Memes are overrated

Seriously. Some people, mainly this guy named 68.194.187.88, think that memes are the proper word to describe everything, but the truth is that memes are very overrated.

First off, what is a meme? "A unit of cultural information, such as a cultural practice or idea, that is transmitted verbally or by repeated action from one mind to another." And what is a fad? "A fashion that is taken up with great enthusiasm for a brief period of time; a craze."

Then, something such as ALL YOUR BASE ARE BELONG TO US cannot be a meme any more than it is a fad, as it is used for a brief period of time and used repeatedly to propagate from one person to another.

So now, we have the Internet that has grown beyond dictionary definitions. It is a series of tubes that have redefined the FACE of the world. We have a world where quotations are picked up and dropped just as quickly. So how can one define Zinedine Zidane as a meme, even though his headbutt was only a single moment and will never occur again?

Finally, we have a single person who took it upon himself to recategorize fads at complete random and call them "memes", even though Board 8 has never used the term. By his definition, things such as Aeris Dies and Captain Planet are memes, while more permanent fads such as Midgar Zolom and Fresh Prince of Bel-Air are not. One man has no right to make a decision like this. It's so grissing ridiculous for one to even do this.

I am not trying to offend 68.194.187.88, nor anyone else who edits wiki pages from behind an IP address. I am also not trying to offend Zachnorn or CATS.

Therefore, in my opinion, saying that this category sucks and is now about trains > memes.

Discuss.