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'''Internet culture''' | '''Internet culture''' refers to the practices, jokes, norms, aesthetics, and shared references that form among people who socialise primarily through online platforms—forums, imageboards, social networks, chat apps, and video sites. It is not a single community; it is an umbrella for many overlapping subcultures. | ||
==Relevance to icebergs== | |||
[[Iceberg chart|Iceberg charts]], [[Tier list|tier lists]], and related [[Chart meme|chart memes]] are portable formats that travel across those subcultures. A chart may summarise [[Fandom|fandom]] knowledge, local regional lore, music scenes, or platform history. Companion genres include [[Creepypasta|creepypasta]], [[Lost media|lost media]] hunting, and narrated [[Internet mystery|internet mystery]] videos. | |||
==Platforms that circulate charts== | |||
Major circulation paths for iceberg-related material have included [[Imgur]], [[Reddit]] (notably [[r/IcebergCharts]]), imageboards such as [[4chan]], and [[YouTube iceberg|YouTube explainers]]. Documentation sites like [[Know Your Meme]] archive many of the underlying meme templates. | |||
==Editorial approach== | |||
This wiki treats internet culture as a historical and ethnographic subject: prefer primary posts, dated uploads, and reputable reporting; attribute chart authors; and separate documented events from rumour. See also [[Internet folklore]] and [[Internet historiography]]. | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
* [[Meme]] | * [[Meme]] | ||
* [[Imageboard]] | |||
* [[Commentary YouTube]] | |||
* [[Deep lore]] | |||
==Sources== | |||
* General scholarship and journalism on online communities and meme circulation. | |||
* Know Your Meme as a tertiary catalogue of meme formats (use critically; verify primary examples). | |||
[[Category:Internet culture]] | [[Category:Internet culture]] | ||
[[Category:Icebergs wiki]] | |||
Latest revision as of 05:31, 24 September 2026
Internet culture refers to the practices, jokes, norms, aesthetics, and shared references that form among people who socialise primarily through online platforms—forums, imageboards, social networks, chat apps, and video sites. It is not a single community; it is an umbrella for many overlapping subcultures.
Relevance to icebergs[edit]
Iceberg charts, tier lists, and related chart memes are portable formats that travel across those subcultures. A chart may summarise fandom knowledge, local regional lore, music scenes, or platform history. Companion genres include creepypasta, lost media hunting, and narrated internet mystery videos.
Platforms that circulate charts[edit]
Major circulation paths for iceberg-related material have included Imgur, Reddit (notably r/IcebergCharts), imageboards such as 4chan, and YouTube explainers. Documentation sites like Know Your Meme archive many of the underlying meme templates.
Editorial approach[edit]
This wiki treats internet culture as a historical and ethnographic subject: prefer primary posts, dated uploads, and reputable reporting; attribute chart authors; and separate documented events from rumour. See also Internet folklore and Internet historiography.
See also[edit]
Sources[edit]
- General scholarship and journalism on online communities and meme circulation.
- Know Your Meme as a tertiary catalogue of meme formats (use critically; verify primary examples).