Talk:List of online encyclopedias

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encyclopedia dramatica doesn't get a mention? aw Faulty 11:22, 23 July 2007 (UTC)

i saw it somewhere and mentioned that it didnt have an article.

oops forgot to sign --KPF 04:54, 24 December 2007 (UTC)

An online encyclopaedia with a relatively high Google search is "High Beam". Does any one know anything about this one? I did not see it on the list here. ACEOREVIVED (talk) 21:20, 24 April 2008 (UTC)

"High Beam" is added now. :) Scapler (talk) 01:37, 4 July 2008 (UTC)

Uncyclopedia

Various people have tried to add it. Just wanted to put it out, editors to this page have decided over and over, Uncyclopedia, while amusing, is NOT an online encyclopedia. It is a parody of one, not a database of useful information of any kind. Cheers! Scapler (talk) 03:40, 23 July 2008 (UTC)

Too positive?

While the description entry of most encyclopedias says something about the content or goals, wikipedia's says Largest encyclopedia in the world, with over 2,000,000 articles in the English version alone (including minor articles and stubs). This sounds too much like praise to me and it's not very informative about the content either. I'll change it to general interest and say something about the collaborative nature of wp. --86.88.18.236 (talk) 11:03, 25 July 2008 (UTC)

1. As an aside, should conservapedia be on this list? On one hand the list should be NPOV but on the other hand listing it here could be NPOV itself. I've taken a quick look at encyclopedia and done a google search and while objectivity isn't mentioned per se, I do get such definitions as A work containing factual articles on subjects. Thoughts?--86.88.18.236 (talk) 11:21, 25 July 2008 (UTC)

It's mostly statistics that give it the status of being "Largest". RPGfanatic (talk) 01:35, 8 September 2008 (UTC)

Column "license" lacking

While there is a column "Access" in which access and (sometimes) license are aggregated, there should be two distinct columns called "Access" and "License". This would me more useful and more convenient. (You can see an example here: http://fr.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Liste_d%27encyclop%C3%A9dies_sur_internet&oldid=32375270 ) 80.13.67.192 (talk) 16:14, 12 August 2008 (UTC)

No Uncyclopedia or Encyclopedia Dramatica?

While they are parodies of information I'm surprised that neither are on this article or indeed on Wikipedia at all. Is there a reason for this? RPGfanatic (talk) 01:33, 8 September 2008 (UTC)

Those 2 encyclopediae should certainly be added to the list, as they are 2 of the most popular encyclopediae on the Internets. However, Uncyclopedia and Encyclopedia Dramatica both have pages here on Wikipedia. Anyhow, Wiktionary defines encyclopedia as meaning "a comprehensive reference work with articles on a range of topics". Nowhere in that definition, or in the encyclopedia page on Wikipedia, do I find it saying that an encyclopedia necessarily has to be true. Also, check out Wikiality, another wiki encyclopedia, and arguably the largest in the world. The main page of Wikiality states that it has 10,186,999 articles, compared to 2,577,162 on Wikipedia. While this may be an example of truthiness, it should not be entirely dismissed out of hand, because that would violate NPOV rules. Since Conservapedia is included on the list, I think that demonstrates the fact that this is not merely list of factual encyclopediae, but a general list of encyclopediae, both factual ones (like dKosopedia) and ones full of blatant lies (like Conservapedia). --69.205.228.89 (talk) 08:23, 10 October 2008 (UTC)

Political Encyclopedias?

I believe that Conservapedia and dKosopedia should be removed, because they are far more political than they are encyclopedic, what are everyone else's thoughts? Scapler (talk) 02:13, 8 September 2008 (UTC)

Need to mention...

• Joepedia - all GI Joe encyclopedia
• Monsterpedia - all about real and imaginary monsters 205.240.146.248 (talk) 12:43, 10 September 2008 (UTC)