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Wikipedia's New Archnemesis

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the the-joy-of-cartoon-rivals dept.

euniana writes "Forget about Britannica, and meet Uncyclopedia. Formally the adoptive first cousin of Wikipedia, Uncyclopedia stands for everything Wikipedia cannot have: misinformation, satire, and lies. Does this prove that satire and humour can take off in a collaborative environment, a possibility often contested by grumpy Wikipedians? What many people don't know is that the Wikipedia article on the Flying Spaghetti Monster was partly copied from the FSM article on Uncyclopedia. Will the confusion ever end?"

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  1. Ob Ralph Wiggum by ackthpt · · Score: 4, Funny

    Ralph: "Where do I learn everything? The Uncyclopedia!"
    Chief Wiggum: "Ha ha ha! That's my boy!"

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  2. Arrrrgggghhhh by justforaday · · Score: 3, Funny

    Good to see the fine folks at uncyclopedia are participating in Talk Like a Pirate Day.

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    1. Re:Arrrrgggghhhh by flyingsquid · · Score: 5, Funny
      "Arrrrrrh!" is talking like a pirate."Arrrgggghhhh", on the other hand, is merely talking like someone who's been hit in the testicles.

      Ya ought ta be keel-hauled, ya scurvy dog.

    2. Re:Arrrrgggghhhh by ackthpt · · Score: 5, Funny
      Good to see the fine folks at uncyclopedia are participating in Talk Like a Pirate Day.

      Avast ye swab! Here be the only keyboard yer evar need! 'Ave they got 'er in yer precious Uncyclopedia or e'en yer Wikipedia? Oi'd be scupper'd if oi hadn't studied me three Arr's at Pirate U.

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    3. Re:Arrrrgggghhhh by wiggles · · Score: 4, Funny

      "Arrrgggghhhh", on the other hand, is merely talking like someone who's been hit in the testicles.

      You wouldn't write "Arrrgggghhhh", you'd just say it!

    4. Re:Arrrrgggghhhh by ackthpt · · Score: 5, Funny
      "Arrrrrrh!" is talking like a pirate."Arrrgggghhhh", on the other hand, is merely talking like someone who's been hit in the testicles.

      Or is that the Castle Arrrrgggghhhh?

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    5. Re:Arrrrgggghhhh by xSquaredAdmin · · Score: 5, Funny

      Maybe he was dictating...

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    6. Re:Arrrrgggghhhh by Analogy+Man · · Score: 1, Funny
      Since the article references "the Flying Spaghetti Monster", what does one say when hit in the tenticles?

      And along the lines of "Can God make a sandwich so big he can't eat it?"...what would the Flying Spaghetti Monster say if struck in the tenticles?

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    7. Re:Arrrrgggghhhh by Molochi · · Score: 2, Funny

      You don't suppose he meant the Camaarrgh?

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  3. misinformation, satire, and lies by tomhudson · · Score: 5, Funny
    So they're cloning slashdot?
    Uncyclopedia stands for everything Wikipedia cannot have: misinformation, satire, and lies
    1. Re:misinformation, satire, and lies by Tacommander · · Score: 5, Funny

      That won't be completely the case until they hire CmdrTaco as a grammar editor.

  4. Hmm.. by hungrygrue · · Score: 4, Funny

    Colaborative effort to spread misinformation and confuse lies? I thought that had already been done: http://www.rnc.org/ ?

    1. Re:Hmm.. by hyperstation · · Score: 4, Funny

      here you go. all the misinformation you can handle.

  5. Wondering why you can't get to the site? by yecrom2 · · Score: 4, Funny

    check here

  6. When? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny
    Will the confusion ever end?


    Actually, according to the Uncyclopedia, the confusion is scheduled to end 5 Dec 2014. Though I am confused why.

  7. Another one... by Darkon · · Score: 1, Funny


    I prefer this one myself. It even has chicks!

    1. Re:Another one... by Soul-Burn666 · · Score: 2, Funny

      Ok, but on the other hand, it also has Cracky-chan!

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  8. Hmm.. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Colaborative effort to spread misinformation and confuse lies? I thought that had already been done: http://www.dnc.org/ ?

  9. wikipedia artcile by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    on uncyclopedia:
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uncyclopedia

    and uncyclopedia article on wikipedia:
    http://uncyclopedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia

  10. Satire? by Darvin · · Score: 2, Funny

    But FSMism isn't satire. It's real.

    1. Re:Satire? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      Ramen. brother!

  11. Re:Payback... by tambo · · Score: 2, Funny
    Maybe their offices were destroyed by a fleet of Vogon construction crew.

    (I can't be the only one to have had an instant associative link between "Uncyclopedia stands for everything Wikipedia cannot have: misinformation, satire, and lies" and the "Don't Panic! logo.)

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  12. Obligitory by Headcase88 · · Score: 4, Funny

    " Uncyclopedia's been around since the start of the year. In Internet terms, this does not exactly make it new...

    Yeah, but this is Slashdot. My running theory is that this post was submitted 5 years in the future, but ran through some sort of wormhole to appear in our time. Didn't know you could do that with basic HTML.

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    1. Re:Obligitory by Meagermanx · · Score: 5, Funny

      They do it with CSS, dumbass.

    2. Re:Obligitory by ellem · · Score: 5, Funny

      for the love of GOD. Do some Googling and learn about the tag

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    3. Re:Obligitory by courtarro · · Score: 5, Funny

      That would explain why the site isn't yet accessible.

    4. Re:Obligitory by zootm · · Score: 4, Funny

      Just rememer that in XHTML it's <worm_hole destination="/future/#years"/>. Then put that space in to make it compatible with older browsers which won't render it anyway. Oh, and remember it has to be inside a block-level element, after an <h1> or an <h3> but not before a <p> or anywhere near an <h2>. You can also put it inside the <head> area so long as you're not using the Strict scheme, taller than six feet, or it's a full moon.

    5. Re:Obligitory by 1110110001 · · Score: 3, Funny

      It seems like Stupidedia got stuck in another wormhole, as they have been live a whole month before. On the other hand it's in german and made by Austrians and maybe being Americans makes it easier for the Uncyclpedians to be uninformed.

      b4n

      PS: I know no-one in the US is uninformed. The media and the administration would never lie to anyone.

  13. slashdot? by iLogiK · · Score: 3, Funny

    http://uncyclopedia.org/wiki/Slashdot

    The Sovereign State of Slashdot (http://slashdot.org/ is an independent nation roughly located between the Republic of Sourceforge and Jesus Ocean. Formerly a member of the UN, Slashdot left and joined the UN's arch-enemy, NATO, following its invasion by Oprah in the Gulf War.

  14. Hmmm... by Black+Parrot · · Score: 5, Funny


    I wonder if trolls are going to vandalize it by inserting useful information into the articles.

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  15. Mod Pirate Up! by djdavetrouble · · Score: 2, Funny

    Avast! Pure Hilarity Spotted Dead Ahead! Arrrrrrrrr.

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  16. Where else... by rAiNsT0rm · · Score: 2, Funny

    ...misinformation, satire, and lies. Does this prove that satire and humour can take off in a collaborative environment, a possibility often contested by grumpy Wikipedians?

    Slashdot, but of course! We've got Uncyclopedia beat by miles.

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  17. Re:Payback... by darc · · Score: 2, Funny

    Congradulations, you've just melted down wikicities. Thanks guys, you've just proved that slashdot > a whole bunch of squids and a few rackmounts.

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  18. Don't Panic by BobCousy · · Score: 3, Funny

    The Uncyclopedia has the advantage that it is slightly cheaper and has a cover with the words "Don't Panic" in large friendly letters.

  19. How much karma do I whore by by saskboy · · Score: 2, Funny

    How much karma do I whore by... posting links to Uncyclopedia from Slashdot? The standard average for Wikipedia is about +3, so is Uncyclopedia -3?

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  20. Re:Hardly new... by CynicalGuy · · Score: 5, Funny

    Simply coming up with a quip that gets a giggle and a "+1, Funny" mod out of the Slashdot crowd is a challenge.

    It's really not.

  21. Re:GOATSE WARNING!!! by ArsenneLupin · · Score: 2, Funny
    Picture of the day on Uncyclopedia.org is goatse porn. Someone should remove the link asap.

    I guess that's what you get when you link a wiki from Slashdot...

  22. Not Work Safe by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Some of us are at work bastards. The front page is completely not work safe. At least at 3:41pm Eastern on 9/19/05 it isn't.

    F*cktards.