity was sparked only by the remake of a YTMND (originally made by Inkdrinker) by DrWorm, but set to ] music, plus a thread calling for a ] of asiacopters. A select few ytmnd users took it upon themselves to get the fad going, and sparked a huge battle with the big fad at the time "Professor X had one weakness." Eventually the front page was filled with ____copters and weaknesses. Some notorious Asiacopters are Freakasianzoidcopter, Vadercopter (a cult classic), and Stairs had one weakness. Another such forum fad is where users gather together at a certain time and start producing sites with sound and text, but no image. The purpose of this is to confuse the users who only look at the front page of ytmnd. They will think that there is something wrong with their computer, that YTMND is broken, etc. The forum members then up-vote the site by giving it 5's and they post such comments like 'hahahah this is the best ever!'. Most of the time, they combine loads of fads together in the title and some put a (refresh), indicating that once the page is loaded that the viewer must refresh the page to sync it all up. When the forum members do this, it confuses some of the front page people, but it does not confuse many. This is usually because not everyone participates and sites are not made fast enough, so the 5 recently made sites could have two blanks and 3 regular YTMNDs.

As some forum members have explained, the unifying purpose of forum fads is not humor as much as the attempt to interfere with the fad-heavy business as usual on the front page. Despite this, however, this has led to many arguments between forums members, usually between people joining simply to express their annoyance with seemingly non-sensical series of YTMND's and regular users of the forums. It has even led to arguments between other regular users themselves, which as a result some users have put images of fights and with the words "YTMND FORUMS" displayed in several users' signatures (this can also be attributed to the general childishness of some users). It has also led to a YTMND itself entitled "THE OFFICIAL YTMND FORUMS YTMND" with an excerpt of the trailer for the film ''Green Street Hooligans'' edited with the avatars of some users to give people an idea of how disorganised the forums can be.


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==Viewhacking==
Unfortunately, a new, cheap way to garner votes and views is to change the name of the site or to change the substance of the site to trick people into clicking the site and bumping it up to the top of the YTMND list. Since its inception and spread, the term "viewhacking" was coined for this practice and thus became the general phrase. The original person to do this, TDP, only did it to see how long it would take to get 100,000 views; he was successful, and the final version now lists the site's previous incarnations. However, several others followed after that, and has since become a fairly imminent nuisance. Such actions are generally frowned upon and subjected to low votes, much along with the practice of using misleading search terms or titles to attract viewers to a page. On rare occasion, the titles are updated to keep in relation to a site that has been only moderately changed, such as an update, fix, or response to attention.



==See also== ==See also==

Revision as of 21:59, 8 November 2005


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YTMND.com

The website ytmnd.com is known for its tendency to propagate a great number of fads and in-jokes. The list that follows identifies several major such fads; as such, it may be incomplete. Note that the fads almost never consist of only the elements indicated for them; indeed, the fads could not be as popular without variation. Also, these variations tend to include elements from other fads.


Intertextuality

It is common for these fads to be used in conjunction with each other. Some of them also rely on having an element in the original YTMND getting replaced by another one, usually another fad (most notably the PSP and Hasselhoff ones). It is also not uncommon to see fad YTMNDs redone in the style of older computers or video game consoles, or even in various physical forms (such as a Tiger handheld gaming device). As ideas, the subject matters of YTMNDs are constantly evolving and producing new combinations as mass self-replication continues by the second. A prime example is the What is love? YTMND. It was soon followed by What is NES?, made to look as if the clip was playing on a Nintendo Entertainment System (NES), complete with an NES version of the Haddaway song. This was then followed by What is a-ha?, a scene done up in pencil along with the song Take on Me. This idea was then merged with the Tiger Handheld YTMND theme with What is tiger?. It was even mixed with the HBP Spoiler fad for What is Dumbledore?.

In some cases, a YTMND is deliberately framed to pay homage, borrow or incorporate as many fads as possible. One such example is the "YTMND: For Gameboy" site, which is not a fad on its own but communicates the popularity and nature of borrowing from past and current fads.


Fads

Follows the actual fads in lists and divided by category.


Popular YTMND Songs

Many of the popular YTMND songs have been made availible to download in a compiled soundtrack by fyrestorm via bittorrent. http://ytmnd-soundtrack.ytmnd.com


Movie-related fads

  • "The Picard Tribute", based on "The Picard Song" by DarkMateria, a song using samples from Star Trek: The Next Generation, centering on quotes from Captain Picard. This site was the first YTMND to have passed 1 million views as of August 2005.
  • Milton Waddams's line "I believe you have my stapler?" from the movie Office Space. Safe to say, one of the Top 3 YTMND fads
  • "Uber Hax!!1", Dramatic depictions of or scenes from real life, movies, or television. This fad pairs the sequence chronologically with semi-related leetspeak These usually have dramatic music (most commonly a looping clip from E.S. Posthumus - Pompeii).


Television-related fads

    • Ugoff, a self-important character in Burger King commercials who would say lines such as "Please. I am Ugoff." and "Ugoff is hungry!" Ugoff appeared to be a highly demanding model for some kind of fashion company.
    • Various YTMNDs showing the infamous Burger King "King" along with the phrase "Where is your God now?". Often, "Requiem for a Tower" plays in the background.
    • Darius Rucker's Burger King Tender Crisp Bacon Cheddar Ranch ad


  • Bill Cosby from a fictional [[Kids Say the Darndest Things skit shown on The Simpsons where he asks a child what he likes to play. The child says "Pokémon," which Cosby then rambles incoherently about.
  • Osaka (Ayumu Kasuga) of Azumanga Daioh, a popular anime , throwing her shoe off into the street with her foot. In the anime, the shoe is hit by a truck, but this sequence has been replaced by various other outcomes in the fad.
  • Takeshi Kaga from Iron Chef eating various objects, the original being Kaga eating a bell pepper. This fad is always accompanied with an excerpt from "Fury of the Storm" by Dragonforce.
  • Wayne Brady's line "Is Wayne Brady gonna have to choke a bitch?" from a sketch on Chappelle's Show. Words from a different phrase usually replace "choke a bitch" and/or the name Wayne Brady.
  • Tom Cruise's infamous couch incident on the Oprah show as well a GIF of Cruise getting squirted at during an interview.


Music-related fads

  • Dschinghis Khan's hit song "Moskau", usually accompanied by synchronized dancing as seen in the original video.
  • Various usages of emo music to parody the culture of its target audience. The 2 most popular choices are Linkin Park's "Crawling" and Simple Plan's "Untitled".
  • Günther's "Ding Dong Song"
  • Various famous songs being played in reverse to show hidden messages, such as celebrities are "Nazis". Some are just fake with a voice mixed in, such as an already-famous YTMND.
  • Daft Punk's "Technologic", usually accomapnied by a person opening his/her mouth back and forth to the lyrics. The original featured Osaka (from Azumanga Diaoh).
  • The song from the movie soundtrack Space Jam by Quad City DJs, though almost exclusively referred to as "Super Slam" and associated with Randy Savage. Derived from a Flash animation made popular on 4chan.
  • The song "Running in the 90's," a song featured in the anime show Initial D. Other songs featured in Initial D have been popping up lately as well, such as "Speedy Speed Boy". It is normally used in sites featuring vehicles as well as some rave sites.
  • Various parodies and recreations of the A-ha music video "Take on Me."
  • Other countries' versions/dubs/languages of popular cartoon theme songs, the lyrics of which have been "interpreted" phonetically to English. Super Mario World's german version is to be emphasized as the one that got most interpretations.
  • The song "Ridin' Spinnaz" by Three 6 Mafia, often accompanied by something spinning. Its original use was a GIF of male anal sex (Spin.gif), where the receiver's penis was spinning.
    • The song "You Spin Me Right Round" by new wave British band Dead or Alive is often accompanied by something spinning as well.


  • A short clip from "Evolution (Time is Pop Mix)" by Ayumi Hamasaki, which is used as the token song in sites depicting rave culture.
  • The lyrics "Die motherfucker, die motherfuckers still fool" from the song "Still" by Geto Boys usually to people dancing or getting beaten up.
  • The Vengaboys song "We Like to Party" is often used in racist YTMNDs.
    • At one time, the advertising mascot for the Six Flags theme parks (Mr. Six) was compared to Edgar Ray Killen, an 80-year-old man that was recently charged for killing three civil rights workers in the 1960s while he was in the Ku Klux Klan. Six Flags then threatened to sue anybody that made the comparison on YTMND. The site was then taken down, but today, the song is used on YTMNDs that declare something or someone to be racist.


  • The song "Macaron Chacarron" by El Mudo, more precisely the "ualuealuealeuale" excerpt, usually used alongside GIFs of people dancing or babbling.

The original featured Batman as depicted in the '60s TV series. As of November 2005, the original version featuring Batman surpassed every other YTMND on the site with over 1,300,000 views, making it the most popular ytmnd of all time.

  • The song "The Internet is for Porn" from the Broadway puppet musical Avenue Q, and its various lyrics.
  • Pictures of plane, train, automobile and boat crashes called "Great Moments in _____ History." These are set to a music clip from Gorillaz' "Feel Good, Inc."—in particular, the line, "watch the way I navigate—ha ha ha ha ha!"
  • Fountains of Wayne's "Stacy's mom" infame chorus, always replacing the name Stacy for some else, as in: "Yoshi's mom has got it going on"


Video game-related fads

  • A sped-up version of the ending theme from Super Mario World, usually accompanying something wacky (typically with "lol" as the site's phrase).

automatically, usually with a loop of Franz Ferdinand's "Take Me Out" playing in the background. "Take Me Out" was used in the PSP commercials in the United States.

  • Parodies of the death sequence in Metal Gear Solid. One of the original death sequences (the sequence used is random) had Colonel Campbell calling out for Solid Snake in a memorable way: "Snake? ...Snake? ...SNAAAAAAAAAAKE!
  • A scene from Mike Tyson's Punch-Out (a.k.a. Punch-Out!! featuring Mr. Dream) of Doc Louis riding a bike in front of Little Mac, accompanied by the statement "Nigga stole my bike!" The original image (third one down) was made by a member of Something Awful in a Photoshop Phriday. (Doc Louis's name in the fad appears to have been changed to simply "Nigga".) Currently, this fad is being moderated due to offensive language.
    • There was a rumor that the quote "Nigga stole my bike" came from the game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. However, on the original YTMND that started the fad, the recording of the quote was made by the site's creator, Duezce, and it is Duezce himself speaking it.


opens a treasure chest to find various objects.

  • A Thwomp crashing into a character, usually with the Super Mario Bros. "thwomp" and "death" sounds. This is commonly used to interrupt in a manner similiar to the Hassan fad.
  • "WRYYYYYY", a scream associated with the series JoJo's Bizarre Adventure and popularized in a Flash video disseminated widely through 4chan. The original video combined Dio Brando's "The World" super move, which could stop time; Dio's "Road Roller", in which he crushed his opponent with a steamroller, and Shadow Dio's "Charisma", in which he screams and sends sparks toward the opponent. Of these, the "Charisma" scream is most prevalent, followed by the "Road Roller" steamroller.
  • Rolling balls of various random objects, similar to Katamari Damacy, usually accompanied with the theme song.


Politics related fads

  • Terri Schiavo. Sites usually made fun of her and combined her with other fads.
  • Kanye West's comment that "George Bush doesn't care about black people".
  • The disappearance of Natalee Holloway. The fad also included forum users invading Natalee Holloway message boards.
    • Pictures of the FBI, SWAT team or other covert and/or tactical law enforcement agencies accompanied with the text "BRB FBI." This fad grew from the forum and the repeated threats of FBI involvement against its users made in reprisal for raids on Natalee Holloway sites.


YTMND-related fads

  • Spoof of new shirts being sold by the webmaster of YTMND. Usually saying "You will buy a shirt!" while hypnotic additions are made.
  • Screenshots of the YTMND homepage with varying captions.
  • Having pictures (modified or otherwise) of a page stating that "You can't see this YTMND!", which is currently being used to replace inappropriate YTMND sites.


Miscellaneous fads

  • Pictures of people doing pathetic things is accompanied by The Price is Right losing sound.
  • Muhammad Hassan interrupting a scene, using his theme song that consists of some chants in an Arabic language, "Alleyliaaliaaa!". Hassan is known for interrupting people during his wrestling shows, which obviously inspired the fad.
  • Gay Fuel, an energy drink marketed to gays. Usually paired on YTMND with Baltimora's song "Tarzan Boy." The "Tarzan Boy" song is considered equivalent to homosexuality on YTMND now. This was a forced fad made by forum members.
  • A YTMND featuring Bethany Massamilla, a.k.a. BethanyM, an administrator for GameFAQs/GameSpot's forums. She became the prey of GameFAQs forum users, due to their hostility towards CJayC "selling his soul to GameSpot". One such example of BethanyM is "I AM BETHANYM", in which a picture of her is accompanied by an obviously male voice.
  • Summoning, consisting of a picture of someone "summoning" a fire spirit into existance. Usually it appears between their hands.
  • Spoiler of an important plot point from Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. Borrowing from the "Gay Fuel" fad, this fad is also usually paired with the "Tarzan Boy" song. When not, it is the audio from the "Potter bookstore crash" video hosted online, in where a male drives by people outside a Barnes and Noble at the hour the book was released, shouting the spoiler out loud to them.
  • An animation of an Asian man appearing to spin in the air like a helicopter. This is referred to as "AsiaCopter" or "AzNCopter". These clips are frequently accompanied by an orchestrated version of the Final Fantasy VII airship theme "Highwind Takes to the Skies," or songs about spinning.
  • A hypothetical fight created from GoogleFight, usually to show who would win by most popular vote. Often, fights created on GoogleFight are between two popular fads.
  • Parodies of the 2004 and 2005 Atlantic hurricane seasons.
  • "Butt Racing", which consists of various animated GIFs of teenagers

racing around parks, houses, etc. edited to look as if they were racing on the ground while sitting down. This is usually accompanied by "Speedy Speed Boy" by Marko Polo.

  • Various remakes of fads based on the iPod commercial, usually with the black shilloutte of the characters listening to an ipod.
  • The Internet lingo "O RLY", sometimes accompanied by a snowy owl. YA RLY is also used, with a great horned owl.
  • Various remakes of fads in a medieval tapestry form, generated with this program. Usually set to Heather Dale's recording of "This Endris Night", a Catholic hymn.
  • The face of Patrick Duffy shooting laser from his eyes at various things, causing them to fall or crash.
  • Hiding a swastika in a picture and adding a seizure-inducing flashing picture of a person (usually Hitler) to the corner. Accompanied by the song Heut Ist Mein Tag by Blümchen.
  • Fast moving animated GIFs of the same person in different photos, showing that the person has the same expression in every one of the pictures, accompanied by Eric Prydz's song "Call on Me". In more recent versions the picture may also be static. It probably originated from a flash file that was found in an update (on May 24, 2005) at Albino Blacksheep called 'The Face'.
  • A loop GIF. That is a GIF that seems to be endless. The blue ball machine and the domain called simply "loopy" are to be highlighted.


The YTMND Forums

The YTMND forum community has, on occasion, pushed several invented fads to the front page users, with the occasional successes including reaching the Top 15 Viewed YTMNDs list as well as the Top 5 Rated YTMNDs. Forum fads, by definition, begin on the YTMND forums. The first of the forum fads, Mike Done, was created with the intention of taking an inside joke even the forum users did not get and thrusting it into the spotlight to confuse or annoy front-page users. Other forum fads followed, including "Tennis Man," and Gay Fuel. Asiacopter was an odd fad. Its popularity was sparked only by the remake of a YTMND (originally made by Inkdrinker) by DrWorm, but set to FFVII music, plus a thread calling for a Zerg Rush of asiacopters. A select few ytmnd users took it upon themselves to get the fad going, and sparked a huge battle with the big fad at the time "Professor X had one weakness." Eventually the front page was filled with ____copters and weaknesses. Some notorious Asiacopters are Freakasianzoidcopter, Vadercopter (a cult classic), and Stairs had one weakness. Another such forum fad is where users gather together at a certain time and start producing sites with sound and text, but no image. The purpose of this is to confuse the users who only look at the front page of ytmnd. They will think that there is something wrong with their computer, that YTMND is broken, etc. The forum members then up-vote the site by giving it 5's and they post such comments like 'hahahah this is the best ever!'. Most of the time, they combine loads of fads together in the title and some put a (refresh), indicating that once the page is loaded that the viewer must refresh the page to sync it all up. When the forum members do this, it confuses some of the front page people, but it does not confuse many. This is usually because not everyone participates and sites are not made fast enough, so the 5 recently made sites could have two blanks and 3 regular YTMNDs.

As some forum members have explained, the unifying purpose of forum fads is not humor as much as the attempt to interfere with the fad-heavy business as usual on the front page. Despite this, however, this has led to many arguments between forums members, usually between people joining simply to express their annoyance with seemingly non-sensical series of YTMND's and regular users of the forums. It has even led to arguments between other regular users themselves, which as a result some users have put images of fights and with the words "YTMND FORUMS" displayed in several users' signatures (this can also be attributed to the general childishness of some users). It has also led to a YTMND itself entitled "THE OFFICIAL YTMND FORUMS YTMND" with an excerpt of the trailer for the film Green Street Hooligans edited with the avatars of some users to give people an idea of how disorganised the forums can be.



Viewhacking

Unfortunately, a new, cheap way to garner votes and views is to change the name of the site or to change the substance of the site to trick people into clicking the site and bumping it up to the top of the YTMND list. Since its inception and spread, the term "viewhacking" was coined for this practice and thus became the general phrase. The original person to do this, TDP, only did it to see how long it would take to get 100,000 views; he was successful, and the final version now lists the site's previous incarnations. However, several others followed after that, and has since become a fairly imminent nuisance. Such actions are generally frowned upon and subjected to low votes, much along with the practice of using misleading search terms or titles to attract viewers to a page. On rare occasion, the titles are updated to keep in relation to a site that has been only moderately changed, such as an update, fix, or response to attention.


See also

Categories: