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==Wow==
Thats a HUGE amount of references for a mid-importance site ] (]) 08:31, 14 May 2008 (UTC)
:That's because the page has had a huge amount of issues. ] (]) 09:20, 14 May 2008 (UTC)
:Several were not legit, and didn't even mention the site at all. I've removed those, as well as a few that fail ] completely, some copyvio YouTube links, and one that was some private YouTube video. Someone may want to check the non-online ones to be sure they actually mention ED as well. ] (]) 15:59, 14 May 2008 (UTC)

==Don't AFD==
I would strongly recommend not AFDing this page for at least a month as it would prove unduly divisive and disruptive, especially after such a strong consensus to recreate it. ] (]) 09:20, 14 May 2008 (UTC)

== We need more articles to link to this ==

I'm sure we could start, somehow, by including links in the articles ], ] and/or ] to here. But how should we do it without original research?--] (]) 09:20, 14 May 2008 (UTC)
:We don't '''need''' more to link here. If relevant articles exist they will be linked as outside connections are documented. ''']''' <sup>]</sup> 09:22, 14 May 2008 (UTC)
:I've already tried but they keep getting reverted.--] (]) 14:53, 14 May 2008 (UTC)
::Maybe because there isn't consensus to link from those articles here. Just because its technically possible to link doesn't mean we must. ''']''' <sup>]</sup> 15:00, 14 May 2008 (UTC)
:::Many of the places people have been trying to add links are completely inappropriate, too - like ]; ED is not an encyclopedia by any serious definition of the word. '''<font color="#ff9900">]</font><font color="#ff6699">]</font>''' 15:03, 14 May 2008 (UTC)
::::And looking at the account adding the links, I'm getting the feeling of a SPA-TROLL at work. ''']''' <sup>]</sup> 15:26, 14 May 2008 (UTC)

== B Class? ==

Erm, who rated this article as B class? Doesn't seem up to scratch, im my opinion. <font face="Lucida Calligraphy" color="blue">] ] ]</font> 10:46, 14 May 2008 (UTC)
:I did.--] (]) 10:48, 14 May 2008 (UTC)

Still doesn't seem up to scratch to be a B class article. Lacks insufficient information, and is too short, to really be a B class article. <font face="Lucida Calligraphy" color="blue">] ] ]</font> 11:03, 14 May 2008 (UTC)

I rated it B as it had to go through the most rigourous review in Misplaced Pages history.--] (]) 11:15, 14 May 2008 (UTC)

:Sorry, but struggles do not a B-Class article make. Downgraded to start, which may be too generous as well. ] (]) 13:42, 14 May 2008 (UTC)

::Looks more like a stub to me. Very good as stubs go but the amount of actual content is still very limited. '''''<font color="#FF0000">]</font>''''' 16:31, 14 May 2008 (UTC)

== Using ED as a ] about itself ==

The article now reads, "''The websites slogan is "In lulz we trust", a pun of In God We Trust.''", and cites the ED main page. Personally I think this should be removed. We could write all we like about what ED says about itself, but due to the fact that it's a wiki, and a somewhat unstable one at that, I don't think we should use ED as a self-published source, because if we did so we could make the article a lot larger, but the quality would be vastly reduced.--] (]) 11:27, 14 May 2008 (UTC)
:Slogans are on nearly all wikis, and nothing is wrong with self-published sources as long as they are encyclopedic and relevant.--] (]) 11:39, 14 May 2008 (UTC)
::True, but wikis aren't reliable sources anyway, specifically because anyone can edit them - in theory, the slogan could change. If a site-owner or operator is quoted in a secondary source as confirming that slogan, then we can use that source, but - ignoring the link issue - the site itself can change and should not be considered a reliable source. ] <sup> ] </sup>~<small> ] </small> 14:51, 14 May 2008 (UTC)
:::Part of the point of this website is that it often attempts humour by this use of patent falsehoods, exaggeration and sarcasm - and it extends this even to self-references. I don't think you can use it as a reliable source for anything, including itself. ] (]) 14:54, 14 May 2008 (UTC)

I have commented out the slogan, in the absence of a ] to back it. No objection to re-adding it if such a source exists. ] <sup> ] </sup>~<small> ] </small> 15:11, 14 May 2008 (UTC)
:Re-added it with source.--] (]) 15:24, 14 May 2008 (UTC)

== Template ==

Please change the template to include revenue and the url of the site.
{{:editprotected}}
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|logo = ]
|screenshot = ]
|caption = The main page of as of May 14, 2008.
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The URL is blacklisted. Regards, ] (]) 12:15, 14 May 2008 (UTC)

:The article doesn't seem to be protected at the moment. And doesn't the blacklist now have the capability of granting special exceptions to allow links to blacklisted sites from particular articles? (It would stir up a huge hornet's nest to allow it in this case, but consistency with other website articles would seem to argue for it. We even link to ] on its article, after all.) ] (]) 12:28, 14 May 2008 (UTC)

::There's the ], but it doesn't seem to be possible to allow a URL to exist in just one article, sadly. --]|] 12:33, 14 May 2008 (UTC)

== Blogs as references ==

My addition of another blog to the list of two other major blogs that used ED as a reference was undone on the grounds that blogs can't be used as references (even for themselves?), but isn't that true of the other two as well? (Or maybe the Gothamist network qualifies as a "news site" rather than a "blog", but in that case it probably shouldn't be referred to as a blog in this article.) ] (]) 12:31, 14 May 2008 (UTC)

Blogs are blogs. There are some exceptions, but our verifiability policy is rather strict on blogs. If unsure, take it to the ]. <font face="Lucida Calligraphy" color="blue">] ] ]</font> 12:47, 14 May 2008 (UTC)

:Then shouldn't you be taking out the reference to ]? (Personally, I have no problem with using a blog as a reference for the specific fact that ED was referenced in that blog, but I recognize that standards are being applied ultra-strictly in this article due to its controversial nature.) ] (]) 13:07, 14 May 2008 (UTC)

- Steve, per ], some blogs can be used as references when appropriate. No comment on this specific case, but please get your policy right. '']'' <small>(])</small> 13:35, 14 May 2008 (UTC)

Erk, my bad. :S Feel free to undo my edit. <font face="Lucida Calligraphy" color="blue">] ] ]</font> 13:37, 14 May 2008 (UTC)

The point is that a blog is a website in a specific format. ''Most'' blogs are not reliable sources. But being in a blog format does not preclude a site from being reliable for a given claim. Just as most websites are not reliable sources does not mean no website can be used as a reliable source. ] (]) 13:53, 14 May 2008 (UTC)

== Infobox images ==

Two things:
#Is the screenshot really necessary? We need to have as little fair-use content as possible. On the negative side, it's a bit offensive and the index page itself, I feel is not discussed critically enough.
#Is the logo actually fair-use? There may be a case for {{tl|PD-textlogo}} because it's just text in a serif font, and there's nothing special about the logo.

Thanks, ''']''' <sup>(])</sup> 14:20, 14 May 2008 (UTC)

:There can't be two fair-use images in an article this short. I suggest we get rid of the screenshot which is pretty useless anyway. ] (]) 15:38, 14 May 2008 (UTC)
:And it's gone. ] (]) 15:41, 14 May 2008 (UTC)
:The image is legit and in keeping with the standards for articles on websites. ], ], ], etc etc. ] (]) 15:49, 14 May 2008 (UTC)

Maybe so, but look at the lengths of those 3 articles. They're much longer than this article, and, as raised, in an article this short, 2 images seem to be unnecessary. <font face="Lucida Calligraphy" color="blue">] ] ]</font> 15:56, 14 May 2008 (UTC)

:Gone again. Please see ]. I'm merely enforcing policy. I'll take this to IfD if needed. ] (]) 15:58, 14 May 2008 (UTC)

== link to ed ==

Currently the arbitration will clarify on whether or not the url can be added to the article. I was made aware after my edit via irc, so until that clarification is made, we should probably not re add the link. Best, ] (]) 15:59, 14 May 2008 (UTC)

I've added a link to the Arbitration motion, in hidden comment. It's blatantly obvious, so anyone adding a URL link, well would be rather blatantly ignoring it, or not reading it. Perhaps ArbCom will overturn that decision, however I find it unlikely. <font face="Lucida Calligraphy" color="blue">] ] ]</font> 16:02, 14 May 2008 (UTC)
:Is this a content/editorial decision by the Arbitration Committee? <span style="font-variant:small-caps"><font color="#800080">] § ]/]</font></span> 16:02, 14 May 2008 (UTC)

From the .

{{cquote|3) Links to attack sites may be removed by any user; such removals are exempt from 3RR. Deliberately linking to an attack site may be grounds for blocking. Pass 5-0-1 at 02:08, 20 October 2006 (UTC) }}

And, additionally, {{cquote|1) Links to Encyclopædia Dramatica may be removed wherever found on Misplaced Pages as may material imported from it. Pass 5-0 at 02:08, 20 October 2006 (UTC)}}. I think that makes it rather clear, at least until they overturn their decision on these remedies. <font face="Lucida Calligraphy" color="blue">] ] ]</font> 16:06, 14 May 2008 (UTC)

::*I don't know if this was anticipated when the remedy was made. It could be an inadvertent content decision.... they are however ] advertantly, I believe they will clarify shortly and the link will be permitted. They use common sense on these things. Best, ] (]) 16:08, 14 May 2008 (UTC)
:::* Around here, what's common seems rarely sensible, and what's sensible not very common. ] (]) 18:04, 14 May 2008 (UTC)

I'm not so sure, if they will allow a link. We will soon find out, I am sure. <font face="Lucida Calligraphy" color="blue">] ] ]</font> 16:11, 14 May 2008 (UTC)

:It was upheld with an ED article in mind; see . ''']''' <sup>(])</sup> 17:57, 14 May 2008 (UTC)
::That "clarification" is far from definitive. -] (]) 18:00, 14 May 2008 (UTC)
:::An ungodly mess is more like it, with arbitrators going many different contradictory directions that led many of them to vote against the proposal being considered then, leaving everybody to guess whether this ended up meaning that links were flatly banned, were to be treated in accordance with policy like all other content, or to be considered again at such time the ED article appears (which some hoped would be when hell froze over, but apparently it's reached the freezing point now). ] (]) 18:02, 14 May 2008 (UTC)
:::But still, seven arbitrators out of nine opposed an exception to RFAR/MONGO r. 1 e. 1. for the article. The ban on links to ED applies to this article until AC rule otherwise. ''']''' <sup>(])</sup> 18:05, 14 May 2008 (UTC)
::::Oh, certainly. There's no reason not to wait for the clarification currently being requested. -] (]) 18:10, 14 May 2008 (UTC)
::::The arbitrator comments included "If it is recreated then linking should follow the regular standards and it is always better avoiding exceptions." and "Manifestly, this is making policy" . At least those comments seemed to indicate that they were voting against a special exception because it was unnecessary; links were to be decided by normal editorial standards, not ArbCom fiat. ] (]) 18:11, 14 May 2008 (UTC)
:::::I would agree, except that they did, in fact, specifically ban all links to this site by fiat, so I'd like an explicit indication that this is an issue for the community to decide at least, before putting it here. There's no emergency here. We can wait for the clarification requested. -] (]) 18:15, 14 May 2008 (UTC)
:::::Oh, this is silly. Isn't our regular standard to link to websites about which we write? I'd add it myself if I didn't think it'd be removed. <span style="font-family: Verdana">]</span> 18:46, 14 May 2008 (UTC)
::::::Its on the blacklist, Arbcom says no links to it, so we should try to evade with a disabled link. ''']''' <sup>]</sup> 18:48, 14 May 2008 (UTC)
It appears that the committee explicitly (or perhaps implicitly? - it's not clear) said a link could be included in this article in its Marcy 2008 request for clarification. Though I can't understand the outcome 100% it looks like a standard external link should be okay. ] (]) 18:55, 14 May 2008 (UTC)
:Those votes were 1 arb supporting a link and 7 opposing, with 1 abstention. ''']''' <sup>]</sup> 18:56, 14 May 2008 (UTC)
::To be fair, it's not really clear to me that they were opposing a link in this situation so much as they were opposed to declaring that there should or should not be a link. Which is odd, since they already declared that there shouldn't be one, previously. Regardless, this is why we should wait for further clarification. -] (]) 19:00, 14 May 2008 (UTC)
::The 7 opposes seemed to be all over the map about what their opposition actually meant, ranging from your position that it supported a link ban, through others saying that it meant that ArbCom shouldn't be making policy and normal editorial decisions should apply, as well as still other opinions to the effect that any decision was premature before the ED article existed. ] (]) 19:01, 14 May 2008 (UTC)
*I really think it's best to wait until ArbCom clarifies their position on the link to ED. It's ''unclear'' what their decision is, thats why there are Requests for Clarification. <font face="Lucida Calligraphy" color="blue">] ] ]</font> 19:02, 14 May 2008 (UTC)

ArbCom is a dispute resolution body, not a dictator of policy. It can be safely ignored on this issue. ]''']''' 19:19, 14 May 2008 (UTC)

:What I wish about the original MONGO ArbCom decision is that it be dead, buried, then dug up, chopped into little pieces, and flushed down the toilet. Unfortunately, this sane and reasonable outcome doesn't seem about to happen, so a clarification in favor of following normal link policy would be a reasonable second choice. ] (]) 19:21, 14 May 2008 (UTC)
:Well, we can't really ignore it because other users won't ingore it and will edit war to remove it, citing the rulings as support and why they're exempt from 3RR. -] (]) 19:24, 14 May 2008 (UTC)
::To be fair I'd readily block anyone who did that. ]''']''' 19:27, 14 May 2008 (UTC)
:::ArbCom is a dispute resolution body, but they can impose ''any'' solution which will be considered binding. Don't confuse their refusal to enter into content/policy disputes with a restriction on them entering content/policy disputes - nothing in the ] precludes them from passing such rulings. ''']''' <sup>(])</sup> 19:32, 14 May 2008 (UTC)
::::Their own precedent does though. ]''']''' 19:34, 14 May 2008 (UTC)
::::Why on earth is this discussion still ongoing? Of course it should be linked to, it's common sense, it isn't being linked to for the purpose of harrasment, it's an article about encyclopedia dramatica, people will want the URL, and we do i on all other articles about websites. This is what ] is all about. I can see absolutly no way anyone could justify removing the link, arbcom is irrelevant here, if any of you thought for yourselves for a moment you'd agree.--]]] 19:36, 14 May 2008 (UTC)
::::The original ArbCom decision seems to have ''caused'' a lot more disputes than it has ever ''resolved''. ] (]) 19:39, 14 May 2008 (UTC)
:Well, I added it because it's the encyclopedic thing to do. I hope it stays (actually, I hope it's removed from th eblacklist and converted into a working link). <span style="font-family: Verdana">]</span> 19:44, 14 May 2008 (UTC)

Right, I tried adding the link and it's been blacklisted, so blocked by spam filter. Can't be added I'm afraid, unless an admin wants to.--]]] 19:45, 14 May 2008 (UTC)
:Great WODUP, that's great, leave it like that people, it's encyclopediodic.--]]] 19:46, 14 May 2008 (UTC)
::And <s> I </s> Sceptre removed again, lets wait for arbcom to say ''something'' on the matter. ''']''' <sup>]</sup> 19:48, 14 May 2008 (UTC)

== Advance warning ==


== June 2024 ==
Just a quick warning that there is likely to be an influx of trolling after was made on Uncyclopedia. I know the two wikis don't exactly hit it off, but it may still attract the idiots. <small style="font:bold 12px Trebuchet MS;display:inline;padding:1px 6px 2px 7px;">] ] |] 18:42, May 14, 2008 (UTC)</small>


Yes, the .top version is now offline so it didn't last very long. It is unclear why this has happened and the site faces another period of uncertainty. '''''] <sup>]</sup>''''' 07:29, 9 June 2024 (UTC)
== vandalism ==


:It's back, and according to the Dramatica forum, "] suspended the domain." So off we go with a new domain, with .top holding the record for the shortest tenure at less than a month.--'''''] <sup>]</sup>''''' 18:02, 9 June 2024 (UTC)
some guy about half the sources <small>—Preceding ] comment added by ] (]) 19:03, 14 May 2008 (UTC)</small><!-- Template:UnsignedIP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->
:They were links to ] such as blogs and sites which didn't even mention ED. Enforcing Misplaced Pages's content policies is not vandalism. '''''<font color="#FF0000">]</font>''''' 19:11, 14 May 2008 (UTC)


::Re . ED currently has two domains, edramatica.com which was registered on 9 June 2024, and dramatica.wtf which was registered on 13 May 2024 and is also being used for the forums. Since edramatica.com seems to be the main address and dramatica.wtf is a mirror, the article should give edramatica.com as the address per ].--'''''] <sup>]</sup>''''' 10:00, 10 June 2024 (UTC)
==Plea for Harvard style==


:::Re : edramatica.com is down at the moment, but it is unclear whether this is a temporary blip or something more serious.--'''''] <sup>]</sup>''''' 15:28, 17 June 2024 (UTC)
Collectionian made a good-faith reversion to the embedded-link style of reference rather than the standard Harvard-style that I prefer - mainly because embedded links in references make the source text completely unreadable. Plea to return to a standard and widely-used academic style of referencing? ] (]) 19:08, 14 May 2008 (UTC)
::::I'm an ED regular, and I saw it go down live. When it went down, edramatica.com was replaced with a page that said, "So Don't Do That Then... (This domain has been terminated for abuse)", so I think it's safe to believe that edramatica.com has been suspended by EasyDNS. ] (]) 17:23, 17 June 2024 (UTC)
:I believe both are permitted per ], so the version first in the article is the one used. ''']''' <sup>]</sup> 19:09, 14 May 2008 (UTC)
:::::Thanks, there have been persistent claims in the past few weeks that domain registrars are unhappy with some of the content on ED. Freedom of speech is one thing, deliberate harassment and defamation of living people is another. Since this is all part of the fun (cough, cough) at ED, it leaves them with the difficult task of finding a new domain and web host.--'''''] <sup>]</sup>''''' 18:07, 17 June 2024 (UTC)
:: The method of embedding URL's in the source text, which makes it unreadable, is not recommended, as far as I can see. ] (]) 19:14, 14 May 2008 (UTC)
*And thanks to the wonders of the ], we can see the termination message . It does indeed say "So Don't Do That Then... (This domain has been terminated for abuse)" as a message from ], complete with a dead skeleton pirate. At this rate ED will end up as a ] only, because no domain will have them.--'''''] <sup>]</sup>''''' 18:18, 17 June 2024 (UTC)
I converted it from <nowiki>{{reflist}}</nowiki> to <nowiki>{{reflist|2}}</nowiki>. Looks neater, I think. <font face="Lucida Calligraphy" color="blue">] ] ]</font> 19:16, 14 May 2008 (UTC)
*:The forums at also seem to be down, as all I get is an error message saying "Page could not be loaded". (On other devices I tried, the website won't even load at all and just says "DNS_PROBE_FINISHED_NXDOMAIN") ] (]) 22:37, 17 June 2024 (UTC)
:::I think they are all listed at ] as permissible.''']''' <sup>]</sup> 19:17, 14 May 2008 (UTC)
:They are now on encyclopediadramatica.gay, which was registered with ] on 17 June 2024. So let's see how long this lasts, they have had three new domains in little over a month.--'''''] <sup>]</sup>''''' 07:01, 18 June 2024 (UTC)
:::(edit conflict x2)That is purely wrong, and it is the most widely used method on Misplaced Pages, particularly in articles of this type. There is nothing wrong with the current style and Harvard style is wholly inappropriate and useless for this type of article. I undid the reflist|2 because it doesn't have enough to warrant it. When it has 20, then you can two column it.] (]) 19:17, 14 May 2008 (UTC)
::That might not be the wisest choice, per the ] section of the ] article. I don't know, we'll just have to wait and see how long this one will last for. ] (]) 11:57, 18 June 2024 (UTC)
:::OT, but i'm surprised to see ED able to registed the .gay domain at all. ] (]) 11:20, 26 June 2024 (UTC)
::The .gay website now redirects to edramatica.com, which is working again. ] (]) 22:34, 25 August 2024 (UTC)


===.win domain===
:::: I still haven't found any reference on the style manuals to embedded URLs. There is a recognised difference between putting the name of the work in the ref itself, and Harvard style, yes. But these two methods do not include actually embedding the URL in the text itself, which is barbaric. ] (]) 19:20, 14 May 2008 (UTC)
Re : It's true that the site is up and running at .win, but it is also up and running at .gay at the time of writing. This leads to a problem with ] as usually only one URL is given.--'''''] <sup>]</sup>''''' 07:01, 16 July 2024 (UTC)
:.gay is the current official domain and hosts both the Encyclopedia Dramatica Forums and the wiki. .win is an unauthorized copy of the site that was made by a disgruntled former wiki sysop. The .win site doesn't even have a forum because the guy who runs it never even had a copy of the forum database (although he tried to beg the owner of .gay for the database).


:No one of any importance from .online or any of the previous domains is using .win, they are all on .gay. ] (]) 00:40, 19 July 2024 (UTC)
:::::Um, no, it is not "barbaric" and it is perfectly fine. Hence the existance of the cite web template, and for in-line citations. There is nothing wrong with the citations being directly in the text, where they belong. I personally find shoving everything to the bottom and forcing people to hunt around to find stuff to be barbaric, ugly, and less than useless. If you really think it doesn't belong, why don't you go argue the dozens and dozens of featured articles using the same style as this article. This is not academia and you can't force those ugly Harvard styles on anyone. If consensus doesn't agree it belongs, we use the regular citation method. Oh, and the link MBisanz gives above supports it just fine, if you read of context.] (]) 19:30, 14 May 2008 (UTC)


::The main pages of .gay and .win are different, so they are not a complete mirror. Also, .win does not have the forums which are only on .gay. So it does look like .win is an unofficial mirror and not endorsed by the people at .gay.--'''''] <sup>]</sup>''''' 07:12, 21 July 2024 (UTC)
:::::As a non-cite-dork user, I totally do not understand this issue, beyond Pete wants to use one type of citation, and Collectonian wants another. So that I don't have to go digging (because I am extremely lazy), can these differences be explained, to help further concensus? ] (]) 19:34, 14 May 2008 (UTC)


: Those are 'very interesting' one sided comments by both editors, hmmm, but above statement makes no sense if some ver is accepted or not... .win has more articles, also .win has more quality videos... ] (]) 16:33, 21 July 2024 (UTC)
::::::Here is the style Peter links , which is rarely to never used outside of academia topics. It shoves all the references and stuff to the bottom, then just puts (last name) in the text between the ref tags. So if you want to edit the source, or make a correction, you have to go hunt it down at the bottom of the page and try to match it. My method is the typical and standard method of having the source between the reference tags where it belongs. ] (]) 19:37, 14 May 2008 (UTC)
::::::: Again NO! See C's talk page. It is the use of URLs in references that I object to, because then you have to write a whole paragraph through a briar thicket of URLs. ] (]) 19:39, 14 May 2008 (UTC)
:::::::: With all due respect, if we cite an online source as a reference for a particular piece of information (as we surely must, if the subject is a website), don't we have to provide the URL? ] <sup> ] </sup>~<small> ] </small> 19:40, 14 May 2008 (UTC)
::::::::(edit conflict) And, as I said on my talk page, frankly you need to get over it. Its an article about a website. There is no sane reason to dump every last ref with a URL (which will be 90-99% of them) to the bottom just because YOU don't like seeing a URL while you're editing it. ] (]) 19:41, 14 May 2008 (UTC)


::I'm not going to get drawn into an argument over which is the better or more official version, but they are not serving exactly the same content and .win does not have the forum pages.--'''''] <sup>]</sup>''''' 16:39, 21 July 2024 (UTC)
::::::::: Look I'm the person who rewrote that paragraph. As I commented on your talk page, you appear to be one of the many editors who edit one line at a time, without reading the whole thing. I rewrote the para. Why can't I provide the style of referencing I am comfortable with?? ] (]) 19:44, 14 May 2008 (UTC)
::::::::::Your arrogant, and frankly wrong, presumption that I edit "one line at time" is just plain asinine, and mildly insulting, and has no place in this argument. As for why can't you provide the style you are comfortable with: because consensus doesn't agree with you, because the article had an established referencing style, and because your don't to make the other 99% of editors comfortable just for your sake. ] (]) 19:45, 14 May 2008 (UTC)


:It would seem that .win is down for the count, leaving edramatica.com as the sole host of the property. The circle of life continues... ''']'''<sub>&nbsp;(]•])</sub> 16:02, 27 September 2024 (UTC)
:::::::: (edit conflict?!?!!!1) Personally, dude, I find it not-at-all difficult to sift through the inline style when I'm editing. And, if I understand this right, Harvard-style doesn't let you name a ref in the code, then just type <nowiki><ref name=Reference/></nowiki> to add another citation to that same reference? ] (]) 19:45, 14 May 2008 (UTC)
::It's hard to keep up with this, but at the time of writing, .gay is completely offline, while .win has a page saying "It's over - for now... Due to reasons that shall not be disclosed I will not be able to run encyclopediadramatica.win anymore - at least all on my own." This means that edramatica.com is the only working version at the moment, and thankfully we no longer have to listen to arguments about whether .win or .gay is the better version, because both of them are unavailable now.--'''''] <sup>]</sup>''''' 16:15, 27 September 2024 (UTC)
:::{{Reply|ianmacm}} I'm beginning to get concerned about the quality of the article, as the list of domains & owners is becoming too unwieldy for the infobox. We should probably find a way to truncate it. ''']'''<sub>&nbsp;(]•])</sub> 17:22, 27 September 2024 (UTC)
::::Agreed, I'm not sure that the infobox needs to list all of the domains that are now defunct.--'''''] <sup>]</sup>''''' 17:41, 27 September 2024 (UTC)


== What I am objecting to == == no link? ==


why is there no link? ] (]) 17:47, 19 November 2024 (UTC)
There is a complete confusion about what I am complaining about here. I have no particular beef about whether the reference, without URL, is located inside the 'ref' tags in the source text. It's when URLs are linked that I go mad. I cannot edit a whole paragraph into a single coherent thought when faced with this. Below is what you now see when you try to edit the article. Who can EDIT their way through, faced with that?


:There have been so many ups and downs in 2024 that it is hard to keep track of them all. However, the article is correct that edramatica.com is currently the only one that is online. There is also a problem with ] due to unsuitable material on the main page (harassment, ] etc).--'''''] <sup>]</sup>''''' 17:58, 19 November 2024 (UTC)
::I'm not sure why the user keeps deleting this as it answered the question and it's useful for other editors who might ask the same question. ] (]) 23:01, 19 November 2024 (UTC)
:::as of 12/20/24, edramatica.com is down with the "timed out" error, awaiting further information. ] (]) 06:51, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
::::IsItDownRightNow says that it has been down for over a week. This means that at the time of writing, the site is not online at all. This isn't a major panic, as ED has been offline for weeks in the past and returned. Watch this space.--'''''] <sup>]</sup>''''' 08:23, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
:::::Are you checking some other ED mirror? I'm taking about edramatica.com, which was back on the same day it got down, which was 12/20/24. ] (]) 18:43, 21 December 2024 (UTC)
::::::I couldn't access edramatica.com yesterday (20 December), but it is back online today. IsItDownRightNow agrees and says "Last down: 1 day 10 hours ago.--'''''] <sup>]</sup>''''' 20:42, 21 December 2024 (UTC)


== ED Downtime ==
<nowiki>'''Encyclopedia Dramatica''' is a parody of internet encylopedias such as ], written on a ]<ref name="neva">{{cite news |url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2006/09/17/PKG6BKQQA41.DTL&type=printable |title=Sex and the City |work=] |publisher=] |date=2006-09-17 |accessdate-2008-05-14 |last=Neva |first=Chonin |pages=p.20 }}</ref><ref name="warrens">{{cite news |title=Privacy |work=Warren's Washington Internet Daily |date=2006-09-12}}</ref>, using apparently comprehensive referencing and linking, but in a satirical and often abusive style. Many of the articles are written in an ironic manner with the express purpose of upsetting those who take it seriously (an activity known on the Internet as ]). The content is wide-ranging, covering drama and gossip on other internet forums, Internet subculture, users of web services<ref name="Dee">{{cite web |url=http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/01/magazine/01WIKIPEDIA-t.html?_r=2&pagewanted=5&oref=slogin |last=Dee |first=Jonathan |title=All the News That's Fit to Print Out |publisher=] |work=Magazine |date=2007-07-01 |pages=p. 5, 34}}</ref> and ] in a coarse, offensive and frequently obscene manner.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=459249 |last=Davies |first=Shaun |title=Critics point finger at satirical website |work=National Nine News |date=2008-05-08}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://gawker.com/346385/what-the-hell-are-4chan-ed-something-awful-and-b?mail2=true |last=Douglas |first=Nick |title=What The Hell Are 4chan, ED, Something Awful, And 'b'? |work=] |date=2008-01-18}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=2 Do: Monday, December 26 |publisher=] |work=RedEye Edition |date=2005-12-16 |pages=p. 2}}</ref><ref name="northadams"/></nowiki>


edramatica.com is down again.
:That is a standard wikipedia format for citing articles. Check any FA. ''']''' <sup>]</sup> 19:43, 14 May 2008 (UTC)
(12/23/24) ] (]) 06:49, 23 December 2024 (UTC)


:edramatica.com is back up. (12/23/24) ] (]) 09:56, 23 December 2024 (UTC)
:(EC) I don't know about my esteemed colleagues here, but I'll open the article itself in a tab and read it there, find what I want to edit, then hit ctrl-F in the edit window and find that text. Much simpler for big articles, and it bypasses all of the referencing. I'll also add that I'm a big fan of <nowiki><ref name="something"></nowiki>, which cuts down a LOT of the clutter. The value of inline citations with URLs (to document ]) trumps ease of editing, in my mind. The alternative is to write the paragraph and ''then'' ref it. ] <sup> ] </sup>~<small> ] </small> 19:45, 14 May 2008 (UTC)


::I'm relaxed about this, as ED's hosting is famously unreliable. It has been offline for days or weeks in the past.--'''''] <sup>]</sup>''''' 12:16, 23 December 2024 (UTC)
I wonder if it might be easier to put the cite section (not just specific to here, but in general) in one list-format location, and then just drop refnames throughout the article? Would that be against MOS? I'm wondering based on this comment if that might be better for my articles... <span style="font-variant:small-caps"><font color="#800080">] § ]/]</font></span> 19:49, 14 May 2008 (UTC)

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June 2024

Yes, the .top version is now offline so it didn't last very long. It is unclear why this has happened and the site faces another period of uncertainty. ♦IanMacM♦ 07:29, 9 June 2024 (UTC)

It's back, and according to the Dramatica forum, "Namecheap suspended the domain." So off we go with a new domain, with .top holding the record for the shortest tenure at less than a month.--♦IanMacM♦ 18:02, 9 June 2024 (UTC)
Re this edit. ED currently has two domains, edramatica.com which was registered on 9 June 2024, and dramatica.wtf which was registered on 13 May 2024 and is also being used for the forums. Since edramatica.com seems to be the main address and dramatica.wtf is a mirror, the article should give edramatica.com as the address per WP:ELMINOFFICIAL.--♦IanMacM♦ 10:00, 10 June 2024 (UTC)
Re this edit: edramatica.com is down at the moment, but it is unclear whether this is a temporary blip or something more serious.--♦IanMacM♦ 15:28, 17 June 2024 (UTC)
I'm an ED regular, and I saw it go down live. When it went down, edramatica.com was replaced with a page that said, "So Don't Do That Then... (This domain has been terminated for abuse)", so I think it's safe to believe that edramatica.com has been suspended by EasyDNS. Isthisarandomaccountwellyes (talk) 17:23, 17 June 2024 (UTC)
Thanks, there have been persistent claims in the past few weeks that domain registrars are unhappy with some of the content on ED. Freedom of speech is one thing, deliberate harassment and defamation of living people is another. Since this is all part of the fun (cough, cough) at ED, it leaves them with the difficult task of finding a new domain and web host.--♦IanMacM♦ 18:07, 17 June 2024 (UTC)
They are now on encyclopediadramatica.gay, which was registered with Enom on 17 June 2024. So let's see how long this lasts, they have had three new domains in little over a month.--♦IanMacM♦ 07:01, 18 June 2024 (UTC)
That might not be the wisest choice, per the § Harassment protections section of the .gay article. I don't know, we'll just have to wait and see how long this one will last for. 92.9.147.249 (talk) 11:57, 18 June 2024 (UTC)
OT, but i'm surprised to see ED able to registed the .gay domain at all. 95.24.34.99 (talk) 11:20, 26 June 2024 (UTC)
The .gay website now redirects to edramatica.com, which is working again. ObserveOwl (talk) 22:34, 25 August 2024 (UTC)

.win domain

Re this edit: It's true that the site is up and running at .win, but it is also up and running at .gay at the time of writing. This leads to a problem with WP:ELMINOFFICIAL as usually only one URL is given.--♦IanMacM♦ 07:01, 16 July 2024 (UTC)

.gay is the current official domain and hosts both the Encyclopedia Dramatica Forums and the wiki. .win is an unauthorized copy of the site that was made by a disgruntled former wiki sysop. The .win site doesn't even have a forum because the guy who runs it never even had a copy of the forum database (although he tried to beg the owner of .gay for the database).
No one of any importance from .online or any of the previous domains is using .win, they are all on .gay. GirlOnInternet (talk) 00:40, 19 July 2024 (UTC)
The main pages of .gay and .win are different, so they are not a complete mirror. Also, .win does not have the forums which are only on .gay. So it does look like .win is an unofficial mirror and not endorsed by the people at .gay.--♦IanMacM♦ 07:12, 21 July 2024 (UTC)
Those are 'very interesting' one sided comments by both editors, hmmm, but above statement makes no sense if some ver is accepted or not... .win has more articles, also .win has more quality videos... 105.72.201.30 (talk) 16:33, 21 July 2024 (UTC)
I'm not going to get drawn into an argument over which is the better or more official version, but they are not serving exactly the same content and .win does not have the forum pages.--♦IanMacM♦ 16:39, 21 July 2024 (UTC)
It would seem that .win is down for the count, leaving edramatica.com as the sole host of the property. The circle of life continues... BOTTO (T•C) 16:02, 27 September 2024 (UTC)
It's hard to keep up with this, but at the time of writing, .gay is completely offline, while .win has a page saying "It's over - for now... Due to reasons that shall not be disclosed I will not be able to run encyclopediadramatica.win anymore - at least all on my own." This means that edramatica.com is the only working version at the moment, and thankfully we no longer have to listen to arguments about whether .win or .gay is the better version, because both of them are unavailable now.--♦IanMacM♦ 16:15, 27 September 2024 (UTC)
@Ianmacm: I'm beginning to get concerned about the quality of the article, as the list of domains & owners is becoming too unwieldy for the infobox. We should probably find a way to truncate it. BOTTO (T•C) 17:22, 27 September 2024 (UTC)
Agreed, I'm not sure that the infobox needs to list all of the domains that are now defunct.--♦IanMacM♦ 17:41, 27 September 2024 (UTC)

no link?

why is there no link? Gahex220 (talk) 17:47, 19 November 2024 (UTC)

There have been so many ups and downs in 2024 that it is hard to keep track of them all. However, the article is correct that edramatica.com is currently the only one that is online. There is also a problem with WP:LINKLOVE due to unsuitable material on the main page (harassment, Goatse.cx etc).--♦IanMacM♦ 17:58, 19 November 2024 (UTC)
I'm not sure why the user keeps deleting this as it answered the question and it's useful for other editors who might ask the same question. Knitsey (talk) 23:01, 19 November 2024 (UTC)
as of 12/20/24, edramatica.com is down with the "timed out" error, awaiting further information. Woahglaceon (talk) 06:51, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
IsItDownRightNow says that it has been down for over a week. This means that at the time of writing, the site is not online at all. This isn't a major panic, as ED has been offline for weeks in the past and returned. Watch this space.--♦IanMacM♦ 08:23, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
Are you checking some other ED mirror? I'm taking about edramatica.com, which was back on the same day it got down, which was 12/20/24. Woahglaceon (talk) 18:43, 21 December 2024 (UTC)
I couldn't access edramatica.com yesterday (20 December), but it is back online today. IsItDownRightNow agrees and says "Last down: 1 day 10 hours ago.--♦IanMacM♦ 20:42, 21 December 2024 (UTC)

ED Downtime

edramatica.com is down again. (12/23/24) Woahglaceon (talk) 06:49, 23 December 2024 (UTC)

edramatica.com is back up. (12/23/24) Woahglaceon (talk) 09:56, 23 December 2024 (UTC)
I'm relaxed about this, as ED's hosting is famously unreliable. It has been offline for days or weeks in the past.--♦IanMacM♦ 12:16, 23 December 2024 (UTC)
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