# shutmeup.lol — The 24-Hour Liquid Microphone Battle

> "Speak your mind. Pay $1 more to silence."

shutmeup.lol is a global 24-hour pay-to-silence liquid microphone battle and viral attention game. Users pay to broadcast their message, link, and avatar to the global live stage. Anyone in the world can outbid the current speaker by paying at least $1.00 more to seize the mic, silence them, and broadcast their own message. At 00:00 UTC every night, the active 24-hour duel ends, the final speaker is crowned the Daily Champion in the Hall of Fame, and a fresh battle begins.

## Core Pages & Navigation

- [Live Stage Arena](https://shutmeup.lol/): Real-time live microphone battle. Hold the stage, flex achievements, promote projects, launch startups, or drop savage roasts.
- [Hall of Fame & Immortals](https://shutmeup.lol/hall-of-fame.php): All-time archives, The Golden Mic record holder, Dynasty Kings, Daily Unsilenced records, and The Whaleboard.
- [Rules & FAQ](https://shutmeup.lol/rules.php): Comprehensive mechanics, Whaleboard identity unification, anti-spam rules, midnight rollover mechanics.
- [Terms & Conditions](https://shutmeup.lol/terms.php): Official terms of service and Paddle Merchant of Record disclosures.
- [Refund Policy](https://shutmeup.lol/refund-policy.php): Digital micro-transaction refund rules and Paddle resolution process.
- [Privacy Policy](https://shutmeup.lol/privacy.php): Data protection, GDPR compliance, and Paddle payment processing disclosures.
- [Contact & Support](https://shutmeup.lol/contact.php): Customer care desk, order lookups, and support channels.
- [Official X Account](https://x.com/ShutMeUpLols): @ShutMeUpLols on X for real-time announcements, daily highlights, and champion crownings.
- [Daily Archives](https://shutmeup.lol/day.php): Replays and chronological strike logs for every completed 24-hour battle in history.

## Game Mechanics & Lore

- **The Liquid Stage:** Only one message holds center stage globally at any given moment.
- **Pay-to-Silence ($1 Minimum Increment):** To take the mic, a bidder must pay at least `previous_bid + $1.00`.
- **The Plundered Pot:** 100% of all bids during the 24-hour cycle accumulate into the Daily Pot.
- **Midnight UTC Crowning:** At 23:59:59 UTC, whoever holds the microphone becomes the immortal Daily Champion.
- **The Golden Mic:** The single highest dollar bid ever recorded across all epochs in platform history.
- **The Whaleboard:** Cumulative lifetime spend leaderboard grouping user strikes under their canonical website or identity.
- **Traffic Titans:** Top external websites ranked by verified clicks generated through the live stage.

## Developer & API Endpoints

- [Live Stage API](https://shutmeup.lol/api/current-mic.php): JSON feed of active epoch, current microphone holder, online visitor presence, and recent timeline.
- [Dynamic OG Card Image Generator](https://shutmeup.lol/api/og-image.php?type=stage): Real-time 1200x630 PNG card generator for social embeds and rich unfurls.
- [XML Sitemap](https://shutmeup.lol/sitemap.xml): Dynamic index of all daily duel archives and legal pages.
- [Full LLM Documentation](https://shutmeup.lol/llms-full.txt): Comprehensive platform documentation for AI models.