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The Pain Series was created by user Huge_Midget on the [[wikipedia:Something_Awful|Something Awful]] [[wikipedia:Internet_forum|internet forums]] in 2003. Users on Something Awful often used the Pain Series as a prank, or used it when someone leeched.<ref>Leeching on [[wikipedia:Something_Awful|Something Awful]] refers to directly posting an image without linking to the original site or asking the webmaster's permission.</ref> The original image set, consisting of Pain.jpg, Pain2.jpg, Pain3,jpg, Pain4.jpg, Pain5.jpg, Untitled.jpg, and awesome.jpg, was originally hosted on crazyninjas.org/kittens. However, the website was shut down, likely due to violating the host provider's terms of service. | The Pain Series was created by user Huge_Midget on the [[wikipedia:Something_Awful|Something Awful]] [[wikipedia:Internet_forum|internet forums]] in 2003. Users on Something Awful often used the Pain Series as a prank, or used it when someone leeched.<ref>Leeching on [[wikipedia:Something_Awful|Something Awful]] refers to directly posting an image without linking to the original site or asking the webmaster's permission.</ref> The original image set, consisting of Pain.jpg, Pain2.jpg, Pain3,jpg, Pain4.jpg, Pain5.jpg, Untitled.jpg, and awesome.jpg, was originally hosted on crazyninjas.org/kittens. However, the website was shut down, likely due to violating the host provider's terms of service. | ||
The Pain Series was eventually popularized by [[Encyclopedia Dramatica]]. The "Pain Series" page hosts Pain1.jpg, Pain2.jpg, Pain3.jpg, Pain4.jpg, Pain5.jpg, and two additional collages, Pain6. | The Pain Series was eventually popularized by [[Encyclopedia Dramatica]]. The "Pain Series" page hosts Pain1.jpg, Pain2.jpg, Pain3.jpg, Pain4.jpg, Pain5.jpg, and two additional collages, Pain6.png and Pain7.jpg. The page also contains a link to a [[Last Measure]] mirror called lm.loldongs.eu towards the bottom. Other pages utilize Template:Pain, a template that consists of a collage of images from the Pain Series that fill the entire page, which is hyperlinked to kittens.bioghost.com, another Last Measure mirror. | ||
Pages that use Template:Pain on Encyclopedia Dramatica include "Puppies", "Contesting Your Ban", and several user pages<ref>Many banned user pages on Encyclopedia Dramatica are vandalized with Template:Pain. The default banned template encourages users to vandalize the pages of banned users with Template:Pain, as seen in the infobox image.</ref> and talk pages. Multiple articles on the site also include links to pages containing the template. The "Kittens" page uses a unique template which is similar to Template:Pain, but uses a different arrangement of images.<ref>Some banned user pages are vandalized using this template rather than Template:Pain.</ref> | Pages that use Template:Pain on Encyclopedia Dramatica include "Puppies", "Contesting Your Ban", and several user pages<ref>Many banned user pages on Encyclopedia Dramatica are vandalized with Template:Pain. The default banned template encourages users to vandalize the pages of banned users with Template:Pain, as seen in the infobox image.</ref> and talk pages. Multiple articles on the site also include links to pages containing the template. The "Kittens" page uses a unique template which is similar to Template:Pain, but uses a different arrangement of images.<ref>Some banned user pages are vandalized using this template rather than Template:Pain.</ref> | ||
