History YMMV / TheBestPageInTheUniverse

* HePannedItNowHeSucks: A frequent reaction to some of his articles, particularly the ones about [[http://www.thebestpageintheuniverse.net/c.cgi?u=elizabeth_smart Elizabeth Smart]] and [[http://www.thebestpageintheuniverse.net/c.cgi?u=creeve Christopher Reeve]].

** Look at the screenshot montage on his [[http://www.thebestpageintheuniverse.net/c.cgi?u=xbox_suckit Xbox rant]], written in 2002. The games shown are ''VideoGame/MetalSlug 3'', ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaSymphonyOfTheNight'', and ''VideoGame/RadiantSilvergun'', three games Maddox ranted would never appear on the UsefulNotes/{{Xbox}}. All three games eventually made it to the Xbox or UsefulNotes/{{Xbox 360}}.

* AcceptableTargets: It would be easier to list who he ''doesn't'' label as a target, but some standout examples:
** Early on, feminists and [[StrawMisogynist women in general]] were a fairly common target of his.
** The elderly, to the point where he suggested launching them one-way into space at some point.
** Mimes. Unusually, they're almost never the main subject of a rant, but rather Maddox makes a RunningGag of [[NonSequitur insulting them out of nowhere while discussing completely unrelated topics.]]

** His video on E3 2015 has him complain about the trailer for the ''VideoGame/MadMax'' video game, drawing comparison to the trailer for ''Film/MadMaxFuryRoad'' and specifically naming the latter using fire tornadoes, while noting their absence in the former. [[spoiler:Come the game's launch, and it turns out said tornadoes ''do'' appear in the game.]]

** [[http://thebestpageintheuniverse.net/c.cgi?u=epic This 2010 article]] rants about the overuse of the word "epic" and shows several examples of things having the word in their title. Come 2013, and there exists a movie called, well, [[WesternAnimation/Epic2013 take a wild guess]].

** [[http://thebestpageintheuniverse.net/c.cgi?u=epic This 2010 article]] rants about the overuse of the word "epic" and shows several examples of things having the word in their title. Come 2013, and there exists a movie called, well, [[WesternAnimation/{{Epic}} take a wild guess]].

** One of his complaints about ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'' was the unimaginative name given to General Grievous, suggesting that they call all future bad guys "Evil" and "Bad" if they're not even going to try coming up with good names. Come ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars'' Season 4, there is a Darth Maul {{expy}} introduced given the name ''"Savage Oppress"''. Then there's [[https://www.gameinformer.com/index.php/b/features/archive/2015/04/04/fall-of-the-empire-how-inner-turmoil-brought-down-a-legendary-studio.aspx this]] ''Magazine/GameInformer'' article revealing that Galen Marek of ''VideoGame/TheForceUnleashed'' did not get a "Darth" title because the ones Creator/GeorgeLucas offered to the development team were ''"Darth Icky" and "Darth Insanius"''.

** His video on E3 2015 has him complain about the trailer for ''VideoGame/MadMax'', drawing comparison to the trailer for ''Film/MadMaxFuryRoad'' and specifically naming the latter using fire tornadoes, while noting their absence in the former. [[spoiler:Come the game's launch, and it turns out said tornadoes ''do'' appear in the game.]]

** One of his complaints about ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'' was the unimaginative name given to General Grievous, suggesting that they call all future bad guys "Evil" and "Bad". Come ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars'' Season 4, there is a Darth Maul {{expy}} introduced given the name ''"Savage Oppress"''. Then there's [[https://www.gameinformer.com/index.php/b/features/archive/2015/04/04/fall-of-the-empire-how-inner-turmoil-brought-down-a-legendary-studio.aspx this]] ''Magazine/GameInformer'' article revealing that Galen Marek of ''VideoGame/TheForceUnleashed'' did not get a "Darth" title because the ones Creator/GeorgeLucas offered to the development team were ''"Darth Icky" and "Darth Insanius"''.
** His [[http://www.thebestpageintheuniverse.net/c.cgi?u=iphone anti-iPhone page]], which features a "[[BlatantLies non-biased]], side-by-side comparison" of key features of the original iPhone and the Nokia E70. Several of the features that he brings up would become standard in later generations of the iPhone, including custom ringtones, sound and video recording, MMS, voice dialing (through Siri), and instant messaging.

* InternetBackdraft: A frequent reaction to some of his articles, particularly the ones about [[http://www.thebestpageintheuniverse.net/c.cgi?u=elizabeth_smart Elizabeth Smart]] and [[http://www.thebestpageintheuniverse.net/c.cgi?u=creeve Christopher Reeve]].

** One of his complaints about ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'' was the unimaginative name given to General Grievous, suggesting that they call all future bad guys "Evil" and "Bad". Come ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars'' Season 4, there is a Darth Maul {{expy}} introduced given the name ''"Savage Oppress"''. Then there's [[http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2014/02/12/fall-of-the-empire-how-inner-turmoil-brought-down-a-legendary-studio.aspx this]] ''Magazine/GameInformer'' article revealing that Galen Marek of ''VideoGame/TheForceUnleashed'' did not get a "Darth" title because the ones Creator/GeorgeLucas offered to the development team were ''"Darth Icky" and "Darth Insanius"''.
** His [[http://www.thebestpageintheuniverse.net/c.cgi?u=iphone anti-iPhone page]], which features a "[[BlatantLies non-biased]], side-by-side comparison of some key features of each phone". Several of the features that he brings up would become standard in later generations of the iPhone, including custom ringtones, sound and video recording, MMS, voice dialing (through Siri), and instant messaging.

* OvershadowedByControversy: The Best Page in the Universe was a pioneering website in its day but after a while Maddox's online behavior and especially his vendetta with [[Podcast/TheDickShow Dick Masterson]] ended up tarnishing his reputation. Maddox's fights with Dick almost always ended with him looking bad and his disaster of a lawsuit was the final nail in the coffin.

* FollowTheLeader:
** The success of the site back in the late '90s spawned a whole genre of sites that follow the pattern of "I run an angry blog where I write offensive things". Many even go as far as to title their pages akin the original with examples like, "''The '''Second''' Best Page in the Universe''", or even, "''The '''Worst''' Page in the Universe''". Most imitators were the victims of SturgeonsLaw, ignoring the original site's satirical edge and instead just aiming for shock value.
** To a lesser extent, the site popularized the concept of blogging. Ironically, Maddox [[http://www.thebestpageintheuniverse.net/c.cgi?u=banish hates the term "blog" and refuses to label his site as such]].

** To a lesser extent, the site popularized the concept of blogging. Ironically, Maddox [[http://www.thebestpageintheuniverse.net/c.cgi?u=banish hates the term "blog" and refuses to label his website as such]].

** The runaway success of ''The Best Page in the Universe'' back in the late 90's spawned a whole genre of websites that follow the pattern of, "I run an angry blog where I write offensive things". Many even go as far as to title their pages akin the original with examples like, "''The '''Second''' Best Page in the Universe''", or even, "''The '''Worst''' Page in the Universe''". Most imitators unfortunately are victims of SturgeonsLaw, ignoring the original website's satirical edge and instead just aiming for shock value.
** To a lesser extent, the site popularised the concept of writing personal articles for the public to read, giving birth to Blogging. Ironically Maddox [[http://www.thebestpageintheuniverse.net/c.cgi?u=banish hates the term "blog" and refuses to label his website as such]].

** Look at the screenshot montage on his [[http://www.thebestpageintheuniverse.net/c.cgi?u=xbox_suckit Xbox rant]], written in 2002. The games shown are ''VideoGame/MetalSlug 3'', ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaSymphonyOfTheNight'', and ''VideoGame/RadiantSilvergun'', three games Maddox ranted would never appear on the UsefulNotes/{{Xbox}}. All three games eventually made it to the Xbox or UsefulNotes/{{Xbox 360}}. '''Yes, even ''Radiant Silvergun''.''' For bonus points, it's the only port of the game since the UsefulNotes/SegaSaturn port.
** One of his complaints about ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'' was the unimaginative name given to General Grievous, suggesting that they call all future bad guys "Evil" and "Bad". Come ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars'' Season 4, there is a Darth Maul {{expy}} introduced given the name ''"Savage Oppress"''. Then there's [[http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2014/02/12/fall-of-the-empire-how-inner-turmoil-brought-down-a-legendary-studio.aspx this]] Magazine/GameInformer article revealing that Galen Marek of ''VideoGame/TheForceUnleashed'' did not get a "Darth" title because the ones Creator/GeorgeLucas offered to the dev team were ''"Darth Icky" and "Darth Insanius"''.
** His [[http://www.thebestpageintheuniverse.net/c.cgi?u=iphone anti-iPhone page]], which features a "[[BlatantLies non-biased]], side-by-side comparison of some key features of each phone". Several of the features that he brings up are part of the Nokia [=E70=] (the phone he compares to the iPhone) but not the iPhone have become standard in later generations of the iPhone, including custom ringtones, sound and video recording, MMS, voice dialing (through Siri), and instant messaging.

* MisaimedFandom: A nice portion of his fanbase are the same exact people Maddox rags on, if some of the fan mail he shows is any indication.
* NightmareFuel: Though his portrayal of violent imagery is pretty much always [[PlayedForLaughs played for laughs]], the description of a girl '''peeling off and eating her face while bleeding to death''' in [[http://thebestpageintheuniverse.net/c.cgi?u=onions this article]] comes off as way more disturbing than funny.

* DudeNotFunny: A frequent reaction to some of his articles, particularly the ones about [[http://www.thebestpageintheuniverse.net/c.cgi?u=elizabeth_smart Elizabeth Smart]] and [[http://www.thebestpageintheuniverse.net/c.cgi?u=creeve Christopher Reeve]]. Maddox, of course, would point out that he wasn't trying to be funny.