Mandated Protective Registry of Emotes Gobcord (MPREG)

**The Mandated Protective Registry of Emotes Gobcord** or **The Mandated Protective Registry for Emotes of Gobcord (MPREG)** is a defunct registry of Gobcord emotes which are protected against removal from the server under any circumstances, such as running out of space for emotes or failing to maintain the number of monetary server boosts that allot space for emotes on the server. The registry was created by Sam (me) as a contingency for these circumstances on 13 September 2021.

The initial roster of the MPREG was decided by a vote conducted during a convention of Congress (what is now the Gobernors' Council) on 14 September 2021. A form was created for congresspeople to select from a list of (what was at the time) 90 inanimate (not animated) emotes that they believed were necessary to protect. Fourteen emotes which reached a certain threshold of consensus, 5/6 votes or 83%, were added to this initial roster. One emote was added after the primary voting because it was agreed upon that it held too much significance and utility to be left out despite only reaching 4/6 votes.

Congress has all but officially abandoned the use of the MPREG.

## Background

Sometime in early June 2021, Gobcord was met with a brief crisis; the realization that the server would soon run out of the required number of server boosts to maintain its 100-emote storage space, therefore eliminating about 25% of its inventory. This historical footnote is seldom referred to as the Gobcord Emote Crisis or just the Emote Crisis. While this crisis was nearly averted by several generous boost donations to the server, it begged the question of what emotes the community could afford to sacrifice if such a quandary were to again encounter Gobcord in the future. It was this quandary that inspired the concept of a certain criterion of emotes which are culturally significant to the community and thus should be conserved at all costs, much like a protected endangered species list.

The modern name of the MPREG is a direct derivation of "mpreg," the abbreviation for the fantastical kink of "male pregnancy."

## Controversy

Following the departure of Sam from the Sam Dynasty and the resultant formation of the royal Jestanate, the efficacy and fairness of the MPREG was brought into question by Congress -- particularly how the registry's roster is determined by a vote from Congress and not from the people and limits incurred by a system of registration. There are currently passive efforts by Congress to abolish the MPREG or simply discontinue its use, though serious considerations of abolition were primely disregarded.

The Council of Governors no longer actively utilizes the MPREG or its system, instead letting the public vote on emote affairs themselves.

## Registered emotes

As of 14 September 2021, the MPREG had 15 protected emotes.

The roster, in alphabetical ascent:

1. "ass," a picture of Elton the Cat smirking fondly and mischievously.

2. "bbbmm," sometimes spelt "bbbmmm" or "bbmm;" a yellow blob with eyes sorrowfully groveling in its own tears.

3. "bumconer," a yellow "cursed" emoji with realistic eyes and lips glaring directly at the screen in silent scorn; name is an alliteration of "cum boner."

4. "clearly," a yellow emoji drawn with an exaggerated smirk of unbridled smugness; name comes from "Clearly" meme of Tony Stark holding the same expression; featured in MPREG's logo.

5. "LETSFG," a yellow emoji shrieking and slobbering in the glory of supreme victory; based off the original stock image of a baseball with the same expression; name shortened from "LETSFUCKINGOOOO." This emote was the 15th emote to be added to the roster and the only one added with insufficient approval after the initial vote by Congress on 14 September.

6. "nooo," sometimes spelt as "noooo;" a yellow emoji drawn crying with pleading hands above its head; possibly based (based) off of the "boohoo cracker I don't care" cursed emote meme.

7. "peer," a yellow cursed emote drawn with a gaping void encompassing the entirety of its face with two red, ringed eyes staring in torment at the screen.

8. "shiteater," a cropped image of Mametchi, a character from Tamagotchi, named after his adorable, shit-eating grin. Shiteater is the unofficial mascot of Gobcord, and is featured on the community's unofficial flag.

9. "sibby," a drawing made by Kerzid of a little cartoon dude sipping from a cup, based off the emote "sippy," which proceeds it on this list.

10. "sippy," a yellow emote with large, googly eyes and two little hands sipping from a red sippy cup. Possibly a creation of twitter artist and certified gorillionaire OkayRoutt.

11. "sniffle," a wholesome, yellow emote drawn with large eyes, heart-filled and choked with tears, expressing overwhelming love and adoration.

12. "what," originally "ohthatsadeadbody;" depicting a cartoon figure horrified in a desk chair, presumably looking at a computer screen.

13. "why," a cursed yellow emote that has eyes shot with veins and blood, tears, and snot rolling down a face of visceral despair.

14. "yea," a white emote with a relaxed, enjoyable expression; similar in style to rage comic faces.

15. "YOU," a stock photo of a disembodied hand pointing directly at the screen with aggressive accusation.

**If you know the context, origin, or creator of any of these emotes which lack such information in this article then let me know.**