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TIME Magazine

Rickrolling as written about in TIME Magazine (the specific issue escapes my mind, but I'm sure you could find it by googling "rickroll time magazine"), in the "Websession" category by regular intarwebs wiseguy Lev Grossman (who also wrote the Nerd World article regarding "moot". You. Reference it. Esper ^rant 04:24, 8 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Timeline

This article's timeline needs improvement. "By May 2008,[4] the practice had spread beyond 4chan and become an Internet phenomenon, eventually amassing some coverage in the mainstream media.[5][6][1] An April 2008 poll by SurveyUSA estimated that at least 18 million American adults have been rickrolled.[7]"

The "by May, 2008" seems to contradict the fact that 18 millions Rick Rolls had occurred by April. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 198.182.9.1 (talk) 20:04, 22 August 2008 (UTC) Shouldn't Rickrolling have been an internet phenomenon BEFORE it amassed 18 miillion views?[reply]

Rickrolling is a form of advertisement

It really should be tagged as such. I wonder what this article would look like if it weren't for youtube "rickrolling" people on april fools day? I think it's digusting to see this treated as if it weren't an advertising scheme. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.185.105.253 (talk) 01:53, 26 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Its not advertising.92.23.35.155 (talk) 10:12, 30 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

It isn't advertising at all, it's a hillarious joke. See here for a source on that. [[1]] —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.139.142.227 (talk) 21:36, 31 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Advertising?!? Have you lost it?? Do you think anyone in their right mind would have an advertisement on every imaginable front of the internet? I hate this song now! I don't think there's many people left on the planet that can stand this song...maybe it's just me. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.202.38.225 (talk) 04:42, 28 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Links

Meh. I'm not logged in. Whatever. XD

"One Web site offers a Rickroll-by-phone service, allowing visitors to enter a phone number to be called and have the song played to the answering party" Can anyone link me to this site? I will have epic fun with it. <33 74.182.114.108 (talk) 18:13, 8 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

[2]--4.244.36.205 (talk) 05:48, 16 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The art site "Furry Art Pile" closed down, and all links were/are redirected to a YouTube Rickroll. http://www.furryartpile.com/

Just2Draw (talk) 15:50, 4 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Lawsuit

Could Rick Astley sue somebody? Don't ask me who...I know this isn't a forum but the suspense is killing me. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.202.38.225 (talk) 04:44, 28 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

hobowars

If anyone here plays hobowars you'll find that he's the liquor sotre clerk in second city —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.131.131.168 (talk) 22:19, 2 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Radio and Television

I don't believe Carson Daly can be considered the first to rickroll on television. I know Family Guy, season 5 - episode 18, which aired on May 20th, 2007 came before the Carson Daly show of June 21, 2007. In this episode, they were spoofing Back to the Future. Brian switches the last song, at the high school dance, up, and instead sings Rick Astley's "Never Gonna Give You Up." I'm not here to say this was the first occurence, just that the Carson Daly show sure wasn't the first. And thus should be removed. The claim that the Carson Daly show as first has no citations, and is also disproved by Family Guy. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Meh00 (talk • contribs) 04:41, 11 September 2008 (UTC) --Sorry. I forgot to give a citation. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meet_the_Quagmires —Preceding unsigned comment added by Meh00 (talk • contribs) 04:45, 11 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Not a rickroll; it's been added and then deleted because it doesn't fulfill the "definition" of a Rickroll as stated in the article.--293.xx.xxx.xx (talk) 06:51, 15 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Remove retailer link

{{editsemiprotected}} Remove section about the retailer, ThinkGeek. The information there is not relavent to this topic and has been created by the ThinkGeek staff to add links to their website.

Not done Seems perfectly in keeping with the article.--Aervanath lives in the Orphanage 18:52, 15 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Anti-Rickrolling software

This article needs to mention anti-rickrolling software like RickRadar a Firefox add-on. Mieciu K (talk) 20:59, 16 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Gaotse: the obvious, original, pervasive bait-and-switch meme

How does this article not related back to THE orginal bait and switch meme, http://goatse.cx/ - important enough to even have a wiki page, goatse.cx? It seems obvious that bait and switch memes have been popular all along, and that was the original. Rickrolling is just the safe-for-work mainstream version updated for the 2000's with video. Even though goatse is terribly vulgar, it should be mentioned as the precursor meme, the original idea that made bait and switch linking popular. 71.139.40.173 (talk) 21:14, 16 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]