Ebaum's World Sucks

Just in case you have forgotten. See the last entry for more info.

This is gaining serious momentum. The creators are continually updating the Flash as well which means people keep going back. I think this is bordering on a stroke of genius myself. If the animation was static people would be less likely to keep viewing it.

One of the latest additions that I love is the clever use of a copyright acknowledgement ( this was about the only logical piece of criticism a few opponents had used). The artist made particular use of a image that had some resemblance to a copyrighted one of a certain Greek God. The acknowledgement itself almost seems like a parody, not sure if this was intentionally but it's very funny when it appears.

So if you have one message to pass on today let it be "Ebaum's World Sucks". Let's make it a new greeting.

Good Song, Good Animation, Good Message

Found this very funny little eye opener on Weebl's Stuff yesterday. Weebl didn't create it but agreed with the sentiments.

I've been visiting Ebaum's for some time now. I had no idea how much of a bottom feeder he actually was. To be honest I had tired of his website. I found much better selections at the source like Weebl's Stuff. I do not plan ever visiting it again in the future. There are plenty of websites out that are far better, credit the creative talents and respond to requests by the artists involved. These same sites also don't slap their own watermark all over the stuff.

Okay, so it's unlikely to close Ebaum's down or even upset the guy in the slightest but it may start a ball rolling, others may take notice, who knows where it will lead. Someone getting hate mail on the internet is nothing new. Especially so if the individuals involved create controversy or even just have an objective point of view. When people go to the effort of writing a catchy hate song and such a great animation the target must surely be despised and loathed.

Reading the various forums Ebaum supporters haven't had much positive input, mostly along the line of "U SUX" and the like. Predictably of course many have directed their attacks largely at SomethingAwful and Lowtax the heroes of the piece. The same SomethingAwful that was the reputed target of malicious code from Ebaums site that was the motivator for this song to be produced. Hmmm... Maybe they are on the surface too sycophantic to know, how they are being manipulated into the defensive. Perhaps they haven't been particularly vocal because deep down many of them know the message is "right".

Then there will be those, probably the majority who don't particularly care about morals, but just want to be entertained. If the want to be entertained they should check out the animation.