Nightmare Mode: Activate: Wave that stupid banner

I’ve been a member of animemusicvideos.org for several years now. Every time I make a new video I post it there. That’s not really what I’m here to talk about though. I’m talking about something smaller. In addition to being able to post music videos you make you can also make little banners that, (if they get enough votes from the rest of the site members), will be displayed above every page on the site. Each page you visit on the site will load a random banner someone made at the top. The banners link to the creator’s profile and give an interesting creative outlet for people that can’t or don’t edit. Sounds kind of cool right? Yeah it would except that about 96% of the banners are completely moronic. Most of them make some kind of reference to "magic" or "dreams" but here’s a nice cross-section of your typical banner. Note: Not all of these were approved but most of them were.

Just one of those sadomasochistic lolita days.

OK, well that explains why the font was used, now tell me about the child pornography.

That‘s rather funny coming from a textbook example of the most commonly used banner formula. (random girl with an irrelevant phrase) It’s like Britney Spears coming up to you and saying “you’ve got problems.”

Uh... no comment.

What the hell, dumbass? That sounds like some emo screen name off of deviantart.

Just thank your lucky stars that gifs don’t do their thing when you post them here or you’d be wanting someone to put out cigarettes in both your eyes right about now.

Gross! What the hell is that thing?! Keep it away from me!

I can’t even read this without cringing. It’s like nails on a chalkboard.

Feel? Feel what? Emotions? A glass of milk? My ass? I need more specifics.

What the fuck does this have to do with making anime music videos?

Well… yeah… I guess that’s true.

I’m fairly certain that whatever deity or dead relative you’re bothering has something more important to do. Like play Guitar Hero.

That’s a funny way of describing an ill-conceived Linkin Park/Dragonball Z music video with subtitles.

Did I miss something? When did this site become some sort of religion?

This banner makes me want to start smoking, digitize myself, upload myself on to the animemusicvideos.org server, light one up, and blow smoke everywhere. Nuts to their no smoking sign!

Even if we still used the politically incorrect term “Oriental” Japan was never actually part of the Orient, so this is just doubly embarrassing.

See, this is what I’m talking about. You should never make banners while on acid. That food might have felt awesome while tripping but no one else is going to get it.