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This article is a list of notable Internet phenomena, which have been discussed in RELIABLE SOURCES. It is not simply for things that you believe are well-known.

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Amour Plastique

Should we add the meme about Napoleon and Amour Plastique? Dawsongfg (talk) 05:17, 30 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 7 January 2025

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Put Apt apt apt 103.203.55.131 (talk) 08:40, 7 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Ultraodan (talk) 08:52, 7 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Addition Of Blåhaj To The Page

I think that Blåhaj (Ikea shark) should be added to the page as it has become a viral meme and LGBT symbol as well as having its own pageDublinaviationfan (talk) 09:17, 23 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

addition of Bad Apple

Bad Apple is a fan animation of the game series Touhou. The animation features all characters, but they are depicted as black and white sillouhettes. The video went viral because of people that began recreating it in different formats for example: Bad Apple on a calculator, Bad Apple on an apple 79.98.72.244 (talk) 19:40, 5 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Request edit please

can i make an edit to this page where each subchapter of this page be sorted in chronological order? @Ultraodan 182.253.250.205 (talk) 11:20, 21 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Since you don't have an account and this page is semi-protected, you can't edit it yourself. You can edit it yourself if you make an account, have at least 4 edits and your account is 30 days old. Alternatively you can make an edit request with specifics of the change (i.e. "change X to Y"). Ultraodan (talk) 11:41, 21 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

We have them sorted in alphabetical order as chronological may be far more difficult to prove out. Masem (t) 14:42, 21 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]