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| − | The poor, meme-ridden "comedy" website '''Uncyclopedia''' is the stuff of Internet legend and infamy. The site, which is thought to have originated in 1860 as an [[United States|American imperialist tool]] for global domination, is now a [[Global Village|multinational]] effort, and is [[That Gray Thing on the Back of Your Screen|view]]ed as the best of its kind by some.<ref>[[Nobody cares]] really.</ref>
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| − | Uncyclopedia specializes in [[Uncyclopedia is the worst|tedious mockery]] of [[Nobody|perceived competitor]]s and petty in-fighting, with much of the content seen as mass-produced junk. Yet, there remains a peculiar fondness for some of the articles by fanatics. This is a view that has sparked a substantial shift from the site's satirical aspirations, causing it to instead redirect its resources into pathetic [[Russian reversal (joke)|Russian reversal]]s and endless references to [[Chuck Norris (accountant)|Chuck Norris]]. This is compounded by the need for [[How To:Write An Article That Stands No Chance Of Featuring On Uncyclopedia|articles that appease]] a "softer consensus". | + | '''Uncyclopedia''' is a parody encyclopedia project created in January 2005<ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20110108053209/http://www.netmag.co.uk/zine/discover-interview/the-brains-behind-uncyclopedia</ref> to lampoon [[Wikipedia|Wikipedia's]] extensive coverage, by mirroring their style of articles. As of July 2019, it has over 32,000 articles.<ref>http://uncyclopedia.co/wiki/Special:Statistics</ref> Popular topics parodied include [[Global warming]], [[Evolution]] and [[Creation]], the [[Bush]] administration, [[Conservapedia]], and popular culture. A recurring old joke on the site is making up [[Oscar Wilde]] quotes as well as quotes by [[Chuck Norris]], Captain Obvious, [[Kanye West]], and Russian Reversals. |
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| + | Uncyclopedia's userbase, despite being a parody of [[Wikipedia]], supports much of the same liberal material that Wikipedia does, but in a hidden way. It was hosted by [[Wikia]], [[Jimbo Wales]]' for-profit webhost, until 14 May 2019. Its lack of standards results in an obviously liberal stance, and much of their satire is directed at Christian and Conservative values. In particular, their article on Conservapedia is composed mostly of hate speech, blatant lies, and 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". As 2011, very few pages are in their "Liberal" category. |
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| − | Uncyclopedia was founded by billionaire entrepreneur and media tycoon [[Oscar Wilde]] sometime in the late nineteenth century. The early Uncyclopedia was not the impressive effort it is today. It all began when Wilde would often write puerile childish jokes on scraps of paper to his male friends to encourage more "[[Gay|intimate relation]]s". The Internet was, conveniently, invented in the late 1980s and allowed Wilde to pursue the same method through technology, and thus he was able to [[Cybersex|extend his efforts]] globally.
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| − | Wilde's efforts were spotted by [[Sophia|Sophia Loren]]<ref>The human incarnation of the Gnostic deity according to [[Insane|quack]]s.</ref> whilst on vacation. After hours of debate, they decided to found an internet site that would allow for Oscar's [[Whore|whoring]] and Sophia's [[Attention Whore|showcasing of talent]] to take place in one convenient location. Thus, in 2005, a crumby website was born and a whole new [[Why?:Give Up|reason to live]] for the [[Work|unemployed]] was [[Global Village|broadcast]] to the world.
| + | On January 5, 2013, the majority of Uncyclopedia's userbase migrated to an independent fork located at en.uncyclopedia.co after a long history of disputes with Wikia.<ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20170706151550/http://uncyclopedia.wikia.com/wiki/Forum:Official_Move_Date_Announced:January_5th</ref> On 14 May 2019, Wikia shut down uncyclopedia.wikia.com due to violations of their content policy, and it was moved to independent hosting and the domain uncyclopedia.ca.<ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20190512232714/http://uncyclopedia.wikia.com/wiki/Forum:Uncyclopedia_is_moving#mw-content-text</ref><ref>https://risteq.net/wikis/2019-eviction-uncyclopedia.php</ref> |
| − | [[File:WikiMeet London - Jimbo talks.jpg|thumb|left|300px|When Jimmy Wales first met the [[Uncyclopedian]]s his {{W|Affect (psychology)|affect}} was friendly and aloof.<ref>Having extricated himself without hurting their feelings, he later commented that the delegation were "a bunch of weirdos".</ref>]]
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| + | Uncyclopedia is far from family friendly; it contains many offensive words and images in its articles. Shortly after [[Jerry Falwell]] died (15 May 2007), Uncyclopedia presented an article with the following highly offensive statements: |
| − | [[Bond Villain|Bond villain]] stock-type [[Jimbo Wales]] bought the site from Wilde in 2005. This was done off the back of economic difficulties and bad press over Wilde's "libertine lifestyle". Wales's motivations for the purchase are not known, as he later commented that he personally disliked the fact that he owned such a "low echelon" of the [[Internet]].<ref>Jimbo has often commented to his henchmen, that Uncyclopedia was like the sole of his shoe: gathering page views for [[money]] and protecting his sweaty, corn-ridden feet.</ref>
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| − | In 2006 Wales and his [[Wikia|Wikia firm]] relinquished to a 20% stake in the site and allowed Wilde to be reinstated as CEO by the last quarter of the year. Wilde was anxious for a new investor, as he found the site a "hassle", and Uncyclopedia was sold by Wilde to News Corp. for all the money in his wallet, change from a nearby vending machine, and some pocket lint, totaling $12.50. Oscar Wilde was kept as acting CEO for publicity purposes despite managerial decisions being shifted to [[Wikia]] and News Corp. stooges.
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| | + | '''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!'''}} |
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| − | Wilde had often commented that Uncyclopedia was never "really there" but that it "just pretended" it was on [[Blue Screen of Death|computer screen]]s. Experts agree that this [[UnBooks:The Digital Divide|ignorance of information technology]] and Web 2.0 forced Wilde to sell to News Corporation. The conglomerate had no problem with the lack of quality or worthwhile content as is apparent in the quality the articles now featured. Since then there has been an ever greater emphasis on the "sizzle" rather than the [[Penis|sausage]] of which Wilde was always so fond.
| + | {{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).}} |
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| + | '''''Update'':''' Uncyclopedia finally deleted the Jerry Falwell article on 10 November 2007.<ref>http://uncyclopedia.co/w/index.php?title=Special%3ALog&type=delete&user=&page=Jerry_Falwell</ref> |
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| − | As of 2013 Uncyclopedia has demerged itself from Wikia's grasps, despite many necessary compromises. Wilde was elated by the change in power.
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| − | [[File:Uncyclbosch.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Uncyclopedia looks forward to an era of [[The Divine Comedy|fire-fueled creativity]].]]
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| + | Uncyclopedia also has an article labeled "Bad Right Wing Jokes and Other Deleted Nonsense".<ref>http://en.uncyclopedia.co/wiki/Uncyclopedia:Bad_Right_Wing_Jokes_and_Other_Deleted_Nonsense</ref> This is an example of Uncyclopedian censorship. Material that is considered serious is generally deleted because it isn't considered humorous. |
| − | ::{{NQ|Go eat shit fuckers!|[[Fisher Price: A Retrospective|4.252.99.182]]|Uncyclopedia's future}} | + | |
| − | The site is something of a [[Paradise Lost]] and it is hoped that it can be restored to the glorious [[HowTo:Properly Whore Your Article|whoring effort]] Wilde envisioned while [[Hyperdrinking|pissed out of his mind]] during his studies at [[Oxford University|Oxford]]. The site has [[Goatse|expanded a great deal]], with in excess of forty thousand articles taking up server space. Some have speculated that lax attitudes have opened Uncyclopedia's future wide open to the infection of [[Uncyclopedia Vandals|vandal]]s.
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| − | It has been the case that the site will continue to function on more experimental articles involving MS Paint, sex and/or racism jokes. [[Zombie Jesus]] famously commented in 2007 about [[Uncyclopedian]]s: "How these 'special people' find the on button on their computers let alone edit the site baffles me."
| + | Articles at Uncyclopedia may also be deleted by being placed on QVFD (Quick Votes For Deletion)<ref>http://uncyclopedia.co/wiki/QVFD</ref><ref>http://en.uncyclopedia.co/wiki/QVFD</ref> or VFD (Votes For Deletion).<ref>http://uncyclopedia.co/wiki/VFD</ref><ref>http://en.uncyclopedia.co/wiki/VFD</ref> The difference between the two pages is that only new pages may be put on QVFD and it only takes one administrator vote to delete the page on QVFD, whereas older pages that are not featured may be put on VFD, and it takes 4 or 5 votes net in favor of deletion to delete a page on VFD. Only registered users are permitted to vote on VFD. |
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| − | Another aspect new user can partake in is "[[VFS|power hunger]]". For the comedy wiki, this remains one of the slightly more amusing things for a spectator of the site. It can be hilarious to hear the [[IRC]] discussions, or the forums where those [[Socratic Method|skilled in debate]] [[Wikipoleonic Complex|keenly hope to persuade]] the existing community that one day they will "seize control" of the impoverished site and restore order.<ref>For what [[Evil|diabolic]] reason only Sophia knows.</ref>
| + | Uncyclopedia features an article titled 'Conservatroll' in which it explains how to vandalize Conservapedia and gives a point system for it. |
| − | [[File:ChronChron.jpg|thumb|left|230px|The first ideas for Uncyclopedia were laid down by {{u|Chronarion}} in 2001. Like all geniuses his reward has been having the credit for achievements stolen by a tedious meme, ''vis-à-vis'' Oscar Wilde.]]
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| − | Initially, Uncyclopedia was intended to be a parody of renowned [[Observational Comedy|comedy]] [[encyclopedia]] [[Waste|Wikipedia]]. However, due to economic and mental constraints, the site now relies and insists on trusty [[Worst 100 Uncyclopedia In-Jokes of All Time|in-jokes]] and moronic junk. This was instituted by Wikia, who have sought to compete with rival comedy Internet sites such as shock humor website [[Encyclopedia Dramatica]] and the [[Money|advertising rich]] [[American|yank dumpster]] ''The Onion''. Of course, no site is really comparable to Uncyclopedia, as it occupies a very unique space on the outer rim of the internet.
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| − | For the founders of the site, the aim was to provide healthy, [[Oscar Wilde]]-nubile [[Gay|young men]] with nothing better to do than [[Making up Oscar Wilde quotes|make up quote]]s and [[I burning your dog|write]] [[Redundancy|article]]s based on the [[Bollocks|course]]s they were studying whilst at [[University]].<ref>Oscar found men of this sort "ripe for seduction and naked towel dances as well as my fart art".</ref> This has still proved to be the case though the site has pursued younger contributors to spark mo/e interest and competition. The result has been an annoying amount of "intellgentsia"<ref>This is not how you spell intelligentsia.</ref> who readily have an English textbook from [[Education|school]] to correct contributors.
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| − | The site's initial aims in 2005 included writing articles with an [[HTBFANJS|intelligent, satirical and funny intent]]. As time went on and numbers increased, a greater need for recognition and competition amongst the users was demanded. This led to the [[VFH]] page, which allowed articles to be showcased to the rest of the community on the [[Main Page|front page]]. Furthermore, due to the high amount of [[drama]] and [[bitch]]ing on [[Euroipods|discussion page]]s, a community forum was invented to allow whining and drama to proceed more smoothly.
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| − | During January 2008 a decree proposed new policies: the nomination and voting for an article's deletion on [[VFD]], the uploading terrible and/or perverted images, the creation of useless categories and pointlessly categorizing images and the egregious level of more useless and unfunny [[Templasexual|template]]s and [[quote]]s that are to be spammed onto articles.
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| − | [[File:Cool-wilde.jpg|thumb|right|225px|Uncyclopedia's founder and acting [[Chief executive officer|CEO]] [[Oscar Wilde]], seen here in 2008 on a long-term sabbatical at [[Paradise Inc.]]]]
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| − | The site was, for a time, famous for its clever articles, but the [[Drama|tedious drama]]s are also often cited as a source of amusement for [[You|editor]] and [[Adminses|admin]] alike. The bitter in-fighting has also been used to allay many a [[Virginia Tech Massacre|high school/university shooting]] as lonely young men flock to ''compete'' on humor, particularly the kind of [[humor]] they have found [[HowTo:Get Laid|girls unresponsive to]].
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| − | [[Oscar Wilde]] instituted a [[Cabal|hierarchical administration]] in the early days of Uncyclopedia to run the site without his supervision. This [[UnBooks:The Bilderberg Group|evil sect]] would allow for bickering about the site's direction to take place in a clean and [[Banana skin joke|less soil]]ed environment than the rest of the site. Entry to the so called "[[cabal]]" for users usually depends on how vocal the current active members are and whether the more moderate voices can stand the drama of yet more "queens" coming to the fore. The cabal system is widely criticized even by members themselves; an anonymous source has commented, "Once you're wedged into the cabal the only real way out is farther up it."<ref>The source was [[Hardwick Fundlebuggy's Prison Journal|liquidate]]d by the cabal as a routine precaution.</ref>
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| − | The site also has a [[Walpurgis Night|religious structure]] based on Judeo-Christian beliefs, though many [[Walpurgis Night|atavistic pagan element]]s have been introduced for disciplining the less intelligent. Good examples of these include Sophia, [[Pastafarian]]ism, Chuck Norris and Russian reversals, which engender loyalty despite whining and in-fighting. The official [[Church of Uncyclopedia]] was dissolved alongside many of the classic memes when Wilde began his [[Holiday|sabbatical]] in 2008.
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| − | The gradual dissolution of on-site memes and nihilistic sentiment towards differing notions of humor was apparently due the Uncyclopedians in yet another stunt to [[Attention Whore|boost the profile]] of the site. The [[Irish|toothless simpleton]]s from Oscar Wilde's home sty of [[Dublin]] and elsewhere around the world strongly deny this. Since then, Uncyclopedia has become more secular.<ref>and [[bitch]]y and [[Children|annoy]]ing</ref>
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On January 5, 2013, the majority of Uncyclopedia's userbase migrated to an independent fork located at en.uncyclopedia.co after a long history of disputes with Wikia.[3] On 14 May 2019, Wikia shut down uncyclopedia.wikia.com due to violations of their content policy, and it was moved to independent hosting and the domain uncyclopedia.ca.[4][5]
Uncyclopedia is far from family friendly; it contains many offensive words and images in its articles. Shortly after Jerry Falwell died (15 May 2007), Uncyclopedia presented an article with the following highly offensive statements:
Uncyclopedia also has an article labeled "Bad Right Wing Jokes and Other Deleted Nonsense".[7] This is an example of Uncyclopedian censorship. Material that is considered serious is generally deleted because it isn't considered humorous.
Articles at Uncyclopedia may also be deleted by being placed on QVFD (Quick Votes For Deletion)[8][9] or VFD (Votes For Deletion).[10][11] The difference between the two pages is that only new pages may be put on QVFD and it only takes one administrator vote to delete the page on QVFD, whereas older pages that are not featured may be put on VFD, and it takes 4 or 5 votes net in favor of deletion to delete a page on VFD. Only registered users are permitted to vote on VFD.
Uncyclopedia features an article titled 'Conservatroll' in which it explains how to vandalize Conservapedia and gives a point system for it.
