Encyclopedia Dramatica

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Encyclopedia Dramatica
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URL http://www.encyclopediadramatica.com/
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Encyclopædia Dramatica (often abbreviated to just "ED") was a satirical open wiki that used MediaWiki software. Launched on December 10, 2004, it lampooned both encyclopedic topics and current events, especially those related to or relevant to internet culture. It was frequently utilized by a socially fluid and dynamic internet subculture known as Anonymous. The site celebrated a subversive "trolling culture", having documented significant incidents of underground internet events such as mass organized pranks (trolling events they termed as "raids"), large scale failures of the internet infrastructure and security, and criticism of some more conservative internet communities they accused of self-censoring their own content in order to garner prestige, positive coverage and commentary from traditional and established media outlets. Wired described Encyclopædia Dramatica as a "vast parallel universe of Anonymous in-jokes, catchphrases, and obsessions is lovingly annotated, and you will discover an elaborate trolling culture: Flamingly racist and misogynist content lurks throughout, all of it calculated to offend". Ninemsn described Encyclopædia Dramatica as: "Wikipedia's evil twin. It’s a site where almost every article is biased, offensive, unsourced, and without the faintest trace of political correctness. A search through its archives will reveal animated images of people committing suicide, articles glorifying extreme racism and sexism, and a seemingly endless supply of twisted, shocking views on just about every major human tragedy in history."

The site shut down without warning on April 16, 2011, and relaunched itself as Oh Internet, leading to criticism from parts of the ED community.

Current backup effort (Operation SaveED)

Sources

  • Google Cache Rips
  • Internet Archive Rips
  • Webecology Project Dumps (Local Mirror)
  • Torrets (see also Reddit/4chan)

Announcements

Anonnews.org

  • Anonnews.org - OpSaveED - You can't throw Encyclopedia Dramatica away!
  • Anonnews.org - A formal status update on the Encyclopedia Dramatica revival movement

Ohinternet.com

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External links

IRC