Where am I? This is the greatest repository of (eBaum’s) World knowledge known to mankind: The Big eBaum’s World Help Blog. Answers to common questions about eBaum’s World, the gripping story of its rise to power, and the imparting of elite eBaum’s World expertise all await you within this humble and most incredible blog ever. For reference, here are the specific areas of specialization contained within the Big eBaum’s World Help Blog: Everything. And that being the case, this handy browserhack will be helpful while you search within for the information you want:

 

 

 

eReps

 

What are eReps? eReps are what you earn to gain esteem on eBaum’s World so you can RISE THROUGH THE ECHELONS OF POWER! You might have noticed in your profile a section titled “EREP STATS.”

 

 

How do I get eRep points? Uploading and getting views on your content, viewing other eBaum’s World content, rating and commenting on content all earn you eRep points. Here's a comprehensive list of what earns you what: 

 

 

What levels can I reach? Though you may start as lowly eNoob, a little effort is all it takes to level up to ...Jenkem Juice! ...You gotta start somewhere. But be persistent, and you may even rise to the greatest rank in eBaum’s History: The One. We tossed you 10 points for starters.

 

 

You can always quickly reference the eRep Point Structure System and the eRep Levels by clicking the italic, lowercase “i” in your profile next to “EREP STATS.”

 

 

 

eBones

 

What are eBones? An eBone is the unit of currency on eBaum’s World and can be exchanged for PRIZES and CASHMONIES!

 

What prizes can I get? Tons! You can get eBaum’s approved T-shirts, glass cups, beanies, mugs, headbands, bottle openers, stickers, pins, temporary tattoos, condoms, beer koozies, $25, $50, and $100 on prepaid Visas (US dollars). Money and stuff--effff yess!

 

How do I get my hands on these “eBones?” Here’s how!

Note that one eBone per “Media Viewed” means you get an eBone for every view for every piece of your content that you upload AND for every piece of anyone’s content that you view!

You can always quickly reference the eBones Point Structure System by clicking the italic, lowercase “i” in your profile next to “EBONE STATS.”

 

 

How do I claim a prize? In your profile, in the “EBONES STATS” section, click the link that says Click here for the eBones Prize Store, or the link that says, “PRIZE STORE” next to your avatar (or just click the link to the left of this parenthetical [or just click the word “link” within the outer parenthetical to the left {or just click the word “link” in the middle parenthetical to the left}]). Then click on the prize you want, and click the “CLAIM PRIZE” button on the next screen. You’ll have to type in your info so we know where to send your awesome crap, but then your prize is claimed! Congrats!

 

 

Can eBaum’s World Staff Cash in on eBones?: Nope! We consider that a conflict of interest with fostering trust in the community as well as a conflict of interest with promoting just the best stuff regardless of who uploaded it.

Avatars

 

Why should I have one? The eBaum’s World community tends not to take “faceless” users very seriously, so that’s one reason you’d want to upload a picture for your avatar. It’s also a way to show everyone what kind of person you are, or--if you’re tired of yourself--it’s a way to be someone completely different because you’re on the internet and nobody’s gonna know the difference.

 

What are the requirements for avatars? Your avatar has to by under 50k. the image doesn’t have to be square, but if you upload a long or tall image, it’ll get squished into a square anyway and probably look weird. Your avatar must also abide by our content guidelines.

 

How do I make an avatar? You can find one and use that, find a picture and crop/resize so it fits the dimensions and file size requirements, or--if you are proficient with and own photoshop--you probably don’t need to be reading this. Go create an avatar of the reality you see in your head like the photoshop god that you are. But for the rest of you who don’t own photoshop, pixlr.comprovides an easy set of online FREE picture editing software. Work your artistry, click file in the browser window, and save your new avatar to your computer.

 

 

How do I change my avatar? To change your avatar, click the “EDIT PROFILE” button next the square picture of a silhouetted person who is demographically likely to be a male. Click “BROWSE” in the screen that pops up, select the image (under 50k) that you want, upload it, and BOOM! What were we talking about? I just got back from lunch break. You can also change your avatar by clicking on one of your old ones in your Avatar History.

 

What is my Avatar History? You can look at the previous avatars used by others and yourself if you go to the profile page of that user and then click on their current avatar. A screen like this will pop up:

 

It’s kind of like looking at someone’s scrapbook.

 

How do I use my old avatar(s) again? Go to your own Avatar History, click on one of your old avatars, and BOOM! What were we talking about? I just got back from a bathroom break. After you select your avatar, it may take a few minutes for your profile to update the change, so be patient.

Can I delete avatars from my Avatar History? You bet your attractive ass. If you’ve got old avatars that now embarrass you, you can always delete them from your Avatar History by clicking the red circle that appears by each avatar. It's like the exact opposite of that tattoo you probably wouldn't have gotten if you had that one night to do over.

 

 

 

Content

 

How do I get more views on my content? There is more than one way to light that firework:

 

• Thumbnail: An exciting, interesting thumbnail is the BIGGEST factor in getting people to click on your content. We’ve done tests. It’s the first thing that catches people’s eye, so if you pick a thumbnail that people can’t *not* click, then your view-count will definitely benefit.

 

• Title: The title is the second most important factor in getting people to click on your content. The title and thumbnail are always paired together when people are deciding whether to click, which means the title and thumbnail should work together let people know what the content is about and why it’s interesting (if what it’s about doesn’t immediately seem interesting). Look at your title and thumbnail and ask yourself, “Would I click on this instead of the other options out there if all I knew about this piece of content was the thumbnail and title? Be honest. Don’t be a delusional egomaniac about it.

 

• Shareability: People share with their friends and/or family the content that they want to be associated with because that shared content represents some aspect of themselves they’re promoting--their strong emotions or righteous opinions; their sense of humor, justice or superiority; an insight they think is important or inspiring. It can be hard to predict what will resonate with other people, but you can use your own feelings as a compass: If something resonates with you, there’s a good chance it will make others feel the same way.

 

• Promote your stuff!: Link to your great content from Facebook, Reddit, Twitter--wherever you think you could get a few more eBones--*ahem* I mean views. If your piece is killing it anyway, chances are the eBaum’s World editors won’t overlook it when they’re deciding what content to feature on our homepage and on the eBaum’s World Facebook page.

 

 

Content Rules and Guidelines: Here’s a list of prohibited content themes that content will be deleted for containing (and might lead to a ban on the uploader):

 

• Pornography / Nudity

• Racism / Hate Speech

• Gore / graphic material

• Underage / sexually suggestive subject matter.

• Spam or unauthorized advertisements.

• Violence against women / children

• Animal cruelty

• Personally identifiable information

• Content With Titles, Descriptions ,or Thumbnails Containing any of the above prohibited items

• Any other type of violation of the Terms Of Service Agreement

 

Prohibited Comments

 

• Racism

• Hate Speech

• External links to pornographic / racism / gore & graphic material

• Spam or unauthorized advertisements

• Personally identifiable information

• Attempted variants of comments in the banned comment filter

• Any other type of violation of the Terms Of Service Agreement

Miscellaneous Prohibited Items -

 

• Duplicate media items removed (new uploads of content that already exists on the site)

• Wall / User profile messages that contain any of the aforementioned prohibited items

• Accounts / User-names containing pornographic / racist / personal information

• Harassment of users via the private message system

 

 

Comments

 

How do I comment? Comments exist below a given piece of content. You need to have a profile (and be logged into it) in order to leave your comment about how dumb and/or awesome that thing was that you just saw.

 

What are all those weird buttons in the comment section? I’ll explain each of them. First, here’s what a comments section generally looks like:

 

Filter: The “Filter” button changes--based on criteria you choose--the order in which comments are presented to you. The default is “Newest,” but here are your options:

 

REFRASH:

 

You spelled “Refresh” wrong The word “refrash” is a really old typo that we’ve grown to love for its flaws, like a one-legged dog.

 

But why am I Refrashing a user? We pair the Refrash button with the name of whatever user made a legendary comment that left us all laughing and gasping for air. The current keeper of the Refrash button died long ago, but perhaps someday one who is worthy will arise and take back the button.

 

 

That word bubble button by each comment:

 

 

That chain link button by each comment:

 

The thread of conversation can be hard to follow. What the hell are these people talking about? I don’t know.

 

When I’m commenting, why shouldn’t I be a complete d**k? Remember there’s an actual person who posted that content and who will likely read what you write. And be honest with yourself: How many times have you been in a state of mind when you could have made a similar mistake to the one you’re about to take a verbal dump on? So take it easy, pal: We’re all pretty f**king far from perfect, and so maybe you should save your anger-BMs for somebody who *isn’t* trying at something.

 

Okay fine, I won’t s**t on uploaders, but why shouldn’t I drop some hot deuces on other commenters? Ask yourself whether you’re defending yourself, or just paying forward some anger you’ve acquired elsewhere. Whatever made you angry wasn’t fair, so why make that circumstance you hated happen to someone else? That’s the whole reason Bruce Wayne became Batman: He wanted to hurt people because the Joker killed his parents, but he needed an excuse so everybody wouldn’t hate him, so he beat the crap out of some bullies and everyone called him a hero.It’s a good plan if you have some spare rage you need to unleash.

 

 

 

 

Messages

 

How to Message: You can message other users by clicking their avatar or their name next to it, which takes you to their profile, and then clicking “SEND MESSAGE.” You can see new messages in your inbox by going to your profile and clicking the “INBOX” tab.