Hoax, Wiki-style: Internet encyclopaedia spoofs mock reality
- the Stumblng Tumblr thinks he should make this point at the outset about the linked-to article (via this)
- you’ll see that its author is shown as “DPA”; that’s the German Press Agency, an equivalent to AP or Reuters, so you can give the article as much or as little credence as you would give to an article by AP or Reuters
- among the spoofs mentioned in the article are: Kamelopedia.org; Stupidedia.org; Falsipedia.com; Uncyclopedia.org; and Illogicopedia.org; the Stumblng Tumblr hasn’t checked any of those out
- also mentioned are wikia.com and gratis-wiki.com; they’re two sites from which you can download free wiki software so you can create your own spoof Wikipedia or even, perish the thought, create a genuine wiki
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