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Typically, a motivated "farker" will find an odd story somewhere online, think of a witty "headline" to list beside the link, and add one of a list of predefined "tags" that tell the reader what to expect. Only the best postings make it to the main page, while lists of ''all'' submissions can be viewed by subscribing to the $5-per-month TotalFark. Consequently, having one's headline "greenlit" is a sign of [[Bragging Rights Reward|prestige]] among the farking community. Once a headline is posted, comments can be viewed and made, blog-style, by clicking on the number to the right of the posted headline.

Like everything else [[Long Runners|that's lasted this long]], it's undergone a number of changes and evolutions, including the addition of daily (or semi-daily, or bi-daily) Photoshop contests, an "[[Defictionalization|UltraFark]]" e-mail address, and [[Arson Murder and Jaywalking|(of course)]] [[Wil Wheaton]]. It's a hotbed of [[Memetic Mutation]], and quite a few of the Internet's most memorable memes were, if not born, proliferated. It is one of the top 100 most visited English websites. That's some serious proliferation.

Like everything else [[Long Runners|that's lasted this long]], it's undergone a number of changes and evolutions, including the addition of daily (or semi-daily, or bi-daily) Photoshop contests, an "[[Defictionalization|UltraFark]]" e-mail address, and [[Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking|(of course)]] [[Wil Wheaton]]. It's a hotbed of [[Memetic Mutation]], and quite a few of the Internet's most memorable memes were, if not born, proliferated. It is one of the top 100 most visited English websites. That's some serious proliferation.

If you're considering farking for yourself, there are a few things you should remember: Fark is one of the more intelligent and wittier communities online, but it's not nearly as ''[[Good Is Not Nice|nice]]'' as [[TV Tropes]]. You'll probably get [[Troll|Trolled]], and [[Internet Backdraft|flame wars]] break out almost hourly. A little research, thick skin, capitalization, and punctuation will go a long way if you plan on jumping in the deep end of the pool.

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[[Don't Explain the Joke|Penis.]]

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=== This website provides examples of: ===

* [[Allegedly Free Game|Allegedly Free Site]]: TotalFark costs $5 a month; many such users look down upon "liters".

* [[Ascended Meme]]: The catch-quotes at the top of the page as of the 2011 redesign. Examples include "Pricipal caught sayof" and "You'll get over it."

* [[Bribing Your Way to Victory]]: TotalFark subscriptions enable viewers to peruse headlines not approved for posting on the main page... even though [[~~Sturgeons~~ Law|most of them]] aren't that great.

* [[Bribing Your Way to Victory]]: TotalFark subscriptions enable viewers to peruse headlines not approved for posting on the main page... even though [[Sturgeon's Law|most of them]] aren't that great.

* [[Berserk Button]]: Whatever you do, do NOT submit multiple newsflashes for a [[Don't Explain the Joke|story about Phil Spector]].

** Farkers do not approve of Alternative Medicine or Anti-vaccination. They have a special hatred for Jenny McCarthy, even though they drool over her tits.

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* [[Human Interest Story]]: Usually accompanied by a "Sappy" tag and a headline mentioning [[Sand in My Eyes|how dusty it is in here]].

* [[Hurricane of Puns]]: Comment threads often turn into one o' these.

* [[~~LO Lcats~~]]: Especially on Caturday.

* [[LOLcats]]: Especially on Caturday.

* [[Memetic Mutation]]: In addition to memes harvested from the web as a whole, the on-site Photoshop contests allow viewers to watch memes mutate visually from day to day.

** '''NIXON, YOU DOLT!'''

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** A brilliant example, from an October 2011 political thread:

{{quote| "Or do you think that killing Glass-Steagall and instituting Graham-Leach-Bailey sprung fully-formed from some legislator's head like f*cking Pallas Athena?"}}

* [[Spell My Name With an S]] / [[Gannon Banned]]: Averted; the [[Hive Mind]] over that way doesn't much care if you call them "farkers" or "Farkers."

* [[Spell My Name With an "S"]] / [[Gannon Banned]]: Averted; the [[Hive Mind]] over that way doesn't much care if you call them "farkers" or "Farkers."

** On the other hand, the [[Grammar Nazi|Grammar Nazis]] will hammer poorly spelled headlines.

* [[Toilet Humor]]: The built-in filter replaces "first comment" with "weeners," and "first post" with "boobies" for instance.

* [[Troll]]: Notable for its collection of very bizarre trolls. One speaks in barely-understandable [[Engrish]] while yelling "LAUGHTER O EL", another makes over-the-top conservative rants filled with hidden references pertaining to a random theme (girl bands, [[Star Trek (Franchise)|Star Trek]] episodes, etc.), yet another posts nothing but the word "APPROVES", followed by a link to a [[Shock Site]] that would make the Goatse guy blush. One more spends an entire day every few weeks writing a topic-specific limerick in every comments thread slated for the main front page. Another goes into every gun thread and tells the thread exactly how he plans to troll the thread and still gets bites.

** And then, of course, there's Bevets, who goes into every thread tangentially related to evolution, posts a ton of pro-creationism quotes, and leaves. Though, thanks to [[~~Poes~~ Law]], it's not known whether he's a troll or an actual proponent of what he espouses. Some even question whether he's a human or just a [[Turing Test|quote mine-spewing bot]].

** And then, of course, there's Bevets, who goes into every thread tangentially related to evolution, posts a ton of pro-creationism quotes, and leaves. Though, thanks to [[Poe's Law]], it's not known whether he's a troll or an actual proponent of what he espouses. Some even question whether he's a human or just a [[Turing Test|quote mine-spewing bot]].

** Several Trolls have become memetic with some of their defenses..."I need to be at the gym in 26 minutes", "I'm traveling", "I've got a GED in law", etc.

*** And one Troll became a [[Phrase Catcher]]: '''"NIXON, YOU DOLT!!!"'''<ref>Context: A headline submitted quotes Michael Savage as saying he didn't know of any American President who had resigned the Presidency. Cue epic facepalm...then the Phrase Catching troll replies, "Fail? You guys better have another example than LBJ or Washington." Cue new meme.</ref>

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