The Time Tidwell Took Over

Long ago PCGU existed in harmony. That all changed when the Tidwell attacked.

One time Tidwell staged an insurrection. For his brief tenure as omnipotent God of the group, it came to be known as the Pop Culture Republic of Tidwell.

The Start of the Coup

The insurrection began when Aaron announced in the group that he would be gone for the space of a weekend; once his car had left the driveway, Tidwell quickly moved to secure his power base through bribery and promises of power in the new PCGU world order. Quickly changing the name of the group to "Pop Culture Republic of Tidwell," he updated the list of rules to be more Tidwell-centric, and struck to limit the power of the other existing group staff members. The PCRT had been born, and Tiddiests everywhere rejoiced.

 The Resistance 

Lines were quickly drawn, with supporters and detractors quickly announcing their alignment in the new group, although a few members stayed out of it, and at least one member supported whichever side was funnier at any given moment. Bans and memes flew fast and heavy over the space of 60 hours, with many members earning temporary bans. Posts decrying the beliefs of Emperor Tidwell or supporting his new iron-moused policies came quick and often.

The End of PCRT

Upon his return, expressing disbelief, Aaron quickly moved to bring Tidwell to heel, forcing him to submit to his authority and restoring PCGU to its former state. Unfortunately, the echoes and consequences of the insurrection would reverberate throughout the group for years to come, with new members occasionally stumbling across abandoned memes left over from the conflict, and the rare rumbling of a possible, even more devastating, second revolution yet to come.

''"It was glorious.. And we're overdue." - Tidwell''