Rules of the Internet: The List and the Rules That Stuck
The Rules of the Internet are a numbered joke list from 4chan's /b/ board, written around 2006 and copied, extended and argued about ever since. No version is official, and the numbering differs between copies.
A handful of rules outlived the list and became sayings of their own. This page ranks them by how often they still turn up, with a link to each full article.
The list
1.Rules of the Internet
The list itself: where it came from, how the versions differ and why rules 1 and 2 are "do not talk about /b/".
Read about Rules of the Internet →2.Rule 34
The best known rule, which says adult fan content exists for any subject. It is quoted far more often than the list it comes from.
Read about Rule 34 →3.Pics or It Didn't Happen
The forum demand for proof, from the same message-board culture as the list.
Read about Pics or It Didn't Happen →
