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|Current Owner=umkemesik}}'''Encyclopedia Dramatica''', often abbreviated as '''ED''' or '''æ''', is a website consisting of a satirical MediaWiki based wiki and a XenForo based discussion forum. It was created by the website's owner Sherrod DeGrippo on December 10, 2004. The site is a parody of [https://wikipedia.org Wikipedia], and the name of the wiki is a parody of [https://britannica.com Encyclopedia Britannica], and contains much more harassment and offensive/vulgar content; however, much of offensive content is done solely for "the [https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/lulz lulz]."<ref>https://www.laweekly.com/news/my-date-with-anonymous-a-rare-interview-with-the-elusive-internet-troublemakers-2158139</ref> | |Current Owner=umkemesik}}'''Encyclopedia Dramatica''', often abbreviated as '''ED''' or '''æ''', is a website consisting of a satirical MediaWiki based wiki and a XenForo based discussion forum. It was created by the website's owner Sherrod DeGrippo on December 10, 2004. The site is a parody of [https://wikipedia.org Wikipedia], and the name of the wiki is a parody of [https://britannica.com Encyclopedia Britannica], and contains much more harassment and offensive/vulgar content; however, much of offensive content is done solely for "the [https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/lulz lulz]."<ref>https://www.laweekly.com/news/my-date-with-anonymous-a-rare-interview-with-the-elusive-internet-troublemakers-2158139</ref> | ||
The wiki contains many infamous [[shock site|shock pages]] including [[Offended]], [[The Pain Series | The wiki contains many infamous [[shock site|shock pages]] including [[Offended]], [[The Pain Series]], and [[Reporting Un-Islamic Content]]. Many of the articles contain shock images such as [[Goatse]], [[Blue Waffle]], and [[Lemon Party]] among many others, as well as numerous other gruesome images. Encyclopedia Dramatica is known for having something vulgar/disturbing on every single page. | ||
Encyclopedia Dramatica has moved domains many times during its life. It was originally established on December 10, 2004 at encyclopediadramatica.com, but the site was later moved to a safe-for-work website called OhInternet, which also closed later on. | Encyclopedia Dramatica has moved domains many times during its life. It was originally established on December 10, 2004 at encyclopediadramatica.com, but the site was later moved to a safe-for-work website called OhInternet, which also closed later on. | ||
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== Links == | == Links == | ||
*'''[[:Category:Encyclopedia Dramatica|Encyclopedia Dramatica Category]]''' | *'''[[:Category:Encyclopedia Dramatica|Encyclopedia Dramatica Category]]''' | ||
<font color=yellow><u>NOTE</u>: The following website contains | <font color=yellow><u>NOTE</u>: The following website contains [[:Category:Graphic content|graphic content]]!</font> | ||
*encyclopediadramatica.online | *encyclopediadramatica.online | ||
{{Dramatica}} | {{Dramatica}} | ||
