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<span class=plainlinks>Please note – it is highly doubtful you will find any info on real [http://www.arrse.co.uk/wiki/Arse <s>arses</s> backsides] on the ARRSEPedia . . .</span> | <span class=plainlinks>Please note – it is highly doubtful you will find any info on real [http://www.arrse.co.uk/wiki/Arse <s>arses</s> backsides] on the ARRSEPedia . . .</span> | ||
ARRSEPedia uses the {{tag|MediaWiki}} software, but uses a {{tag|custom skin}} and hosts | ARRSEPedia uses the {{tag|MediaWiki}} software, but uses a {{tag|custom skin}} and hosts advertising by way of {{tag|GoogleAds}} | ||
<span class=plainlinks>ARRSE and ARRSEPedia are part of [http://www.olivenet.co.uk Olive Network] — which also includes [http://www.navy-net.co.uk/ 'RumRation'] (a similar website and forum for the Royal Navy), '[http://www.rearparty.co.uk/ RearParty]' (a site dedicted to the dependents of service personnel, such as wives, husbands, children and parents), and '[http://www.patchpedia.co.uk/ PatchPedia]' (a wiki on British military domestic sites including married quarters). And for the lonely Pongo, Olive Network also hosts [http://www.olivedating.co.uk OliveDating] a type of 'Match.com' for desparate squaddies!</span> | <span class=plainlinks>ARRSE and ARRSEPedia are part of [http://www.olivenet.co.uk Olive Network] — which also includes [http://www.navy-net.co.uk/ 'RumRation'] (a similar website and forum for the Royal Navy), '[http://www.rearparty.co.uk/ RearParty]' (a site dedicted to the dependents of service personnel, such as wives, husbands, children and parents), and '[http://www.patchpedia.co.uk/ PatchPedia]' (a wiki on British military domestic sites including married quarters). And for the lonely Pongo, Olive Network also hosts [http://www.olivedating.co.uk OliveDating] a type of 'Match.com' for desparate squaddies!</span> | ||
==Great features== | |||
ARRSE and ARRSEPedia have some {{tag|GreatFeature|great features}}: | |||
*'''<span class=plainlinks>[http://www.arrse.co.uk/wiki/Category:Waltism Waltism]''' — known in North America as 'stolen valor' – an abbreviation of 'Walter Mitty'. Miltary folk across the globe are united in their detestment of ordinary civilians who claim to have 'served' in the Armed Forces, particularly those who claim to be the recipients of military campaign medals or awards, and who wear them in public at Rememberance Day parades, or who use them for their own personal betterment (through enhanced employment opportunities, or 'upgrades' at social or society functions). In the United States and many other countries, this is illegal – but in the United Kingdom, there is no such law prohibiting such low-life behaviour. The British Military take these matters extremely seriously – and members of ARRSE put great efforts into hunting down these '[http://www.arrse.co.uk/wiki/Walts Walts]' and exposing them for the frauds they are. Their efforts are carefully documented on both the ARRSE forums, and also [http://www.arrse.co.uk/wiki/Category:Infamous_Walts published on the ARRSEPedia].</span> | |||
*'''<span class=plainlinks>Influences in National Media''' — by its very nature, the entire gamut of miltary operations is often surrounded in secrecy, with many aspects of the British Armed Forces being subjected to the ''[http://www.arrse.co.uk/wiki/Official_Secrets_Act Official Secrets Act]''. Unfortunately, when the journalists from all walks of media in the UK try to seek information on the UK military, even mundane stuff such as pay and allowances, or state of repairs to military accomodation; over-eager [http://www.arrse.co.uk/wiki/Civil_Servant Civil Servants] at the Ivory Tower otherwise known as [http://www.arrse.co.uk/wiki/Whitehall Whitehall] (often derrogatorily known as ''[http://www.arrse.co.uk/wiki/Civil_Serpent Civil Serpents]'') are often known to 'hide' behind the veil of secrecy otherwise known as the Official Secrets Act. Frustratingly, journalists sought other sources for their information, and ARRSE was to prove a reliable partner to the media. ARRSE and ARRSEPedia are now frequently cited in all of the UKs national and international media; including the BBC ([http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-15005484 1] and [http://www.bbc.co.uk/search/?q=Army%20Rumour%20Service 2]), [http://uk.reuters.com/search?blob=ARRSE Reuters], [http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/public/sitesearch.do?querystring=ARRSE&p=tto&pf=all&bl=on The Times] and [http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/public/sitesearch.do?querystring=ARRSE§ionId=2&p=sto&bl=on&pf=all Sunday Times], [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/search/?queryText=ARRSE The Telegraph], [http://www.guardian.co.uk/search?q=ARRSE§ion= The Guardian], [http://www.independent.co.uk/search/simple.do?destinationSectionUniqueName=search&publicationName=ind&sortString=publishdate&sortOrder=desc§ionId=506&articleTypes=news&pageNumber=1&pageLength=10&startDay=1&startMonth=1&startYear=2010&useSectionFilter=true&useHideArticle=true&searchString=ARRSE The Independent], [http://www.thesun.co.uk/search/newSearchAction.do?querystring=ARRSE&view=internal&pubName=sol&p=sun&bl=on&navigators=&offset=0&sortby= The Sun], The Mirror ([http://www.mirror.co.uk/search.cfm?what=ARRSE&Search=Search 1] and [http://www.mirror.co.uk/search.cfm?what=%22Army+Rumour+Service%22&collection=default_collection 2]), and the [http://www.dailystar.co.uk/search/ARRSE/1/created/ Daily Star].</span> | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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