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'''Uncyclopedia''' (or '''Uncyclopædia'''), "the content-free encyclopedia that anyone can edit," is a parody of [[:Category:Wikipedia|Wikipedia]], though Uncyclopedia claims the reverse (and correctly claims that Wikipedia claims the reverse, and vice versa, ad infinitum . . . ). | |||
Uncyclopedia (or ''Uncyclopædia''), "the content-free encyclopedia that anyone can edit," is a parody of [[:Category:Wikipedia|Wikipedia]], though Uncyclopedia claims the reverse (and correctly claims that Wikipedia claims the reverse, and vice versa, ad infinitum . . . ). | |||
The goal of this project is to provide misinformation in a satirical and humourous way. Entries tended to be short and random in its infancy. The current partially successful trend at Uncyclopedia is to make all entries very developed and polished. This includes pictures, and even sound bites. Random humor is also on the wane, with preferred articles containing a novel or subtle blurring of the truth. | The goal of this project is to provide misinformation in a satirical and humourous way. Entries tended to be short and random in its infancy. The current partially successful trend at Uncyclopedia is to make all entries very developed and polished. This includes pictures, and even sound bites. Random humor is also on the wane, with preferred articles containing a novel or subtle blurring of the truth. | ||
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A wide range of offences can lead to a block, frequently with a [http://uncyclopedia.org/wiki/Special:Ipblocklist humiliating reason] given. Administrator, Mordillo stated that their policy is, ''"We have the 'piss off the admins and they ban you rule'"'' [http://en.uncyclopedia.co/wiki/Talk:Adam_and_Eve#And_since_you_both_posted_all_over_the_place_I'll_post_my_remark_here]. It's sometimes hard to tell when Uncyclopedians are serious and when they are joking. They used to block users (as recently as April-May 2008) with the comment, ''"Your penis is too small."'' or ''"Your penis is too small. Come back when you reach puberty."'' It's impossible to tell if blocks are reasonable as the content that leads to a block is frequently deleted. They also have a funny and humiliating [http://en.uncyclopedia.co/wiki/MediaWiki:Blockedtext ban message]. | A wide range of offences can lead to a block, frequently with a [http://uncyclopedia.org/wiki/Special:Ipblocklist humiliating reason] given. Administrator, Mordillo stated that their policy is, ''"We have the 'piss off the admins and they ban you rule'"'' [http://en.uncyclopedia.co/wiki/Talk:Adam_and_Eve#And_since_you_both_posted_all_over_the_place_I'll_post_my_remark_here]. It's sometimes hard to tell when Uncyclopedians are serious and when they are joking. They used to block users (as recently as April-May 2008) with the comment, ''"Your penis is too small."'' or ''"Your penis is too small. Come back when you reach puberty."'' It's impossible to tell if blocks are reasonable as the content that leads to a block is frequently deleted. They also have a funny and humiliating [http://en.uncyclopedia.co/wiki/MediaWiki:Blockedtext ban message]. | ||
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