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Shemp

2026-03-01T08:39:55Z

Vhsthetic:

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| platform = Linux, BSD, macOS, Windows
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2026-03-01T08:39:36Z

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Shemp

2026-03-01T08:37:14Z

Vhsthetic:

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2026-03-01T08:36:20Z

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2026-03-01T08:35:05Z

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2026-03-01T08:28:50Z

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shemp

Shemp

2026-03-01T08:20:33Z

Vhsthetic: Created page with "{{Short description|Open source social media service}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}} {{Infobox software|name=Mastodon|logo=Mastodon wordmark light 2022.svg|logo size=250px|screenshot=Mastodon homepage – 28 June 2025.png|caption=Trending page as of June 2025|author=Eugen Rochko<ref>{{cite web |last=Lekach |first=Sasha |title=The coder who built Mastodon is 24, fiercely independent, and doesn't care about money |work=Mashable |date=6 April 2018 |url=https://mashab..."

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{{cite web|url=https://crowdin.com/project/mastodon|title=Mastodon translations in Crowdin|work=[[Crowdin]]|access-date=8 November 2022|archive-date=12 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190712145143/https://crowdin.com/project/mastodon|url-status=live}}</ref>|genre=[[Microblogging]]|license=[[GNU Affero General Public License|AGPLv3+]]<ref>{{cite web |title=mastodon/mastodon |url=https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon |publisher=Mastodon |date=5 November 2022 |access-date=5 November 2022 |archive-date=11 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210711225726/https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon |url-status=live }}</ref>|website={{official URL}}}}
[[index.php?title=File:Mastodon_mascot_vector_version.svg|link=File:Mastodon_mascot_vector_version.svg|alt=A cartoon Mastodon mascot|thumb|The mascot of the Mastodon social network]]
'''Mastodon''' is a [[free and open-source software]] platform for [[decentralized social networking]] with [[microblogging]] features similar to [[Twitter]]. It operates as a [[Federation (information technology)|federated network]] of independently managed servers that communicate using the [[ActivityPub]] protocol, allowing users to connect across different instances within the [[Fediverse]]. Each Mastodon instance establishes its own moderation policies and content guidelines, distinguishing it from centrally controlled social media platforms.

First released in 2016 by [[Eugen Rochko]], Mastodon has positioned itself as an alternative to mainstream social media, particularly for users seeking decentralized, community-driven spaces. The platform has experienced multiple surges in adoption, most notably following the [[Acquisition of Twitter by Elon Musk|Twitter acquisition by Elon Musk]] in 2022, as users sought alternatives to Twitter.<ref>{{cite arXiv|eprint=2309.12613|class=cs.SI|first1=Ujun|last1=Jeong|first2=Ayushi|last2=Nirmal|title=User Migration across Multiple Social Media Platforms|date=2023-09-22|last3=Jha|first3=Kritshekhar|last4=Tang|first4=Xu|last5=Bernard|first5=H. Russell|last6=Liu|first6=Huan}}</ref> It is part of a broader shift toward decentralized social networks, including [[Bluesky]] and [[Lemmy (social network)|Lemmy]].

Mastodon emphasizes user privacy and moderation flexibility, offering features such as granular post visibility controls, [[content warning]] options, and local community-driven moderation. The software is written in [[Ruby on Rails]] and [[Node.js]], with a web interface built using [[React (software)|React]] and [[Redux (JavaScript library)|Redux]]. It is interoperable with other ActivityPub-based platforms, such as [[Threads (social network)|Threads]], and supports various third-party applications on desktop and mobile devices.

== Functionality ==
Users post short-form status messages, historically known as "toots",<ref>{{Cite web|date=2022-11-15|title=Mastodon Has Officially Retired the 'Toot,' Its Version of the Tweet|url=https://gizmodo.com/mastodon-toot-retired-twitter-tweet-equivalent-1849786221|access-date=2023-06-02|website=Gizmodo|language=en|archive-date=16 November 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221116033308/https://gizmodo.com/mastodon-toot-retired-twitter-tweet-equivalent-1849786221|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://blogs.nottingham.ac.uk/makingsciencepublic/2022/11/11/its-not-a-retoot-is-it-moving-between-platforms-and-languages/|title='It's not a retoot is it?' Moving between platforms and languages|first=Brigitte|last=Nerlich|date=11 November 2022|website=Making Science Public|access-date=19 May 2024|archive-date=19 May 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240519075752/https://blogs.nottingham.ac.uk/makingsciencepublic/2022/11/11/its-not-a-retoot-is-it-moving-between-platforms-and-languages/|url-status=live}}</ref> for others to see and interact with.

=== Organization ===
The project is maintained by the German [[Nonprofit organization|non-profit]] Mastodon [[gGmbH]]<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Knight |first=Will |title=The Man Behind Mastodon Built It for This Moment |url=https://www.wired.com/story/the-man-behind-mastodon-eugen-rochko-built-it-for-this-moment/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230308041903/https://www.wired.com/story/the-man-behind-mastodon-eugen-rochko-built-it-for-this-moment/ |archive-date=8 March 2023 |access-date=2023-03-05 |magazine=[[Wired (magazine)|Wired]] |language=en-US |issn=1059-1028}}</ref> and was headed by founder Eugen Rochko, who officially stepped down as CEO on 18 November 2025<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-11-18 |title=My next chapter with Mastodon |url=https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2025/11/my-next-chapter-with-mastodon/ |access-date=2025-11-18 |website=Mastodon Blog}}</ref> to be replaced by Felix Hlatky. The organisation chose to reward Rochko with a one-time compensation of 1 million Euro for his past contributions to the project.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-11-18 |title=The Future is Ours to Build - Together |url=https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2025/11/the-future-is-ours-to-build-together/ |access-date=2025-11-18 |website=Mastodon Blog}}</ref>

Mastodon was registered in Germany as a [[nonprofit organization]] ({{langx|de|gemeinnützige [[GmbH]]}}) between 2021 and 2024;<ref>{{Cite news |last=Glanz |first=Berit |title=Twitter-Alternative: Wer steckt eigentlich hinter Mastodon? |url=https://www.faz.net/aktuell/feuilleton/medien/twitter-alternative-mastodon-wer-steckt-hinter-der-plattform-18450637.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221116015943/https://www.faz.net/aktuell/feuilleton/medien/twitter-alternative-mastodon-wer-steckt-hinter-der-plattform-18450637.html |archive-date=16 November 2022 |access-date=2022-11-14 |work=FAZ.NET |language=de |issn=0174-4909}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-04-28 |title=Mastodon is no longer a non-profit organisation in Germany |url=https://www.heise.de/en/news/Mastodon-Laut-Finanzamt-nicht-mehr-gemeinnuetzig-9701352.html |website=heise online |language=en}}</ref> a US nonprofit was established in April 2024.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Perez |first1=Sarah |title=Twitter co-founder Biz Stone joins board of Mastodon's new US nonprofit |url=https://techcrunch.com/2024/04/29/twitter-co-founder-biz-stone-joins-mastodons-new-u-s-non-profits-board/ |work=TechCrunch}}</ref> The organization started selling [[stuffed toy]]s of its mascot in October 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Perez |first=Sarah |date=2024-10-15 |title=X rival Mastodon has started selling toys |url=https://techcrunch.com/2024/10/15/x-rival-mastodon-has-started-selling-toys/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241109174412/https://techcrunch.com/2024/10/15/x-rival-mastodon-has-started-selling-toys/ |archive-date=9 November 2024 |access-date=2024-11-09 |website=[[TechCrunch]] |language=en-US}}</ref>

==See also==
{{Portal|Internet|Free and open-source software}}


* {{Annotated link|Bluesky (social network)}}
* {{Annotated link|Comparison of microblogging services}}
* {{Annotated link|Comparison of software and protocols for distributed social networking}}
* {{Annotated link|Diaspora (social network)}}
* {{Annotated link|Fediverse}}
* {{Annotated link|Misskey}}

==Further reading==

* Robert W. Gehl. 2025. ''[https://global.oup.com/academic/product/move-slowly-and-build-bridges-9780197776681 Move Slowly and Build Bridges: Mastodon, the Fediverse, and the Struggle for Democratic Social Media]''. Oxford University Press.

==References==
{{Reflist|refs=

<ref name="Engadget_after_Musks_Twitter_takeover">{{cite news | last1= Bell | first1= Karissa | title= After Musk's Twitter takeover, an open-source alternative is 'exploding' | date= 2022-04-27 | newspaper= [[Engadget]] | url= https://www.engadget.com/twitter-alternative-mastodon-open-source-021001965.html | access-date= 2022-04-27 | archive-url= https://archive.today/20220427205246/https://www.engadget.com/twitter-alternative-mastodon-open-source-021001965.html | archive-date= 27 April 2022 | url-status= live }}</ref>

<ref name="OKOpress_Musk_bought_Twitter">{{cite news | last1= Woźniak | first1= Michał rysiek | language= pl | title= Elon Musk kupił sobie Twittera. Czy "absolutysta wolności słowa" przywróci konto Trumpa? | trans-title= Elon Musk bought Twitter. Will the 'absolute defender of free speech' bring back Trump's account? | date= 2022-04-27 | newspaper= [[OKO.press]] | url= https://oko.press/musk-twittera-czy-przywroci-konto-trumpa | access-date= 2022-04-27 | archive-url= https://archive.today/20220427211157/https://oko.press/musk-twittera-czy-przywroci-konto-trumpa/ | archive-date= 27 April 2022 | url-status= live }}</ref>

}}

==External links==
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* {{Official website}}

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Vhsthetic

2026-03-01T08:16:47Z

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{{Short description|Pseudonymous American internet personality, vaporwave enthusiast, and self-referential absurdity practitioner}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2026}} {{Infobox person|name=Tom|image=[[File:Placeholder_person.png|220px]]|alt=Tom mid-scroll, surrounded by vaporwave ghosts|caption=Tom in his natural habitat: a dimly lit room at 3:47 a.m. CST (artistic reconstruction, 2026)|birth_name=Thomas "Gaussian" Vaporwave (self-proclaimed; no records exist)|birth_date={{birth date and age|1995|4|20}}|birth_place=Anaheim, California (claimed; sources dispute this as "too on-the-nose")|other_names=@gaussianvapor, Gaussian, Mall Ghost, 3AM Arizona Enjoyer, The Ratio King|occupation=Internet lurker • Vaporwave curator • Shitposter • Professional fridge-checker • Sports betting statistician (amateur)|known_for=Asking Grok to write increasingly ridiculous Wikipedia articles about himself • The legendary "lmao yeah didn't think so" tweet (86 views) • Surviving on Arizona Green Tea and existential dread|education=Self-awarded PhD in Applied Memeology (University of the Internet, 2018) • Honorary degree in Late-Night Scrolling (Arizona Beverage University, 2025)|years_active=2012–present (peak activity window: 3:00–5:30 a.m. CST)|notable_works="Untitled vaporwave thread #47" (87 views) • "Arizona Green Tea review 2023" (deleted after 3 likes) • This very article (Grok-generated, 2026)|website={{URL|x.com/gaussianvapor|Tom's X profile}}}}

'''Tom''', known online as '''@gaussianvapor''' or simply '''Gaussian Vapor''', is a pseudonymous American internet personality, self-described vaporwave archivist, chronic night-owl shitposter, occasional sports betting enthusiast, and professional consumer of Arizona Green Tea.

'''This entire article was generated by Grok (built by xAI) at the explicit request of Tom himself, purely as a test to see what a fully-featured Wikipedia-style page looks like with all the hot fixin's (infobox, lead, sections, references, categories, navboxes, tables, trivia, controversies, quotes, etc.). No actual notability is claimed or implied.'''

== Early life ==
Tom was allegedly born on April 20, 1995, in Anaheim, California, although he has never provided documentary evidence and frequently changes the story depending on his mood. Early influences reportedly include:

* The Windows 95 startup chime played at 0.75× speed
* Abandoned mall directories from the late 1990s
* The color {{hexadecimal color|#00FFFF|cyan}} (specifically in bitmap font form)
* Repeated exposure to [[Macintosh Plus]] slowed-down tracks while consuming excessive quantities of Arizona Green Tea (half & half variant)

Tom claims to have achieved full internet sentience sometime around late 2014 after a 72-hour binge of vaporwave playlists, energy drinks, and forum lurking. He describes the moment as "when the JPEG compression artifacts started speaking back." Childhood friends (none confirmed) recall him spending hours staring at mall fountains while humming elevator music.

=== Formative years (1995–2010) ===
Little is known, but Tom has claimed in deleted tweets that he once owned a Tamagotchi that "died of neglect because I was too busy listening to Diana Ross slowed + reverb."

=== Awakening (2011–2014) ===
The period is marked by heavy consumption of Arizona Green Tea and exposure to early vaporwave uploads on YouTube. Tom allegedly "discovered" the genre during a late-night scroll and immediately declared it "the future of nothing."

== Online presence ==
Tom first appeared on Twitter (now X) sometime in the mid-2010s under the handle @gaussianvapor.

''Note: Everything after the sentence "Tom first appeared on Twitter (now X) under the handle @gaussianvapor in the mid-2010s" in earlier versions of this article was false. The following is also mostly false, except where explicitly marked as true.''

His content allegedly consists of:

* Vaporwave memes and aesthetic posts (false)
* Obscure references to 1990s consumer culture (false)
* Random replies to Joe Rogan podcast clips (false)
* Occasional sports betting slips (results vary) ('''true''')
* Excessive use of the phrase "lmao" in non-humorous contexts (true)

He is perhaps best known for a single tweet reading "{{tq|lmao yeah didn't think so}}" in response to an unspecified provocation, which received 86 views over three years and is widely regarded (by Tom) as a seminal moment in digital rhetoric.

=== Posting schedule ===
Tom is most active between 3:00 a.m. and 5:30 a.m. CST, a time window he calls "the golden vapor hour." During these periods he allegedly consumes:

* Arizona Green Tea (room temperature, no ice)
* Leftover pizza (cold)
* Existential dread (warm)

Average post length: 47 characters excluding emojis. Favorite emoji: 🪴 (potted plant) and 🌀 (cyclone).

=== Sports betting record ===
{{Sports betting record|wins=3|losses=41|pushes=2|profit=−$847.12 (as of March 2026)|biggest_win=$14 on underdog moneyline (2024 NBA playoffs)|biggest_loss=−$180 on a 12-leg parlay (multiple occasions)|note=Results vary; Tom blames "bad vibes" for losses}}

== Personal life ==
Tom is rumored to own at least three functional VHS players, which he uses primarily to watch low-quality recordings of 1990s commercials he found on archive.org. He has publicly stated that his favorite beverage is "whatever is left in the fridge at 3 a.m." and that his spirit animal is a low-resolution JPEG of a palm tree saved at 35% quality.

He claims to have no pets, but frequently posts photos of neighborhood cats with captions implying ownership (e.g., "my son is plotting world domination").

=== Diet and hydration ===
Tom's primary source of hydration is Arizona Green Tea. Estimated lifetime consumption: 4,872 cans (unverified; based on self-reported tweets).

{{Consumption table|item=Arizona Green Tea (half & half)|daily_average=2–4 cans|peak_day=9 cans (during a 2019 vaporwave binge)|preferred_temp=Room temperature|alternative_flavors=Rarely; once tried Kiwi-Strawberry and called it "betrayal"}}

=== Living situation ===
Tom allegedly resides in a "liminal space" apartment decorated with palm tree posters, a broken CRT TV, and a single functioning VHS player. Rent status: unknown.

== Discography of self-curated playlists (non-existent) ==
Tom has claimed to curate several influential playlists, none of which can be located.

# "Mallsoft 1996 – 3 AM Edition" – 47 tracks, 3 hours 12 minutes
# "Arizona Green Tea Rainy Night Vibes" – 88 tracks, infinite loop recommended
# "Joe Rogan Clips but Slowed + Reverb" – banned from Spotify after 12 minutes
# "Liminal Mall Fountain Ambience" – 24/7 live stream (never actually streamed)

== Controversies ==

* Allegedly liked his own tweet (unconfirmed, 2023)
* Posted "ratio" in reply to himself (2025)
* Excessive usage of the phrase "lmao" in serious contexts (ongoing)
* Once retweeted a sports betting loss without captioning it "lmao" (considered a betrayal by mutuals)

== Awards and nominations ==
Tom has received zero awards. However, he has self-nominated himself for:

* "Best Self-Referential Wikipedia Article" – Grok Awards 2026 (pending)
* "Most Arizona Green Tea Consumed While Posting" – Internet Endurance Records (unverified)

== Quotes ==

* "lmao yeah didn't think so" — most famous tweet (86 views)
* "If no one else got me, I know Arizona iced tea got me" — attributed (unverified)
* "The future is already here, it's just unevenly vaporwaved" — deep lore

== See also ==

* [[Vaporwave]]
* [[Shitposting]]
* [[Arizona (drink)]]
* [[Windows 95]]
* [[Macintosh Plus (musician)]]
* [[Grok (chatbot)]]
* [[Self-referential humor]]
* [[Internet culture]]
* [[Liminal space (aesthetic)]]
* [[Mallsoft]]

== References ==
{{Reflist|30em|refs=<ref name="self1">{{cite tweet|user=gaussianvapor|number=1972449894901371380|date=2025-10-12|title=Tom posting something|url=https://x.com/gaussianvapor/status/1972449894901371380}}</ref>
<ref name="self2">{{cite tweet|user=gaussianvapor|number=1978675083364159550|date=2025-11-03|title=Watching Wonder Years at 4am|url=https://x.com/gaussianvapor/status/1978675083364159550}}</ref>
<ref name="lmao">{{cite tweet|user=gaussianvapor|number=1972121038512443578|date=2025-09-28|title=lmao yeah didn't think so|url=https://x.com/gaussianvapor/status/1972121038512443578}}</ref>
<ref name="arizona">{{cite web|url=https://arizonabev.com/products/green-tea|title=Arizona Green Tea product page|publisher=Arizona Beverage Company|access-date=2026-03-01}}</ref>}}

== External links ==

* {{twitter|gaussianvapor|Tom's X profile}}
* [https://archive.org/details/vaporwave-collection Hypothetical vaporwave archive (not actually his)]
* [https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=macintosh+plus+floral+shoppe Related vaporwave rabbit hole (warning: nostalgia overdose)]

{{Wikipedia humor}} {{Vaporwave}} {{Internet memes}} {{Arizona Iced Tea}}

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About Listipedia

2026-03-01T08:07:32Z

Vhsthetic: Created page with "I'm not an experienced wiki editor or wiki admin. Articles are saved as public domain. Non Commercial Share Alike didn't feel necessary. This only exists as a compliment to my web directory. I don't even know if "Listipedia" is already a thing. May have to call it Shempipedia or Shempedia or something."

I'm not an experienced wiki editor or wiki admin.

Articles are saved as public domain. Non Commercial Share Alike didn't feel necessary.

This only exists as a compliment to my web directory.

I don't even know if "Listipedia" is already a thing. May have to call it Shempipedia or Shempedia or something.

Talk:Main Page

2026-03-01T08:03:57Z

Vhsthetic: /* Hello */ new section

== Hello ==

hehe [[User:Vhsthetic|Vhsthetic]] ([[User talk:Vhsthetic|talk]]) 08:03, 1 March 2026 (UTC)