Talk:Internet meme

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Possible lead image

Should the article not have an example of a well-known, classic meme/meme template with an appropriate caption as its lead image? The lead feels bare at the moment without one. RyanAl6 (talk) 00:45, 4 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

RyanAl6 Done, what do you think? CactiStaccingCrane (talk) 13:50, 3 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Phenomenal RyanAl6 (talk) 16:21, 3 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Should "internet"/"Internet" be capitalised?

(This first came up on Ligma joke, where @TheGonkInQuestion reverted my edit lowercasing internet). This page uses it inconsistently, but seems to prefer "Internet". There is a wiki page about it: Capitalization of Internet, where it seems that the consensus is that "internet" (lowercase) is more modern. To me, "Internet" with a capital I is outdated (I also send emails, not e-mails or E-Mails). I couldn't see anything in the MoS about it. Does anyone have an opinion either way? BobEret (he/him) (talk) 19:24, 9 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Should a gallery of meme examples be present in the lead?

Selection of memes based on popular templates

Doge

[Citation needed]

Bisexual lighting (surreal)

Image macro

Polandball

See above title and example of what I meant on the right. CactiStaccingCrane (talk) 01:27, 10 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Pinging User:AryKun CactiStaccingCrane (talk) 01:28, 10 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

No. Thanks for the effort but that really does not look like an image suitable for Wikipedia. Johnuniq (talk) 03:16, 10 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

No in my opinion; the images are pointless to someone who isn't terminally online because they themselves need explanation and it's a magnet for casual edit-wars where people try to put their favorite memes in. We have a couple appropriately inserted example in the body, those should suffice. AryKun (talk) 07:56, 23 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Also a no from me. These short titles and brackets will be very cryptic to a reader who is in the process of learning what a meme is. A single, decent meme image with an explanatory caption underneath it would be clearer. Either the meme image by itself, or a slightly wider screenshot of it having been posted somewhere, to establish some context for how memes get used. Belbury (talk) 22:12, 15 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Deep fried memes in the "modern" section

Maybe I'm just really young, but deep fried memes have been out of fashion for several years now. I forgot they existed until I saw them in this article. Polishedrelish (talk) 06:49, 6 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

yeah, I just looked at this and was surprised that so many memes referenced in the modern memes section are so dated, almost none of them are even from this decade. Maybe the modern section could have subcategories for 2010s, 2020s? Ziasquinn (talk) 04:22, 26 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Rodrigo Rato's position

[Seen is a] "Photomontage of a shark to swallow former managing director of the IMF and former vice president of the Spanish government Rodrigo Rato with his spouse targeted by a meme in 2015." I'm not heavily familiar with the hierarchy of the Spanish government but a quick browse of his profile showed no reference to him serving as 'Vice President of the Spanish government' nor does such a position exist. As a monarchy, Spain's head of state is the King whereas the leader of the legislature is the Prime Minister to which Rato was the deputy. Small error but one that can be misleading. JoeyoWiki 19 (talk) 02:45, 24 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]