zsdiogo Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 (edited) So, what is your opinion? Do you think that during the Downtime a lot of members turned to the "worship" of memes? In my opinion, yes. I see A LOT more ponys on signatures EDIT: Hot Topic! Great! :onfire: :onfire: Edited October 17, 2011 by zsdiogo Quote Looks like it's time to stop staring and start contributing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rarity Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 Things happened during the downtime... It's probably because we didn't have BZP to waste time on, and join the fads of other forums were on. Quote >Not reading the first greentext story on BZP >2013 Be a cool kid and vote for mighty morphin' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fresh Makuta of Bel-Air Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 I don't know about meme worship but there's a massive pony presence that I don't think was here before the downtime (correct me if I'm wrong). Quote Signature Guidelines: Avatar and signature total file size may not exceed 100 KB! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toa of Tech Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 Yeah. Thats what happens when somethings gone for 6 months.But ponies are more than memes. Quote PONIESNOWHERE IS SAFE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bambi Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 Ponies are more than just a meme. Quote [my blog] [custom emotes] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sumiki Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 I'd classify the pony takeover as more of a semi-rabid internet subculture with various memes sprouting from it. That being said, I'd say that I've seen slightly more memes since BZPower's return to the Internet. Just slightly. Quote avatar by Lady Kopaka Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Blank- Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 I hate the MLP thing. The shows is for little girls I fail to understand the appeal. What's next Care Bears? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Toa Lhikevikk- Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 The pony fad/meme/sudden interest among BZPers/whatever you want to call it predates the downtime by a month or two, though. Otherwise BZP appears to have been cleansed of memes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
:Yami: Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 Really? I haven't noticed anything odd since the foums have been back up... *sheepishly glances at avatar* To be honest I kinda expected MLP to be prevalant on BZP when it came back up. Really, in my opinion BZP would probably be more meme oriented if it werent for the fact that most internet memes arent exactly in the "Safe for Kids/Work" region, and depending on where you go the "Brony" fandom kinda toes the line there as it is. :Yami: Quote The Desk Of YamiXBLGamertag:Darkbolt40 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
You just lost the game Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 Taken over? No. More memes? Yes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeluNumber1 Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 There's not a lot of memes... aside from the burst of MLP. . It's frightning me. Quote Why are orange and black such a good color Combination ? Purple is pretty, and so is blue. Pink hurts your eyes, green is quite mellowing, black is very threatning, red is cool, orange is SO awesome, yellow's hard to read... But you can't see white at all! Oh, wait. I forgot brown. Here's my thoughts: If a person tells the truth and says, " I always lie," Is he lying? Or is he telling the truth? And what has a mouth, but no head, and a body, but no torso? Do caterpillars like to tend to supporting colum of stone's every need? Or is that name misleading by nature? Speaking of nature, why are the children of animals called offspring? don't many young beasts come alive in spring, and thus, should be called onspring? Heeeeeeyy..... I got the first post on a page for the first time. Who knows; it may happen again. What the... It did happen again... and again... YEAH! I'M ENCOUNTERING PROTODERMIS! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riglax Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 It's been half a year since Bzpower went down. People had time to actually grow up a bit, and surf other places of the Internet. Thus, memes become a slight bit more usual than they were before.Regarding that My Little Pony fad which has been going on in the Internet general, I really hope the only reason that someone would have a bunch of purple unicorns who learn lessons about friendship every day in their avatars and signatures, is just part of the whole concept that "Oh yeah, I'm putting ponies in my sig as a joke; I'M SUPER COOL". Memes are a part of the Internet. Bzpower was down for six months; people browsed other sites, and went more meme orientated. It's only logical. Quote BZPRPG Profiles | Dersite Wonderland Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHTrilogy Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 I... don't... like... memes! ... Quote ~ CHTrilogy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chibinuva Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 It's been half a year since Bzpower went down. People had time to actually grow up a bit, and surf other places of the Internet. Thus, memes become a slight bit more usual than they were before. Regarding that My Little Pony fad which has been going on in the Internet general, I really hope the only reason that someone would have a bunch of purple unicorns who learn lessons about friendship every day in their avatars and signatures, is just part of the whole concept that "Oh yeah, I'm putting ponies in my sig as a joke; I'M SUPER COOL". Memes are a part of the Internet. Bzpower was down for six months; people browsed other sites, and went more meme orientated. It's only logical.Right, because it's not because people actually watch the show and enjoy it or anything.[/sarcasm] Seriously though, it's more than a meme, it's a way of life. (and an awesome one at that.) Think about it though, everyone could go into extreme roleplaying, acting exactly like their favorite character. Now that would be plain scary. Guess I'll go bring Tom back to the shop and work on those dresses for the gala.[/more sarcasm] Quote <<Newest Chibi: Nuparu Inika Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tahkuta Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 I'm slightly extremely disturbed by the MLP presence. I don't hate it, but it does make me inexplicably sick that men watch this. Quote Song Of The Month: From Scythe to Sceptre - Be'LakorHau and Kakama collected!I accept PBZP Requests. Just PM Me the letter you want, and the details of what you'd like to see in the MOC.A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y X ZRed= Taken and in Progress, Blue = Open, Black = Finished Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eeko Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 I don't really see any more memes than from when the forums were down. They're just different memes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tahkuta Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 Friendship is Magic seemed to replace Homestuck as the forum fad, and before that it was... 90's movies? And Batman? And Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles? I think memes (rage faces, internet-popularized phrases, etc.) have always had a presence on BZP since BZP is on the internet. Name change/profile theme fads seem to be a different thing altogether, and the current one is MLP. It's hard to tell who's being ironic and who's playing it straight though. It's sorta annoying but I like the cartoon anyways :B -ck I agree with you. I do however like the CreepyPasta meme, as it has blown up into its own sub-culture.I also like memes that are a quick one shot on the internet. They get huge aknowledgement for about a month, then dissapear.... Quote Song Of The Month: From Scythe to Sceptre - Be'LakorHau and Kakama collected!I accept PBZP Requests. Just PM Me the letter you want, and the details of what you'd like to see in the MOC.A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y X ZRed= Taken and in Progress, Blue = Open, Black = Finished Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roki Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 They were here before, Just now as 'meme's' have become a part of mainstream internet culture, the majority of members have now been exposed to them.Thus they appear in greater numbers than before. -Roki Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brave Dragon Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 (edited) I reason the reason behind the pony thing was that a cartoon critic didn't like it and hailed the MLP as the end of a creator-driven animation or some other term. Then Site with forums removed. -B6, made fun of the article, and realized that the show was pretty good. Edited October 17, 2011 by Black Six Quote ☜_☞ "GOTTA GO FAST."I don't always critique artwork, but when I do, I crank it up to 11. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angel Beat Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 IMHO, it's simply one of the best animated shows of the past several years. Quote ~Avatar's original image was made by the incomparable Egophiliac.~ ~Electronic Manic Supersonic Bionic Energy~~"If I am afraid of criticism, I won't be able to challenge anything new." - BoA~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Blank- Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 (edited) I'm slightly extremely disturbed by the MLP presence. I don't hate it, but it does make me inexplicably sick that men watch this.I agree expect that I am VERY VERY extremely disturbed and I hate it. It's a show made for girls. I could rant about this in more detail but I'd probably get banned so I'll leave it at that. Edited October 17, 2011 by -Knight Rider2000- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angel Beat Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 Hate detected. Fire the orbital Friendship Cannon. Quote ~Avatar's original image was made by the incomparable Egophiliac.~ ~Electronic Manic Supersonic Bionic Energy~~"If I am afraid of criticism, I won't be able to challenge anything new." - BoA~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Blank- Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 (edited) Challenge accepted Edited October 17, 2011 by -Knight Rider2000- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angel Beat Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 But why is it so wrong for adults to like kid's shows? Would you react the same if adult women would like, say, Transformers as much? Quote ~Avatar's original image was made by the incomparable Egophiliac.~ ~Electronic Manic Supersonic Bionic Energy~~"If I am afraid of criticism, I won't be able to challenge anything new." - BoA~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The True Zedd of BZPower Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 (edited) I hate the MLP thing. The shows is for little girls I fail to understand the appeal. What's next Care Bears? Images with censored words are not allowed, either. - WW Edited October 17, 2011 by Watashi Wa Quote Cyan Productions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Owens Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 If you all wish to discuss My Little Pony specifically, might I direct you to the MLP Topic in COT. If you wish to discuss the prevalence of memes on BZPower, please continue to do it here. To clarify, posting about the MLP fad in this topic is fine as it falls under the general topic of memes. However discussing the actual merits of the show itself needs to go in the MLP Topic. Furthermore, posting image only posts is against the rules, and I request that all parties cease and desist. Linking to an image macro amounts to the same thing as posting it, so please stop it. Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Blank- Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 Just as I was posting my reply..Fair enough. But I'm not going in that topic though then I'll really get torn apart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The True Zedd of BZPower Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 To get one topic, I admit that it is hard to not quote several meme's at once whenever i post now. BZP's rules are so much more rigid and strict than other forums that it makes everything hard to get used to. Quote Cyan Productions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rarity Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 The ponies are more than memes... They're magic. Quote >Not reading the first greentext story on BZP >2013 Be a cool kid and vote for mighty morphin' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klak Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 MEMES....PONIES.....EVERYWHERE! Eh, I'm okay with it, since I know bronies in real life, and am a bit of a meme fan myself. Quote My Comedies: The Krika Show (Season 1)The Krika Show Season 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bambi Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 I'm slightly extremely disturbed by the MLP presence. I don't hate it, but it does make me inexplicably sick that men watch this.Girls like Star Wars, and there doesn't seem to be anything wrong with that. Quote [my blog] [custom emotes] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icicle Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 (edited) I like the Pony fad. Not a brony, but it's way better than the huge sig war going on during the end of the old forum. :|And I have much more respect for Bronies than the last sig fad.. Edited October 17, 2011 by Icicle Quote Hey look I almost have 1000 posts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zarohum Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 I hate the MLP thing. The shows is for little girls I fail to understand the appeal. What's next Care Bears? No, Yo Gabba Gabba. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toa Doublebee Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 Why all the Pony Hate? Good thing I have my FriendshipAssaultRifle !!! > *PewPewPinkiePewPiePew** To OP:No,I dont think so. Dont forget the AppleGrenades!! *Superainboooooooooooom* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akuna Toa of Sonics Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 (edited) I learned what OP meant, what TL;DR meant,bronyism, and -blam-.I saw MLP..everywhere.. Edited October 17, 2011 by Akuna Toa of Sonics Quote Does anyone want to play the Master Chief Collection with me? I'm trying to get a team going for ranked. PM for GT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
You just lost the game Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 (edited) I've decided to say, MLP is getting into my brain. TOO......MUCH...OF....IT!Bring back that old troll fad, or when the mods started having a bunch of animated movie characters on their avvs and sigs. lol Edited October 17, 2011 by You just lost the game Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Blank- Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 I've decided to say, MLP is getting into my brain. TOO......MUCH...OF....IT!Bring back that old troll fad, or when the mods started having a bunch of animated movie characters on their avvs and sigs. lolI agree. It's much better. Even though I hate fads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Makuta_of_Oz Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 They didn't turn to the worship of memes, they turned to the worship of ponies. And this meme outlasted even the downtime! tl;dr, but no doubt I'm not the first one to say so. Quote If you use correct grammar in your posts (or try hard to), place this in your signature. Join Myst's campaign for correct grammar usage on BZPower! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derpenstein Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 From what I've seen these 'Bronies' don't actually watch the show much. My opinion about them I can't say here, because it'd no doubt turn into a flame war. Hopefully this fad dies out soon, though. Quote Signature Guidelines: Avatar and signature total file size may not exceed 100 KB! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~Allegretto~ Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 ^Yet we were having a 2-page long discussion about Saturday's episode in the topic. But I digress; we're not supposed to discuss subcultures here anyway. I wouldn't say "worship of memes," though. I haven't seen too many memes here, aside from You just lost the game up there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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