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'''NEDM''', an abbriviation for '''Not Even Doom Music''', is a YTMND created by moheevi in reaction to YTMND user Spotz giving {{*****}} to a YTMND that showed a kitten being lit on fire while alive. Spotz five starred it because it featured Doom music. As a result, moheevi made the original NEDM site and continued making NEDM sites as a homage that '''"Nothing justifies a burning kitten. Not even doom music!". Several users then made subsequent YTMNDs. The first explanation of the fad was given by Spotz in a forum post, which was then put into a site created by the user pork4eva. A more detailed explanation by user krytycal then followed that explained that NEDM fad is completely against burning cats. The theme music for this fad is Coburn's "We Interrupt This Programme (Jean Claude Ades remix).
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'''NEDM''', an abbriviation for '''Not Even Doom Music''', is a YTMND fad inspired by Titanium-Gecko, who first uttered the four word phrase in response to a YTMND site deicting animal cruelty.   NEDM sites typically feature imagery of cats and/or chapstick, accompanied by the sound of the letters "N, E, D, M" (as spoken by a text-to-speech program), and music from Coburn's "We Interrupt This Programme (Jean Claude Ades remix)".
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==Background==
 
==Background==
According to the {{ytmnd|nedminvestigation|NEDM Investigation YTMND}}, a user of the Ogrish.org forums posted a kitten being set on fire. Naturally, the users of the forum were upset, and wanted the poster investigated by the police. The Ogrish administrators banned the poster, who lived in Belgium, and called the authorities as well as {{w|PETA}}. A $1,000 USD reward was posted for the arrest of those responsible for the video. The person who uploaded the film was arrested and the person who burned the cat turned himself in shortly after.
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According to the {{ytmnd|nedminvestigation|NEDM Investigation YTMND}}, "HelterSkelter", a forum user at Ogrish.org posted a link to a video in July 2005, which featured a man setting a live cat on fire.   Although Ogrish.com is dedicated to unpleasant and disturbing multimedia, the video struck a nerve with other forum users, and they demanded action be taken against the people behind the video. After tracing the video to a Belgian ISP, Ogrish.com administrators alerted the authorities and {{w|PETA}} to the situation, and offered a $1,000 USD reward for information leading to the arrest of those responsible.  Eventually, the teenager who first uploaded the video was arrested and shortly afterward the man who actually burned the cat turned himself in.
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==Origin of the Fad==
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Following the arrests, authorities shut down all possible links to the video on the Internet. However, footage of the burning breifly resurfaced when when a YTMND site was created using images from the video, and music from the computer game "Doom".  The site was deleted within hours of creation, but not before many YTMND users had voted on it.  Outraged that anyone would give {{*****}} to a site glorifying cat immolation, Titanium-Gecko began to [[downvote]] sites created by users who had five-starred the burning kitten YTMND.
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In his own defense, one user, Spotz, explained that he only upvoted the burning kitten YTMND because he enjoyed the Doom music it featured, and not because he condoned or approved of the actual burning of the cat as seen in the image.  In response to this, Titanium-Gecko downvoted one of Spotz' {{ytmnd|spotz|test sites}} and on April 12, 2006 left the now-legendary comment: '''"Since you do not 'condone' burning kitten your sites have been 3'd until further notice. Still... nothing justifies 5'ing burning kittens. Not even Doom music."'''
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Inspired by this altercation, YTMND user moheevi created the {{ytmnd|nedm|original NEDM site}}, followed by several others.  At first, NEDM sites simply featured the cryptic letters "NEDM", with no explanation given as to what they meant, such as AwesomeBob's "{{ytmnd|nedmiscoming|NEDM is coming}}"  Eventually, moheevi created a site using the {{ytmnd|kj23dfh238uf|happy cat image}}, and StarOnion would introduce the {{ytmnd|nedmhasyou|Coburn song}} that would eventually become a staple of the fad. 
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Few people understood the joke behind the NEDM sites until Spotz explained it on the YTMND forums,  and revealed the story of the now-deleted burning kitten YTMND, and Titanium-Gecko's one-man crusade against it.  Since then, the NEDM fad still remains somewhat misunderstood.  The creators of the fad state that it in no way supports animal cruelty. It simply means "Not Even Doom Music can get you a rating of five stars" (because the site is usually bad or random); NEDM can be applied to anything, not only animal cruelty.  Because of this, the fad is one of the most varied on YTMND. 
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Later, in awe of the fad that he had inadvertently created, Titanium-Gecko then released his own satirical version of the NEDM story, {{ytmnd|nedmbegins}}.
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After the arrest, authorities were able to shut down all possible links to the video from the Internet. However, the video somehow made it to YTMND; it was deleted hours after it was posted. YTMND user Titanium-Gecko noticed people had actually given the site {{*****}}, so he [[downvote]]d all the sites of those who five-starred the burning kitten YTMND.
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==Notable Characteristics==
  
One of the people who upvoted the YTMND was Spotz. Although he doesn't condone the actions of the YTMND, he fived it anyway because it featured music from the Doom computer game. Titanium-Gecko downvoted one of Spotz' test sites and left the comment: "Since you do not 'condone' burning kitten your sites have been 3'd until further notice. Still... nothing justifies 5'ing burning kittens. Not even Doom music."
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'''Cats.'''  Since the NEDM phrase was coined in reference to cruelty to cats, cats have become a symbol for the fad itself. Although the {{ytmnd|happycat|happy cat}} and the shaggy cat from {{ytmnd|NEDM}} are usually used to represent NEDM, vritually any cat or cat imagery can be used.   Some NEDM sites also incorporate an anti-animal cruelty moral into the concept. For example, {{ytmnd|nedmbegins}} suggests that the nonsensical NEDM fad itself is divine retribution handed down by cat gods for humanity's sins against mortal cats.
  
User AwesomeBob uploaded a ytmnd called "{{ytmnd|nedmiscoming|NEDM is coming}}". Similar sites also came out. Not many people understood what the sites meant, because it only showed the letters "NEDM". It wasn't until spotz revealed on the YTMND forums what it was all about. With the full meaning of NEDM exposed, Moheevi created the first NEDM fad YTMND, with the Coburn song.
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'''Chapstick.'''  The original YTMND ({{ytmnd|NEDM}}) contains an image of a firefighter carrying a cat from a burned house, with the firefighter reassuring the cat it wasn't doom music. He then asked if the cat wanted Chapstick. The Chapstick remark spread into a running gag within the fad.
  
Many users misunderstood the original concept and purpose of NEDM. The creators of the fad state that it in no way supports animal cruelty. It simply means "Not Even Doom Music can get you a rating of five stars" (because the site is usually bad or random); NEDM can be applied to anything, not only animal cruelty.
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'''The letters NEDM.'''  These are usually displayed very prominently somewhere on the site, oftentimes the NEDM logo appears to be featured for its own sake, which is one of the reasons the fad has been so misunderstood.
  
Because of this, the fad is one of the most varied on YTMND. Most of the time an NEDM YTMND will feature the {{ytmnd|happy-cat|happy cat}}, a sample from 'We Interrupt This Program' (Jean Claude Ades remix) by Coburn, and the sound of the letters NEDM spoken using a text-to-speech program. Often, NEDM is used to surprise the user by suddenly revealing the happy cat, in sync with the spoken "NEDM" followed by the music track.
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'''We Interrupt This Programme.'''  The song most closely associated with the NEDM fad, thanks to StarOnion.  The sample from the song is usually preceded by a recording of a text-to-speech program saying the letters "N, E, D, M".
  
Later, in awe of the fad that he had inadvertently created, Titanium-Gecko then released his own satirical version of the NEDM story, ({{ytmnd|nedmbegins}}).
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'''Surprise.''' While most NEDM sites are fairly obvious, the NEDM elements are sometimes used to surprise the viewer by suddently revealing the happy cat, in sync with the spoken "NEDM" followed by the music track.  For example, {{ytmnd|hemantubgirl|this site}} starts out as a reference to a different fad, then reveals its NEDM characteristics a few seconds later, as an additional twist.
  
==Chapstick==
 
The original YTMND ({{ytmnd|NEDM}}) contains an image of a firefighter carrying a cat from a burned house, with the firefighter reassuring the cat it wasn't doom music. He then asked if the cat wanted Chapstick. The Chapstick remark spread into a running gag within the fad.
 
  
 
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NEDM, an abbriviation for Not Even Doom Music, is a YTMND fad inspired by Titanium-Gecko, who first uttered the four word phrase in response to a YTMND site deicting animal cruelty. NEDM sites typically feature imagery of cats and/or chapstick, accompanied by the sound of the letters "N, E, D, M" (as spoken by a text-to-speech program), and music from Coburn's "We Interrupt This Programme (Jean Claude Ades remix)".


Background

According to the NEDM Investigation YTMND, "HelterSkelter", a forum user at Ogrish.org posted a link to a video in July 2005, which featured a man setting a live cat on fire. Although Ogrish.com is dedicated to unpleasant and disturbing multimedia, the video struck a nerve with other forum users, and they demanded action be taken against the people behind the video. After tracing the video to a Belgian ISP, Ogrish.com administrators alerted the authorities and PETA to the situation, and offered a $1,000 USD reward for information leading to the arrest of those responsible. Eventually, the teenager who first uploaded the video was arrested and shortly afterward the man who actually burned the cat turned himself in.

Origin of the Fad

Following the arrests, authorities shut down all possible links to the video on the Internet. However, footage of the burning breifly resurfaced when when a YTMND site was created using images from the video, and music from the computer game "Doom". The site was deleted within hours of creation, but not before many YTMND users had voted on it. Outraged that anyone would give
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to a site glorifying cat immolation, Titanium-Gecko began to downvote sites created by users who had five-starred the burning kitten YTMND.

In his own defense, one user, Spotz, explained that he only upvoted the burning kitten YTMND because he enjoyed the Doom music it featured, and not because he condoned or approved of the actual burning of the cat as seen in the image. In response to this, Titanium-Gecko downvoted one of Spotz' test sites and on April 12, 2006 left the now-legendary comment: "Since you do not 'condone' burning kitten your sites have been 3'd until further notice. Still... nothing justifies 5'ing burning kittens. Not even Doom music."

Inspired by this altercation, YTMND user moheevi created the original NEDM site, followed by several others. At first, NEDM sites simply featured the cryptic letters "NEDM", with no explanation given as to what they meant, such as AwesomeBob's "NEDM is coming" Eventually, moheevi created a site using the happy cat image, and StarOnion would introduce the Coburn song that would eventually become a staple of the fad.

Few people understood the joke behind the NEDM sites until Spotz explained it on the YTMND forums, and revealed the story of the now-deleted burning kitten YTMND, and Titanium-Gecko's one-man crusade against it. Since then, the NEDM fad still remains somewhat misunderstood. The creators of the fad state that it in no way supports animal cruelty. It simply means "Not Even Doom Music can get you a rating of five stars" (because the site is usually bad or random); NEDM can be applied to anything, not only animal cruelty. Because of this, the fad is one of the most varied on YTMND.

Later, in awe of the fad that he had inadvertently created, Titanium-Gecko then released his own satirical version of the NEDM story, nedmbegins.


Notable Characteristics

Cats. Since the NEDM phrase was coined in reference to cruelty to cats, cats have become a symbol for the fad itself. Although the happy cat and the shaggy cat from NEDM are usually used to represent NEDM, vritually any cat or cat imagery can be used. Some NEDM sites also incorporate an anti-animal cruelty moral into the concept. For example, nedmbegins suggests that the nonsensical NEDM fad itself is divine retribution handed down by cat gods for humanity's sins against mortal cats.

Chapstick. The original YTMND (NEDM) contains an image of a firefighter carrying a cat from a burned house, with the firefighter reassuring the cat it wasn't doom music. He then asked if the cat wanted Chapstick. The Chapstick remark spread into a running gag within the fad.

The letters NEDM. These are usually displayed very prominently somewhere on the site, oftentimes the NEDM logo appears to be featured for its own sake, which is one of the reasons the fad has been so misunderstood.

We Interrupt This Programme. The song most closely associated with the NEDM fad, thanks to StarOnion. The sample from the song is usually preceded by a recording of a text-to-speech program saying the letters "N, E, D, M".

Surprise. While most NEDM sites are fairly obvious, the NEDM elements are sometimes used to surprise the viewer by suddently revealing the happy cat, in sync with the spoken "NEDM" followed by the music track. For example, this site starts out as a reference to a different fad, then reveals its NEDM characteristics a few seconds later, as an additional twist.