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'''NARV''' is an acronym for '''<u>N</u>ew <u>A</u>ge <u>R</u>etarded <u>V</u>oters'''. As of January 2006, YTMND has had a rise in popularity and has attracted a wider range of user base. Without knowing exactly the age of the users, and level of sophistication, NARVs seem to be inexperienced and their influence can be attributed to the rise in votes for relatively novice sites that would have never reached popularity in the hey-day of YTMND's past. This is a result of these voters appealing to the lowest common denominator and upvoting almost everything they see. NARVs seem to have no knowledge of YTMND history or the classics that define the tone of the website at large, and have no desire to learn, unlike the common noob. Many NARVs will dedicate all their votes to being either {{*}} or {{*****}}. A NARV is '''not''' simply a hated downvoter or attention whore that many have deemed "retarded."
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'''NARV''' is an acronym for '''New Age Retarded Voter'''. At the beginning of 2006, YTMND found itself prospering more and more in the public eye, with a number of sites gaining notoriety in the press and blogosphere.  With this rise in popularity came an influx of new, inexperienced users. Of these, the stupidest were labeled NARV, first by a discreet group of senior YTMNDers. Although NARV-like behavior has always existed on YTMND, its influence is now much more strongly felt and the term has fallen into increasingly widespread use.
  
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NARV-like behavior is not entirely new to YTMND. In the days of "ualualualue" and "ridin' spinnaz", you could find this type of user on YTMND. However, by rising in numbers they have justified each others stealing of already well known "funny pictures" from sites throughout the Internet, be they from other YTMND users (see [[Parasite]]), 4chan, b3ta, SomethingAwful, screenshots of bizarre news stories, and so forth. Due to a lessening amount of users willing to openly downvote or point out site theft for fear of being "e-venged", NARVism has flourished.  
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==Characteristics==
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NARVs are characterized by a minimal understanding of YTMND history, culture, or the artifacts that define the tone of YTMND, and exhibit no desire to learn them. Some have stated that the primary result of emerging NARV-ism is the increase of highly-ranked poorly-made sites that would have never reached popularity even in YTMND's recent past.
  
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NARVs are not unique to YTMND, either. Any site that features “original” content and a voting system is vulnerable to NARV invasions. See: [http://youtube.com/comment_servlet?all_comments&v=JUpgcwYJjuo&fromurl=/watch%3Fv%3DJUpgcwYJjuo YTMND NARV becomes a YouTube NARV]. ('''WARNING:''' extreme NARVism)
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===Voting habits===
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Many NARVs will vote exclusively {{*}} or {{*****}}, with uninformed justifications often accompanying either category of vote. NARVs often view the rating system as a way to make people feel better or, more recently, control the rank of YTMNDs on the front page, rather than as a quasi-objective method of ranking YTMNDs.
  
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NARVs that actually create YTMNDs rarely, if ever, use Google or YTMND's own search feature to see if their site has been made already. They do, however, believe it to be funny or cute to claim the source to be "internets."
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===Site creation===
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NARVs that do create YTMNDs often do so with minimal effort.  NARV YTMND creation can be observed when a new original YTMND is posted and within minutes, fad music is added and knock-off [[ridin spinnaz]], [[wonderful time]], [[break my stride]], [[epic maneuver]] or [[right round]] YTMNDs of the same [[GIF]] are released.
  
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==Confusion==
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A similar tactic is often employed utilizing GIFs from long-standing classic YTMNDs and pairing them with unrelated fad music. To make matters worse, these uninspired couplings often fail to utilize Google or YTMND's search feature to verify if their created site has already been issued by another NARV. NARVs often do not cite source material of their creations.
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Some users consider any voter who they do not like, eg. a downvoter, an eBaum's World supporter, or who is generally disliked, to be a NARV. Many use the term simply to describe any user who they feel is ruining the website. The phrase has been thrown around loosely, and one should be careful of such accusations, seeing if the accused meet the symptoms described in this article.
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==== Bottom feeding ====
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As described above, NARVs often create fad sites employing minimal effort.  NARV sites often cluster around a small group of fads which some view as being over-done.
  
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==Overuse of Music==
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* Any fad, with stolen images or with friends Photoshopped in
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NARVs seem to enjoy overdone fad music. Major examples involve:
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*''Axel F''
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*''The Price is Right'' "failure" sound (sometime's Darth Vader's Nooo)
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*Various video game tracks, the most overused one is the [[Super_Mario_World_ending|''Super Mario World'' sped-up ending song]]
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*''Ghost Love Score'' by Nightwish
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*"Requiem for a Tower (The Two Trailers soundtrack)"
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*''Untitled'' by Simple Plan, currently the most overused sound asset on ytmnd
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*''Running in the Ninties'' by Max Coveri
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*''The Lonely Man Theme" from The Hulk
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*''Fury of the Storm'' by Dragonforce
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*''Yakety Sax (the Benny Hill Theme)'' by Boots Randolph
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== Bottom Feeders ==
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NARVs create and cluster around fad sites that require the least amount of work, continuing to make and upvote them long after the fad has peaked. Most notably:
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[[Image:NARV.gif|thumb|right|240px|Artist's interpretation of a typical NARV]]
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* Any fad, with stolen images or with friends headswapped
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* [[Best Day Ever]]
 
* [[Best Day Ever]]
 
* [[Chuck Norris]]
 
* [[Chuck Norris]]
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* [[Medieval]] sites
 
* [[Medieval]] sites
 
* [[Myspace suicide]] / [[Emo]], especially those featuring Simple Plan's "Untitled"
 
* [[Myspace suicide]] / [[Emo]], especially those featuring Simple Plan's "Untitled"
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* News Events with no changes in material being shown, like Dick Cheney's Hunting mishap and Pluto's downgrading from a planet
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* Screen shots of news stories with no alterations, notably Dick Cheney's Hunting mishap and Pluto's downgrading from a planet
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* Raiding other websites (This includes "Forum Registration Disabled" sites, which tends to appear after a forum raid.) <!-- Note to NARVs: FUCKING DUH. -->
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* Gloating of raids of other websites (This includes "Forum Registration Disabled" sites, which tends to appear after a forum raid.) <!-- Note to NARVs: FUCKING DUH. -->
 
* [[Safety Not Guaranteed]]
 
* [[Safety Not Guaranteed]]
 
* Screenshots of news items edited with Paintbrush adding "lol", "pwned", etc. in blurry red letters.
 
* Screenshots of news items edited with Paintbrush adding "lol", "pwned", etc. in blurry red letters.
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* [[Wikipedia vandalism]]
 
* [[Wikipedia vandalism]]
  
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Not all of these fads are undistinguishable. The original submissions of these fads mentioned are worthy, but NARVs blindly upvote any site containing these elements without discernable inference. NARVs quickly obliterate fads by attaching gifs posted many times before on YTMND with the new fad music, creating a "double unoriginality" syndrome that experienced YTMNDers find unbearable.
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====Overuse of music====
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NARVs often employ the most frequently-used YTMND music. Prominent examples include:
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*''Untitled'' by Simple Plan
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*''Axel F''
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*[[The Price is Right failure sound]] (or "[[Noooooo]]")
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*Video game music, most notably [[Super_Mario_World_ending|''Super Mario World'' sped-up ending song]]
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*''Ghost Love Score'' by Nightwish
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*''Requiem for a Tower'' from The Two Trailers soundtrack
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*''Running in the Ninties'' by Max Coveri
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*''The Lonely Man Theme" from The Hulk
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*''Fury of the Storm'' by Dragonforce
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*''Yakety Sax (the Benny Hill Theme)'' by Boots Randolph
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==Criticisms of NARV as a concept==
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The concept of NARV-like behavior is in no way new to YTMND.  Some have accused those employing the term of elitism, charging that theft of content, unoriginality, and rote reprocessing of existing content is responsible for much of the popularity of many classic YTMNDs and YTMND itself.  Some have voiced the opinion that such behaviors were simply more widely tolerated in the past when the site was smaller.  This argument follows that nearly all YTMNDs borrow content from other sources, and that many respected YTMNDers meet the criteria put forth in this article, and as such, the criteria simply discriminates against new users.  Creative interpretation of old fads remains a respected form of creating new YTMNDs, and some feel that classifying some adherents to this technique NARVs while letting others pass based on subjective criteria unfair. Another argument put forth is that NARVs are a construction of YTMND's current "front page" voting culture, and as such, the lack of a more constructive and creativity-oriented method of evaluating YTMNDs is as equally to blame as the so-called NARVs themselves.
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===Counter-argument===
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Although NARV-like behavior has been apparent on YTMND, first openly manifesting around such fads as [[ualualualue]] and [[ridin' spinnaz]], NARVs have constituted an increasingly larger proportion of the YTMND user base.  NARVs have justified each others crass stealing of well known humorous images from a small number of websites, be it YTMND (see [[Parasite]]), 4chan, b3ta, or SomethingAwful. Due to a proportionally smaller number of users willing to openly downvote or point out site theft for fear of being "e-venged", NARVism has flourished and constitutes a threat to the viability of YTMND.  Indeed, the NARV effect is not unique to YTMND.  It been observed in other voting-based websites, such as YouTube.
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==Care in use of the term==
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Recently, some users have begun describing any user they dislike, downvoters, eBaum's World sympathizers, or those who are generally disliked as NARVs. Many use the term simply to describe any user who they feel is ruining the website.  Some who originated and helped popularize the term have urged the community to utilize the term only with the utmost discretion, verifying carefully that potential NARVs are evaluated against the criteria listed on this wiki entry.
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== Offenders/Prominent NARVs ==  
 
== Offenders/Prominent NARVs ==  
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Revision as of 12:13, September 14, 2006

NARV
pic
Join date
January 01, 2006
Birthdate
unknown
Avg. site rating: *
Avg. vote rate: *****
...as of unknown
Notable Sites:

NARV is an acronym for New Age Retarded Voter. At the beginning of 2006, YTMND found itself prospering more and more in the public eye, with a number of sites gaining notoriety in the press and blogosphere. With this rise in popularity came an influx of new, inexperienced users. Of these, the stupidest were labeled NARV, first by a discreet group of senior YTMNDers. Although NARV-like behavior has always existed on YTMND, its influence is now much more strongly felt and the term has fallen into increasingly widespread use.

Characteristics

NARVs are characterized by a minimal understanding of YTMND history, culture, or the artifacts that define the tone of YTMND, and exhibit no desire to learn them. Some have stated that the primary result of emerging NARV-ism is the increase of highly-ranked poorly-made sites that would have never reached popularity even in YTMND's recent past.

Voting habits

Many NARVs will vote exclusively * or *****, with uninformed justifications often accompanying either category of vote. NARVs often view the rating system as a way to make people feel better or, more recently, control the rank of YTMNDs on the front page, rather than as a quasi-objective method of ranking YTMNDs.

Site creation

NARVs that do create YTMNDs often do so with minimal effort. NARV YTMND creation can be observed when a new original YTMND is posted and within minutes, fad music is added and knock-off ridin spinnaz, wonderful time, break my stride, epic maneuver or right round YTMNDs of the same GIF are released.

A similar tactic is often employed utilizing GIFs from long-standing classic YTMNDs and pairing them with unrelated fad music. To make matters worse, these uninspired couplings often fail to utilize Google or YTMND's search feature to verify if their created site has already been issued by another NARV. NARVs often do not cite source material of their creations.

Bottom feeding

As described above, NARVs often create fad sites employing minimal effort. NARV sites often cluster around a small group of fads which some view as being over-done.

Overuse of music

NARVs often employ the most frequently-used YTMND music. Prominent examples include:

  • Untitled by Simple Plan
  • Axel F
  • The Price is Right failure sound (or "Noooooo")
  • Video game music, most notably Super Mario World sped-up ending song
  • Ghost Love Score by Nightwish
  • Requiem for a Tower from The Two Trailers soundtrack
  • Running in the Ninties by Max Coveri
  • The Lonely Man Theme" from The Hulk
  • Fury of the Storm by Dragonforce
  • Yakety Sax (the Benny Hill Theme) by Boots Randolph


Criticisms of NARV as a concept

The concept of NARV-like behavior is in no way new to YTMND. Some have accused those employing the term of elitism, charging that theft of content, unoriginality, and rote reprocessing of existing content is responsible for much of the popularity of many classic YTMNDs and YTMND itself. Some have voiced the opinion that such behaviors were simply more widely tolerated in the past when the site was smaller. This argument follows that nearly all YTMNDs borrow content from other sources, and that many respected YTMNDers meet the criteria put forth in this article, and as such, the criteria simply discriminates against new users. Creative interpretation of old fads remains a respected form of creating new YTMNDs, and some feel that classifying some adherents to this technique NARVs while letting others pass based on subjective criteria unfair. Another argument put forth is that NARVs are a construction of YTMND's current "front page" voting culture, and as such, the lack of a more constructive and creativity-oriented method of evaluating YTMNDs is as equally to blame as the so-called NARVs themselves.

Counter-argument

Although NARV-like behavior has been apparent on YTMND, first openly manifesting around such fads as ualualualue and ridin' spinnaz, NARVs have constituted an increasingly larger proportion of the YTMND user base. NARVs have justified each others crass stealing of well known humorous images from a small number of websites, be it YTMND (see Parasite), 4chan, b3ta, or SomethingAwful. Due to a proportionally smaller number of users willing to openly downvote or point out site theft for fear of being "e-venged", NARVism has flourished and constitutes a threat to the viability of YTMND. Indeed, the NARV effect is not unique to YTMND. It been observed in other voting-based websites, such as YouTube.

Care in use of the term

Recently, some users have begun describing any user they dislike, downvoters, eBaum's World sympathizers, or those who are generally disliked as NARVs. Many use the term simply to describe any user who they feel is ruining the website. Some who originated and helped popularize the term have urged the community to utilize the term only with the utmost discretion, verifying carefully that potential NARVs are evaluated against the criteria listed on this wiki entry.


Offenders/Prominent NARVs

# User NARV level Crimes Against YTMND
01 vex5 Critical AOTS contest runnerup with stolen material; posts stolen material; resubmits to make top 15, then downvotes all other sites on the up-and-coming list so he can make the top 15.
02 FanaticallyInsane666 Stable Posts stolen material.
03 deepbluevibes Stable Votes either 1 or 5, almost all his sites are NSFW.
04 Keyblademaster99 Critical Downvotes all Classic style YTMNDs, but has yet to make a YTMND.
05 BananaClock Critical Fond of the "Van Damme dancing" GIF, which has been posted over 100 times before.
06 zuljinforthewin Stable Update - seems to just be a troll account, not a true NARV.
07 likeakiller Critical True NARV, by title definition.
08 Tal27 Critical Split voter, even upvotes sites without sound; e-venges.
09 scorpkris Caution Puts other GIFs to the new NARV fad music; makes screenshot YTMNDs.
10 sboss Critical NARV voter; NARV site maker; revenge voter.
11 Acidrainman Hopeless 100% NARV.
12 zalbane Critical Entirely split voter, WoW YTMNDs.
13 WTL Stable Split voter.
14 SenatorZuul Stable Loves all crappy fads; a "bad" upvoter; admits to e-venging.
15 Dallin Critical It's amazingly obvious.
16 nathanfat37 Critical E-venger; relentless nag; dead fad whore.
17 n4rvst Hopeless NARV and proud of it, but apparently just an attention whore. (see downvoter) Has recently upped his game by posting stolen GIFs of popular YTMNDs with the audio dubbed over with a laugh track.
18 redhex Critical Split voter; relentless nag.
19 Lambon Critical Split voter; genuine dumbass; loves "fuck you" posts.
20 Ziggah Critical Picking up on a theme here?
21 chimp-toaster Critical ...because you should.
22 rawr Caution Homophobic, jingoistic, evenging junior high reject. Can't spell the word "hamster," but loves to insult people anyway.
23 yourpenis Hopeless A NARV that calls other users NARVs.
24 EmoFTW Critical Split voter; has never even 3'd or 4'd.
25 JazRad Caution Split voter; CRAPTMND enjoyer.
26 blizzard Hopeless Lacks sense of humor; mass downvotes non-WoW sites; posts links to viruses in comment pages.
27 st00pid-n00b Hopeless Only votes * and *****; downvotes sites that clearly don't deserve it.
28 jimtownresident Hopeless Massive split voter; votes on whether or not he likes the movie the GIF is recorded from.
29 galaxhood Hopeless Big time split voter; upvotes crap and downvotes good sites.
30 dunesw64 Caution General troll; e-venger; split voter.
31 SIZK Stable Big split voter, but somewhat new user; wait and see.
32 spatan117 Caution Not entirely split voter, but downvotes often (and has the nerve to whine about downvoting).
33 falco1234 Critical Split voter; repetitive "gay" styled comments.
34 Kratos222 Caution Split voter; obsessed with penis pumps and advertising IRC channels that no-one could possibly care less about.
35 K7 Hopeless Split voter; one of the original NARVs; makes alternate accounts (now known as downvoter/attention whore ZEROEVILDARKCOOL).
36 koning Hopeless Makes screenshot YTMNDs and NARV YTMNDs; split voter.
37 lambon Stable Split voter; mildly annoying commenter (usually either a "lol" or "fuck you").
38 KingD Hopeless Split voter, e-venges everyone who gives him a 1 and 5s everything else. Posts stolen and very old material.
39 eric5150 Critical split voter and aware of it, anti-proper citing of image and sound
40 heybombguy Critical Uses YTMND as an image-hosting site, makes tons of personal YTMNDs, revenge downvoter, has multiple alts for downvoting. All sites are total crap.
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Anti-NARV sites

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