History Trivia / SMPLive

** On January 4th of 2021, two former [=SMPLive=] members, Hugbox and Traves, went to Keemstar in an interview, telling the world that server creator Carson "WebVideo/CallMeCarson" King had sexted an underage girl in 2019, when he was 19 years old. Carson would then go radio silent for months before later returning, however, nearly all of his former collaborators wanted nothing to do with him, and his viewership was nowhere close to what it once was.

* RuleThirtyFourCreatorReactions: From [=ConnorEatsPants=]'s Twitter: ''"If you’re gonna write erotic fan fiction about me please write me with a smoking hot babe instead of @jschlatt"''

* TheDanza: Most characters' names come from the [=CCs=] who play them.

** Most commonly, this is in the form of a creator's past work being the [[FamedInStory claim to fame]] for an in-universe character, such as for [=AntVenom=] and [=CaptainSparklez=] with their past 'Minecraft'' content, and Junky Janker's past voice acting role of Gumball.

* FandomLifeCycle: In its heyday, it was a Stage 2 bordering on Stage 3, until the "Serious Stream" sent it spiraling into Stage 6c for about a year of panic until quietly settling back into Stage 6b, where it now remains. This is the outcome of its original fanbase being a form of Stan Twitter, which self-destructed upon creator concern. Fans nowadays settle largely in the depths of Tumblr, keeping to themselves, making nostalgia posts and sharing the occasional fanwork. New fans are almost unheard of, but occasionally someone will get into it from hearing old fans talk about it.

* OfficialFanSubmittedContent: The Sun Whale Defense Solutions logo in ''[=TekkitLive=]'' was designed by a fan.

* PromotedFanboy: Yahiamice, though it didn't work out for him very well. He says that he felt the others didn't like him very much due to his enthusiasm, and was later banned for making a trap in the End.

* ReferencedBy: The ''Music/SiIvaGunner'' rip of "Stal" features an audio clip of a very upset Schlatt.

* GenrePopularizer: To Minecraft [=SMPs=] on web video platforms. While they existed before, they were largely considered a relic of the past by 2019. [=SMPLive=] massively revitalized interest in the genre and brought with its end spiritual successors like [=SMPEarth=] and the Dream SMP.
* LineToGod: Pretty much every content creator on the SMP had a Twitter account... Which made the whole stan account thing very awkward at best and actively problematic at worst.

* SleeperHit: When [=SMPLive=] started in 2019, ''Minecraft'' content on [=YouTube=] was largely considered dead, so no one was expecting it to succeed.

* YouMightRememberMeFrom: Junky Janker voiced Gumball in ''WesternAnimation/TheAmazingWorldOfGumball''.

* FollowUpFailure: Epic SMP, which features many of the same creators. It failed both times it tried to launch.

* FandomLifeCycle: In its heyday, it was a Stage 2 bordering on Stage 3, until the "Serious Stream" sent it spiraling into Stage 6c for about a year of panic until quietly settling back into Stage 6b, where it now remains.
** This is the outcome of its original fanbase being a form of Stan Twitter, which self-destructed upon creator concern. Fans nowadays settle largely in the depths of Tumblr, keeping to themselves, making nostalgia posts and sharing the occasional fanwork. New fans are almost unheard of, but occasionally someone will get into it from hearing old fans talk about it.
* FollowUpFailure: Arguably, Epic SMP, which features many of the same creators. It failed both times it tried to launch.

* RuleThirtyFourCreatorReactions: From [=ConnorEatsPants=]' Twitter: ''"If you’re gonna write erotic fan fiction about me please write me with a smoking hot babe instead of @jschlatt"''

* ViralMarketing: [=SMPLive=]'s success came almost entirely from clips and memes going viral across social media.

* ViralMarketing: [=SMPLive=]'s success came almost entirely from clips and memes going viral across social media.
* TheWikiRule: It [[https://smplive.fandom.com/wiki/SMPLive_Wiki has one]], although it's pretty unorganized and seems to be a lawless land.

* RuleThirtyFourCreatorReactions: From [=ConnorEatsPants=]'s Twitter: ''"If you’re gonna write erotic fan fiction about me please write me with a smoking hot babe instead of @jschlatt"''

* TheDanza: Most characters' names come from the CCs who play them.

* RoleEndingMisdemeanor: [=SMPLive=] has had a few members that have had allegations made against them, causing other former members and the fanbase to distance themselves. Although, in most cases, these allegations came out long after the end of [=SMPLive=].[[note]]The ones that came out after the server's end won't be listed here (with the exception of Carson), but they are documented on the Role-Ending Misdemeanor page for Web Originals.[[/note]]

* RoleEndingMisdemeanor: [=SMPLive=] has had a few members that have had allegations made against them, causing other former members and the fanbase to distance themselves. Although, in most cases, these allegations came out long after the end of [=SMPLive=]. [[note]]The ones that came out after the server's end won't be listed here (with the exception of Carson), but they are documented on the Role-Ending Misdemeanor page for Web Originals.[[/note]]

* StarMakingRole: Many of the creators on this server first got a popularity boom here. Notable examples include jschlatt, [=ConnorEatsPants=] and Slimecicle.