David Mink

David Mink is a meme that originated on August 28, 2009. Mink is one of Current Events' few bits of original content, as the majority of memes on CE come from other sites, such as 4chan.

David Mink is also the official mascot of WikiCEdia.

History of the fad
David Mink's infamy began when the user NueSama created a topic on Current Events titled "Early morning pic topic. Post yourself CE". The original post contained the text "Me:" and a picture of none other than David Mink himself. Other CEmen began posting the same photo as their own, along with captions like, "This is me after just waking up." CE thought this was hilarious, and used the picture any chance they got.

The chain posting even went beyond just the picture of Mink. Almost any time a TC would post a picture, CE would take it and add captions. Once again, CE took advantage of every chance they could get to give the David Mink treatment, making true their reputation of running fads into the ground.

A notable example would be when a user asked for pics of the hottest girl they knew, posting an average girl's picture. CE used this same picture for almost every reply, a la David Mink. This topic also spawned the fad cute face and rockin body.

CE's affinity for the fad has made it a target for moderation, like most things CE does. David Mink is alongside pojr as receiving the harshest penalties, which could be warnings or even bans for a first-time offense during its prime. However, now that time has passed, the moderations are a little less severe, usually only three karma losses, though they depend on one's moderation history. As of December 12, 2011, David Mink is not moddable as a fad anymore.

The same sort of chain posting continues to happen in many "post your picture" topics, but, for some reason, none have become as infamous as David Mink.

In real life
David Mink is a specialist in online marketing practices and Internet law. He works at Dream Systems Media and has a blog at its official website.