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Created in 1999, The CLG Wiki-- excuse me, CLG Wiki, is an online "museum" and repository of television bumpers, logos, and idents curated by a very... specific... type of person. Yes, the logos that suffixed the credits of every television show that have now been cast by the wayside thanks to the likes of squeeze credits has a dedicated following of rabid fans foaming at the mouth to argue with one another over things like "cheesiness" and "scare factor" (more on that in a bit).
The Facts:
Cheesiness / Scariness:
Before we get into what's cheesy and what's scary, let's take a look at The CLG Wiki's official definitions of the terms cited from their editing tutorial:
Yes, editors of the CLG Wiki assign seemingly random ratings to logos for silly topics, however perhaps the most amusing one is "scariness".
"Surely, Super Collie," you may say, "can someone really be afraid of a television logo?"
Well, let's take a look at two oft-cited examples of the scariest logos ever: Viacom's "V of Doom" and Screen Gems' "S from Hell". [TRIGGER WARNING: Television logos.]
"Super Collie," you finally reply, "you're fucking with me."
Nope. Here's a documentary about people whose lives have been ruined by scary letters.
Dream Logos:
I hope you didn't forget about dream logos in that mess of spooky scary Viacom, because this is its own mess, too. A "dream logo", as depressing as it sounds, is defined by the CLG Dream Logo Wiki as: "a real or fake company's logo that didn't exist".
The Dream Logos wiki also has its own set of inflated rules. Most of them are copied straight from the main wiki, but here's the sole highlight:
That's Great Collie, But What's the Point?:
The idea behind this thread is similar in vein to the Pooh's Adventures thread, a little nook where you can do some digging if this piques your interest and share some links to spergy/weird/quirky things.
Bonus Feature: Logophile Spotlights
Click any of the following names below to be taken to another megapost in this thread about them!
The Facts:
- CLG Wiki was established in either 1999 or 2007 (the site states "8 Years!" but lists both 1999 and 2007 at the bottom of the home page).
- The design standards of the website are so strict that "CLG" is obsessively decorated with red, green, and blue lettering.
- The CLG Wiki was created by Silversword55. To the surprise of no one, he is a Wikipedian and has an account with Roblox.
- Currently, Shadeed329 is the administrator and self-proclaimed "CEO" of the website. Because their grasp on business is tenuous as best, co-admins VofDoom and Newave are not CFO or COO but rather "Co-CEO".
- If you wish to contribute to The CLG Wiki, there are 32 rules for you to follow. Some highlights:
---- You are not allowed to make articles or threads for ANY dream logo (more on this too).
---- If at anytime you've been cussing and if we catch you, you WILL be dealt with!
---- Absolutely, and we mean ABSOLUTELY, NO RACISM!!!
---- If you have a gaming toolbar, remove it immediately.
---- While we understand the trials [autistic people] deal with, they will be treated the same as everyone else.
---- (If you break any of these rules, expect to be BANNED!.)
- All logos are assigned a "rarity" based upon availability "in the wild". Rarities range from Ultra Common to Extinct.
- All logos are also arbitrarily assigned a "scare factor" rating that is completely subjective to the editor who added it (just hang on and we'll get to scare factor in a second).
Cheesiness / Scariness:
Before we get into what's cheesy and what's scary, let's take a look at The CLG Wiki's official definitions of the terms cited from their editing tutorial:
Cheesiness said:
Scariness said:
Yes, editors of the CLG Wiki assign seemingly random ratings to logos for silly topics, however perhaps the most amusing one is "scariness".
"Surely, Super Collie," you may say, "can someone really be afraid of a television logo?"
Well, let's take a look at two oft-cited examples of the scariest logos ever: Viacom's "V of Doom" and Screen Gems' "S from Hell". [TRIGGER WARNING: Television logos.]
"Super Collie," you finally reply, "you're fucking with me."
Nope. Here's a documentary about people whose lives have been ruined by scary letters.
Dream Logos:
I hope you didn't forget about dream logos in that mess of spooky scary Viacom, because this is its own mess, too. A "dream logo", as depressing as it sounds, is defined by the CLG Dream Logo Wiki as: "a real or fake company's logo that didn't exist".
The Dream Logos wiki also has its own set of inflated rules. Most of them are copied straight from the main wiki, but here's the sole highlight:
- No attacking/insulting users. Also includes the creation of bullying pages against any user like "(Name of person or user) SUCKS Productions (Entertainment, Studios, Communications)" or whatever.
That's Great Collie, But What's the Point?:
The idea behind this thread is similar in vein to the Pooh's Adventures thread, a little nook where you can do some digging if this piques your interest and share some links to spergy/weird/quirky things.
Bonus Feature: Logophile Spotlights
Click any of the following names below to be taken to another megapost in this thread about them!
- Jonathan "YoshiLove5000" Connors
- Dave "davemadson" Madson
- Erik "MGHSHour" Mokracek
- Liam "bluetennant1998" Salisbury
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