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Mirrors of Last Measure Live that received complaints replaced the page content with the following text in first-level header tags: "Sorry, the [website URL] website has been removed due to a complaint. Instead, you can learn more about tobacco-induced cancer on Google Images by clicking here. Please quit smoking." The last two sentences are hyperlinked to a [[wikipedia:Google_Images|Google Images]] search for "tobacco cancr". | Mirrors of Last Measure Live that received complaints replaced the page content with the following text in first-level header tags: "Sorry, the [website URL] website has been removed due to a complaint. Instead, you can learn more about tobacco-induced cancer on Google Images by clicking here. Please quit smoking." The last two sentences are hyperlinked to a [[wikipedia:Google_Images|Google Images]] search for "tobacco cancr". | ||
== Hoaxes == | == Hoaxes == | ||
There are many hoax versions | There are many hoax versions of Last Measure, such as a [[Glory Hole Foundation]] variant and HTML5 version. The [[Glory Hole Foundation]] variant would supposedly "contain all images from the [[Offended]] page" and "install actual malware in a version of the [[wikipedia:MEMZ|MEMZ]] virus with shock images",<ref>bjaodn.org/wiki/Shock_site#Glory_Hole_Foundation_Last_Measure_Edition</ref> while the HTML5 version would "abuse JavaScript[,] making it very hard to leave the website once [visited]" and "[make] it impossible to even shut down the computer or use [T]ask [M]anager to kill the...web browser" with the keywords on the page relating to Last Measure, [[wikipedia:Feminism|feminism]], the [[wikipedia:LGBT|LGBT community]], [[wikipedia:Steven_Universe|''Steven Universe'']], and ''[[wikipedia:Homestuck|Homestuck]]'' as an attempt to get the webpage listed under Google and specifically fool [[wikipedia:Tumblr|Tumblr]] users.<ref>bjaodn.org/wiki/Shock_site#Last_Measure_HTML5_beta</ref> | ||
== Soft Measure == | == Soft Measure == | ||
[[File:Softmeasure.png|thumb|A screenshot of Soft Measure as of December 2nd, 2004.|250x250px]] | [[File:Softmeasure.png|thumb|A screenshot of Soft Measure as of December 2nd, 2004.|250x250px]] | ||
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* Various pages on Encyclopedia Dramatica, such as the "[[Offended]]" and the "[[The Pain Series|Pain Series]]" pages, contain links to Last Measure mirrors. | * Various pages on Encyclopedia Dramatica, such as the "[[Offended]]" and the "[[The Pain Series|Pain Series]]" pages, contain links to Last Measure mirrors. | ||
* According to [[Encyclopedia Dramatica]], posting a link to the <nowiki>*.on.nimp.org</nowiki> mirror on [[4chan]] gets you banned. | * According to [[Encyclopedia Dramatica]], posting a link to the <nowiki>*.on.nimp.org</nowiki> mirror on [[4chan]] gets you banned. | ||
*The rgb.swf file embedded in Seizure Measure is the same as the rgb.swf file featured on [[Albino Blacksheep]], which displayed bright flashing [[wikipedia:RGB_color_model|RGB]] colors accompanied by a [[wikipedia:Chiptune|chiptune]] version of "[[wikipedia:Axel_F|Axel F]]" from ''[[wikipedia:Beverly_Hills_Cop_(film_series)|Beverly Hills Cop]].''<ref>"<nowiki>http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/rgb.php</nowiki> - This is a harmless version of Browser Bomb. This version does not abuse javascript. '''WARNING: Do not follow this link if you are prone to epileptic seizures."''' ( | *The rgb.swf file embedded in Seizure Measure is the same as the rgb.swf file featured on [[Albino Blacksheep]], which displayed bright flashing [[wikipedia:RGB_color_model|RGB]] colors accompanied by a [[wikipedia:Chiptune|chiptune]] version of "[[wikipedia:Axel_F|Axel F]]" from ''[[wikipedia:Beverly_Hills_Cop_(film_series)|Beverly Hills Cop]].''<ref>"<nowiki>http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/rgb.php</nowiki> - This is a harmless version of Browser Bomb. This version does not abuse javascript. '''WARNING: Do not follow this link if you are prone to epileptic seizures."''' (from BJAODN's "Shock site" page, which is listed below under "Further Reading")</ref> The animation was also known as E-SHROOMS on teamdead.net. | ||
* The page at nero-online.org contained a link to a version of LastMeasure without shock images called SafeMeasure.<ref>web.archive.org/web/20040101132909/<nowiki>http://nero-online.org/</nowiki></ref> | * The page at nero-online.org contained a link to a version of LastMeasure without shock images called SafeMeasure.<ref>web.archive.org/web/20040101132909/<nowiki>http://nero-online.org/</nowiki></ref> | ||
* Last Measure made use of a [[wikipedia:Java_applet|Java applet]] called CoffeeMeasure that spawned several Java application windows that moved around the screen.<ref>web.archive.org/web/20170111162842/<nowiki>http://screamer.wikia.com/wiki/Last_Measure</nowiki></ref> | * Last Measure made use of a [[wikipedia:Java_applet|Java applet]] called CoffeeMeasure that spawned several Java application windows that moved around the screen.<ref>web.archive.org/web/20170111162842/<nowiki>http://screamer.wikia.com/wiki/Last_Measure</nowiki></ref> | ||
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** An early archive of softmeasure.zoy.org that ran Version 3.4 contained ASCII art of a teddy bear instead of Goatse,<ref>view-source:web.archive.org/web/20041205032410/softmeasure.zoy.org/</ref> and was supposedly a version of Last Measure without shock images.<ref>epicroadtrips.us/2003/summer/nola/nola_offsite/FQ_en.wikipedia.org/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_shock_sites.html#Modified</ref> | ** An early archive of softmeasure.zoy.org that ran Version 3.4 contained ASCII art of a teddy bear instead of Goatse,<ref>view-source:web.archive.org/web/20041205032410/softmeasure.zoy.org/</ref> and was supposedly a version of Last Measure without shock images.<ref>epicroadtrips.us/2003/summer/nola/nola_offsite/FQ_en.wikipedia.org/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_shock_sites.html#Modified</ref> | ||
* The mirror cshacks.partycat.us ran a version of Last Measure called Last Measure Version 3.4.4 Saturn. While its index.php was not archived, the stats.php page can be accessed, revealing that It used StatsMeasure to generate a table of various user data. | * The mirror cshacks.partycat.us ran a version of Last Measure called Last Measure Version 3.4.4 Saturn. While its index.php was not archived, the stats.php page can be accessed, revealing that It used StatsMeasure to generate a table of various user data. | ||
* There was a | * There was a malicious script that affected Garry's Mod named the "G-Man Virus", which would jumpscare the player with a texture of G-Man's face before opening nimp.org, with the jews.wmv file supposedly being gay pornography.<ref>steamcommunity.com/app/4000/discussions/1/648816742798726113</ref><ref>youtube.com/watch?v=nxlnWMoapO8</ref> However, this is currently unconfirmed as no proof appears to exist. | ||
* An early version of Unified X called Unified differed in several ways: | * An early version of Unified X called Unified differed in several ways: | ||
** It did not have the list of keywords on its main page or in its metadata. | ** It did not have the list of keywords on its main page or in its metadata. | ||
