 "Wikigroaning Part 3" - from SomethingAwful |
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| NotARepublican55 |
 Wed 3rd March 2010, 3:06am
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http://www.somethingawful.com/d/news/wikigroaning-iii.php
"The rules are simple: Find one useful Wikipedia article, then find a nerdy, but similarly-worded article, and compare their lengths, content, and quality. As if by magic, the Internet's biggest secret will begin to unlock before your very eyes." |
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| Milton Roe |
Wed 3rd March 2010, 5:26am
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 Known alias of J. Random Troll Group: Regulars Posts: 10,209 Joined: Thu 28th Feb 2008, 1:03am Member No.: 5,156 WP user page - talk check - contribs |
QUOTE(NotARepublican55 @ Tue 2nd March 2010, 8:06pm)  http://www.somethingawful.com/d/news/wikigroaning-iii.php "The rules are simple: Find one useful Wikipedia article, then find a nerdy, but similarly-worded article, and compare their lengths, content, and quality. As if by magic, the Internet's biggest secret will begin to unlock before your very eyes." Examples, please?  |
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| everyking |
Wed 3rd March 2010, 5:52am
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Postmaster Group: Regulars Posts: 2,368 Joined: Mon 27th Mar 2006, 7:24am Member No.: 81 |
I got a kick out of some of these comparisons. I think my favorite is "Kings of Babylon - Minor Naruto characters".
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| NotARepublican55 |
Wed 3rd March 2010, 8:40am
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Member Group: Contributors Posts: 242 Joined: Mon 14th Dec 2009, 2:25am Member No.: 15,925 |
QUOTE(Milton Roe @ Tue 2nd March 2010, 11:26pm) QUOTE(NotARepublican55 @ Tue 2nd March 2010, 8:06pm) http://www.somethingawful.com/d/news/wikigroaning-iii.php "The rules are simple: Find one useful Wikipedia article, then find a nerdy, but similarly-worded article, and compare their lengths, content, and quality. As if by magic, the Internet's biggest secret will begin to unlock before your very eyes." Examples, please? No. 1 = Useful article No. 2 = "Nerdy" article Metal Metalocalypse Hip-hop MC Chris Jimbo Wales James Kirk Hubris Wikipedia:Tan Job Otaku Sexual attraction Asian fetish Athlete (track and field) Cyberathlete Senses SNES Mystery Science Theater Mystery Science Theater 3000 U.S. national monuments Locations in Star Fox Supermassive black hole Super Mario Galaxy Play (activity) Wii Play Automobiles Wii remote Kings of Babylon Minor Naruto characters Rolling eyes Lolcats Space exploration Star Trek Mongol invasion of Central Asia The Wrath of Khan Location of Osama bin Laden The Search for Spock New world Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country Nemesis (mythology) Nemesis (star) Star Trek: Nemesis William Wallace William Shatner Square Deal Squaresoft Medical terminology Anime and manga terminology Miranda rights Dont tase me bro Selective service Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare Physician Doctor (Doctor Who) Mexican cuisine Taco Bell Rings of Saturn Lord of the Rings Jane Grey Jean Grey Fyodor Dostoyevsky Douglas Adams Electric power Power Rangers Brannock device Small Foot Mary (mother of Jesus) Madonna (entertainer) Success Social responsibility Wisdom Health Intelligence Marijuana Minority Minority Report (film) Dating Dates in Star Wars Secret police Police Squad! Forensics CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Children Children of Men History of Europe History of video games Gun Light gun Critical thinking Real-time strategy Radio Radiohead Mass Mass Effect Criticism of the Iraq War Criticism of Family Guy Physical exercise Machinima Ghosts Ghosts (Harry Potter) Soliloquy Fart joke Vote W00t Ascension of Jesus Ascension (Stargate) George Washington Ron Paul Dragons in mythology and folklore Dragons in fantasy fiction The Disintegration of the Persistence of Memory Every time you masturbate... George Frideric Handel Guitar Hero II Timeline of medicine and medical technology Usage share of web browsers Censorship in Iran Editing of anime in American distribution Pikeman Pokemon Dog fighting Beast Wars Automatic transmission Autobot Armageddon Doom 3 Classical mechanics Source engine Wharf Worf World wars Console wars |
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| Somey |
Wed 3rd March 2010, 8:57am
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| Trick cyclist |
Wed 3rd March 2010, 12:12pm
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 Fortunately Denmark palmed Norway off to Sweden in 1814 Group: Inactive Posts: 321 Joined: Sat 28th Nov 2009, 1:46am Member No.: 15,636 |
QUOTE(NotARepublican55 @ Wed 3rd March 2010, 8:40am) No. 1 = Useful article No. 2 = "Nerdy" article . . . Jimbo Wales James Kirk So whom is [[Jimbo Wales]] useful to? Enquiring minds demand to know! |
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| Sxeptomaniac |
Wed 3rd March 2010, 5:24pm
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Senior Member Group: Regulars Posts: 332 Joined: Thu 18th Oct 2007, 11:49pm From: Fresno, CA Member No.: 3,542 WP user page - talk check - contribs |
QUOTE(NotARepublican55 @ Tue 2nd March 2010, 7:06pm) http://www.somethingawful.com/d/news/wikigroaning-iii.php "The rules are simple: Find one useful Wikipedia article, then find a nerdy, but similarly-worded article, and compare their lengths, content, and quality. As if by magic, the Internet's biggest secret will begin to unlock before your very eyes." For me, the biggest surprise on this page is that someone thought any of this was a secret, much less "the Internet's biggest secret." Does anyone familiar with WP even need to check the pages to have a very good idea what they will look like? |
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