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'''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 former owner Sherrod DeGrippo on December 10, 2004, who went by the alias "Girlvinyl". The wiki is mostly a parody of ''Wikipedia'', containing much more offensive/vulgar content; however, much of the offensive content is 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 hosts many infamous [[shock site|shock pages]] including [[Offended]], [[The Pain Series|Kittens, and Puppies]], and [[Reporting Un-Islamic Content]]. Many articles on this wiki 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 almost every page. The reason why æ is used as its mascot is that, according to the site, it's "confusing and mysterious like ED itself." | |||
Encyclopedia Dramatica has moved domains many times during its life. It was established in December 2004 at ''encyclopediadramatica.com'' and was originally meant to document dramatic happenings on [[Wikipedia:LiveJournal|LiveJournal]], but instead quickly became associated with [[4chan]] and Anonymous. In 2011, the site moved to a safe-for-work website called ''OhInternet'', which also closed the same year. | Encyclopedia Dramatica has moved domains many times during its life. It was established in December 2004 at ''encyclopediadramatica.com'' and was originally meant to document dramatic happenings on [[Wikipedia:LiveJournal|LiveJournal]], but instead quickly became associated with [[4chan]] and Anonymous. In 2011, the site moved to a safe-for-work website called ''OhInternet'', which also closed the same year. | ||
After that, the site moved domain extensions plenty of times from .rs to .se to .ch, and many others, usually because of the owners being arrested or banned. | After that, the site moved domain extensions plenty of times from .rs to .se to .ch, and many others, usually because of the owners either being arrested or banned for different reasons. | ||
[[File:Encyclopedia-dramatica1.jpg|thumb|320px|The homepage of encyclopediadramatica.com.]] | [[File:Encyclopedia-dramatica1.jpg|thumb|320px|The homepage of encyclopediadramatica.com.]] | ||
For a while, there were two sites for Encyclopedia Dramatica, which were created by Jacob Stellmach<ref>https://opencorporates.com/companies/us_nv/E4292822020-1</ref>(dubbed Ædiot), and were the main domains for a while. However, after Jacob attempted to sell the site off to dark net users, the rest of the ED staff forked the wiki and moved the domain to where it currently is at encyclopediadramatica.online.<ref>https://archive.is/CLT7L</ref> | For a while, there were two sites for Encyclopedia Dramatica, which were created by Jacob Stellmach<ref>https://opencorporates.com/companies/us_nv/E4292822020-1</ref>(dubbed Ædiot), and were the main domains for a while. However, after Jacob attempted to sell the site off to dark net users, the rest of the ED staff forked the wiki and moved the domain to where it currently is at encyclopediadramatica.online.<ref>https://archive.is/CLT7L</ref> | ||
The .wiki domain, however, was still the more popular domain as Google put that site first and Wikipedia does not list .online. Later on, however, .wiki shut down which signified even more that .online was the true æ. | The .wiki domain, however, was still the more popular domain as Google put that site first and Wikipedia does not list .online. Later on, however, .wiki shut down which signified even more that .online was the true æ. | ||
==Leadership History== | ==Leadership History== | ||
*'''Sherrod DeGrippo (A.K.A Girlvinyl): 2004-2011''' - The founder of Encyclopedia Dramatica and didn't like how the site she wanted to use for live journal drama was becoming what it was. Eventually shut down the site and turned it into OhInternet. Lasted about | *'''Sherrod DeGrippo (A.K.A Girlvinyl): 2004-2011''' - The founder of Encyclopedia Dramatica and didn't like how the site she wanted to use for live journal drama was becoming what it was. Eventually shut down the site and turned it into OhInternet. Lasted about two years before it was shut down in 2013. | ||
*'''Ryan Cleary: 2011''' - Took the site away from Girlvinyl, and helped restore the site in what would be known as "Operation Restoration". He later got arrested for being a part of the hacker group [[wikipedia:LulzSec|Lulzsec]]. | *'''Ryan Cleary: 2011''' - Took the site away from Girlvinyl, and helped restore the site in what would be known as "Operation Restoration". He later got arrested for being a part of the hacker group [[wikipedia:LulzSec|Lulzsec]]. | ||
*'''Garrett''' - Was supposed to be the next leader but retired. | *'''Garrett''' - Was supposed to be the next leader but retired. | ||
