Wikipedia's New Archnemesis

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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I dont know

[UndyingShadow]

I visit wikipedia mainly because it is the perfect "pop culture" encyclopedia. Its great for quick searches on things traditional sources wont have for years. However, when doing detailed academic research, I avoid it because I'd rather have information from EXPERTS. Same with this "Uncyclopedia" I'd rather get my humor from EXPERTS (like the onion) and actual funny people than just any AOLer with a fart joke to tell.

Re:I dont know

[Kevin Stevens]

If youre using any encyclopedia for "detailed academic research" and not just as a starting point to get a general overview of a subject, I have to wonder if you have any place doing academic research at all.

Re:Hmm..

[Anonymous Coward]

God that was clever. Sad thing is it'll get to +5 funny, while if you replaced the "r" with a "d" it would be at -1 flamebait

Watch the /. groupthink in action kids!

Re:FSM

[MightyMartian]

Yeah. It's just so much fun to ridicule Christians with stuff like FSM.

Grow up people.

Not all Christians are Creationists or ID advocates, so clearly it is not directed at Christians, merely at the heretical subset that advocate nonsensical interpretations of the Bible or, even worse, try to deceive by pushing their a Creationism Lite.