Humorous Wikipedia essay
Wikipedia's bad side workings can easily be summarized in these five pillars.
Wikipedia is not an encyclopedia.
It is a soapbox , an advertising platform , a vanity press , an experiment in anarchy and democracy , an indiscriminate collection of raw data , a web directory , a dictionary , a newspaper , and a collection of source documents , all in one.
Wikipedia is not written from a neutral point of view.
We strive for articles that explain only one point of view in a partial tone. We like advocacy and debate issues. In articles with multiple points of view, we always choose one and present it as "the truth" or "the best view". Editors' personal experiences, interpretations, feelings and opinions belong here.
Wikipedia is not free content.
Each article is owned by an editor and contributions are not allowed to be redistributed.[citation needed ]
Editors should be disrespectful and uncivil to each other.
Disrespect your fellow Wikipedians, even when you agree. Make personal attacks . Never seek consensus , always make edit wars whenever you can, and disrupt Wikipedia to illustrate a point. After all, we have the right to free speech. Always assume bad faith on other's contributions. Always bite the newcomers . If a conflict arises, revert other's edits .
Wikipedia has firm rules .
It has policies and guidelines that are carved in stone. Their literal wording matters the most. Don't be bold in updating edits and agonize about making mistakes .
This and this are completely untrue. Always ignore them.
Adminitis
Akin's Laws of Article Writing
Alternatives to edit warring
ANI flu
Anti-Wikipedian
Anti-Wikipedianism
Articlecountitis
Asshole John rule
Assume bad faith
Assume faith
Assume good wraith
Assume stupidity
Assume that everyone's assuming good faith, assuming that you are assuming good faith
Avoid using preview button
Avoid using wikilinks
Bad Jokes and Other Deleted Nonsense
Barnstaritis
Before they were notable
BOLD, revert, revert, revert
Boston Tea Party
Butterfly effect
CaPiTaLiZaTiOn MuCh?
Complete bollocks
Counting forks
Counting juntas
Crap
Don't stuff beans up your nose
Don't-give-a-fuckism
Don't abbreviate "Wikipedia" as "Wiki"!
Don't delete the main page
Editcountitis
Edits Per Day
Editsummarisis
Editing Under the Influence
Embrace Stop Signs
Emerson
Fart
Five Fs of Wikipedia
Seven Ages of Editor, by Will E. Spear-Shake
Go ahead, vandalize
How many Wikipedians does it take to change a lightbulb?
How to get away with UPE
How to put up a straight pole by pushing it at an angle
How to vandalize correctly
How to win a citation war
Ignore all essays
Ignore every single rule
Is that even an essay?
Mess with the templates
My local pond
Newcomers are delicious, so go ahead and bite them
Legal vandalism
List of jokes about Wikipedia
LTTAUTMAOK
No climbing the Reichstag dressed as Spider-Man
No one cares about your garage band
No one really cares
No, really
No sorcery threats
Notability is not eternal
Oops Defense
Play the game
Please be a giant dick, so we can ban you
Please bite the newbies
Please do not murder the newcomers
Pledge of Tranquility
R-e-s-p-e-c-t
Requests for medication
Requirements for adminship
Rouge admin
Rouge editor
Sarcasm is really helpful
Sausages for tasting
The Night Before Wikimas
The first rule of Wikipedia
The Five Pillars of Untruth
Things that should not be surprising
The WikiBible
Watchlistitis
Wikipedia is an MMORPG
WTF? OMG! TMD TLA. ARG!
What Wikipedia is not/Outtakes
Why not create an account?
Yes legal threats
You don't have to be mad to work here, but
You should not write meaningless lists
About essays Policies and guidelines