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[[Image:Encyclopaedia Dramatica logo.PNG|right|thumb|The Encyclopædia Dramatica logo.]] |
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'''Encyclopædia Dramatica''' ('''ED''') is a [[MediaWiki]]-based [[wiki]] launched on [[December 10]], [[2004]], by [http://www.girlvinyl.com/ Sherrod DeGrippo], an administrator of LJ Drama, as a [[Wikipedia]]-style collection of LiveJournal events and [[Internet phenomenon|Internet memes]]. |
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==History== |
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Encyclopædia Dramatica's history began when [[LiveJournal]] blogger and [[LJ Drama]] co-founder James Lee from [[Seattle, Washington]], started using [[Wikipedia]] and created an article about LiveJournal [[blogger]] Grayden Rayne (former legal name Joshua Williams). The article was subsequently deleted, despite LiveJournal users, including members of [[LJ Drama]], lobbying to keep the article. |
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LiveJournal user and LJ Drama administrator Sherrod DeGrippo heard of the deletion of the LiveJournal-related article, and, as a response, came up with the idea of creating Encyclopædia Dramatica so LiveJournal users could write about their experiences on [[LiveJournal]] and other blogging Web sites, as well as various Internet phenomena. DeGrippo stated in a Wikipedia discussion that "[avoiding] vanity pages and personal [[flame war]]s on wikipedia is the reason Encyclopedia Dramatica exists". |
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Since its creation, Encyclopædia Dramatica has grown to over 2000 articles. By [[September]] of [[2005]], Encyclopædia Dramatica had surpassed five million page views. |
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== Types of content == |
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[[Image:Encyclopaedia Dramatica front page.PNG|thumb|The front page of Encyclopædia Dramatica on [[12 February]] [[2006]].]] |
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Most ED articles have a "negative point of view" to encourage [[sarcasm]], [[hyperbole]], and other kinds of humor mocking the article's subject. Articles are not required to be referenced or have any basis in fact. |
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The Encyclopædia Dramatica makes sporadic attempts to weed out wiki pages that are "unfunny", a term for which the encyclopedia has its own particularized definition. [http://www.encyclopediadramatica.com/index.php/Unfunny] The administrators may ban users who in their personal viewpoint create "unfunny" articles; this viewpoint varies from administrator to administrator. Because the MediaWiki software blocks [[IP address]]es rather than user accounts, those who share an IP address with a banned user will also be blocked. The site's [[policy]], as currently written, does not protect users from being banned by the administrators, but the site has not made the effort to ban every [[open proxy]] in existence like wikipedia, so banning does not always work. |
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Common themes include: |
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*Articles about the world's countries that identify the number of [[7-11]] stores (and thus, Slurpee availability) as an important marker of world status |
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*Criticism of Wikipedia, including an argument over whether to use [[show preview]] and only edit an article once per day [http://www.encyclopediadramatica.com/index.php/Template:Preview] or use [[enhanced recent changes]] [http://www.encyclopediadramatica.com/index.php/Template:Lightrecentchanges] so multiple edits don't matter and whether enhanced recent changes is bad [http://www.encyclopediadramatica.com/index.php?title=Enhanced_Recent_Changes&oldid=71037]. |
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*Controversial social commentary |
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*Displays of hostility towards [[Uncyclopedia]] |
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*Display of sexual images, occasionally even on front page featured articles |
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*Drama from [[LiveJournal]]s and websites |
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*Internet celebrities such as [[Brian Peppers]] |
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*"Internet Law", with a crash course on [[libel]], [[slander]] and [[copyright]] as applied to web forums |
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*Jokes with repetition of elements such as "in the ass", "16 year old girls", "13 year old boys", "42", and "At least 100 years ago", which the site calls "''old memes''" |
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*Mocking subcultures like [[emo (slang)|emo]], [[Furry fandom|furries]], [[goth]]s, and also the self-important. |
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*Presenting an article as encyclopedic, while delivering satirical commentary or criticism. [http://www.encyclopediadramatica.com/index.php/Uncyclopedia] |
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*Purposeful misinformation |
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==Controversy== |
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* Many of the articles on Encyclopædia Dramatica are directly related to the users of [[LiveJournal]], the world's largest blogging community. Critics have charged that articles that [[caricature]] people exaggerate the facts for the purpose of [[humor]] may border on personal attack at times. The flare-up when these users come to Encyclopædia Dramatica to edit their own articles or threaten to employ [[litigation]] to remove the content provides additional humor to those who visit the site. [http://www.nathanr.com/] |
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*In [[August 2005]], a [[DMCA]] notice was issued to [[Uncyclopedia]] and Wikipedia seeking the removal of a picture of Sherrod DeGrippo and, for Uncyclopedia, the Encyclopædia Dramatica logo because the current copyright notice, which had been changed after the pictures were used on Wikipedia and Uncyclopedia, states that they were not authorized to host these images. |
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== See also == |
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*[[Uncyclopedia]] |
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*[[Kamelopedia]] |
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*[[WikiFur:Encyclopædia Dramatica|Encyclopædia Dramatica]] at [[WikiFur]] |
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== External links == |
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*[http://www.encyclopediadramatica.com/ Encyclopædia Dramatica] |
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[[Category:Online encyclopedias]] |
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[[Category:Wiki parodies]] |
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[[Category:MediaWiki websites]] |
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