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> Encyclopedia Dramatica, Its back
Rootology
post Wed 14th May 2008, 7:11am
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Encyclopedia_Dramatica

How long until it gets the AFD treatment yet again?
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post Wed 14th May 2008, 7:17am
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I wonder if enough references are supplied? (IMG:smilys0b23ax56/default/smile.gif)
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QUOTE(ThurstonHowell3rd @ Wed 14th May 2008, 12:17am) *

I wonder if enough references are supplied? (IMG:smilys0b23ax56/default/smile.gif)


lol - there are badzillions of refs. (IMG:smilys0b23ax56/default/tongue.gif)
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post Wed 14th May 2008, 7:37am
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Actually, I bet the better question is how long until someone has the stones to link it back to http://www.encyclopediadramatica.com, like every other article on every other website on Wikipedia.
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post Wed 14th May 2008, 7:51am
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Holy shit that was fast:

http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=...=edit&redlink=1

Deleted already. And out of process! Wheel war!
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post Wed 14th May 2008, 7:52am
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QUOTE(Rootology @ Wed 14th May 2008, 12:37am) *

Actually, I bet the better question is how long until someone has the stones to link it back to http://www.encyclopediadramatica.com, like every other article on every other website on Wikipedia.


... and gone again! That didn't take long. I had just declined a protect request, too (IMG:smilys0b23ax56/default/ohmy.gif)
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post Wed 14th May 2008, 7:54am
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QUOTE(Alison @ Wed 14th May 2008, 12:52am) *

QUOTE(Rootology @ Wed 14th May 2008, 12:37am) *

Actually, I bet the better question is how long until someone has the stones to link it back to http://www.encyclopediadramatica.com, like every other article on every other website on Wikipedia.


... and gone again! That didn't take long. I had just declined a protect request, too (IMG:smilys0b23ax56/default/ohmy.gif)


So on what grounds was it deleted? I hardly give a shit about any of this anymore, but after I found out it was DRV yesterday I knew this was going to be a circus.

Looks like the drama will unfold at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Adm...matica_restored

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Adam Bishop deleted Encyclopdedia Dramatica, commenting, "Nice try."
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post Wed 14th May 2008, 7:56am
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QUOTE(Rootology @ Wed 14th May 2008, 12:54am) *

QUOTE(Alison @ Wed 14th May 2008, 12:52am) *

QUOTE(Rootology @ Wed 14th May 2008, 12:37am) *

Actually, I bet the better question is how long until someone has the stones to link it back to http://www.encyclopediadramatica.com, like every other article on every other website on Wikipedia.


... and gone again! That didn't take long. I had just declined a protect request, too (IMG:smilys0b23ax56/default/ohmy.gif)


So on what grounds was it deleted? I hardly give a shit about any of this anymore, but after I found out it was DRV yesterday I knew this was going to be a circus.

Looks like the drama will unfold at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Adm...matica_restored

I just asked the deleting admin, Adam Bishop. I don't care either way myself, not being a huge fan, but am wondering what the rationale was ....
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post Wed 14th May 2008, 7:58am
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QUOTE(Alison @ Wed 14th May 2008, 12:56am) *

I just asked the deleting admin, Adam Bishop. I don't care either way myself, not being a huge fan, but am wondering what the rationale was ....


I hope none of the Good People left on Wikipedia do anything retarded over the article to get deadminned.

Full log, for the curious: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=...pedia+Dramatica
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post Wed 14th May 2008, 7:59am
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QUOTE(Rootology @ Wed 14th May 2008, 7:11am) *

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Encyclopedia_Dramatica

How long until it gets the AFD treatment yet again?

The big problem with ED is that it's "an 'encyclopedia' anyone can edit."
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post Wed 14th May 2008, 8:00am
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QUOTE(Proabivouac @ Wed 14th May 2008, 12:59am) *

QUOTE(Rootology @ Wed 14th May 2008, 7:11am) *

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Encyclopedia_Dramatica

How long until it gets the AFD treatment yet again?

The big problem with ED is that it's "an 'encyclopedia' anyone can edit."


Yes, we know that Web 2.0 technologies that let anyone write anything online are evil. Lets not divert this--this thread is best suited to chronicle what will be a huge war over this article.

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post Wed 14th May 2008, 8:05am
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Does anyone have a copy of the one just deleted?
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post Wed 14th May 2008, 8:07am
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QUOTE(Rootology @ Wed 14th May 2008, 8:00am) *

Yes, we know that Web 2.0 technologies that let anyone write anything online are evil.

Thinking on it a bit more, I agree with you. Other people's reputations aren't all that important. What's important is that people can write whatever they want without consequence, even if it's libelous.
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post Wed 14th May 2008, 8:08am
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QUOTE(Proabivouac @ Wed 14th May 2008, 1:07am) *

QUOTE(Rootology @ Wed 14th May 2008, 8:00am) *

Yes, we know that Web 2.0 technologies that let anyone write anything online are evil.

Thinking on it a bit more, I agree with you. Other people's reputations aren't all that important. What's important is that people can write whatever they want without consequence, even if it's libelous.


This isn't the thread for this. Can we fork this off so Pro and whoever is interested can debate the evils of the intarweb?
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post Wed 14th May 2008, 8:15am
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QUOTE(Rootology @ Wed 14th May 2008, 8:08am) *

This isn't the thread for this. Can we fork this off so Pro and whoever is interested can debate the evils of the intarweb?

Why not simply proceed with the discussion about the deletion debate? I'm not stopping anyone else from posting here about it, nor do I intend to flood the thread.

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post Wed 14th May 2008, 8:21am
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QUOTE(Peter Damian @ Wed 14th May 2008, 10:05am) *

Does anyone have a copy of the one just deleted?

It's pretty much the same as the content shown at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Running/...from_March_2008 plus a few minor additions.
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post Wed 14th May 2008, 8:26am
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QUOTE(House of Cards @ Wed 14th May 2008, 1:21am) *

QUOTE(Peter Damian @ Wed 14th May 2008, 10:05am) *

Does anyone have a copy of the one just deleted?

It's pretty much the same as the content shown at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Running/...from_March_2008 plus a few minor additions.


... and back again, courtesy of FT2. So all's well with the world and the DrahmaMobile grinds to a halt (IMG:smilys0b23ax56/default/tongue.gif)
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post Wed 14th May 2008, 8:26am
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FT2 has restored the article, is this GFDL compliant?

http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=...&action=history

I know for a fact that many, many revisions are missing from there.

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post Wed 14th May 2008, 8:29am
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Thats the new version only - the old history has been put somewhere else I am assuming.

Edit: wrong that hiostory goes back a long way. I am assuming there has been a massive amount of oversighting then.

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