November 16, 1999; 24 years ago (November 16, 1999)
Headquarters
formerly Pleasant Hill, Missouri, U.S.
Founder(s)
Richard Charles Kyanka
Key people
Richard Kyanka Zack Parsons David Thorpe Jeffrey of YOSPOS
Industry
Internet
URL
somethingawful.com
Something Awful (SA) is an American comedy website hosting content including blog entries, forums, feature articles, digitally edited pictures, and humorous media reviews. It was created by Richard "Lowtax" Kyanka in 1999 as a largely personal website, but as it grew, so did its contributors and content. The website has helped to perpetuate various Internet phenomena,[1][2][3] and it has been cited as an influence on Internet culture.[4] In 2018, Gizmodo placed it as 89th on their list of "100 Websites That Shaped the Internet as We Know It".[5]
The website has been involved in a number of events. These include a conflict with the Spam Prevention Early Warning System, a Hurricane Katrina relief fund being caught in PayPal's red tape,[6] an exhibition boxing match between Kyanka and movie director Uwe Boll, and the creation of the Slender Man.
^"Tourist of Death". Archived from the original on December 22, 2010. Retrieved November 24, 2006.[unreliable source?]
^Johnston, Rich (February 28, 2001). "All your base..." Guardian Unlimited. London. Retrieved November 24, 2006.
^"All Your Base Are Belong To Frogstar". Archived from the original on October 20, 2006. Retrieved November 24, 2006.
^David Thorpe, Kevin Pereira (July 5, 2005). Somethingawful.com, Pink Five, Chris Gore (television). G4 television.
^"100 Websites That Shaped the Internet as We Know It". Gizmodo. October 19, 2018. Retrieved May 3, 2021.
^Mook, Nate (September 9, 2005). "PayPal Blocks Hurricane Relief Funds". BetaNews. Archived from the original on April 10, 2021. Retrieved December 12, 2021.
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