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Uncyclopedia

2011-07-16T16:02:09Z

Kingoftheriverdance:

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'''Uncyclopedia''' is supposedly a parody encyclopedia created in January 2005.<ref>http://www.netmag.co.uk/zine/discover-interview/the-brains-behind-uncyclopedia</ref> It now has over 25,000 articles. Popular topics parodied include [[Global warming]], [[Evolution]] and [[Creation]], the [[Bush]] administration, [[Conservapedia]], and popular culture. A recurring joke on the site is making up [[Oscar Wilde]] quotes as well as quotes by Chuck Norris, Captain Obvious, Kanye West, and Russian Reversals.It has information that is on the same level of truth as Conservapedia.

Uncyclopedia, despite being a parody of [[Wikipedia]], supports much of the same liberal material that Wikipedia does. It is hosted by [[Wikia]], [[Jimbo Wales]]' for profit webhost. Its lack of standards results in an obviously liberal stance, and much of their "humor" is directed at Christian and Conservative values. In particular, their article on Conservapedia is composed mostly of hate speech, labeling Conservatives as "retards". In addition, they attack creationism using a "pro-creationist" article, which mocks creationism by phrases like "evolution will get you sent straight to hell" and "Darwin was a **** Satanist".

Uncyclopedia is far from family friendly; it contains many offensive words and images in its articles. Shortly after [[Jerry Falwell]] died (15th May, 2007), Uncyclopedia presented an article with the following highly offensive statements:

{{QuoteBox|'''BREAKING NEWS!'''<br />
'''Jerry Falwell has died.'''<br />
'''DING DONG THE WITCH IS DEAD, THE WITCH IS DEAD, THE WITCH IS DEAD, DING DONG THE WITCH IS DEAD, THE MEAN OL' WICKED WITCH IS DEAD!'''}}

{{QuoteBox|Dr. (it is a little known fact that he earned six PhDs) Jerry Fartwell (born: Breadline Era, died: Nappy Headed Imus Era) was a fat [obscenity deleted] bastard and famous mongoloid who re-instituted the hangman's noose in Lynchburg, Virginia (1956).}}

'''''Update'':''' Uncyclopedia finally deleted the Jerry Falwell article on 10th November, 2007.<ref>http://uncyclopedia.wikia.com/index.php?title=Special%3ALog&type=delete&user=&page=Jerry_Falwell</ref>

Uncyclopedia also has an article labeled "Bad Right Wing Jokes and Other Deleted Nonsense".<ref>http://uncyclopedia.wikia.com/wiki/Uncyclopedia:Bad_Right_Wing_Jokes_and_Other_Deleted_Nonsense</ref> This is an example of Uncyclopedian censorship.

==Uncyclopedia and authoritarianism==
Uncyclopedia has a rigid hierarchy and is perhaps even more legalistic and collectivistic than Wikipedia. Admininistrators are afforded the same reverence as gods and goddesses. They are able to ridicule, deride and permanently block other users on a whim. Uncyclopedia administrators are also permitted to delete any article they dislike and promote one anothers articles by featuring them on the main page.

==References==
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[[Category:Wikis]]

Marilyn Manson

2011-07-16T15:59:56Z

Kingoftheriverdance:

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'''Brian Hugh Warner''' (born January 5, 1969), better known by his stage name '''Marilyn Manson''', is a controversial American [[rock music|rock]] [[musician]], performer, painter and former music journalist. He is the lead singer and frontman of the eponymous band, [[Marilyn Manson (band)|Marilyn Manson]] which is noted for songs which have been perceived as advocating [[atheism]], [[nihilism]], [[rape]], [[suicide]], drug use and [[violence]]. He was just like Jesus, only with better music.

He derived his stage name by juxtaposing the names of two 1960s American cultural icons, namely, actress [[Marilyn Monroe]] and convicted [[mass murder]] mastermind<ref>[http://www.2violent.com/closing_argument.html Charles Manson Trial], 2violent.com.</ref> [[Charles Manson]] as a critical and, simultaneously, laudatory appraisal of America and its culture.<ref name="longhard">{{cite book |title=The Long Hard Road out of Hell |last=Manson |first=Marilyn |publisher=HarperCollins |year=1998|isbn=0-06-098746-4|pages=85–87}}</ref><ref name="imdb">{{cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001504/bio|title=Biography for Marilyn Manson|accessdate=2008-01-12|work=Internet Movie Database}}</ref>

He has openly flouted his [[antitheism|anti-Christianity]] in various interviews while his works mock religion and various other idealisms when wrongly used as tools of manipulation. In one infamous interview during the height of his band's popularity in the late 90's, he declared that he "would like to be remembered as the man who brought an end to Christianity." In 1997, US Senator [[Joseph Lieberman]] condemned him and his band as "[p]erhaps the sickest group ever promoted by a mainstream record company."<ref>{{cite web|last=Strauss |first=Neil |url=http://www.nytimes.com/1997/05/17/arts/a-bogey-band-to-scare-parents-with.html |title=A Bogey Band to Scare Parents With |publisher=''The New York Times'' |date=1997-05-17 |accessdate=2011-05-14}}</ref>

==Discography==

===Studio LP===
*''Portrait of an American Family'' (1994)
*''Antichrist Superstar'' (1996)
*''Mechanical Animals'' (1998)
*''[[Holy Wood (In the Shadow of the Valley of Death)]]'' (2000)
*''The Golden Age of Grotesque'' (2003)
*''Eat Me, Drink Me'' (2007)
*''The High End of Low'' (2009)

===Studio EP===
*''Smells Like Children'' (1995)
*''Remix & Repent'' (1997)

===Live Album===
*''The Last Tour on Earth'' (1999)

===Compilations===
*''Lest We Forget: The Best of Marilyn Manson'' (2004)
*''Lost & Found'' (2008)

==References==
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==External links==

* [http://www.marilynmanson.com Official site]
* [http://www.mansonusa.com]

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[[Category:Musicians]]

Veganism

2011-07-16T15:57:31Z

Kingoftheriverdance: There were many fallicies obviously created by someone who knows nothing about the topic of this page, i fixed them.

'''Veganism''' is the following of a diet in which refrains from consuming any [[animal]] products, including [[meat]], [[seafood]], [[poultry]], [[eggs]], [[milk]], or [[honey]]. It is often thought of as a stricter form of [[vegetarianism]]. Vegans also try to avoid use of [[wool]], [[leather]], [[fur]], and other animal-derived products. The basis of veganism is the idea that killing animals for food is only one part of a wider problem of unfair exploitation, and that keeping animals for eggs, wool etc is another form of the same exploitation.

Most vegans do it because they do not want to cause harm to animals, many even because they believe they are god's loving creatures. Many vegans are not christian, possibly because becoming vegan and losing a faith both require strong critical thinking and a strong will.
[[category:Food and Drink]]