Talk:Skibidi Toilet

Did you know nomination

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The result was: promoted by DirtyHarry991 talk 00:24, 25 January 2024 (UTC)

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• ... that Skibidi Toilet inspired the Generation Alpha slang "skibidi"? Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/08/style/gen-alpha-slang.html
  • ALT1: ... that The Washington Post called Skibidi Toilet "the biggest online phenomenon of the year"? Source: https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/12/10/skibidi-toilets-you-tube-children-internet/
  • ALT2: ... that News.com.au once said Skibidi Toilet "is a timely reminder that Gen Alpha are on the horizon"? Source: https://www.news.com.au/technology/online/social/new-viral-gen-alpha-meme-is-making-gen-z-feel-old/news-story/f0dc21e26ca4a7b5f3f882609746fa5b
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Improved to Good Article status by Ca (talk). Self-nominated at 02:19, 1 January 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Skibidi Toilet; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.

• Brr skibidi dom dom I'll take this. Queen of Hearts ❤️ (she/they 🎄 🏳️‍⚧️) 02:30, 1 January 2024 (UTC)

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ:

Overall: Ca, looks good to me. NYT and WaPo are paywalled, so AGF. Pending QPQ unless this is your 5th or earlier nomination. No preference between ALTs, but if ALT0 is picked I'd change "Gen Alpha" to "Generation Alpha". This is clearer and bypasses a redirect (see WP:MPNOREDIRECT). Please forgive my inability to wax poetic Gen Alpha slang here. Queen of Hearts ❤️ (she/they 🎄 🏳️‍⚧️) 05:39, 1 January 2024 (UTC)

• Thanks User:Queen of Hearts, this is my first DYK nom. Ca ^{talk to me!} 06:08, 1 January 2024 (UTC)
  • Queen of Hearts ❤️ (she/they 🎄 🏳️‍⚧️) 06:14, 1 January 2024 (UTC)
    • Noting here that the AGF isn't needed, I've checked the references (losing several braincells from the NYT article) and they verify the hooks. @Queen of Hearts: noting here for future reviews that you can use archive.today to bypass these paywalls :) Schminnte ^{[talk to me]} 20:33, 1 January 2024 (UTC)

      I'll donate you some braincells to make up for this. No guarantee they're high quality...

      • Totally forgot about that website. Queen of Hearts ❤️ (she/they 🎄 🏳️‍⚧️) 20:38, 1 January 2024 (UTC)

"The dialogue-free series"

This is outdated, and should be changed. In "skibidi toilet 70 (part 1)", at the 3:18 timestamp, one of the "Astro Toilets" very clearly says "You all will die." in English. Hulias0 (talk) 20:12, 1 February 2024 (UTC)

caveat added. Alyo (chat·edits) 22:29, 1 February 2024 (UTC)

I guess the lyrics in the music would count for something too, then? Having one line in the whole series is loosely defining it as having dialogue. 64.124.38.140 (talk) 14:07, 1 May 2024 (UTC)

Since I made that topic, every new episode (except 71) has had several lines of dialogue in them. Hulias0 (talk) 19:19, 4 May 2024 (UTC)

It doesn't really matter, as this line is not in the article anymore. Alyo (chat·edits) 20:28, 4 May 2024 (UTC)

I've added Template:Toilets template

I've added Template:Toilets template to the article.

Were there to be any objections to the addition of said template. Feel free to discuss here.

🐲 Jo the fire dragon 🐉(talk|contributions) 18:21, 9 February 2024 (UTC)

Since this article is indeed linked on the template, that makes sense. I'd support removal if skibidi gets removed from template:toilets. Alyo (chat·edits) 19:44, 9 February 2024 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 13 February 2024

I'm a big skibidi toilet fan and i would like to edit this page so that i can provide regular maintenance to the skibidi toilet wikipedia page, as a huge fan of the series i promise to speak the truth and nothing but the truth when it comes to recording the skibidi lore onto Wikipedia, the free encyclopaedia. I hope this requests finds you well ~regards from the biggest skibidi toilet fan ever on this earth, bill gates

p.s. Long live skibidi toilet 212.222.194.90 (talk) 14:07, 13 February 2024 (UTC)

Hi, edit requests are for specific edits to pages. Please create an account if you want to edit this page. Alyo (chat·edits) 15:09, 13 February 2024 (UTC)

Seasons?

How does skibidi toilet have 23 seasons when it was released in 2023? Is that a typo or do they do a season every two weeks? 174.198.8.194 (talk) 03:21, 30 March 2024 (UTC)

Yes, each season only has a handful of episodes and episodes used to be published in a daily basis. Ca ^{talk to me!} 07:40, 30 March 2024 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 16 April 2024

Add Category:2020s in Internet culture to the page. Skibidi tonlet (talk) 00:16, 16 April 2024 (UTC)

 Done —Panamitsu (talk) 00:23, 16 April 2024 (UTC)

Skibidi Toilet isn’t the second most subscribed channel

This article says that skibidi toilet passes Mr Beast in YouTube subscriber rankings when in reality it isn’t in the top 50. 12.74.53.22 (talk) 01:05, 17 April 2024 (UTC)

Hi, the sentence refers to the subsciber growth not the total subscriber count. I modified the sentence to make this clearer. Ca ^{talk to me!} 02:30, 17 April 2024 (UTC)

Is it worth making the direct comparison to Mr beast. Seems a little forced in this context? YannLK (talk) 11:05, 20 April 2024 (UTC)

This is very subjective, but the fact that this smallish channel surpassed the subscriber growth rate of the largest YouTuber seem notable to me. In any case, it's the Washington Post making this comparison, not the editors. Ca ^{talk to me!} 14:18, 20 April 2024 (UTC)

I would argue that it isn’t particularly relevant since the biggest youtube channels can (and sometimes do) have negative subscriber growth rates. YannLK (talk) 14:41, 20 April 2024 (UTC)

Adding a picture of the humanoids with electronics on their heads

Could an editor of this article add a picture of the humanoids discussed in "Plot and Characteristics"? There is a picture of one of the toilets, so it would probably also be helpful to have a picture of a Speakerman/Cameraman/TVman. Thank you. 2601:447:D17C:3340:2541:F905:6793:379C (talk) 21:06, 25 April 2024 (UTC)

Perhaps? The character design wasn't really a major topic of discussion in reliable sources, and the toilet screenshot already embodies the visual style of the show well. So, I don't think an additional image would pass the bar outlined at WP:NFF. Ca ^{talk to me!} 16:08, 26 April 2024 (UTC)

Thank you for replying. It makes sense to have just the toilet in the article, so another picture might not be necessary, but it may be helpful though it is of low importance. 64.124.38.140 (talk) 14:01, 29 April 2024 (UTC)

I'd think it'd make sense to include them small and off to the side. Ned Retherbrick (talk) 23:18, 19 June 2024 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 5 May 2024

Change the number of episodes from 72 to 73 YeetBeetle (talk) 06:29, 5 May 2024 (UTC)

 Done Charliehdb (talk) 11:16, 5 May 2024 (UTC)

"G-Man"

This character is never once referred to as "G-Man". "G-Man" is a character from Half-Life, the character in the skibidi toilet series is canonically called "G-Toilet", which is a name that has been in use since episode 47, which came out back in July 2023. Since then, many episode's YouTube descriptions have featured this name, like 47, 60, 64, 65 part 1 (shorts version), 68 "fake g-toilets", 72, and most recently 73. While a lot of the community still refers to him as "G-Man" or "G-Man Toilet" due to his face being the G-Man from Half-Life, this name is fanmade, and shouldn't be used in a Wikipedia article. Hulias0 (talk) 23:11, 11 May 2024 (UTC)

Thanks for noticing this! I will add a efn addressing this. G-Man seems to be the more popular name, that even WaPo uses it, so both names seem worth mentioning. Ca ^{talk to me!} 05:08, 12 May 2024 (UTC)

Country of origin

"Skibidi Toilet is produced by Alexey Gerasimov (Russian: Алексей Герасимов, born 1997 or 1998), known online as "DaFuq!?Boom!" or "Blugray" Since 2014, he has been learning animation on his own. He lives in the country of Georgia. His channel has seen prior hits; his video I'M AT DIP accumulated over 45 million views by July 2023" Since Alexey is an ethnic Russian, it has to include both countries, Why? Because Alexey has ethnic ties with Russia and since we don't yet know if Alexey is born in either countries and that Alexey also works in Georgia. DariEnfants (talk) 12:38, 16 May 2024 (UTC)

@DariEnfants To add such info there'd need to be reliable source(s) which explicitly confirm that Alexey is Russian. Jothefiredragon🐲talk🐉edits 13:10, 16 May 2024 (UTC)

He is indeed Russian as it says in the article. Even if he's not born in Russia, he has ethnic ties with the country. DariEnfants (talk) 13:15, 16 May 2024 (UTC)

@DariEnfants In the article introduction there's this comment: <!-- Gerasimov is not Georgian; he only lives in Georgia (the country). He is purportedly Russian, but no reliable sources have confirmed it yet.--> Jothefiredragon🐲talk🐉edits 14:26, 16 May 2024 (UTC)

I removed the recently-added, unsourced claim that Gerasimov is Russian. Ca ^{talk to me!} 08:16, 21 May 2024 (UTC)

Alright, I retraced my sources and most of my sources are also lacking references, apologies for the misinformation. DariEnfants (talk) 08:33, 21 May 2024 (UTC)

Skibidi Toilet referenced in The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

A short animation referencing Skibidi Toilet was made in Episode 1473 from The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. Funnily enough, I found this from a tweet which I then searched on Youtube. Unfortunately, it's real. (timestamp: 7:05) If there is a reliable source about this, could this be inputted as a part of this article?

"And of course, for the very online: Skibidi Biden." Shanshansan (talk) 10:55, 23 May 2024 (UTC)

Kotaku has an article on the clip specifically, and Mashable mentions it here. LemurianPatriot (talk) 19:26, 23 May 2024 (UTC)

Yes, this should be added into the article. — VORTEX³⁴²⁷ (Talk!) 04:28, 26 May 2024 (UTC)

"Episode 73 plot"

what about the plot of episode 73 when we have last human remains has found since human were found in beginning of episode MuhammadNoorAlHasimi (talk) 05:38, 24 May 2024 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 28 May 2024

i want to say that it is very popular but in more detail Boboboboba (talk) 06:22, 28 May 2024 (UTC)

 Not done It's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format. ―Panamitsu (talk) 06:36, 28 May 2024 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 6 June 2024

Phaserblast (talk) 21:54, 6 June 2024 (UTC)

• What I think should be changed: (this would be added to the plot and characteristics section, prefacing the sentence mentioning Business Insider) "After the events of the strike mission, the aforementioned titans clash with the G-Toilet in attempts to destroy him. G-Toilet escapes, leaving the camera and speaker titan severely damaged. Human survivors are also discovered in the toilet's hideout. The "Astro Toilets"- a rogue splinter group introduced earlier in the series arrive onto Earth with reinforcements, planning to destroy both the Skibidi Toilets and the alliance."
• Why it should be changed: New details have been recently introduced into the series- concerning the discovery of a group of human survivors, and the invasion of earth by spaceship-like toilets known as "Astro Toilets". These are the most glaring plot points, but I omitted other parts for brevity. TLDR: new plot points were introduced.
• References supporting the possible change:

@Phaserblast, thanks for the nicely written summary. I knew the section was due for an update but thank God I don't have to watch that series again *shudder* Ca ^{talk to me!} 23:12, 6 June 2024 (UTC)

References

How Gen Alpha Popularised Skibidi Toilet

Skibidi toilet got popularised by gen alpha in the mid 2023 as it became a meme. 88.92.171.119 (talk) 15:36, 8 June 2024 (UTC)

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 8 June 2024

By December 2022, the channel "DaFuq!?Boom!" had amassed 37 million subscribers,

Change December 2022 to December 2023.

Milestones Skibiditoiletkid (talk) 16:10, 8 June 2024 (UTC)

 Done Obviously that was a typo. Annh07 (talk) 16:30, 8 June 2024 (UTC)

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 9 June 2024

Oliverascool (talk) 01:49, 9 June 2024 (UTC)

I was going to change the season from 23 to 24, as it came out 1 hour ago (as of writing this). If you could change it, or let me do it would be appreciated. :)

•  Done, thanks! Ca ^{talk to me!} 05:07, 9 June 2024 (UTC)

Reddit Post concerning potty training

Recently, a Reddit post has gained attention surrounding skibidi toilet. The post outlines a parent's struggle to toilet train their child, who is afraid of "the skibidi toilet". A clause could be added to this page referencing this in the section about the violent nature of the videos (the Guardian and Indonesian Newspapers). 4rkange1 (talk) 08:17, 9 June 2024 (UTC)

The problem is that Reddit posts usually don't count as reliable sources. So such information wouldn't be able to be added unless it's also covered in reliable sources. Jothefiredragon🐲talk🐉edits 10:26, 9 June 2024 (UTC)

Seems like the newer generations are trying to add meaning to the term, "Skibidi"

NOTFORUM

As the meme progresses and gains popularity, it seems as though people are starting to add a meaning to the word. Some children see a peer doing something considered cool, or interesting, and follow up with "That's so Skibidi", "[name]'s so Skibidi", etc. So maybe kids are trying to add a positive meaning to the strange word. It can also be considered as something disrespectful, or negative though as well depending on the context. Some children have taken different outlooks on the word however. Some kids have used the word in a more offensive form perhaps, examples should be, "What the Skibidi," or "This is so Skibidi." Sometimes these are said when a person is looking at something they might find to be irritating, or annoying. "What the Skibidi", you can clearly see Skibidi is used in a form of a curse word, which can be concerning for a parent. In "This is so Skibidi", the child could be referring to another curse word, or it could be used in reference to the term, 'stupid'. This new term "Skibidi" can be taken in different ways depending on the context and the tone when being said. The official meaning as of right now is refrence to the war themed videos of the toilets with heads that are currently swarming the media as brainrot. Further meaning is to be determined, as of right now, these are just suggestions that can be taken into consideration. ★Chumistar, Out. Chumistar (talk) 15:32, 17 June 2024 (UTC) The meaning varies widely depending on context. As the meme drifted out of favor, it's now mainly a meaningless interjection. Like if you were to say, "What the what?" However in certain contexts, it may carry a meaning of chaos, unpredictability, ect. Altho it seems this became less common again due to the meme falling out of favor amongst ages 6-8+. Ned Retherbrick (talk) 23:16, 19 June 2024 (UTC)

G-Man's related to another video game

Does someone know that G-Man Toilet is actually in a Human form in the game of... Oh... Can't really remember... Anyways, G-Man also makes an appearance in Five Nights at Freddy's. BuddyHeigh (talk) 14:40, 24 June 2024 (UTC)

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 2 July 2024

change the number of episodes from 74 to 75 Asjafs (talk) 09:01, 2 July 2024 (UTC)

 Done Ca ^{talk to me!} 09:16, 2 July 2024 (UTC)