Encyclopedia Dramatica
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| File:Ed mainpage.png The main page of as of May 14, 2008. | |
Type of site | Satirical wiki |
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| Available in | English |
| Commercial | Yes |
| Registration | Optional |
Encyclopedia Dramatica is a wiki[2][3] which covers "drama",[4] subcultures,[5][6] users of web services[7] and Internet memes in what critics characterise as a vulgar style.[8][9][10][11]
Wiki articles at Encyclopedia Dramatica criticize MySpace[11] as well as Wikipedia and its administrators.[12] It has been cited as a reference for Internet culture by The Observer,[13] and major blogs such as AlterNet[14] and the Gothamist network.[15][16] It received more prominent media attention[17] when Jason Fortuny used it to post photographs, e-mails, and phone numbers from several dozen men who responded to a Craigslist advertisement he posted in 2006.[2][3][18][19][20]
A hacker group called Bantown used Encyclopedia Dramatica to take credit[21] for a series of cross-site scripting attacks upon blogging service LiveJournal.
Encyclopedia Dramatica is cited as an authority on Imageboard slang and culture by Wired.[22] This popularity among the users of imageboard communities like 4chan led NBC to display screenshots of Encyclopedia Dramatica and state its use as a planning hub in a televised report on Project Chanology.[23] Anonymous had been shown in other broadcasts to use ED as a planning hub in other operations including one that led to the arrest of Canadian pedophile Chris Forcand.[24]
References
- ^ Encyclopedia Dramatica Main Page
- ^ a b Neva, Chonin. "Sex and the City." San Francisco Chronicle. 17 September 2006, p. 20.
- ^ a b "Privacy." Warren's Washington Internet Daily. 13 September 2006.
- ^ "Megan Had It Coming is a hoax Part III: Hoax Confirmed". MyCrimeSpace. 10 December 2007.
- ^ Gray, Brian. "Finding Emo" Ottawa Sun. 7 September 2006.
- ^ Gray, Brian. "E-motional Rescue". Toronto Sun. 3 September 2006
- ^ Dee, Jonathan. "All the News That’s Fit to Print Out". The New York Times magazine. 1 July 2007
- ^ Davies, Shaun. "Critics point finger at satirical website". Ninemsn. 8 May 2008
- ^ Douglas, Nick. "What The Hell Are 4chan, ED, Something Awful, And 'b'?" Gawker.com. 18 January 2008.
- ^ "2 Do: Monday, December 26." Chicago Tribune RedEye Edition. 26 December 2005, p. 2.
- ^ a b Mitchell, John. "Megabits and Pieces: The latest teen hangout." North Adams Transcript. 20 May 2006.
- ^ Jonathan, Dee. "All the News That's Fit to Print Out." New York Times Magazine, 2007, p. 34.
- ^ Hind, John. "What's the word?" The Observer. 5 June 2005.
- ^ Cassel, David. "John Edwards' Virtual Attackers Unmasked". AlterNet. 8 March 2007.
- ^ Chen, Alleny. "Snapshots: Scientology 'Raid' on the Drag". Austinist. 11 February 2008.
- ^ "Anonymous Protests Outside Scientology Sites". Londonist. 11 February 2008.
- ^ "Man Posed As a Woman to Elicit Personal Ad Responses" [Television production]. MSNBC. 12 September 2006.
- ^ Benschop, Lucas. "Man publiceert reacties sm-advertentie op internet." Nu.nl, 11 September 2006.
- ^ Bigge, Ryan. "Wearing the digital dunce cap." Maclean's. 27 September 2006
- ^ Corinth, Ernst. "Alles nur ein Fake?" Telepolis. 13 September 2006
- ^ Krebs, Brian. "Account Hijackings Force LiveJournal Changes" Security Fix, Washington Post Blogs. 20 Jan 2006
- ^ Dibbel, Julian. "Mutilated Furries, Flying Phalluses: Put the Blame on Griefers, the Sociopaths of the Virtual World" Wired. 18 January 2008.
- ^ "Scientology Battle" [Television production]. NBC. 23 January 2008
- ^ "Anonymous operation leads to pedophile conviction" Television production. Global Television Network. September 2006