The Wonders of Wikipedia

[Elm11]

I recently found myself on a Wikipedia-adventure after following a series of links from World War II to weasel. After looking at the weasel-words page, I began to notice something. Rather than upholding their usual standard of formality, it would appear that the wikipedians rather enjoy being jovial behind the scenes. For instance:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Avoid_weasel_words#Unsupported_attributi ons

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:MMORPG

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Too_long;_didn%27t_read

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:BEANS

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Don%27t_delete_the_main_page

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Don%27t_stuff_beans_up_the_developers%27 _noses

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:No_climbing_the_Reichstag_dressed_as_Spi der-Man



Probably the most amusement I've had in quite a while. What amusing anecdotes have you come across on wikipedia?

Oh, and this:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:April_fools/April_Fools%27_Day_2005/Cabal

[Maxios]

I would play the crap out of that mmo.

[SaintRidley]

Tigers
A revert war on whether the tiger can properly be described as the "most powerful living cat" (complete with accusations that people were "tiger fanboys") gradually led to arguments about how tigers would match up vs. bears and crocodiles (oh my!), complete with another revert war about the inclusion of a YouTube video showing a tiger fighting a crocodile, eventually leading to the article being semi-protected. The debates about bears and crocodiles continue on the talk page.



List of fictional ducks
You read that right; edit warring over nonexistent waterfowl. Page protections, admin interventions, accusations of vandalism and sockpuppetry fly like...well, like things that fly, anyway.


Lamest Edit Wars is the most fun I've ever had on Wikipedia. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Lamest_edit_wars)

[Elm11]

Lamest Edit Wars is the most fun I've ever had on Wikipedia. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Lamest_edit_wars)

I've just come across this page. I have a terrible feeling my productivity for the afternoon may have just been ruined.

[Elemental]

I came across a page detailing a humorous method by which Wikipedia would survive the end of the world, but I can't remember what it was called...

[grimbold]

I've just come across this page. I have a terrible feeling my productivity for the afternoon may have just been ruined.

and i just won't sleep :P

[Starscream]

I remember being amused when I watched an episode of Doctor Who that had the Doctor being poisoned with a toxin from a "judas tree". I looked up whether this was a real tree, and found that it is, and that the article already described it as toxic to Time Lords.

This has since been removed. Spoil sports. Tempted to add it back.

[nedz]

I think you missed this (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Village_stocks)one

[Archonic Energy]

thank you...

i just closed 25 tabs... :smalleek: