Talk:Markiplier/Archive 1

Untitled
Hello, everybody. Mark Fischbach is a person worthy of a Wikipedia article, so let's try to make it a good one! Dagen Altana (talk) 14:56, 22 April 2014 (UTC)Dagen Altana

Move
I am the user that requested the successful move per WP:COMMONNAME. As Markiplier is more prevalent, and is actively used by the subject himself, and as required by WP:COMMONNAME, was moved to the more prevalent subject name. Thank you. (Just a notice just in case people didn't know what happened or why it was moved.) Tutelary (talk) 22:27, 29 April 2014 (UTC)

Naming Issues
He is the best outber172.248.254.226 (talk) 05:10, 16 November 2014 (UTC)
 * See WP:SURNAME.  Dwpaul  Talk   05:11, 16 November 2014 (UTC)
 * Okay after reading that I see this: "People who are best known by a pseudonym should be subsequently referred to by their pseudonymous surnames, unless they do not include a recognizable surname in the pseudonym (e.g. Sting, Snoop Dogg, The Edge), in which case the whole pseudonym is used. For people well known by one-word names, nicknames or pseudonyms, but who often also use their legal names professionally (e.g. musician/actors André Benjamin, Jennifer Lopez; doctor/broadcaster Dr. Drew Pinsky), use the legal surname. Otherwise, their mononym is to be used (e.g. Aaliyah, Selena, Usher, and Madonna)." Which, to me, means he should be referred to as "Markiplier" in the article as that is the name he usually uses professionally and is well known for. 172.248.254.226 (talk) 05:24, 16 November 2014 (UTC)
 * If you care to change it throughout the article, you can probably justify it as you have done here. I question whether the subject's notability is anything approaching the mononymic examples given, who have truly earned the right to be referred to mononymically.  And frankly, I think it will sound silly, especially when referring to his early life before there was a Markiplier, but what I think isn't particularly important. You asked why he is referred to as "Fischbach" rather than "Mark", and the policy I pointed out is the reason.  Dwpaul   Talk   05:34, 16 November 2014 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 30 January 2015
I am typing this request because in the early life section, it says Honolulu and not O'ahu. Markiplier himself says that he was born in O'ahu and not Honolulu.97.75.124.168 (talk) 15:46, 30 January 2015 (UTC)

97.75.124.168 (talk) 15:46, 30 January 2015 (UTC)
 * Yes check.svg Done  Edgars2007  (talk/contribs) 16:35, 30 January 2015 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 2 February 2015
I'd like to add a more detailed description of his life; many things are not discussed.

Jmaxmarsh (talk) 15:43, 2 February 2015 (UTC)
 * Red question icon with gradient background.svg Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format. Anupmehra  - Let's talk!  15:48, 2 February 2015 (UTC)

Is the exact number of subscribers necessary?
I see there's an IP editor constantly changing the subscriber count in the lead to reflect some exact figure. Since the wording in the lead is "over X subscribers" and not needing a specific number, I don't see why we couldn't quote a more general figure like 7 million or 7.5 million and only changing it per 500,000 or million-subscriber change. I don't know if this is something specifically mandated by MOS, but it's certainly annoying to watch somebody going in every other day and splitting hairs over it when it's not that important of a detail. Should we be reverting, or...? BlusterBlasterkablooie! 19:36, 2 April 2015 (UTC)
 * We should probably do only major numbers, like a 100,000 changes or the like. I note that PewDiePie has done the 100,000 thing, saying 'over 34.8 million' subscribers. (Though WP:OSE...) In any case, I've changed it to reflect that just because I also think it's annoying to see and it's just in bad form. The exact number is trivial, it's the general quantity is important. Tutelary (talk) 19:52, 2 April 2015 (UTC)
 * We could also choose to rely only on secondary sources rather than copying from the ever-updating primary source. &mdash;  Rhododendrites talk  \\ 23:01, 2 April 2015 (UTC)
 * To be honest, it's not something really controversial like for example people's perceptions of him or his wealth or whatever. It's just his subscriber count, and the ultimate authority behind that is obviously Youtube. Even if secondary sources appeared for the information, it would be iffy because what if that source is 5 months old and cuts him off at a million or so? Wikipedia shouldn't have blatantly false information, and I think that if we did that, it would consistently be out of date (beyond the initial publishing date). Also, WP:PRIMARY seems to support this usage, in the least. A primary source may only be used on Wikipedia to make straightforward, descriptive statements of facts that can be verified by any educated person with access to the primary source but without further, specialized knowledge. Pretty sure a simple subscriber count qualifies. Though I'm not trying to be nitpicky, if the inaccurate information can be remedied some other way, I'm open to it, I'm only stating it's not a big possibility to have a consistently updated reliable source reporting on Markiplier's updated subscriber count. Tutelary (talk) 00:48, 3 April 2015 (UTC)
 * I've been reverting IPs who've been adding the precise number of subs he's got; I agree that the exact number isn't necessary. I'm personally in favor of updating a la PewDiePie at every 100,000. I'm also in favor of using YouTube as the source, since it's far less likely to be out of date. Sound good to everyone? NekoKatsun (talk) 18:36, 7 April 2015 (UTC)
 * EDIT: I boldly added a note to the page for any potential editors; I also updated the count since he's passed the 7.1 million mark. NekoKatsun (talk) 18:43, 7 April 2015 (UTC)
 * Edit: I would like to adjust the number of subscribers as accurately as possible. Integrity is key, and I am willing to do all the editing of subscriber count if needed. Thank you( Post from lordtuma) Added 04/7/2015 at 14:48 central time. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Lordtuma (talk • contribs) 19:48, 7 April 2015 (UTC)
 * So we're at four people favoring the rounded approach, and one favoring the exact number. Lordtuma, why do you feel that the exact number is necessary information, especially given that there is no way for any editor to keep pace with the number of subs he continues to gain? A specific number would always be inaccurate. I can't find anything in the MOS that specifically addresses this, though I did find Wikipedia is not an indiscriminate collection of information and Wikipedia is not Google - either one of which might be applied here. NekoKatsun (talk) 20:49, 7 April 2015 (UTC)
 * EDIT: I understand if it is preferred if the number is rounded. I will follow the suggestions and conform to rounding the number of subscribers. Thanks Lordtuma (talk) 21:12, 7 April 2015 (UTC)

Web aliases =/= nicknames, no?
I personally think it's a little silly for us to be sticking anything other than "Mark" and "Markiplier" on the web alias section of the infobox. Warfstache is more of a running joke or persona he uses from time to time (though I concede that if you really stretch the definition, you could argue that it fits as a "web alias" per se), and "Markimoo" is just a nickname that I believe jacksepticeye or someone else gave him, that's not really what an alias is. I'm going to be bold and take them out; anyone who takes issue can take it to this section here. BlusterBlasterkablooie! 12:51, 14 April 2015 (UTC)

Name
I have reverted a user's bold move under WP:BRD and am waiting for discussion. His common name is Markiplier, not his full name. For discussion. Tutelary (talk) 12:46, 3 May 2015 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 4 May 2015
Markiplier actually proved that his height is 4ft 7inches in his recent video, "JOIN ME ON AN ADVENTURE!! | Dream.exe Markiplier Fan Game - Part 1".

Jump4jules (talk) 00:42, 4 May 2015 (UTC)

Yup, I can definetely attest to the fact he's 4' 7" as stated in that video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7WSi70nMXo He even requested that someone edit the Wikipedia page height to the actual height. 2:50:57 UTC Monday, May 4, 2015 ---SkepticHumie  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:8:A600:F658:907F:54AD:B86E:E475 (talk) 02:51, 4 May 2015 (UTC)
 * ❌ his height is not pertinent to his notability. Instead I have removed the height from the article completely.  -- GB fan 18:10, 4 May 2015 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 4 May 2015
His height is 4'7, not 5'10

189.31.232.217 (talk) 05:41, 4 May 2015 (UTC)
 * ❌ his height is not pertinent to his notability. Instead I have removed the height from the article completely.  -- GB fan 18:10, 4 May 2015 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 4 May 2015
wikipedia change request from mark: youtu dot be/ S7WSi70nMXo?t=1401

91.82.251.6 (talk) 18:00, 4 May 2015 (UTC)
 * ❌ his height is not pertinent to his notability. Instead I have removed the height from the article completely.  -- GB fan 18:10, 4 May 2015 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 7 May 2015
204.184.80.28 (talk) 18:00, 7 May 2015 (UTC) I believe that the height is OK. I would like to know what His height is, and I am sure other people would like to as well.
 * Red question icon with gradient background.svg Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format. Stickee (talk) 02:03, 8 May 2015 (UTC)

Hi, just thought I should let you know, the wiki description on the Google page still registers Markiplier's height as 5' 10". Not sure if that is within Wikipedia's or Google's management. Thank you for immediate response to the issue on height on the Wikipedia page itself. --- Skeptic Humie 4:40 AM UTC — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:8:A600:F658:8D70:3C2E:F8F7:E400 (talk) 04:41, 15 May 2015 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 25 May 2015
Please change "As of April 16, 2015, his channel has over 7.4 million subscribers, over 2.1 billion total video views..." to "as of May 25, 2015, his channel has over 7.7 million subscribers, over 2.3 billion total video views..." for reasons of updating purposes.

Osteo-awesome (talk) 23:47, 25 May 2015 (UTC) osteo-awesome
 * Yes check.svg Done Altamel (talk) 00:23, 26 May 2015 (UTC)

This needs updating he now has 8,188,039 subscribers 151.224.119.115 (talk) 14:03, 3 July 2015 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 4 July 2015
Midas03m (talk) 12:57, 4 July 2015 (UTC)
 * Empty request. Please say what you think should be changed and provide a reliable source for the change.  -- GB fan 13:06, 4 July 2015 (UTC)

stuff
Markiplrr's bro (Thomas Jason Fischbach) is the creator of the webcomic TwoKinds. should we put this somewhere in the article?
 * At this point, we can only do that if an independent source like a news article mentions it as important. As cool of a guy Thomas probably is, he's not very well known, so it's not really salient to mention him in Mark's article if no outside sources have reported their relation. BLUSTER⌉⌊BLASTER 09:25, 31 July 2015 (UTC)

Peruse??
In personal life, it should say 'pursue'. Not 'peruse'... Also, he studied to become a biomedical engineer, not just an engineer. (Change "peruse" to "pursue") (Change "engineer" to "biomedical engineer")
 * Done. BLUSTER⌉⌊BLASTER 22:59, 6 September 2015 (UTC)

Hospitalization Section
First off, I'd like to start by saying that I understand that the Hospitalization section is completely legitimate and well-sourced. I have no problem with anything written in it. However, this event lasted for about four days. Mark's illness wasn't particularly serious and the operation was simple. Again, nothing wrong with that, but the fact that it's one of only three sections (four counting the overview) makes the article seem a bit bizarre and unprofessional. If this article had bigger, more important sections in it, the Hospitalization section wouldn't have such an unnecessary spotlight on it. Why then, is there nothing about Mark's charity efforts, for example? Here's an article that could very well be used to source a Charity section, which is far more important than a surgery that Mark himself said was "no big deal". I'm not saying this article absolutely needs to be fixed right now. I'm aware that it's a work in progress, and I'm not asking for the Hospitalization section to be removed or edited. I just felt that I should point out how much a simple anecdotal section stands out among three other, more necessary, biographical sections. — Preceding unsigned comment added by SebYB67 (talk • contribs) 00:07, 13 September 2015 (UTC)
 * Main problem with saying much about the charity work the way you're suggesting is that Tubefilter's been determined to be unreliable in a discussion on Wikipedia's reliable sources noticeboard, as it was determined to be a blog with personal-opinion editorials and the like, so we can't use that for a source on that topic, at least not right away; maybe things with Tubefilter have changed since 2012, but you'd have to open a topic on it at RSN first to assess the consensus on it again.


 * The reason I put in that much about his hospitalization in comparison to anything else (mea culpa! mea culpa!)-- which also ties into the reason why there is so little else in this article-- is because it was actually covered in a third-party newspaper source, which thus far is the first time that's happened that I am aware of. Based on that logic, it merits inclusion, and more material will merit inclusion in the article once they have coverage in reliable, independent sources. The main problem is that we can only write what outside sources, that have been vetted as reliable, have written about when it comes to him, which is why this is such a small and unbalanced article still-- nobody's written much about him yet! Does that clear it up a little? BLUSTER⌉⌊BLASTER 18:05, 14 September 2015 (UTC)


 * I understand that the article can't rely on primary sources, and that it needs third-party sources (I was unaware that Tubefilter was determined as unreliable; my apologies), I just felt I should mention that to someone visiting the article to read up on him, it looks very incomplete (which it is! don't get me wrong) and that aesthetically, it would look better without the Hospitalization section (I would like to emphasize that I definitely do not think that it should be removed or even edited; it's perfectly well written).
 * TL;DR: I'm just giving you an outside, aesthetic viewpoint. Don't take what I'm saying as negative criticism of any kind.
 * Have a good day!
 * SebYB67 (talk) 14:56, 16 September 2015 (UTC)
 * I happen to agree with BlusterBlaster. Markiplier may be well known and notable in the Youtube circles, but in the world of Wikipedia, where notability and whether or not someone has their own article relies primarily on whether or not a subject receives detailed coverage from reliable sources, the hospitalization section is probably one of the main things that keeps this article from being deleted, because it seems to be the main thing sources are reporting on in detail. As such, its probably best to draw attention to that content. Sergecross73   msg me  14:22, 18 September 2015 (UTC)

Years In Which Mark Was Active
Due to Mark's recent hiatus, which has just ended. shouldn't it be noted as "2012–2015" and "2015-present"? --Wikieditor14 (talk) 19:59, 27 September 2015 (UTC)
 * He's not "inactive", he's literally taking some time off to mourn a friend, let's not oversensationalize this. I'd only consider it informative or useful to make such a distinction if this hiatus continued into 2016 and thus it could go "2012-2015" and "2016-present". Moreover, no RS coverage on this particular event as far as I've found. ᴅʀᴀᴄᴏʟyᴄʜ - ✉  ✎  12:56, 29 September 2015 (UTC)
 * To clarify, I meant that I haven't found any RSes reporting specifically on Mark taking time off because of this. There's a few already in the article about what happened in general. ᴅʀᴀᴄᴏʟyᴄʜ - ✉  ✎  13:17, 29 September 2015 (UTC)

Cyndago
I've been thinking about this, and I'm a little unsure about how much we should be talking about Cyndago on Mark's article. Seems like it might be at a risk of being coatracked if we're not careful, or worse, getting all newsfeedy about Daniel's death and Mark taking time off, which seems... insensitive, to say the least, especially since this just happened a few weeks ago. Thoughts? ᴅʀᴀᴄᴏʟyᴄʜ - ✉  ✎  13:16, 29 September 2015 (UTC)


 * I agree. I don't think it is possible, or reasonable, to add much more beyond what I wrote about Cyndago. I would be against adding about any activities of individual Cyndago members. I don't really think there is any need to write more about the suicide, or about the community response, in this article. The suicide is most relevant on the contexts of Markiplier having a break, and relating on the previous collaboration with Cyndago members. Ceosad (talk) 14:46, 29 September 2015 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 12 October 2015
Markiplier has participated in many charity live streams and had a remembrance live stream for Daniel Lee Kyre.

YouTuber Information Helper (talk) 17:17, 12 October 2015 (UTC)
 * , You didn't actually request any changes. If you would like information to the article, please specify exactly what you would like to add along with reliable source(s).  If you think something should be changed please specify what the article currently says and what you believe it should be changed to.  Again provide the reliable source(s) that support your change.  If you believe something should be removed then tell us what and why it should be removed, again please specify the reliable source that supports the change or that it isn't sourced.  -- GB fan 18:34, 12 October 2015 (UTC)

Ten million subscribers
As of Wednesday October 14th 2015 Mark now has ten million subscribers. Also, he is now the 40th most subscribed channel on YouTube. (Change "As of August 2015, his channel has over 9 million subscribers, over 3 billion total video views, and is the 49th most subscribed channel on YouTube." to "As of October 2015, his channel has over 10 million subscribers, over 3 billion total video views, and is the 40th most subscribed channel on YouTube.") SebYB67 (talk) 12:02, 15 October 2015 (UTC)

Charity Work
Mark has always attempted a monthly charity live stream in which he raises money for a particular charity, in total raising $906,718.14 as of 10/30/2015. This has always been a big emphasis of his, and I petition that a "Charity" section be added to his wiki page addressing his charity work, including examples of the charity he's supported in the past (Extra Life, AbleGamers, Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance, ect).

Add Height in Infobox
On Pewdiepie's page, his height is listed in the infobox. Also a recurring joke on Markiplier's channel is how short he is. I'd like to petition to add his height to the infobox. Joshiewowa (talk) 19:22, 19 November 2015 (UTC)
 * We would need a reliable source that gives his height. Previously when this was brought up all that was offered is a youtube video.  That is not reliable.  -- GB fan 19:30, 19 November 2015 (UTC)
 * I see your point, the only source aside from himself that I can find is on IMDB, and it says that he is 5'10", which contradicts what Markiplier said his height was. I'll keep looking for another official source, but I don't know what to believe here.Joshiewowa (talk) 14:25, 20 November 2015 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 25 November 2015
I would like to be able to update it and not copy and paste it from websites.

Blueninjaalex (talk) 15:23, 25 November 2015 (UTC) If you want to suggest a change, please request this in the form "Please replace XXX with YYY" or "Please add ZZZ between PPP and QQQ". Please also cite reliable sources to back up your request, without which no information should be added to, or changed in, any article. - Arjayay (talk) 15:30, 25 November 2015 (UTC)
 * ❌ This is not the right page to request additional user rights.

Awards
Quite a few other youtubers have a awards section on their wiki page (i.e. CaptainSparklez) and I think Markiplier deserves one too. Examples of awards include his diamond play button.

Jan 11 and 12 Hacks
Would it be a bad idea to maybe have a section about OurMine hacking his channel in 2016? I know this got a large reaction from many of his supporters, it may work for a section of his History.
 * I came here to see if anyone had said anything about it yet. In my opinion (which means nothing, I'm new to Wikipedia)it seems prudent to wait a little bit and see how this plays out.  We have too little information about it, nothing is clear yet.Joshiewowa (talk) 03:14, 13 January 2016 (UTC)
 * Adding a section about the hacking is exactly what the hackers want as they would get the attention they crave, and is therefore the exact opposite of what should be done. Besides, the event lasted less than two days and had absolutely no lasting effects on the channel. There's virtually nothing to say about it. SebYB67 (talk) 16:33, 24 January 2016 (UTC)

Webshows in filmography
Do Table Flip and/or Grumpcade appear on TV anywhere? If not, they should probably be listed as Webshows instead of Television, shouldn't they? -- 31.209.124.202 (talk) 15:56, 14 April 2016 (UTC)

Please fix the typos
Here is the section: Fischbach is known for his overactive style which causes him to yell, scream, curse and even cry during games. In his series, In his Five Nights At Freddy's, Amnesia: The Dark Descent and it's sequel, he is know for reacting to the slightest thing. Markiplier often subtitles his curses as 'duck' and 'itch' even though he does not censor his profanity. He is know for branding his channel with a pink mustache and has since dyed his hair red.[citation needed]

"He is known" is correct, not "He is know". Please fix this. I thought I saw a few other typos as well. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 174.101.141.111 (talk) 08:39, 24 May 2016 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 18 June 2016
After the sentence in 'early life' about his move to Cincinnati, make this new sentence: Fischbach graduated from Milford High School in 2007.

Queensymphony (talk) 18:37, 18 June 2016 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Cannolis (talk) 18:44, 18 June 2016 (UTC)

Slight grammatical error
In the category, "Hiatus and 10 Million Subscribers", there is a slight grammatical error in this sentence: "In the wake of Kyres death". Please fix this.JoeyKelo (talk) 23:15, 28 June 2016 (UTC)

German
Didn't one of the categories here used to say "American people of German descent"? Why was that removed? Fischbach is clearly a German surname. I doubt he is Jewish. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Doommaster1994 (talk • contribs) 05:57, 8 August 2016 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 9 October 2016
To add height to this article.

Ipodjared (talk) 07:25, 9 October 2016 (UTC)

It should be mentioned that Mark's height his 4'2.--Jack Jackson 08:30, 9 October 2016 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. — Andy W. ( talk ) 00:24, 13 October 2016 (UTC)

Source is Markiplier himself from a youtube video. He states it after 19:11.--Jack Jackson 23:34, 13 October 2016 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 12 October 2016
Over 14.5 Million subscribers should be changed to Over 14.8 Million Subscribers.

Wikipediajpop200 (talk) 23:55, 12 October 2016 (UTC)


 * Yes check.svg Done — Andy W. ( talk ) 00:27, 13 October 2016 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 20 October 2016
Mark is 4'2" but something else makes up for it ;) 24.121.64.17 (talk) 01:58, 20 October 2016 (UTC)
 * I am pretty certain the YouTube comment was made in jest. Altamel (talk) 04:11, 20 October 2016 (UTC

Markimoo is 4'2'' how many times must he say it.

He recently confirmed to be 5'10". The 4' 2" tweet was a joke. And he's not 175 cm, is a conversion mistake. He's 155 cm. Koala Wiki (talk) 09:42, 15 July 2017 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 28 October 2016
hello as of october twenty eighth mark has won a make a wish celebrity of the year award Irisacama (talk) 16:49, 28 October 2016 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made.  Eve rgr een Fir  (talk) 17:58, 28 October 2016 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 16 November 2016
In his recent "Do You Know Markiplier?" video, Mark stated that he was born in a hospital in Honolulu, and that "Fischbach was born on an air force base stationed in O'ahu, Hawaii" is not correct. (This is under the Early Life section). He was not born on an air force base, and the correct way of saying the location of his birth would be Honolulu, Hawaii. "Fischbach was born in Tripler Army Medical Center in Honolulu, Hawaii."

Slythering (talk) 21:47, 16 November 2016 (UTC)
 * Yes check.svg Done Stickee (talk) 04:16, 17 November 2016 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 17 November 2016
15.1 million subscribers should be changed to 15.2

Wikipediajpop200 (talk) 23:29, 17 November 2016 (UTC)
 * Pictogram voting wait.svg Already done. Subscriber & view count updated by Wingding341. &#9733;&#9734; DUCK IS JAMMMY &#9734;&#9733; 14:52, 1 December 2016 (UTC)

Edit Request
I think we should add in the born section that he was born in the Tripler Army Medical Center Tulpechaido (talk) 05:16, 15 December 2016 (UTC)

Mistake convert cm / feet
Maybe you should correct that 178 cm are 5'84" not 5'10" that correspond to 155 cm (and I'm pretty sure that is taller that this) Please correct it given that the page is protected!! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Koala Wiki (talk • contribs) 09:37, 20 March 2017 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 31 March 2017
76.174.35.70 (talk) 14:04, 31 March 2017 (UTC) Please request your change in the form "Please replace XXX with YYY" or "Please add ZZZ between PPP and QQQ". Please also cite reliable sources to back up your request, without which no information should be added to, or changed in, any article. - Arjayay (talk) 14:08, 31 March 2017 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: as you have not requested a change.

Sry. I was asking to change Cyndago to Cyndago in case my article gets published (im writing a cyndago article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:Cyndago)76.174.35.70 (talk) 05:17, 2 April 2017 (UTC)
 * If the article gets published, then come back and ask for the change. ~ GB fan 09:51, 2 April 2017 (UTC)

Ok. Thanks. Btw, could you read the article and tell me if its good or not? I want to hear from a reader's opinion76.174.35.70 (talk) 14:59, 2 April 2017 (UTC)
 * I didn't read the article itself, just looked at the sources. The sources are not sufficient for an article. Wikia is not a reliable source. YouTube is not a reliable source. ITunes is not a reliable source. Go fund me is not a reliable source. The sources left do not discuss Cyndago. They are of questionable reliability and are about Daniel Kyre. It is not ready to be an article. ~ GB fan 15:49, 2 April 2017 (UTC)

But the youtube sources are to videos by Cyndago themselves, the gofundme is Marks gofundme for daniel, and itunes is all 14 podcasts. Wikia, i got nothin.76.174.35.70 (talk) 19:10, 2 April 2017 (UTC)
 * None of those are reliable sources that are independent of the subject of the article. None of the sources discuss the subject of the article. They do not help establish notability of the subject. If you want the article to be published you need to find sources that are written by someone not associated with the subject of the article that actually discuss Cyndago. Until you do there is no way the article will be published. ~ GB fan 19:36, 2 April 2017 (UTC)

Let me get this straight: the sources are only to prove its notability, not just any random facts?76.174.35.70 (talk) 23:46, 3 April 2017 (UTC)
 * Sources are for both. To show a subject is notable there needs to be sources that are independent of the article subject that provide significant coverage of the subject. Facts in the article also need to be supported by sources. ~ GB fan 23:52, 3 April 2017 (UTC)

Ahhhhh. So I have facts that can be proven, but I still need to prove its notability?76.174.35.70 (talk) 13:45, 4 April 2017 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 7 April 2017
Markiplier, while attending PAX East in 2017 also announced that he will be going on tour starting in June. He also stated that he would be accompanied by Wade (LordMinion777), Bob (Muyskerm), Ethan (CrankGamePlays) and Tyler. 2600:8800:583:D300:A57B:CD5A:2D26:7A57 (talk) 22:42, 7 April 2017 (UTC)
 * Please explain what changes you want made and include reliable sources to support the information. ~ GB fan a "frantic, furious ball of anger" 23:16, 7 April 2017 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 9 April 2017
Change "16+ million" in suscribers to "17+ million" Francisaf (talk) 21:15, 9 April 2017 (UTC)
 * Yes check.svg Done  JTP (talk • contribs) 23:50, 9 April 2017 (UTC)

German 2
Why isn't Mark categorized as an American of German Descent. Mark confirms that he is half-Korean and Half-German.--Jack Jackson — Preceding unsigned comment added by 124.171.95.76 (talk) 02:25, 9 May 2017 (UTC)
 * ✅ --Adrio (talk) 10:44, 30 June 2017 (UTC)

Add the hyperlink for 'alter ego'
Title says all — Preceding unsigned comment added by 93.143.39.245 (talk) 20:00, 15 May 2017 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 29 June 2017
Please add the category American people of German Descent as Markiplier is stated many times he is Half-German.--Jack Jackson Jack Jackson 01:39, 29 June 2017 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 182.239.202.190 (talk)
 * ✅ --Adrio (talk) 10:44, 30 June 2017 (UTC)

Reference #5
The reference number 5 link to the 2.000.000 subscribers thank you video. Is an old reference. Here's the link to the 17 milion thank you video. Koala Wiki (talk) 11:42, 15 July 2017 (UTC)

Content dispute
Since the page is now fully protected, this gives us an opportunity to discuss what the issue is. In one of Mark's old livestreams, he asked for someone to vandalize this page in regards to his height. I, having met the subject at PAX East 2014, know that he is not 4'2", but is in fact 5'10", which correctly identified in later edits. But is it really important to include this information? This is what my issue is with these edits.

as two other editors that have reverted Beta's edits, what is your say on this? jd22292 (Jalen D. Folf) (talk) 17:14, 1 August 2017 (UTC)
 * The article uses . The infobox documentation does not address when to use the height parameter but it is based off of  where the documentation does address the height parameter.  That documentation says it should be used if the person is notable for their height, or if their height is relevant.  In this case he isn't notable for his height and it isn't relevant.  If reliable sources pick up and discuss his call to vandalize the article with an incorrect height that might be pertinent for the prose but it still wouldn't be needed in the infobox as he isn't notable for his height and it isn't relevant.  On top of that there are no reliable sources for either his bogus 4'2" or the 5'10" number.  There is no reason to include it in the article.  ~ GB fan 17:37, 1 August 2017 (UTC)
 * That settles my issue. I've already sent a Talkback to Beta in regards to this discussion. Now we just wait for their response. Or not, depending on whether they want to wait until protection expires. jd22292 (Jalen D. Folf) (talk) 01:08, 2 August 2017 (UTC)

Time ago I asked to correct that he's not 178 cm (5'84") because is totally impossible (he and Jacksepticeye are tall almost the same so 5'10 looks the correct one) but was too controversial so they remove his height. Koala Wiki (talk) 17:09, 3 October 2017 (UTC)
 * Not the case. Please read carefully what GB fan said above: it is addressed in the documentation for Infobox person that height should only be included if it's notable; in this case, it's not. jd22292 (Jalen D. Folf) (talk) 17:11, 3 October 2017 (UTC)

edit request
add cyndago's redirect-K-popguardian (talk) 16:57, 7 September 2017 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 7 September 2017
Add a redirect for Cyndago now that they have an official page. K-popguardian (talk) 17:00, 7 September 2017 (UTC)
 * Yes check.svg Done jd22292 (Jalen D. Folf) (talk) 17:09, 7 September 2017 (UTC)

Incorrect formulation
The phrase "He is known for branding his channel with a pink mustache (a reference to his alter ego, Wilford Warfstache) and has since dyed his hair pink, blue, and red." is actually incorrect because are not related. The first pink mustache apparition has been in 2012 but he dyed his hair pink on September 11 2015. . I suggest something like: "He is known for branding his channel with a pink mustache (a reference to his alter ego, Wilford Warfstache) and for had his hair dyed pink, blue, and red." Koala Wiki (talk) 08:25, 4 October 2017 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 5 January 2018
Please change O'ahu to Honolulu. Proof: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ItlhowLfw4o (2:35 Minutes in) 85.225.35.174 (talk) 21:46, 5 January 2018 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Eggishorn (talk) (contrib) 23:37, 5 January 2018 (UTC)


 * He just correct that Oahu belongs to Honolulu, not Hawaii. That he's born in Oahu is correct. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Sl-1X58ObY?t=37s Koala Wiki (talk) 23:06, 19 April 2018 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 4 April 2018
"As of March 2018" should be updated to April 2018, and "19 million subscribers" should be updated to 20 million subscribers. 2604:2D80:840A:84F0:8D8E:962D:ACA9:BB90 (talk) 10:05, 4 April 2018 (UTC)
 * ✅ Iffy★Chat -- 11:34, 4 April 2018 (UTC)

Place of birth
There is no reason to to mention which one of the islands he was born on (Oahu) The way it was written made it look like Oahu was a subpart of Honolulu. Oahu is just one of the islands that makes up Hawaii and Honolulu is one of the cities on that island. ~ GB fan 23:55, 19 April 2018 (UTC)

Wrong sentence
"and has since dyed his hair pink, blue, and red." IS WRONG. He used pink mustache long before he dyed his hair. The two sentences are not related. I know that. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Koala Wiki (talk • contribs) 00:28, 20 April 2018 (UTC)
 * I think it says what you are saying. I can see how it might be a little confusing.  You can rewrite it but what you wrote was grammatically incorrect.  ~ GB fan 00:33, 20 April 2018 (UTC)


 * I mean, I'll try! Koala Wiki (talk) 00:39, 20 April 2018 (UTC)


 * "Between 2015 and 2016 he dyed his hair pink,blue and red."

Is this ok? That he dyed his hair should be a separated sentence from that he used pink mustache as logo, because he use his logo since 2012 (when he post his first video) but he dyed his hair on 2015. Not "has since dyed his hair". Actually, is more confusing and no sense the way is write now.Koala Wiki (talk) 01:09, 20 April 2018 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 14 May 2018
Change 9.13 billion views to 9.38 billion views please. Peyton howell (talk) 22:28, 14 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Eggishorn (talk) (contrib) 23:08, 14 May 2018 (UTC)

Wrong Names.
Mark's brothers name is actually Jason Thomas as stated by Mark in the video "Do You Know Markiplier?" And the Darling on Ethan's name should be removed as he has stated in his "Googling Myself" video That he goes by Ethan Nestor.

--Causticdystopia (talk) 23:10, 14 June 2018 (UTC)

Marks girlfriends name
Her name is Elena Redwine Gypsy mark08 (talk) 22:51, 22 June 2018 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 24 June 2018
change 22 million subscribers to 20.8 million. 48th subscribed change 9.4 billion views to 9.6 billion views. change "Subscriber and view counts updated as of March 29, 2018." to "Subscriber and view counts updated as of June 24, 2018." FevenKitsune (talk) 20:21, 24 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Yes check.svg Done Stickee (talk) 23:37, 24 June 2018 (UTC)

They need to change the sub count to 23.6 million TITANFALL118 (talk) 08:25, 14 April 2019 (UTC)

His computer
in the latest video as of 6th September 2018 "3 Scary Games #9" he can be seen using an nVidia Geforce RTX 2080Ti with a processor that seems to boosts up to 3.7Ghz — Preceding unsigned comment added by 158.140.180.56 (talk) 12:02, 6 September 2018 (UTC)
 * Why does this matter? Has a reliable source reported that the computer he uses is significant?  ~ GB fan 12:19, 6 September 2018 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 15 September 2018
I would like to fix spelling errors I have found in this article. Cmnser (talk) 01:30, 15 September 2018 (UTC)
 * Red question icon with gradient background.svg Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Kpg  jhp  jm  01:35, 15 September 2018 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 8 October 2018
you should add that he is 8th most subscribed EditingEditer (talk) 16:32, 8 October 2018 (UTC)
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Semi-protected edit request on 13 October 2018
Markiplier is 48th most subscribed EditingEditer (talk) 20:35, 13 October 2018 (UTC)
 * ❌, no source provided, no suggested text. ~ GB fan 21:37, 13 October 2018 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 18 June 2019
Can I edit this stuff like it might be cool 67.44.160.119 (talk) 05:46, 18 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: this is not the right page to request additional user rights. You may reopen this request with the specific changes to be made and someone will add them for you, or if you have an account, you can wait until you are autoconfirmed and edit the page yourself. MrClog (talk) 06:18, 18 June 2019 (UTC)

Cloak
There is no mention of cloak in both Mark's and Jack's pages. When and how did it come about should be a section or atleast a mention should be there.

“Korean-American”
Hello,

A few days ago an editor changed the lede to say that Markiplier is a “Korean-American YouTuber.” The “Korean-“ prefix is incorrect - Mark was born in the United States which makes him simply “American.” Just because he has Korean ancestry doesn’t make him “Korean-American.” His relationship to Korea (via his mom) can be noted in a later section.

If we follow the hyphenation logic, he should be considered a “German-Korean-American YouTuber,” which makes no sense.

Thank you for your time. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 174.194.145.66 (talk) 06:08, 8 November 2019 (UTC)


 * Agree, pretty sure the convention here states ancestry does not belong alongside nationality in the lede, which in this case is American.--Trans-Neptunian object (talk) 21:46, 12 November 2019 (UTC)

Should Unus Annus be placed on a separate page?
I feel as though Unus Annus will eventually grow into something large enough to qualify for it's own page.


 * Well, he's been given a shout-out/collab with Markiplier, so who knows. --Trans-Neptunian object (talk) 23:38, 8 December 2019 (UTC)

Should we add his appearance in an official advertisement for FNAF AR: Special Delivery?
I feel like his transformation from King of FNAF to the official promoter of a new FNAF game is pretty significant and warrants a paragraph about it.

Link to the trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxz5Lo-5ec4


 * Worth a mention, but probably best to use a source other than YouTube, even if it is official (Non-primary sources are preferred) --Trans-Neptunian object (talk) 23:41, 8 December 2019 (UTC)

A Date With Markiplier notes vs A Heist With Markiplier notes
Even though their formats are identical, "A Date With Markiplier" is described as an "interactive film" in its notes section, whereas the notes section for "A Heist with Markiplier" describes it as "31+ episodes". Shouldn't one of these be revised (ex. change "A Heist With Markiplier"'s notes section to say "interactive film" or the converse)?

Semi-protected edit request on 18 February 2020
As of January 2020, He has 25 million subscribers Theweirdguy1114 (talk) 00:55, 18 February 2020 (UTC)
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 * test 204.112.164.169 (talk) 15:58, 23 July 2023 (UTC)

Ethan Nestor should get his own Wikipedia page
Ethan Nestor (aka CrankGameplays) is mentioned in Markipliers Wikipedia page but does not have his own. Since Ethan is also well known I think its unfair that he doesn't have his own Wikipedia page. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 230fatpanda (talk • contribs) 22:51, 16 May 2020 (UTC)

Most youtubers below 10 million subscribers don't have a wikipedia page unless they have done something significantly popular (or controversial) enough to warrant it. If Ethan's channel grows more, we can eventually expect to see a page for him. If it is particularly important to you that he has his own page, then you can try working on one for him yourself. Mandatorymist77 (talk) 20:00, 14 August 2020 (UTC)

"Personal life" section nuked
Has there been any explanation for why the "personal life" section of the page has been reduced to just a sentence about his brother? There was a lot of information that Mark himself has discussed in videos in relation to family, early life etc. that feels relevant enough to include. VampireKilla (talk) 14:20, 29 May 2020 (UTC)


 * I agree, it seems very strange that the personal life section is still barren 2 years later? I know he's talked about his ADHD multiple times on podcasts/videos, and he is openly supportive of LGBT rights and has sent money to charities supporting queer kids. I'd be happy to dig up sources on all of the above but is there a reason there's nothing in this section? Oredgieno (talk) 06:24, 23 December 2023 (UTC)

Who killed Markiplier? (TV Web-series)
I feel as though this should be added in the filmography section, Youtube links: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YoSrocwNYjA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LS9ssC8hoTg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fe_F5F20C4E https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDRW-lY6sQA

Gaz (talk) 22:30, 26 October 2020 (UTC) Gaz

Semi-protected edit request on 29 November 2020
Controversy ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ On the 24th of November, 2020, HE started Dating Elena redwine. Fischbach openly slammed Del Monte for not sending him a sponsorship contract and a check for his positive mentions of Del Monte's corn in his videos, who instead sent 24 cans of corn and some cooking recipes to him in a video, and said that it 'was an insult'.While some fans responded positively and claimed that it was due to Unnus Annus being deleted, some claimed that Markiplier opened himself to legal lawsuits for mentioning them in their channel. In the same video, he endorsed Green Giant, saying that it was a childhood memory of his, at the same time threating them saying that if they didn't send him a check, he would'turn on them the same way he turned his back on Del Monte' Fatbpotato (talk) 05:04, 29 November 2020 (UTC)
 * We try to summarize what secondary sources have said, so this would need to have received attention from newspapers and similar. – Thjarkur (talk) 09:32, 29 November 2020 (UTC)

Unus Annus
Unus Annus was a joint YouTube channel created and run by Mark Fischbach and Ethan Nestor-Darling. The two did a variety of activities on the channel, uploading one episode per day, while steering clear of normal gaming videos they're known for. Ethan represented the "Unus", while Mark represented the "Annus" persona.

The channel was created on November 13, 2019 as a way of giving their viewers a once in a life time experience, free of, what they considered as, restrictive guidelines, with the end-goal being to remove all of its content off of YouTube after a one year run without any intent of preserving it, as well as discontinuing Unus Annus' merchandise, hence the channel's name, which translates to "one year" in Latin. This method aligned with Mark's idea of not everything being immortalized on the internet and that the most treasured experiences lie within those unique, fleeting moments, tying into Unus Annus' symbolic imagery of frailty and death, and their commonly used term "memento mori" (Latin expression for "remember that you have to die").

Fischbach also stated that he would be issuing copyright takedowns to any re-uploads of his deleted content without his permission. On November 13, 2020, after a twelve hour broadcast, Mark, Ethan and Amy deleted all of Unus Annus' social accounts and finished off the livestream by terminating the channel.

Channel Introduction

Ethan as "Unus" (left), and Mark as "Annus" (right)

On November 14, 2019, Mark and Ethan replaced their social accounts' profile pictures and banners with solid white and solid black images, respectively. The following day, both of them posted a channel specific version of "This Will End in One Year" video, addressing their audience in a monotone voice about the then-upcoming Unus Annus project. The two were dressed in suits; Mark in white portraying "Annus" and Ethan in black portraying "Unus," with each representing the aforementioned colors.

Both videos linked to Unus Annus' channel introductory video of the same name, in which Mark and Ethan described their plans to upload one episode per day onto the channel for a full year, before eventually removing all of its content from YouTube with no intention of preserving it, hence the channel's name, meaning "one year" in Latin. The only exceptions to the 'one episode per day' rule were Unus vs. Annus challenge where they uploaded two videos side by side in a single day and the Omegle video that was taken down by a third party via privacy claim. In addition, Fischbach also stated that they will be issuing copyright takedowns to all of Unus Annus' reuploaded material without their permission.

Layout Unus Annus' theme is centered around life and death, with its primary colors consisting of solid white and black, as a tie-in to the aforementioned symbolism. Its primary imagery featured an hourglass with a skull inside each cylinder, representing the incessant passage of time, as well as them etching towards the series' deletion date. The channel's slogan was "memento mori," a Latin phrase meaning "remember that you're going to die."

Each video's intro would start off with a slow rise of Mark and Ethan's distorted voices, chanting the channel's name in unison. Alongside its introduction and closing credits was a timer, overlaid across a black screen that counted down from 365 days and 12 hours, with each subsequent upload subtracting 24 hours off the clock to indicate the remaining lifespan of the channel. This same process would be applied to all of Unus Annus' future episodes, until their final upload and eventual deletion of the channel.

A number of videos would abruptly end, similarly to that of a suspense horror movie, with an exaggerated scene centered around the episode's theme, usually implying either Mark's or Ethan's demise. With the exception of a few videos, almost all of Unus Annus' thumbnails featured an Archimedean spiral pattern, either across its background or as part of the featured visual element. The song "Turncoat" by Michael Rothery was often used during their announcements and acts as the channel's unofficial theme.

Content The project, initially sharing multiple placeholder titles (such as "This many days left," "365," and "Annus Singulos"), had been in works for several months prior to its announcement. According to Mark and Ethan, Unus Annus was created with the intention of diverging from their mainstream content, as both of them felt burned out from making almost exclusively gaming-related videos for several years. In one video's post-credit scene, Mark and Ethan described Unus Annus as an opportunity to push themselves out of their comfort zones and experiment with more creative and unconventional content, something they wouldn't normally be able to get away with on their main channels, due to YouTube's strict, advertiser-friendly guidelines, monetization issues and age restrictions. Despite the two placing numerous Easter eggs across various episodes and their audience's enthusiasm for hidden secrets and plotlines, most of the channel's ideas were made up on the spot without an end goal in mind.

Although some people saw it as an absurd celebration of death, Mark commented that the actual purpose behind Unus Annus' theme was about learning and accepting the inevitability of one's own demise and making the most out of their limited time, as his general principle is that a person needs to give their life some kind of meaning in order to truly appreciate it. This also tied in with Fischbach's views on the frailty of digital media, as he stated that people have a false idea of everything being immortalized on the internet. Despite enjoying their time together, Mark expressed relief to be done with the project, noting that it ate up too much of their time, requiring at least three days per week to do, as well expressing issues with fatigue.

Between March 24, 2020 and June 16, 2020, as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak, Mark and Ethan put their ongoing projects on hold in order to abide by California's mandatory lockdown and social distancing policies. Over the past few weeks, the two kept producing small-scale videos separately from one another, only interacting through voice chat and video calls. Nearly three months later, after confirming that all crewmembers tested negative for the virus, the Unus Annus team resumed their work around June, 2020, while making sure to follow the safety protocols by limiting their set to as little people as possible. Although the channel managed to recuperate and continue with their work, the production was notably downsized and several ideas were scrapped due to the ongoing epidemic at the time. Despite the setback, the two had no interest in prolonging the channel's lifecycle as they felt that it would diminish the meaning behind its initial creation.

Promotional image of Mark, Ethan and Amy on the set of their 12-hour finale livestream

Nearing the end of summer, the two held a nine-day mini-series called "Camp Unus Annus," which was themed around exaggerated camp-based activities. Their thumbnails often featured a distinct Camp Unus Annus logo.

Following the plot behind "The Truth of Unus Annus" episode, Mark and Ethan were supposedly taken over by their Unus and Annus personas, as they prepared for their final two weeks. The remaining twelve days were spent commemorating the channel's one year run with various side activities and send offs. In addition, Nestor and Fischbach updated their social media profiles to that of Unus and Annus respectively, swapping out their regular user names and icons with those of their alter-egos and stylizing their accounts' banners to the characters' respective colors; black for Ethan and white for Mark.

In "Accepting the Truth," Mark and Ethan announced a twelve-hour long livestream starting on Friday, November 13, 2020, at 12pm PT, which would serve as the channel's finale. During the broadcast, Nestor, Fischbach and Amy Nelson would replay and review their videos, interact and share various works with their fans, as well as interview their crewmembers and collaborators. Following the twelve-hour Mark, the trio wished their viewers one final goodbye before terminating the channel. According to Mark, the two planned for the series to end exactly on Friday the 13th, as the date itself is often associated with misfortune and various superstitious beliefs.

Characters Although the characters of Unus and Annus, portrayed by Ethan and Mark respectively, existed as their alter-egos from the channel's inception to its deletion, not much was done to establish the two as standalone figures and their presence has had little to no impact on most of the series' episodes, only being used as a catalyst for single segment plotlines. Their most notable features are the hand-tailored monochrome suits, black for Unus and white for Annus, aligning with the channel's dualistic symbolism of life and death.

In "We Made Every YouTuber Battle in the Hunger Games," Mark and Ethan jokingly noted that the two figures of Unus and Annus are separate entities from themselves.[2]

During Camp Unus Annus, while Mark sarcastically teaches Ethan how to start a fire, Nestor's Unus persona walks up to the front of the house and presses himself against the front window, as Mark begins to act maniacally, lunging himself at Ethan with a knife, before the scene cuts to another shot of them peacefully roasting marshmallows over the fireplace as if nothing had happened, implying that Unus' presence somehow caused the aforementioned event.

In "The Truth of Unus Annus," after finishing a shoot for another video, Mark and Ethan start to hear their own voices addressing each other over walkie-talkies, noting that their one year is almost at an end, asking them to accept the reality behind it. The scene then cuts to a shot of an Unus Annus-themed coffin, with Nestor and Fischbach approaching it from each side of the screen. Looking inside, a flash of light envelopes the two as Unus and Annus take their place and approach the screen, exclaiming "It's time to say goodbye," before the video cuts to black.

Running gags Del Monte Whole Kernel Corn - While attempting to make thick water from common household ingredients, Mark used Del Monte's canned corn as a substitute, which later became a running joke in Fischbach's community as his preferred beverage sponsor. As of "Del Monte is Dead to Me," Mark appears to no longer be interested in their products. Disclaimer song - While fastening a homemade bungee cord, Mark urged their audience to not replicate their stunt. Ethan then began to sing Fischbach's words back to him in a form of a short song, which was accompanied by a number of musical excerpts and minor visual edits, added in post-production by Lixian. Whenever the two would engage in any kind of dangerous activity, either Mark or Ethan would reference the aforementioned song, with slight alterations to its melody and lyrics. Eef - In several early episodes, Mark would use exaggerated abbreviations of his and Ethan's names, however, the joke itself became a running gag during the Hooked on Phonics episode, where Nestor, pretending to not know how to read for a skit, jokingly misspelled his name as "Eef." Mark's masochism - Throughout Unus Annus' run, Mark is seen forcing himself into unconventional situations, often to test his own limits, which later gave rise to the idea within their fanbase that Mark is a masochist. Fischbach has denied these claims on numerous occasions, noting that the reasons why he prefers to avoid comfort is due to his belief that a person stagnates over time if they fail to push themselves out of their comfort zone. Melon Man - In the final shot of "Crushing Watermelons Betwixt Our Mighty Thighs," Ethan is seen devouring his watermelon in a bestial manner. This behavior gave rise to the nickname "Melon Man" within their fanbase, who later build up the figure as a parody of conventional creepypasta characters. SCP-11325 - Late into Unus Annus' lifecycle, Mark and Ethan built an SCP mockup doll of one their early characters, which itself is a fictionalized version of Amy Nelson. The prop jokingly served as Amy's temporary stand-in while she was away, with Mark and Ethan addressing the puppet as if it was a real person. Challenges Throughout Unus Annus' run, Mark and Ethan issued various challenges to each other or to their viewers to participate alongside them. Whether the challenge succeed or not often depended on the channel's audience. Pending on the outcome, the two would either award their viewers or punish each other with an elaborate ritual of their choosing.

Challenge Known scrapped video ideas Throughout Unus Annus' lifespan, Mark and Ethan had several ideas that never came to fruition or were outright rejected, most of which existed merely as concepts that were seen as either being too obscene or too difficult to implement. All of the video titles listed below are conjectures, as no proper ones were ever given. In "All Our Video Ideas That Never Happened," Mark and Ethan reviewed and discussed most of their scrapped ideas.

Title	Description	Reasoning Boner Pill Olympics[4]	Testing out various Viagra pills	Scrapped due to them being potential health hazards as Viagra pills do not require an approval from the United States Food and Drug Administration Connect Four[5]	No description available	Not specified Fetish Challenge[4]	Mark and Ethan would prompt an infrared camera in front of their genitalia while looking over pictures and videos of various fetishes to see if either of the two would get aroused	Mark and Ethan considered this idea to be too inappropriate Pass-Out Challenge[4]	No description available	Abandoned due to medical concerns Return of the Barrel	During their twelve-hour finale stream, Mark and Ethan revealed their original plans to repair the Barrel (Mark's van that was destroyed by Ethan as part of their challenge) and make it fully operational again, only to drive out to the desert and blow it up with TNT, as a visual metaphor of not being able to cheat death.[notes 3]	Deemed to be excessive and dangerous — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2603:6081:6140:292:968:1E2D:601B:FDBD (talk) 17:20, 15 January 2021 (UTC)

wondeful man — Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.76.114.142 (talk) 15:09, 31 March 2021 (UTC)

Markiplier's religion
He is agnostic. He's "not fully atheist" but "not religious".91.196.124.230 (talk) — Preceding undated comment added 23:55, 24 May 2021 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 2 August 2021
Markiplier is also friends with LordMinion777 (Wade) and CrankGameplays (Ethan) 47.24.168.181 (talk) 20:37, 2 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Red question icon with gradient background.svg Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 21:46, 2 August 2021 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 22 September 2021
Jon Henry Lao and Markiplier

Remove MCC Section, edit request on 25 October 2021
Remove the MC Championship and references - as Markiplier was not intended to join or planned to join in any capacity. These changes were added in by "MrComedy27" who has been blocked by Wikipedia. For reference, I am an admin for MCC. My Twitter handle is @CheesierPasta and I can verify this information if DMd CheesierPasta (talk) 07:39, 25 October 2021 (UTC)
 * ✅ The first source they used did not list Markiplier and the 2nd one is a link to a tweet that has either been deleted or a fake url. Have reverted the edit. Cannolis (talk) 17:33, 25 October 2021 (UTC)

Origin
Mark said in a recent video that he's from milford in Cincinnati, don't know if its relevant to have on here but it's information. This was said in his 'The Mortuary Assistant' video at '6:06' 2001:BB6:A201:B900:5D00:7C0E:3402:BDB9 (talk) 16:47, 10 December 2021 (UTC)

2021 Streamy Awards
Mark won a streamy award for the best collab for Unus Annus, I can't add it to the article so it would be nice if someone could. — Preceding unsigned comment added by CanadianBread (talk • contribs) 03:43, 18 December 2021 (UTC)


 * ✅ Alduin2000 (talk) 23:18, 21 December 2021 (UTC)

New Podcast
He has recently started a new podcast with Tyler Scheid, called Go! My Favorite Sports Team and needs to be added. Elbronkosaurus (talk) 06:58, 4 February 2022 (UTC)

3 peens in a pod 2018-Present?
As far as I am aware 3 Peens in a Pod has ended and was replaced by Distractable. Consider changing the dates in filmography to account for this 82.0.182.197 (talk) 00:43, 6 February 2022 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 19 March 2022
Change "LordMinion777" to "Wade Barnes(LordMinion777" Change "muyskerm" to "Bob Muyskens(muyskerm)" Add Mark's new podcast, "Go! My Favorite Sports Team" Monkeybrain32 (talk) 23:34, 19 March 2022 (UTC)
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Semi-protected edit request on 10 April 2022
Change "Distractable" to "Distractible" in the opening paragraph. 88.201.98.149 (talk) 09:37, 10 April 2022 (UTC)
 * ✅ MadGuy7023 (talk) 11:58, 10 April 2022 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 19 April 2022
In the sections for podcasts, the podcast had ended in may back in 2021. The page shows that the podcast is still running since 2018 which is false. 136.228.39.221 (talk) 15:40, 19 April 2022 (UTC)
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Companies he owns
He also co-hosts a pod cast called. GO MY FAVOURITE SPORTS TEAM ! 2A00:23C7:D205:2201:B8FF:4FF2:DFC0:A9F5 (talk) 18:43, 2 June 2022 (UTC)

miranda
so maybe we should add how the "update" video has now been comment restricted because of an over abundance of trolls Redwuzhere (talk) 21:28, 30 September 2022 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 28 October 2022
Change "Fischbach, along with Wade Barnes (LordMinion777) and Bob Muyskens (Muyskerm) has streamed a podcast..." to "Fischbach, along with Wade Barnes (LordMinion777) and Bob Muyskens (Muyskerm) streamed a podcast..." 64.203.244.11 (talk) 14:54, 28 October 2022 (UTC)


 * ✅ — V ORTEX  3427 (Talk!) 06:59, 28 December 2022 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 19 February 2023
Change “the first part having over 100 million views as of February 2022” to “the first part having over 107 million views as of February 2023” Cazarañas2000 (talk) 07:02, 19 February 2023 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Lightoil (talk) 03:45, 20 February 2023 (UTC)

Dislyte (mobile game)
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vaaaQIknX1M&t=180s I Was Abducted... - YouTube] (by markiplier) Sniper4721 (talk) 16:56, 15 April 2023 (UTC)

In Space With Markiplier
Looks like no one’s created an article dealing with this interactive; anyone willing to team up with each other? Spanger the Writer (talk) 11:20, 11 May 2023 (UTC)

Disputes With Popular Brands
Fischbach has made several videos about brands that are 'dead to him', usually after he has offered them undying support and love, and they have refused to sponsor his channel. Some of these brands include "Sour Patch Kids", "Takis", "Del Monte", among many others. As a result of this, Fischbach shifts his loyalties to other opposing brands, such as "Skittles", "Cry-Baby", "Dorito", and "Green Giant". 68.56.132.219 (talk) 22:36, 31 May 2023 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 13 June 2023
Change "Over 34 million subscribers" to "35 million subscribers" Mysteryperson0712 (talk) 18:33, 13 June 2023 (UTC)


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Inconsistent surname spelling
Most of the article uses the spelling "Fischbach", however the photos dated 2015 and 2017 have it instead seemingly typo'd as "Fishbach". Boartexy (talk) 09:14, 28 June 2023 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 25 July 2023
Sorry if I'm misunderstood, but I thought Markiplier was Korean and German? It states he's an "American youtuber" but he isn't American, he just grew up in America. Sorry if I'm missing something. 216.186.236.22 (talk) 21:48, 25 July 2023 (UTC)
 * see MOS:NATIONALITY. We generally don't go into ethnic specifics in the first sentence. Cannolis (talk) 23:38, 25 July 2023 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 11 September 2023
72.214.209.201 (talk) 17:23, 11 September 2023 (UTC) something is wrong
 * Red question icon with gradient background.svg Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Cannolis (talk) 18:09, 11 September 2023 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 19 September 2023
in the article, markiplier's sibling is referred to with the masculine word brother, but they identify as non-bianary and have stated that they do not use the word brother to refer to themself. 183.96.172.85 (talk) 01:32, 19 September 2023 (UTC)
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Five Night's At Freddy's Movie
It's been revealed that Markiplier was supposed to have a cameo in the movie adaptation of Five Nights at Freddy's, but had to decline due to scheduling conflicts. Could this be added to the article? 209.93.85.21 (talk) 14:05, 30 October 2023 (UTC)

Veeyu22 - source of him being there at www.youtube.com/watch?v=SzwEzpec7CA&t=268 4:28 - 4:34 Markiplier on why he wasn't there https://www.ign.com/articles/markiplier-reveals-why-he-had-to-turn-down-role-in-five-nights-at-freddys-movie

(With sources) Semi-protected edit requests on 6 November 2023
(I've got sources in the bottom section) - Suggested reformat and chronology as well as added occupation of carpentry in 2008

Mark Edward Fischbach was born on June 28, 1989, in Honolulu, Hawaii. His father Cliffton was a German American military officer who met his Korean mother Sunok Frank while stationed in South Korea. After Fischbach was born, the family moved to Cincinnati, Ohio, but his parents divorced when he was young. Fischbach met Wade Barnes in sixth grade and roomed with Bob Muyskens in his freshman year—they would both become his long-term friends and collaborators.

Fischbach graduated from Milford High School in 2007 and worked as an apprentice carpenter in 2008, during this time, his father passed. A year later, he quit his job as a carpenter to pursue a biomedical engineering degree from the University of Cincinnati, and would quit two semesters away from completion to pursue YouTube full-time. Fischbach's maternal family history is explored in the 2022 documentary Markiplier from North Korea. (Carpentry source: Unus Annus EP45 13:45-14:06 "Emotional Pain vs Physical Pain... Which is Worse?" 28 December 2019)

He was "two semesters away" from completing his university course in 2012 (page source #8), this would mean he was working as a carpenter before then and quit to pursue graduating from the university of cincinnati. The only struggles he lists with doing youtube full time are listed as school related. Doing school, Youtube and working a job at the same time does not seem realistic and the "thousands and thousands" of subscribers and views, and thinking of going full time during this time, alludes to the fact that he was making enough from youtube to not need a part-time or full-time job during school from 2010-2012 (The range given in the article). Getting his carpentry certificate would have taken at least one semester of trades university work (I've done it) and requires quite a lot of knowledge in the field, and especially considering that he was 19 in 2008, it is very very likely he did this work as an apprentice and not with a certificate. If he did not intend on pursing it as a career, this time investment would not make sense.

I can't do superscripts as normal in a talk page so they will need to be re-inserted. The new lines and their sources are as follows:

and worked as an apprentice carpenter in 2008, (see above carpentry source and explanation of why he must have been an apprentice)

A year later, he quit his job as a carpenter (page source number 8, explained above. Likely late 2009 but we aren't sure here so its just "a year later")

and would quit two semesters away from completion to pursue YouTube full-time (page source #8)

The original format didn't follow a chronological path down his life and "Fischbach's maternal family history is explored in the 2022 documentary Markiplier from North Korea." just kind of jumps out in the middle. I moved things around to make things more in line with when they happened and condensed events down to their time periods as well as explaining reasoning behind some of the more niche information. (Being an apprentice, and the year he would have had to have quit carpentry given our timeframe in source #8.)

If you don't want them included as they aren't expressly stated, simply replace "a year later, he quit his job as a carpenter to" with "He would later" and remove "apprentice". His work as a carpenter in 2008 is outright confirmed and the reformat is still requested. Veeyu22 (talk) 23:41, 6 November 2023 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 11 January 2024
Change his suscriber count to 36.2 Millions Dadoomslayer (talk) 21:44, 11 January 2024 (UTC)
 * You haven't provided a reliable source to support the change. We need that before it can be considered. Girth Summit  (blether)  21:50, 11 January 2024 (UTC)
 * Scratch that - the source already cited in the article supports the assertion. Next time, explain that in your edit request - the request should contain all the information the reviewer needs, don't make us go digging. Girth Summit  (blether)  21:52, 11 January 2024 (UTC)