Greenlighting was a roughly three-day-long attempted internet hoax launched by SomethingAwful users on the evening of July 2 2005, primarily as references to the greenlighter message board or as postings on said board. This domain was registered by Eston Bond (SomethingAwful username 'kalocin') on July 2, and links to the site began being posted in the blogosphere in the days immediately following. The first posting on an open web forum regarding "greenlighting", appeared on metafilter.com on July 2 and the first reference to "greenlighting" on Usenet appeared on July 4. A Yahoo group named "Greenlight Cafe" was also created on July 2 [1].
It was speculated to be a hoax by many users at Metafilter, where the first external link to the forum was posted. Later, online journalist Cyrus Farivar infiltrated one of the sites involved in the organization of the hoax and posted evidence of the planning. [2] The hoaxers abandoned their attempt on the morning of July 6 after information about the deception was posted to Wikipedia. The organizers of the attempted hoax later posted their "memoirs" on the site. [3] The original site can be seen here [4]
Some believe that, despite the vast effort which the would-be hoaxers put into their message board, roughly 11,000 posts over three days, it was not particularly successful. According to the account given by "Clothes Optional," one of the organizers, only "a few people" were tricked into signing up. Nonetheless, others claim it was a success, as the Greenlighter website recieved millions of hits and visits by 30,000 unique visitors over a 3-day period.
Definition
From the "Greenlighter FAQ":
"Greenlighting is when a male or female (often bisexual) will wear a green shirt, either polo or otherwise, and "pop" or pull their collar up. This marks them as being ready for sex with anyone who chooses them, be it male or female, they are "collared" when someone approaches them and pulls their collar down. This leads to sexual intercourse in most cases or sodomy when both partners are male."
Claims made by www.greenlighter.org
According to postings on the "greenlighter message board", the following is claimed regarding "greenlighting":
- The trend is thought to have started in the gay community but quickly spread through 2004. [5]
- Collaring is the act lowering the collar of a green lighter, signaling a desire for sex. [6]
- Redlighting is the act of refusing sex to one who has "collared" you. [7]
- That a server crash caused the loss of "a couple years' worth of data" . [8]
See Also
- The Greenlighter.org homepage
- "Something Awful" - Source of "Greenlighting" hoax.
- Toothing - A similar internet meme.
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Greenlighting was a roughly three-day-long attempted internet hoax launched by SomethingAwful users on the evening of July 2 2005, primarily as references to the greenlighter message board or as postings on said board. This domain was registered by Eston Bond (SomethingAwful username 'kalocin') on July 2, and links to the site began being posted in the blogosphere in the days immediately following. The first posting on an open web forum regarding "greenlighting", appeared on metafilter.com on July 2 and the first reference to "greenlighting" on Usenet appeared on July 4. A Yahoo group named "Greenlight Cafe" was also created on July 2 [1].
It was speculated to be a hoax by many users at Metafilter, where the first external link to the forum was posted. Later, online journalist Cyrus Farivar infiltrated one of the sites involved in the organization of the hoax and posted evidence of the planning. [2] The hoaxers abandoned their attempt on the morning of July 6 after information about the deception was posted to Wikipedia. The organizers of the attempted hoax later posted their "memoirs" on the site. [3] The original site can be seen here [4]
Some believe that, despite the vast effort which the would-be hoaxers put into their message board, roughly 11,000 posts over three days, it was not particularly successful. According to the account given by "Clothes Optional," one of the organizers, only "a few people" were tricked into signing up. Nonetheless, others claim it was a success, as the Greenlighter website recieved millions of hits and visits by 30,000 unique visitors over a 3-day period.
Definition
From the "Greenlighter FAQ":
"Greenlighting is when a male or female (often bisexual) will wear a green shirt, either polo or otherwise, and "pop" or pull their collar up. This marks them as being ready for sex with anyone who chooses them, be it male or female, they are "collared" when someone approaches them and pulls their collar down. This leads to sexual intercourse in most cases or sodomy when both partners are male."
Claims made by www.greenlighter.org
According to postings on the "greenlighter message board", the following is claimed regarding "greenlighting":
- The trend is thought to have started in the gay community but quickly spread through 2004. [5]
- Collaring is the act lowering the collar of a green lighter, signaling a desire for sex. [6]
- Redlighting is the act of refusing sex to one who has "collared" you. [7]
- That a server crash caused the loss of "a couple years' worth of data" . [8]
See Also
- The Greenlighter.org homepage
- "Something Awful" - Source of "Greenlighting" hoax.
- Toothing - A similar internet meme.
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64.200.124.189 169.157.229.87 Science3456 Earthling37 Garr FireTracks
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