One of the Biggest Pieces of Jetpunk History

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Do any true "Jetpunkers" remember this historical piece of Jetpunk history?

Hello, this is MasterofTrivia here to retell this forgotten piece of Jetpunk history.


First off you would have to be a true veteran jetpunker to remember what, at the time of 2021, became the biggest pandemic since COVID hit the streets in 2020.


It began with just a few, harmless, normal looking blogs from a few users named Austin and Instagate. However, over a short period of time they began to post blog after blog of useless copy and pasted paragraphs (some even in different languages). People started catching on to what was going on and began berating them in the comments, but... they did not cease with their actions and even started recruiting other people to spam blogs as well causing the RUB to go into a deep spiral of endless and useless blogs. This was getting out of hand and this incident became known as "The Blog Spamdemic". After a while it finally fizzled out, but it took years to get RUB back to its full and true self, the way it was before.


Anyways, I'm glad I could pass along and tell this forgotten travesty in Jetpunk history and if there are any true jetpunkers out there who remember this let me know because I think the only veteran who could possibly remember this is Stewart. I hope you found this to be an interesting peace of Jetpunk history and thank you for reading!



32 Comments
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Level 63
Oct 3, 2024
I feel like every so often the RUB turns into a place where a small handful of users will post a bunch of low-effort spam. They’ll congratulate each other on the spam, which leads to them creating more of it, and it becomes a self-feeding cycle for months. Repeat until they either get banned or they get bored.
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Level 73
Oct 3, 2024
Interesting blog!

Insaniot, I completely agree with you, in my opinion the RUB is now in this cycle forever. Several creators (who, no hate) are still immature children so they will see constructive criticism as bullying or hatespeech. I don't leave comments anymore on blogs for that reason.

Glad to see someone else understand ;)

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Level 69
Oct 3, 2024
i can think of a few
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Level 61
Oct 3, 2024
I do remember that happening multiple times, and then there's the whole ChineseChen and Ethaboo444 extravaganza.
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Level 69
Oct 3, 2024
wait tell me about that ooh
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Level 63
Oct 4, 2024
I think we were in such a cycle these last few months
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Level 57
Oct 3, 2024
Well... Someone here from 2021 isn't a "true" veteran, I would say. Not only Stewart but thousands of users are active from way before that.

And I agree with the comments above, it happened tens of time, before and after the one you mention. Everyone remembers LBB in 2020, for example. I wouldn't have picked this example since I'm not sure that the most evocative one.

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Level 69
Oct 3, 2024
what's LBB?
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Level 57
Oct 4, 2024
LJJ, sorry, mistyped.
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Level 69
Oct 4, 2024
i'm still not following lol
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Level 68
Oct 3, 2024
Ah the Instagate Debacle. I started blogging 2 months afterwards, but know about it from talking to Chen and also researching it myself.

As for the "biggest piece of JetPunk history", well it was pretty big at the time, however I'd say the Tancred Drama was more impactful, and it took the RUB about 5-6 months to recover, not years. Actually, three years after the Spamdemic, the RUB was basically dead.

Stilll good idea to teach this history to the new users, though. Thanks!

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Level 66
Oct 4, 2024
Tancred drama… er, what Tancred drama? I don’t recall that. I’m sure i wasn’t a part of that…
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Level 69
Oct 4, 2024
yeah, i'm drawing a blank too
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Level 63
Oct 4, 2024
dm me this
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Level 50
Oct 4, 2024
Ah ChineseChen I forgot about him he brings back some memories
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Level 77
Oct 4, 2024
Who thinks 2021 is ancient history? I remember a time when you had to use html to get pictures in your quizzes.
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Level 55
Oct 5, 2024
Yeah, and it was possible to use audios, videos and many more in blogs.
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Level 63
Oct 4, 2024
Do any true "Jetpunkers" remember this historical piece of Jetpunk history?

Hello, this is MasterofTrivia here to retell this forgotten piece of Jetpunk history.

(well then clearly we dont remember lol)

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Level 41
Oct 4, 2024
What abt TheBerryLegend and his whole crashout. That was an interesting story.
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Level 69
Oct 4, 2024
he's unbanned now
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Level 55
Oct 5, 2024
I remember that I had created some svg quizzes for TheBerryLegend. He was a good person but don't know why started fighting with ytpo.
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Level 41
Oct 6, 2024
yeah it just got out of hand rlly quick. The whole blog spam thing also escalated when ppl came on and started like, telling the newer blog creators that their stuff wasn't good and ppl should read their stuff instead of the new stuff-

this happened to me but lets be fair, my blogs were pretty garbage

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Level 60
Oct 4, 2024
Ah, the Blog Spamdemic, brings back multiple memories. I still think the people of RUB are little children who follow the status quo too easily.
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Level 50
Oct 4, 2024
Behold! One of the men responsible for this travesty. Patient 0 if you will.
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Level 69
Oct 4, 2024
a bit ironic methinks
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Level 60
Oct 5, 2024
you weren't even here for it you weird kid
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Level 69
Oct 6, 2024
not going to argue with you lol
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Level 69
Oct 9, 2024
and actually i was, on a different account so 🫥 try again
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Level 57
Oct 10, 2024
It tells a lot.
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Level 68
Oct 5, 2024
Wow Austin I had no clue you were still around. What do you make of the sad state of the RUB these days?
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Level 60
Oct 5, 2024
I take no responsibility in what the RUB's state is. This is all self-provoked by the people.
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Level 50
Oct 8, 2024
Hmmm... interesting take from a low down scum and madman who destroyed the RUB. My precious RUB will never be the same as it was in its true wonderous prime.