I have a plan. It is amazing the things that can start with those few words. Well, I do have a plan, it is the blogging equivalent of “Hold ma beer and watch this.”
The Lines are Drawn
It all began when Sibling of Daedalus mentioned that link on her site reffering to me had received 45 clicks. She exclaimed that I still have a following. Now, I am lucky to receive 45 visits in a day and have never received 45 clicks on any link on my blog.
It was then that the awful truth hit me: I do not have “a following.” I have five followers on Twitter. As I follow 28 that gives me a beta rating (following/followers) of 5.6. As a comparison, citizenrenegade has a beta rating of 0.04 and Fbardumu has a beta rating of .65. Even Sibby (a mere chick) has a beta rating of 1.27.
It was desperate times indeed. My pathetic attempt to surf the zeitgeist did achieve a modest increase in hits, but I realized that it was time to try something new. Desperate times need desperate measures.
Aha! The Plans are Formed
It was Ferdi himself that created my aha! moment. In a recent post he mentioned a lowly blogger that was making an ass of himself. Said lowly blogger insulted Ferdi, requiring a response. No doubt, the publicity drove up this lowly blogger’s hit count. It was then that it hit me. I needed hits, I needed a blog war.
In a real war, resources limit the number of fronts you can fight on. My (in my opinion, absolutely brilliant) realization is that in a cyber war you can fight on any number of fronts. Insults are pretty much unlimited. Even if you do run out, you can always use the same one on multiple fronts. Indeed, you do not even need to defend against their retaliation because their retaliation (blog hits) was exactly your goal.
The Opening Salvo
Ferdi, you are a homophobic faggot, a misogynist, misanthropic throwback. Roissy, you are a pasty faced, nerd-boy, douchebag, a player and a dweeb. Dave, the Hawaiian librarian, you are a conspiracy nut that should get out of your hypergamous wife’s basement (if she will allow you). Steve Sailer, the fact that you are “the only Republican that can use a spreadsheet” just proves what a crummy little nerd you are. Get away from the spreadsheet (likely created by Indian programmers) and learn some Spanish. Whiskey, perhaps if you imbibed less of your namesake drink you might make sense. For Christ sake, just buy that Harley, get the tats, and leave us in peace. One STDv, one good lay will probably put you right. Dana, you are female, Jewish, and INTJ, do I need to say any more? Chuck, stop your blogging nonsense and bring me my meal waiter boy. Φ, you say: “If what I write doesn’t describe you, then I’m not talking about you.” That’s OK because I doubt anybody cares. And, for God’s sake, get a proper name. I mean “Φ,” do you think you are Prince?
Sibling of Daedalus, BrightStormyDay, Bhetti, (the so modest) LovelySexyBeauty, and Hope, you are chicks, who cares what you think. What a waste of rack space. At least Aoefe and Anoukange sometimes display pictures of their actual rack. You should learn from them.
Chic Noir, you are sweet enough to be spared my wrath. Don’t let it go to your head. To anyone else that was not mentioned, don’t think it is because I consider you unworthy of contempt. It is just that I do not consider you at all. I may include you in future attacks when the blog hits from this one fall off.
Have a rotten weekend you miserable pack of losers.
In case you did not figure it out, this is just for fun. Blog hits are nice, but blog wars are a pain in the ass. I actually hope you all have a great weekend. If you were not mentioned it was only because I only had so much room, and so many “insults.”
October 22, 2010 at 12:24 PM
I realise you’ve probably never used one, but ‘douchbag’ is normally spelt with an ‘e’ in the middle.
October 22, 2010 at 12:28 PM
@sdaedalus
Thank you for the blog hit. I will make the correction.
October 22, 2010 at 1:15 PM
Daithi O’Se has 690 twitter followers.
http://twitter.com/daithi_ose
I guess that makes him an alpha then so.
[Ed: I guess so. As a fan, was there ever any doubt in your mind? His Beta rating is an impressive .003]
October 22, 2010 at 1:53 PM
Well, the celebrity factor can’t be discounted.
If he were still Daithi the Ferryman bringing tourists to the Blaskets, I doubt he would have quite as many followers.
October 22, 2010 at 5:44 PM
Yeah, well, you know, that’s just, like, your opinion, man.
October 22, 2010 at 6:17 PM
Watch your back this weekend…the black helicopters are coming! My wife actually let me deploy them this time.
You cannot hide.
I will desoul you with my fiat currency I used to buy the gear for secretly taping your butthex with Ferdi…
October 22, 2010 at 7:44 PM
Default User, I want to issue a sort of Public Service Announcement for the manosphere which concerns a vitally important piece of information that I’m attempting to spread as far and wide as I possibly can. Please heed my word, you won’t regret it.
A while ago I watched a film that I feels truly deserves discussion and dissection by all the manosphere heavies. It is called A Complete History of My Sexual Failures.
It is a documentary film about a man who is a complete sexual loser, tracking down all his various ex’s and interviewing them as to the reasons why they dumped him (and he was dumped by all of them). This may sound like the standard fair, boring, dull arse beta of the month type material but I assure you it is much more.
This is the most intense, profound display of a man so in love with his own ineptitude, with an insatiable penchant for humiliation (especially in front of women). I’m quite sure it will amaze even you. I swear to you it has to be seen to be believed. The fact that this man is not known by all in the manosphere and utilized as a poster boy example of everything not to be is a crime. Please help me spread this message as far and wide as possible. I believe with all my heart and soul that the ultimate example of the modern castrated (and loving it) male. This shit needs to be made viral, big time!
Here is a link to the full film:
http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/complete-history-my-sexual-failures/
October 22, 2010 at 8:32 PM
@Dave and Ferdinand
I am glad to see you got the spirit of the thing. PS When linking your blog posts about this offending post, remember it is defaultuserblog.wordpress.com.
@Elliot Frost
LOL . . . Even me!
October 23, 2010 at 3:22 AM
eight-year-olds, Dude.
October 23, 2010 at 3:36 AM
@default- very funny, but blog-hits and followers need not be the most important thing to a blogger. What about quality over quantity? What about the small joys of sharing views with a well-known circle of interesting and like-minded people? Sounds like you’re mildly dissatisfied with your small group of regular readers and commeters. Hmm.
October 23, 2010 at 4:51 AM
Hi Default
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1323056/How-Jane-Austen-failed-spelling-Study-shows-author-used-regional-accent-poor-punctuation.html
October 23, 2010 at 10:40 AM
@maurice
The funny thing is I started writing this as a complete joke. In writing it, I did consider the quality over quantity. While a large number of readers would be in some way gratifying, I am very happy with my smaller but more friendly group of (somewhat) regulars. Perhaps it is an introvert/extrovert thing.
@sdaedalus
Is there a message in that? Do you mean that with a good editor there would be hope for me? Joking aside, I do realize a good editor would help me.
The little paperclip catches the most egregious of errors (I almost typed erros – apt if this were a PUA related post, perhaps), but often misses those correct-word-wrong-place type. It is embarrassing and frustrating to re-read a post (for making a reply or to reference it in a later post) and see all variations of spelling, grammar, and style errors.
If the pieces on “paper” were as good as those in my head, I would be an Amazon.com profit center. …Well, maybe.
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October 24, 2010 at 2:20 AM
Wow, no David Alexander reference. Oh wait, my blog has no readership…
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October 24, 2010 at 10:26 AM
@David Alexander
Ha!
A blog war between DA and DU would forever answer the question about what would happen if we declared war and nobody turned up. I have (not) included you in my latest (non) blog war.
[In this case, I would insult you by excluding you from the non-war and actually declaring a blog war. If none of this makes sense, remember that confusion is one element of (non) war.]
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October 24, 2010 at 5:48 PM
LOROF @ U default. I never knew you had in you hahaha. You laid them out going down the line.
*chic noir sticks out chest and stands behind defualt*
Yea, none of yall don’t want none of my man. First one say something is the first one I’m cutting.
say something, do something.
*stomps foot for added drama*
don’t start none, won’t be none.
*chic noir rolls eyes*
October 24, 2010 at 5:50 PM
dave from hawaii Watch your back this weekend…the black helicopters are coming! My wife actually let me deploy them this time.
You cannot hide.
LOLROF
October 24, 2010 at 5:52 PM
default, I think you have something like 40 followers on google reader.
October 24, 2010 at 6:15 PM
@Chic
As long as I have you, I will be happy.
October 25, 2010 at 12:30 AM
What, you didn’t include Obsidian in your obloquy?
What are you, some kind of racist?
October 25, 2010 at 9:32 AM
@sestamibi
Ha.
And “ob loquy,” I love it: a real world word, but it sounds apt.
I have (not) included him in my latest (non) blog war.
October 25, 2010 at 1:23 PM
I do like the content of your blog, but I’m not so keen on the layout so don’t visit very often. Sorry, I will try and visit more often.
October 25, 2010 at 1:53 PM
@Lily
The layout? What is wrong with it? Text too small? Ugly?
While the basic theme was the default one for WordPress when I signed up (Default User, default theme, ha ha), I would have changed it had I considered it unreadable.
October 25, 2010 at 4:08 PM
LOL about the Default User thing. It just looks a bit geeky (and I love geeky things, especially geeky boys lol). Maybe it’s the narrow column. But I understand this is subjective. Others may feel differently. Very differently, perhaps.
I’m not sure which one to choose for my blog, I like ashleekareen’s best I think but don’t know what it’s called.
October 25, 2010 at 5:06 PM
@lily
It may be the text justification. This blog (and Sibling of Daedalus) uses left and right justification, while yours and ashleekareen’s uses left only.
Full justification creates two neat and straight sides to the text. Right only justification leaves one side ragged. Full justification is what you mostly see in newspapers and magazines.
Full justification (both sides) can create uneven word spacing. This may make the text harder to read. Newspapers and magazines manually adjust the spacing and/or hyphenate words to make the fit better. Automatic justification cannot do that and thus creates uneven word spacing.
Text that is too wide can be difficult to read as well. There are publishing/printing standards that suggest maximum text width (in words or characters).
October 25, 2010 at 6:07 PM
I know what justification means, Mr.
You have narrow columns.
October 25, 2010 at 6:31 PM
default As long as I have you, I will be happy.
*chic noir blushes while feeling a wave of gina tingles*
oh default oh boy.
October 25, 2010 at 6:32 PM
sestambia What, you didn’t include Obsidian in your obloquy?
What are you, some kind of racist?
he included me, that meets the quota
October 27, 2010 at 2:51 PM
You’re a pain in the ass.
[Ed. If complaining on your blog about me remember it is: defaultuserblog.wordpress.com. Thank you.]
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