Civil Wars

In any group of 2 or more individuals, strife in some form or another is bound to occur, and PCGU! is no exception to the rule. It is particularly worth noting in the group's history the times when Civil Wars have occurred within the ranks of the administrative staff, especially given that they tend to be some of the favorite group events amongst the group members, remember fondly by both those who survived and those who did not.

The First Civil War

Also known colloquially as The Time Tidwell Took Over. A relatively bloodless coup occurred one weekend when Aaron made the mistake of announcing a multiple-day absence from the internet, resulting in a grab for power by multiple factions. It was resolved and returned to the status quo after a few short days when Aaron returned and restored order.

The Second Civil War

Also known colloquially as The Fall of Tidwell. Tension between two admins came to a head, resulting in a temporary fall from grace by one of the most prominent admins of the community, Tidwell, along with the Tiddist faction. A journal of the event, kept by one of the members of the group who lived through the event, can be found here. In the end, all members were restored to the peace... for now.

False Civil Wars

As with any group, occasionally disagreement and unrest within the ranks of PCGU! swells and rises to the top, but does not actually cause strife of a high enough intensity to be worthy of the moniker of "Civil War." Some notable incidents include:

'''Pup Culture Geeks Unite! Month''' occurred one December when an admin failed to read the fine print on a name change to the group. At first, tension over the change of the group's focus from pop culture to puppies was strong, particularly among the most strident supporters of Caturday who felt that this was a blatant attempt to take away their sovereign right to post cat memes, but thanks to the quick action by the administrative staff to explain the situation the unrest died down to mild confusion after a few days and was resolved when the group's hallowed name was restored 30 days later. Most of the current popularity of #pupculture within the group stems from this incident.

The Time Tidwell Bought The Wrong Group occurred when the Tiddist faction briefly rejoiced in December 2021 over Tidwell revealing that he had attempted to legally purchase the group from Aaron for the price of $30. Any potential change in the power structure within the group was soon adverted, however, when it was pointed out that the receipt was for a group named "PCGU" and not "PCGU!" and thus a completely different legal entity. Though never proven in a court of law, it was speculated that Tidwell had actually purchased a group centered around the video game phenomenon IP of Pokemon, and that the group likely possessed six members, all Pidgeys.