Rules of the Internet

"Rules of the Internet" is a loose collection of rules and aphorisms spawned by the infamous 4chan Image Board. Depending on who you ask, they are either not meant to be taken seriously or very Serious Business. Most of them don't apply except for within the community they originated from, and the list is continuously changing but through Memetic Mutation a handful have become well known.

Some of the more notable rules include:


 * Rule -1: /b/ is not your friend.
 * Rule 1: You don't talk about /b/.
 * Rule 2: You DON'T talk about /b/.
 * Rule 3: We are User:Anonymous
 * Rule 4: We are legion.
 * Rule 5: We do not forgive, we do not forget.
 * Rule 6: There is no rule 6.
 * Rule ⑨: There is a Touhou version of it. No exceptions.
 * Rule 14: Do not argue with trolls - it means they win.
 * Rule 16: If you fail in epic proportions, it may just become a winning failure.
 * Rule 19: The more you hate it, the stronger it gets.
 * Rule 20: Nothing is to be taken seriously. EXCEPT RULE 71!
 * Rule 29: On the internet, all girls are men, and all kids are undercover FBI agents.
 * Rule 30: There Are No Girls on the Internet
 * Rule 32: Any line can be interpreted with a sexual connotation. No exceptions.
 * Rule 34: If it exists, there is porn of it. No exceptions.
 * Rule 35: If no porn is found of it, it will be made.
 * Rule 36: No matter what it is, it is somebody's fetish. No exceptions.
 * Rule 42: Always bring your towel. No exceptions.
 * Rule 43: The more beautiful and pure a thing is - the more satisfying it is to corrupt it.
 * Rule 47: !???
 * Rule 48: Profit
 * Rule 50: A Crossover, even improbable ones, will eventually happen in Fan Art, Fan Fiction, or official release material. No exceptions!
 * Rule 61: Chuck Norris is the exception to Rule 63, no exceptions or else.
 * Rule 62: It has been cracked and pirated. No exceptions.
 * Rule 63: For every given male character, there is a female version of that character (and vice-versa). Including Chuck Norris. Rule 61 is lying to you. And there is always porn of that character. No Exceptions.
 * Rule 64: Don't copy that floppy.
 * Rule 71: The internet is SERIOUS FUCKING BUSINESS.
 * Rule 72: Darth Vader is your father. No exceptions.
 * Rule 75: Rule 75 is a lie. OH SHI-
 * Rule 77: The internet makes you stupid.
 * Rule 78: There is a Wiki of it. No exceptions.
 * Rule 85: If it exists, there is a pony of it. No exceptions.
 * Rule 103: For every song, there is a Vocaloid version of it.
 * Rule 104: If there is not a Vocaloid version of it, there will be. No exceptions.
 * Rule 105: Rule 71 is SERIOUS FUCKING BUSINESS.
 * Rule 123: 456789.
 * Rule 177: Tropicana tastes like rainbow. No exceptions.
 * Rule 169? Nah, I'd rather have 2 69s.
 * Rule 190: The only good hentai is yuri, that's how the internet works.
 * Rule 269: Yeah, finally...2 69s!
 * Rule 284: What has been seen cannot be unseen. Even the post clearance that's coming up.
 * Rule 647: Keldeo is a pony.
 * Rule 9001: It's over 9000!!! No exceptions.

Tropes associated with the Rules of the Internet

 * Complete Monster: Rule 6 says this about Anonymous.
 * Crossover: Rules 50 and ⑨ (which is sufficiently enforced for Touhou to get its own page of these) Also, as much as some of us might hate it, 85. Indeed, rules 85 and ⑨ have intersected (with there being ponies of the actual Touhou characters). More recently, there have also been humanized ponies drawn in Touhou-styled outfits, or ponies cosplaying as Touhou characters.
 * Epic Fail: Rule 16
 * Four Is Death: Rule 4
 * Exactly What It Says on the Tin: Rule 9001 is "It's over 9000!!! No exceptions."
 * Homage: Rules 1 and 2.
 * Hypocritical Humor: Rule a and Rule b. Also, Rule i.
 * l33t l1ng0: Rule 0.96
 * Memetic Mutation: Everywhere
 * Mouthful of Pi: Rule 3.14159265358979323846
 * Rule 34: Trope Namer, along with Rule 63
 * Screw the Rules, I Make Them: Rule 9
 * Shaped Like Itself: Rule 9001