Talk:Fourth-generation Untergangers/@comment-4356266-20150225155830

As the person responsible for first defining the Unterganger Generations, I have a few things to say.

Firstly, I don't think the current batch of Untergangers deserves their own generation just yet. In terms of unterganging and the parodies produced, there's absolutely nothing revolutionary and exceptional that sets this supposed 'fourth generation' apart from the third. In fact, the diversity of the Parody universe actually shrank with the death of all the other parody themes. The third genners failed to continue the development of these other parody themes, letting it wither and die away.

Secondly, sentimentality doesn't justify setting yourself apart from a previous generation. Throughout my several years of Unterganging I've seen and experienced several large scale disputes amongst us Untergangers and never after all those episodes do we try and set ourselves apart as a new Generation. If you cared enough to go through the old DPF forum threads you'll find that infighting has been happening ever since the 1st genners are established.

Thirdly, I suggest that, for the purpose of merging this 'fourth generation' with its rightful place as being nothing other than a continuation of the third generation, different phases should be established. Thus, the members and events of 2014 can be classified as the First Phase of the Third Generation, and those that come after as the Second Phase. We should continue on this pattern of phases until a significant development in terms of unterganging happened, then a new Generation is justified.