Editing Team:Melee Hell

{{ArticleIcons|competitive=y}}
'''Melee Hell''' is a {{s|wikipedia|Facebook}} group, designed as a '''satirical''' response to the Melee Social Facebook group and Melee Social board on [[Smashboards]]. [[Brookman]] created the group and active posting members include [[Hungrybox]], [[Mew2King]] and [[Hax]], among many other Smashers though the majority of members, mostly due to content, are older members of the smash community.

Posters on Melee Hell often reference in-jokes, such as [[20XX]] (with Hax being their lord and savior and with everyone in the group saying they main Fox), farcical posts about ''Melee's'' perceived quality compared to other games in the series, and satirical statements about other smashers. A large majority of posts also tend to be photoshopped images. Due to recent events, Melee Hell has grown, now numbering around 10,000 members. This number might change however as Melee Hell is well known for their frequent "Purges" where they put the group in Hidden or Private mode on Facebook before banning members who do not leave within a certain period after making an announcement. This is to, "keep things dank and fresh" according to their Facebook moderators.

==Chu Dat Sponsorship==

Most recently Melee Hell is know for [https://www.gofundme.com/chudatevo Crowd Funding] {{sm|Chu Dat}}'s [[EVO 2015]] plane ride. Due to the "sponsorship," he entered the tournament as MH|Chu Dat and wore a Melee Hell designed shirt. In terms of why Chu Dat was sponsored, people noted that Chu Dat, while not being a Fox main, was the personification of a troll. Chu eventually got 7th, sparking more interest in Melee Hell such as by [https://twitter.com/EG_PPMD/status/622873811487043584 top player {{sm|PPMD}}]'s posting. 

==Melee Hell Tag==
Multiple smashers, such as Bones, have used "Melee Hell" as a clan name in tournaments. A large number of smashers also entered with the tag at [[Apex 2015]], though this was mostly done as a joke, as well as serving as a practical way to organize a crew battle with members of Melee Social, though this never happened. Owing to the controversy over the group's existence, some tournament organizers have banned the use of the Melee Hell tag, though some organizations, such as [[CLASH Tournaments]] and [[VGBootCamp]], do not ban the tag. To help alleviate issues with the community, many people enter as '''MH|''' instead of Melee Hell, citing that it is less controversial.

===Notable players===
* {{sm|Bones}}
* {{sm|Articanus}}
* {{sm|ChuDat}} (EVO 2015 only)

==Controversy==
Melee Hell has been controversial to some members of the community, with criticism being focused at the often vulgar and obscene content of the page; some of the content has also been criticized for being racist or sexist, as well as promoting trolling. Some followers of Melee Hell have also sent threats to smashers outside of the group; however, admins for Melee Hell prohibit such threats, and the majority of members do not approve of such threats.

Provocative users tend to post memes and other jokes on the community, most of which are controversial, leading to Melee Hell being a very touchy subject amongst Smashers. There are also very explicit posts made, which furthers this point. However, sexual images are usually banned, mostly due to not wanting the group to be removed by Facebook.

==Copycat and Related Groups==
There are also other related groups such as Smash 4/SSB4 Hell, 64 Heaven, and other related groups to the various interests of members of Melee Hell. There is also a secret group within Melee Hell which saves old posts in case the original group is banned.

==External Links==
*[https://www.facebook.com/groups/MeleeHell/ Melee Hell's Facebook group page]
*[https://www.facebook.com/MeleeHell Melee Hell's Facebook community page]
*[https://twitter.com/Melee_Hell twitter, potentially but rarely NSFW]
[[Category:Websites]]
[[Category:Crews]]
	You aren't logged in. While it's not a requirement to create an account, doing so makes it a lot easier to keep track of your edits and a lot harder to confuse you with someone else. If you edit without being logged in, your IP address will be recorded in the page's edit history.
	Log in	Create account
@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
-{{ArticleIcons|ssbm=y|competitive=y}}
+{{ArticleIcons|competitive=y}}
+'''Melee Hell''' is a {{s|wikipedia|Facebook}} group, designed as a '''satirical''' response to the Melee Social Facebook group and Melee Social board on [[Smashboards]]. [[Brookman]] created the group and active posting members include [[Hungrybox]], [[Mew2King]] and [[Hax]], among many other Smashers though the majority of members, mostly due to content, are older members of the smash community.
-'''Melee Hell''' is a [[Facebook]] group, designed as a satirical response to the Melee Social Facebook group and Melee Social board on [[Smashboards]]. Created by {{sm|Brookman}} on June 10th, 2014, Melee Hell's original group grew to contain 49,537 members, with some professional smashers like {{sm|Hungrybox}}, {{sm|Mew2King}}, {{sm|Kage}}, and {{sm|Hax}} taking part in the group.
+Posters on Melee Hell often reference in-jokes, such as [[20XX]] (with Hax being their lord and savior and with everyone in the group saying they main Fox), farcical posts about ''Melee's'' perceived quality compared to other games in the series, and satirical statements about other smashers. A large majority of posts also tend to be photoshopped images. Due to recent events, Melee Hell has grown, now numbering around 10,000 members. This number might change however as Melee Hell is well known for their frequent "Purges" where they put the group in Hidden or Private mode on Facebook before banning members who do not leave within a certain period after making an announcement. This is to, "keep things dank and fresh" according to their Facebook moderators.
-The original group was archived on November 25th, 2020<ref>[https://facebook.com/groups/MeleeHell/permalink/2800297486858566/ Archive Post]</ref>, with Brookman citing Facebook's "draconian" terms of service, involving a warning received by the platform for a meme posted by a member. However, a second group has since been made by Brookman and the other staff members on the same day, which has over 8,600 members and sees large levels of activity.
+==Chu Dat Sponsorship==
-==Overview==
+Most recently Melee Hell is know for [https://www.gofundme.com/chudatevo Crowd Funding] {{sm|Chu Dat}}'s [[EVO 2015]] plane ride. Due to the "sponsorship," he entered the tournament as MH|Chu Dat and wore a Melee Hell designed shirt. In terms of why Chu Dat was sponsored, people noted that Chu Dat, while not being a Fox main, was the personification of a troll. Chu eventually got 7th, sparking more interest in Melee Hell such as by [https://twitter.com/EG_PPMD/status/622873811487043584 top player {{sm|PPMD}}]'s posting.
-Posters on Melee Hell often reference farcical inside jokes, such as [[20XX]], posts about ''Melee's'' perceived quality compared to other games in the series, and satirical statements about other smashers. A large majority of posts also tend to be edited images or videos surrounding such in-jokes, as well as extensive references to {{s|wikipedia|internet meme}}s. Members also jokingly ask "Where's the Melee?" if a post's content is unrelated to ''Melee''.
-In addition to Melee Hell, a variety of other parody groups related to other games in the series have appeared on Facebook, such as Smash 4 Hell (later renamed Smash Switch Hell) and Melee Heaven. Other groups unrelated to ''Smash Bros.'' have also been created with the "Hell" tag at the end of the name, e.g. "Initial D Hell", "Deus Ex Hell". This has since become somewhat ingrained into Facebook group cultures, with communities far outside Smash's influence adopting the term for "shitposting" groups.
+==Melee Hell Tag==
+Multiple smashers, such as Bones, have used "Melee Hell" as a clan name in tournaments. A large number of smashers also entered with the tag at [[Apex 2015]], though this was mostly done as a joke, as well as serving as a practical way to organize a crew battle with members of Melee Social, though this never happened. Owing to the controversy over the group's existence, some tournament organizers have banned the use of the Melee Hell tag, though some organizations, such as [[CLASH Tournaments]] and [[VGBootCamp]], do not ban the tag. To help alleviate issues with the community, many people enter as '''MH|''' instead of Melee Hell, citing that it is less controversial.
-==={{Sm|ChuDat}}'s sponsorship===
+===Notable players===
-Melee Hell was responsible for crowdfunding ChuDat's traveling costs for [[EVO 2015]], as he had previously been dropped by his sponsor, [[Mortality eSports]]. Due to the "sponsorship", he entered the tournament as "MH | ChuDat" and wore a Melee Hell-designed shirt, as a parody of the uniforms generally worn by other sponsored smashers. ChuDat finished 7th at EVO 2015, and the event helped to spark further interest in Melee Hell.
+* {{sm|Bones}}
+* {{sm|Articanus}}
-===Melee Hell Tag===
+* {{sm|ChuDat}} (EVO 2015 only)
-Multiple smashers, such as Bones, have used "Melee Hell" as a clan name in tournaments. A large number of smashers also entered with the tag at [[Apex 2015]], as to more easily organize a potential crew battle with members of Melee Social. Owing to the controversy over the group's existence, however, some tournament organizers have banned the use of the Melee Hell tag. To help alleviate issues with the community, some smashers instead use '''MH|''' instead of Melee Hell.
-====Notable players====
-*{{Sm|Articanus}}
-*{{Sm|Bones}}
-*{{Sm|ChuDat}}
-*{{Sm|Gahtzu}}
-*{{Sm|Kage}}
-*{{Sm|Ken}}
-*{{Sm|Lucky}}
-*{{Sm|Mew2King}}
-*{{Sm|n0ne}}
-*{{Sm|Spud}}
 ==Controversy==
-Melee Hell has been controversial to some members of the ''Smash'' community, with criticism being focused at the often vulgar and obscene content of the page; some of the content has also been criticized for being racist or sexist, as well as promoting trolling. Melee Hell is also known — and sometimes criticised — for its "edgy" humour, including controversial content such as jokes pertaining to the 9/11 disaster. Some followers of Melee Hell have also sent threats to smashers outside of the group; however, admins for Melee Hell prohibit such threats.
+Melee Hell has been controversial to some members of the community, with criticism being focused at the often vulgar and obscene content of the page; some of the content has also been criticized for being racist or sexist, as well as promoting trolling. Some followers of Melee Hell have also sent threats to smashers outside of the group; however, admins for Melee Hell prohibit such threats, and the majority of members do not approve of such threats.
-==References==
+Provocative users tend to post memes and other jokes on the community, most of which are controversial, leading to Melee Hell being a very touchy subject amongst Smashers. There are also very explicit posts made, which furthers this point. However, sexual images are usually banned, mostly due to not wanting the group to be removed by Facebook.
-{{reflist}}
-==External links==
+==Copycat and Related Groups==
-*[https://www.facebook.com/groups/MeleeHell Archived group]
+There are also other related groups such as Smash 4/SSB4 Hell, 64 Heaven, and other related groups to the various interests of members of Melee Hell. There is also a secret group within Melee Hell which saves old posts in case the original group is banned.
-*[https://www.facebook.com/groups/meleeheck/permalink/382893722952544/ Current group]
-*[https://twitter.com/Melee_Hell Melee Hell's Twitter]
-*[https://www.instagram.com/melee.hell Melee Hell's Instagram]
+==External Links==
+*[https://www.facebook.com/groups/MeleeHell/ Melee Hell's Facebook group page]
+*[https://www.facebook.com/MeleeHell Melee Hell's Facebook community page]
+*[https://twitter.com/Melee_Hell twitter, potentially but rarely NSFW]
 [[Category:Websites]]
 [[Category:Crews]]
Insert common text
Signature	~~~~
Symbols	£ ¥ ° ± × ÷ € ≈ ≠ ≤ ≥
Diacritics	À Á Â Ã Ä Å Æ Ç È É Ê Ë Ì Í Î Ï Ð Ñ Ò Ó Ô Õ Ö Ø Œ Ù Ú Û Ü Ý Þ ß à á â ã ä å æ ç è é ê ë ì í î ï ð ñ ò ó ô õ ö ø œ ù ú û ü ý þ ÿ
Wikitext	[] [[]] \| [[Category:]] [[File:]] #REDIRECT: [[]] {\| \|- \|\| \|}
Templates	{{cleanup}} {{image}} {{reflist}} {{stub}} {{d}} {{delete}}
Formatting	<!----> <br> <code></code> <gallery></gallery> <nowiki></nowiki> <ref></ref> <references/> {{#widget:YouTube\|id=}}
Substitution	<includeonly></includeonly> <noinclude></noinclude>