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{{Short description|Satirical website that parodies Misplaced Pages}}
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| name = Uncyclopedia | name = Uncyclopedia
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| slogan = The content-💕 that anyone can edit
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| logo = ]
| screenshot = ] | screenshot = Uncyclopedia screenshot.png
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| caption = The Main Page of Uncyclopedia, retrieved 23 November 2010.<!-- At this date there was no alternate site, therefore referring to Wikia or independent is redundant.--> | caption = The ] of Uncyclopedia (retrieved May 24, 2019) is similar to Misplaced Pages's.
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| url = Several; see text
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| owner = Works are owned by their authors<br>] (English-language version)
| registration = Optional (free)
| author = Jonathan "Chronarion" Huang,<br>"Stillwaters"
| owner = Works are owned by their authors (English-language version)
| author = Jonathan Huang and "Stillwaters" | launch_date = {{Start date and age|2005|01|05}}
| current_status = Active
| launch date = 5 January 2005 (fork launched on 5 January 2013)
| revenue = Donations<ref>{{cite web|url=https://en.uncyclopedia.co/Uncyclopedia:Donate |title=Uncyclopedia:Donate|access-date=October 23, 2015|website=Uncyclopedia|format=Wiki}}</ref>
| current status = Active
| url = ''English Uncyclopedia:''<br>{{url|https://en.uncyclopedia.co}} (2013 fork)<br>{{url|https://uncyclopedia.com}} (2019 fork) <br>{{url|https://uncyclopedia.ca}} (redirect to the latter) <br>{{url|https://uncyclopedia.org}} (“about” page; information about both)
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'''Uncyclopedia''' is a ] website that ] ]. Its logo, a hollow ], serves as a ] of ],<ref name="Hindu">{{cite news | url = http://www.hindu.com/mp/2006/11/06/stories/2006110601060400.htm | title = Surely, you must be jokin'! | accessdate = 2007-02-11 | last = Sankar | work= The Hindu | first = Anand |date=2006-11-06 | location=Chennai, India}}</ref> and it styles itself "the content-💕", which is a parody of Misplaced Pages's "the 💕". Originally founded in 2005<ref name="netmag">{{cite news | title = The brains behind Uncyclopedia | publisher = .net |date=2007-05-03 | url = http://www.netmag.co.uk/zine/discover-interview/the-brains-behind-uncyclopedia | accessdate = 2007-11-19}}</ref> as an English-language ], the project currently spans over 75 languages. The English version has approximately 30,000 pages of content, second only to the Portuguese.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://uncyclopedia.wikia.com/Main_Page | title = Uncyclopedia | accessdate = 2012-03-30 | format = Wiki | work = Uncyclopedia}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://Portuyclopedia.info/Main_Page | title = Uncyclopedia Babel | accessdate = 2008-04-20 | format = Wiki | work = Uncyclopedia}}</ref> '''Uncyclopedia''' is the name of several ]s of ] ]s that ] ]. Its logo, a hollow "puzzle ]", parodies Misplaced Pages's ],<ref name="Hindu">{{cite news | url = http://www.hindu.com/mp/2006/11/06/stories/2006110601060400.htm | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070225120233/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2006/11/06/stories/2006110601060400.htm | url-status = dead | archive-date = February 25, 2007 | title = Surely, you must be joking! | access-date = February 11, 2007 | last = Sankar | first = Anand |date=November 6, 2006 | work = ] | location=Chennai, India}}</ref> and it styles itself as "the content-free ]", parodying Misplaced Pages's slogan of "the 💕" and likely as a play the fact that Misplaced Pages is ] as a "]" encyclopedia. Founded in 2005<ref name="netmag">{{cite news |title=The brains behind Uncyclopedia |publisher=.net |date=May 3, 2007 |url=http://www.netmag.co.uk/zine/discover-interview/the-brains-behind-uncyclopedia |access-date=November 19, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071201124056/http://www.netmag.co.uk/zine/discover-interview/the-brains-behind-uncyclopedia |archive-date=December 1, 2007 }}</ref> as an ] ], the project spans more than 75 languages as well as several subprojects parodying other wikis. Uncyclopedia's name is a ] of the prefix ''un-'' and the word ''encyclopedia''.<ref name="wikia"/><ref>{{cite web | url = http://desciclopedia.org/P%C3%A1gina_principal | title = Desciclopédia | access-date = June 21, 2014 | format = Wiki | work = Uncyclopedia}}</ref>


Various styles of ] are used as a vehicle for parody, from sophisticated satire to simple sarcasm, along with structured in-jokes and frequent ''].'' The site has garnered media attention for its articles on people and places. Various styles of ] are used as vehicles for parody, from pointed satire to light sarcasm, along with structured in-jokes and frequent ]s. The site has attracted media attention for its articles on controversial subjects including ], prominent people, places, ], and ].


Many Uncyclopedia articles contain graphics with a link to the corresponding Misplaced Pages article. A typical caption reads, "For those ''without'' comedic tastes, the so-called experts at Misplaced Pages think they have an article about" the subject. Many Uncyclopedia articles contain ] with a link to the corresponding Misplaced Pages ]; Uncyclopedia often denotes the corresponding Misplaced Pages article to its content as being listed "for those without ] tastes", and Misplaced Pages's article written by "so-called ]".


== History == ==History==
] ]
Uncyclopedia was launched on January 5, 2005 by Jonathan Huang, known online as "Chronarion,"<ref name="wikia">{{cite web | url = http://www.wikia.com/Uncyclopedia | title = Uncyclopedia | accessdate = 2007-11-15 | format = Wiki | work = Wikia}}{{dead link|date=February 2010}}</ref> and a partner called "Stillwaters" or "Euniana".<ref name="Hindu"/> It quickly outgrew its original ], and on July 10, 2006, Huang transferred ownership of the <code>uncyclopedia.org</code> ] to Wikia, which maintains it at <code>uncyclopedia.wikia.com</code>.


Uncyclopedia was launched on January 5, 2005, by Jonathan Huang, known online as "Chronarion", and a partner known online as "Stillwaters".<ref name="Hindu"/> It was originally situated at <code>uncyclopedia.org</code>. In July 2006, it was acquired by ], then known as Wikia.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://community.wikia.com/User_blog:Craiglpalmer/Wikia_is_now_Fandom_powered_by_Wikia|title=Wikia is now Fandom powered by Wikia|last=Palmer|first=Craig L.|website=Community Central|date=September 26, 2016|access-date=October 5, 2016|publisher=Wikia, Inc.}}</ref>
Foreign-language Uncyclopedia-like projects are described ]. Some of these are independent domains.<ref name="babel">{{cite web | url = http://uncyclopedia.info/Main_Page | title = Uncyclopedia Babel | accessdate = 2008-04-20 | format = Wiki | work = Uncyclopedia}}</ref> In 2007, 25% (or 20 out of 79) of the Uncyclopedia collection was hosted by ].<ref name="wikia"/> Six dedicated non-Wikia servers host "Uncyclopedia Babel" content in various languages. To coordinate these projects (collectively, the "Uncyclomedia Babble Project") an Un-Meta wiki was created in 2006.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://meta.uncyclomedia.org/UnMeta:About | archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20071015040739/http://meta.uncyclomedia.org/UnMeta:About | archivedate = 2007-10-15 | title = UnMeta:About | accessdate = 2007-11-17 | format = Wiki | work = Uncyclomedia UnMeta-Wiki}}</ref>


In January 2013, some Uncyclopedia editors and administrators set up a ] of Uncyclopedia at <code>en.uncyclopedia.co</code>, in response to Wikia's censorship, insertion of advertising, and the imposition of content warnings.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://uncyclopedia.wikia.com/Forum:Forks_in_the_road_-_Uncyclopedia_moving_from_Wikia,_a_discussion|title=Forks in the road – Uncyclopedia moving from Wikia, a discussion|website=Uncyclopedia.com|access-date=February 28, 2019|archive-date=March 27, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327172015/http://uncyclopedia.wikia.com/Forum:Forks_in_the_road_-_Uncyclopedia_moving_from_Wikia,_a_discussion|url-status=dead}}</ref> Fandom ceased hosting its version of Uncyclopedia<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://uncyclopedia.wikia.com/Forum:A_message_from_Fandom|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190228065732/http://uncyclopedia.wikia.com/Forum:A_message_from_Fandom|archive-date=February 28, 2019|title=A message from Fandom|quote=... So we are looking again at Uncyc's content, and have decided that it's not the sort of thing that we want to host anymore.|publisher=Uncyclopedia (Wikia)|access-date=February 27, 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref> on May 14, 2019, and the Fandom site (colloquially known as the "spoon", a play on "fork") moved to <code>uncyclopedia.ca</code>, and in September 2021 to <code>uncyclopedia.com</code>. In 2023, each of these English-language versions had approximately 37,000 content pages, second only to the Portuguese. The Fandom version of the site now shows only a "Not a valid community" ].
=== Fork ===
On January 5, 2013, a ] was made at <code>en.uncyclopedia.co</code>, as many Uncyclopedia administrators and editors left Wikia in protest of some of Wikia's policies and actions regarding Uncyclopedia, including censorship of uploaded images and placement of a ] (content warning) on the site that required consent by first-time and anonymous users.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://uncyclopedia.wikia.com/Forum:Forks_in_the_road_-_Uncyclopedia_moving_from_Wikia,_a_discussion?t=20130105022242 |accessdate = 2013-01-05 |title = Forum:Forks in the road - Uncyclopedia moving from Wikia, a discussion|format = Wiki |work = Uncyclopedia}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url = http://uncyclopedia.wikia.com/Forum:Official_Move_Date_Announced:January_5th?t=20130105063151 |title = Forum:Official Move Date Announced: January 5th|format = Wiki|work=Uncyclopedia}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url = http://mirror.uncyc.org/index.php?title=Uncyclopedia:Press_Releases&rcid=376498 |title = Uncyclopedia:Press Releases|format = Wiki|work = Uncyclopedia}}</ref>


A third site, at <code>mirror.uncyc.org</code>, functions only as a ] with backup copies of some Uncyclopedia pages.
There is also a ] of the English Uncyclopedia at <code>mirror.uncyc.org</code>. As it is updated manually, it does not reflect the current content of either site. However, it includes versions of articles that have been deleted.


== Content == ==Structure==
Uncyclopedia is built on the same ] software that Misplaced Pages uses. However, during Fandom's (Wikia's) hosting of Uncyclopedia, Fandom extensively modified its version of MediaWiki version 1.19, making the Fandom Uncyclopedia site incompatible with later MediaWiki versions. In May 2018, Fandom dropped support for the Monobook ] that its Uncyclopedia site had used to mimic Misplaced Pages, claiming this was necessary to achieve ] compliance,<ref>{{cite web|last=Quievryn|first=Tim|title=The Future of Monobook on FANDOM |url=https://community.wikia.com/Thread:1456214|access-date=May 21, 2018|date=May 21, 2018|website=Community Central|publisher=Wikia, Inc.}}</ref> and warned that local work-arounds could not be extended to new visitors and editors by default.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://uncyclopedia.wikia.com/Forum:R.I.P._Monobook_-_any_aftermath_plan%3F|title=R.I.P. Monobook – any aftermath plan?|publisher=Uncyclopedia (Wikia)|access-date=June 16, 2018|archive-date=March 27, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327172021/http://uncyclopedia.wikia.com/Forum:R.I.P._Monobook_-_any_aftermath_plan%3F|url-status=dead}}</ref> Since all Uncyclopedias split off or were removed from Fandom, they mostly switched to using ] instead (with ] on mobile), in order to continue parodying Misplaced Pages.
Uncyclopedia's content is ] under the ] Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 license.<ref name="wikia"/> As with other Wikia sites, the full article database is freely available for online download.<ref name="database">{{cite web | url = http://www.wikia.com/Database_download | title = Database download | accessdate = 2007-11-21 | format = Wiki | work = Wikia}}</ref> As of 2010, the English-language Uncyclopedia contains over 25,000&nbsp;articles, making it one of the largest Wikia-hosted wikis.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.wikia.com/Big_wikis | title = Big wikis | accessdate = 2007-11-25 | format = Wiki |work = Wikia}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://uncyclopedia.wikia.com/Special:Statistics | title = Uncyclopedia statistics | accessdate = 2007-10-02 | format=Wiki | work=Uncyclopedia}}</ref> It also has the most active users of any Wikia wiki as of February 2008, with over 200 more users than FFXIclopedia, the runner-up.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://wikistats.wikia.com/EN/TablesWikiansEditsGt5.htm | title = Wikia Statistics | accessdate = 2008-02-09 | format = Wiki | work = Wikia}}{{Dead link|date=March 2009}}</ref> Uncyclopedia's article about Misplaced Pages claims that Misplaced Pages is a parody of Uncyclopedia, not the reverse.<ref name="Uncyclopedia article on Misplaced Pages">{{cite web | url = http://uncyclopedia.wikia.com/Wikipedia | title = Uncyclopedia article about Misplaced Pages | accessdate = 2010-07-31 | format = Wiki | work = Uncyclopedia}}</ref>


Uncyclopedia projects are run independently by their own members, though some users have accounts on multiple Uncyclopedias. They contain interlanguage links to each other, but there is no global ] comparable to the ] that oversees Misplaced Pages as well as its sister projects.
=== Articles ===
] that include ]s.]]


==Content==
Uncyclopedia's stated goal is to "''provide the world's misinformation in the least redeeming and most searingly sarcastic and humorous way possible, through satire''".<ref name="wikia"/> Its articles contain information which is parodied, fabricated or ridiculed to such an extent that very little, if any, ]ual accuracy remains, and information often contradicts itself. Often the article leads off into a story of some sorts. Ambiguous as this may sound, Uncyclopedia explicitly states that satire is at its best when it is close to, or represents, the truth. In a manner similar to Misplaced Pages's "Five pillars", Uncyclopedia has a core set of rules called the "Five pliers", including "Satirical point of view".<ref>{{cite web | url = http://uncyclopedia.wikia.com/Uncyclopedia:Five_pliers | title = Uncyclopedia:Five pliers | accessdate = 2013-01-06 | format = Wiki |work = Uncyclopedia}}</ref> Despite all the policy pages that parody those of Misplaced Pages, Uncyclopedia has three main rules: "Be funny and not just stupid", "Don't be a dick", and "Dance like you've never danced before!".<ref name="netmag"/><ref>{{cite web | url = http://uncyclopedia.wikia.com/Uncyclopedia:Rules | title = Uncyclopedia:Rules | accessdate = 2013-01-06 | format = Wiki | work = Uncyclopedia}}</ref>
Uncyclopedia's content is ]d under the ] Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0) license, although some content, notably images, is copyrighted.<ref name="wikia">{{cite web |url = https://en.uncyclopedia.co/Main_Page|title = Uncyclopedia|access-date = October 23, 2015|format = Wiki}}</ref> Different Uncyclopedias sometimes have different licenses; for example, dÉsencyclopédie (French Uncyclopedia) is dual-licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 and the ]. As of May 2024, the English-language Uncyclopedia contains approximately 37,700 articles.<ref>{{cite web |url = https://en.uncyclopedia.co/Special:Statistics|title = Uncyclopedia statistics|access-date = March 6, 2021|format = Wiki|work = Uncyclopedia}}</ref>


Many articles on Uncyclopedia link to corresponding Misplaced Pages article on the subject, and they often designate Misplaced Pages's content as being written by "so-called experts"; this is most often denoted by Uncyclopedia articles with a corresponding Misplaced Pages article having a graphic located to the side of an article linking the related Misplaced Pages article to be used for "those without comedic tastes".<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-02-15 |title=7 Top Sites Like Misplaced Pages That You Should Check Out in 2023 |url=https://www.nichepursuits.com/sites-like-wikipedia/ |access-date=2023-10-30 |website=Niche Pursuits |language=en-US}}</ref>
The wiki has a system for reviewing articles to ensure that they comply with the defined standards of proper humour, grammar, spelling, use of images, and overall presentation, named Pee Review to parody Misplaced Pages's article review service ].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://uncyclopedia.wikia.com/Pee_Review | title = Uncyclopedia:Pee Review | accessdate = 2013-01-06 | format = Wiki | work = Uncyclopedia}}</ref> Writers post their articles on the Pee Review project page for review by other Uncyclopedians.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://uncyclopedia.wikia.com/Template:Pee_Review_Table | title = Template:Pee Review Table | accessdate = 2013-01-06 | format = Wiki | work = Uncyclopedia}}</ref> Similarly, a reference desk exists as the "Reefer Desk" to offer review of humorous ].


===Articles===
One feature of Uncyclopedia's articles is the use of ]s, usually misquoted, fictitiously attributed or entirely fabricated.<ref name=injoke>{{cite web | url = http://uncyclopedia.wikia.com/Uncyclopedia:In-jokes | title = In-jokes | accessdate = 2013-01-06 | format = Wiki | work = Uncyclopedia}}</ref> Among the most recurrent themes is the invention of quotes that are attributed to ],<ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.hindu.com/mp/2006/10/10/stories/2006101000680300.htm | title = Surely, you must be joking! | accessdate = 2008-03-22 | work = The Hindu | last = Sankar | first = Anand | date=2006-10-10 | location=Chennai, India}}</ref> a phenomenon which began with an article stating that inventing Wilde quotes was the "national sport of ]".<ref name="netmag"/> Themes such as "" (the inhalation of the souls of ]s as a form of ]) recur frequently.<ref name="netmag"/>
] that include dogs.]]


Uncyclopedia encourages satire that is close to or resembles the truth. However, many articles employ ] and little, if any, ]ual accuracy remains. For example, Uncyclopedia's article about Misplaced Pages claims that Misplaced Pages is a parody of Uncyclopedia, not the reverse.<ref name="Uncyclopedia article on Misplaced Pages">{{cite web |url = https://en.uncyclopedia.co/Wikipedia|title = Uncyclopedia article about Misplaced Pages|access-date = July 31, 2010|format = Wiki|work = Uncyclopedia}}</ref> Many articles on the site contradict each other, even articles on the same subject.{{Cn|date=October 2023}}
Uncyclopedia administrators often have to double as censors and critics as they are continually confronted by a steady flow of articles that do not meet Uncyclopedia's standards. Much like Misplaced Pages, Uncyclopedia has policies concerning vanity articles, which are articles written by an individual associated with the subject of the page. Originally, vanity articles were welcomed as long as they were humorous. However, many of these articles degenerated into ]s, and creation of vanity pages was therefore disallowed.<ref name="netmag"/> Uncyclopedia's warning policy is also a play on Misplaced Pages with mostly the same rules (for example, two warnings before a temporary ] similar to Misplaced Pages's blocking policy{{citation needed|date=June 2013}}), but containing funnier-sounding formulations intended to parody the Misplaced Pages rule process.


Like Misplaced Pages's "Five pillars", Uncyclopedia has "Five pliers", including "Satirical point of view".<ref>{{cite web |url = https://en.uncyclopedia.co/Uncyclopedia:Five_pliers|title = Uncyclopedia:Five pliers|access-date = January 6, 2013|format = Wiki|work = Uncyclopedia}}</ref> Its code of conduct follows from three main rules: "Be funny and not just stupid", "Don't be a dick", and "Dance like you've never danced before!"<ref name="netmag"/><ref>{{cite web |url = https://en.uncyclopedia.co/Uncyclopedia:Rules|title = Uncyclopedia:Rules|access-date = January 6, 2013|format = Wiki|work = Uncyclopedia}}</ref>

Parodying Misplaced Pages's article review service ], Uncyclopedia has a "Pee Review" where authors seek review by other Uncyclopedians on humor, grammar, spelling, use of images, and overall presentation.<ref>{{cite web |url = https://en.uncyclopedia.co/Pee_Review|title = Uncyclopedia:Pee Review|access-date = January 6, 2013|format = Wiki|work = Uncyclopedia}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url = https://en.uncyclopedia.co/Template:Pee_Review_Table|title = Template:Pee Review Table|access-date = January 6, 2013|format = Wiki|work = Uncyclopedia}}</ref> Users can post to other wiki pages to solicit coding help and review or request ]s. Like Misplaced Pages, Uncyclopedia features articles and images on its front page. A system of user voting decides which articles and images to feature, usually deciding based on humor and writing quality. The site also welcomes ] contributions such as ] of articles.
Uncyclopedia's articles often begin with quotations, usually misquoted, fictitiously attributed or entirely fabricated.<ref name="injoke">{{cite web |url = https://en.uncyclopedia.co/Uncyclopedia:In-jokes|title = In-jokes|access-date = January 6, 2013|format = Wiki|work = Uncyclopedia}}</ref> Among the most recurrent themes is the invention of quotes attributed to ],<ref name="Hindu" /> prompted by an article stating that inventing Wilde quotes was the "national sport of ]", and themes such as "kitten huffing" (the inhalation of the souls of cats as a form of ]).<ref name="netmag"/>

Much like Misplaced Pages, Uncyclopedia has policies concerning vanity articles, which are articles written by an individual associated with the subject of the page. Vanity articles were disallowed after many of them produced ]s.<ref name="netmag"/> Uncyclopedia does not police ] but may delete submissions as non-notable on a case-by-case basis, using an ]-like system called "Votes for deletion" (VfD) and a ]-like system called "QuickVFD".

One of Uncyclopedia's most popular articles,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Top 10 Articles of 2005|url=https://en.uncyclopedia.co/Uncyclopedia:Top_10_Articles_of_2005|access-date=2020-08-19|website=Uncyclopedia|date=March 25, 2006|language=en}}</ref> "AAAAAAAAA!", is a nonsensical page, with its content completely consisting of the upper case letter A with images and some punctuation marks.

===Site-wide pranks===
]

Some jokes involve the entire website, sometimes including a ] of the main page, such as with holiday themes. In 2012, as a parody of Misplaced Pages's black-out protest against the ] (SOPA) ''et al.,'' Uncyclopedia blocked all content for a day with a notice claiming to support the bills.<ref>{{cite web |url = https://en.uncyclopedia.co/Forum:SOPA-protest_blackout_on_the_18th._Join_it%3F?oldid=5412015|title = Forum:SOPA-protest blackout on the 18th. Join it?|access-date = April 8, 2012|format = Wiki|work = Uncyclopedia|date = January 24, 2012}}</ref> A tradition of ] front page pranks occurs on the wiki, including a "blood donation" plea banner to spoof wiki donation banners on April 1, 2014.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://aprilfoolsdayontheweb.com/joke/20140249 | title=A reskin for April Fool's Day 2014 | access-date = April 21, 2014 | work = April Fool's Day On The Web}}</ref> For one week in 2013, the Wikia fork interrupted viewing with a claim that the site was unavailable, spoofing a notice on the ] website during the ].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://uncyclopedia.wikia.com/Forum:A_reskin_for_the_US_government_shutdown | title=A reskin for the US government shutdown | access-date=January 24, 2014 | format=Wiki | work=Uncyclopedia | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171115143743/http://uncyclopedia.wikia.com/Forum:A_reskin_for_the_US_government_shutdown | archive-date=November 15, 2017 | url-status=dead }}</ref>

===Traditions===
Each year, Uncyclopedia writers create a list of ''100{{nbs}}worst reflections'' of that year, marking website milestones or simply news. Most years, the creators of the list reveal that they have once again put off the list until the last second, and simply skip a large chunk to get to a hundred in time. Other Uncyclopedia traditions include creating a "top{{nbs}}10" list of articles for each year, chosen by popular vote.{{citation needed|date= March 2024}}

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As well as housing many articles designed to satirize Misplaced Pages-style content, Uncyclopedia contains several secondary projects (known as "UnProjects").<ref name="netmag"/><ref>{{cite web |url = https://en.uncyclopedia.co/Uncyclopedia:UnProject|title = Uncyclopedia:UnProject|access-date = November 19, 2007|format = Wiki|work = Uncyclopedia}}</ref> As of 2017, there were sixteen such subprojects,<ref>{{cite web |url = https://en.uncyclopedia.co/Template:Sisterprojects|title = Template:Sisterprojects|access-date = November 3, 2007|format = Wiki|work = Uncyclopedia}}</ref> each of which specializes in parody of a different information style. Many of these are directly analogous to Misplaced Pages's sister projects, while others such as UnTunes and HowTo parody projects completely unrelated to Misplaced Pages.
=== Site-wide pranks ===
Some jokes involve the entire website, sometimes including a ] of the main page, such as with holiday themes. In 2012, as a parody of Misplaced Pages's black-out protest against the ] (SOPA) ''et al.,'' Uncyclopedia blocked all content for a day with a notice claiming to support the bills.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://uncyclopedia.wikia.com/Forum:SOPA-protest_blackout_on_the_18th._Join_it%3F?oldid=5412015 | title = Forum:SOPA-protest blackout on the 18th. Join it? | accessdate = 2012-04-08 | format = Wiki |work = Uncyclopedia}}</ref> For one week in 2013, the Wikia site interrupted viewing with a claim that the site was unavailable, spoofing a notice on the ] website during the ].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://uncyclopedia.wikia.com/Forum:A_reskin_for_the_US_government_shutdown | title=A reskin for the US government shutdown | accessdate = 2014-01-24 | format = Wiki | work = Uncyclopedia}}</ref>

=== Subprojects ===
As well as housing many articles designed to satirize Misplaced Pages-style content, Uncyclopedia contains several secondary projects (known as "UnProjects").<ref name="netmag"/><ref>{{cite web | url = http://uncyclopedia.wikia.com/Uncyclopedia:UnProject | title = Uncyclopedia:UnProject | accessdate = 2007-11-19 | format = Wiki | work = Uncyclopedia}}</ref> As of November 2007, there were 12 such projects,<ref>{{cite web | url = http://uncyclopedia.wikia.com/Template:Sisterprojects | title = Template:Sisterprojects | accessdate = 2007-11-03 | format = Wiki | work = Uncyclopedia}}</ref> each of which specializes in satire of a different information style. Many of these are directly analogous to Misplaced Pages's sister projects.


== Press coverage == ==Press coverage==
Uncyclopedia has been referenced in several well-known news publications from around the world, in addition to numerous local and regional newspapers and periodicals. In 2005, the ] entry from Uncyclopedia was mentioned in a '']'' column reporting the spread of so-called "]", the ] that worships the Flying Spaghetti Monster.<ref name="NYTimes">{{cite news |first = Sarah |last = Boxer |url = http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F0CE0D61F3EF93AA1575BC0A9639C8B63 |title = But Is There Intelligent Spaghetti Out There? |work = The New York Times |date=2005-08-25 |accessdate = 2006-07-18}}</ref> The column was then reprinted in other newspapers, including the '']''.<ref>{{cite news |url = http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2005/08/31/2003269851 |title = 'Pastafarianism' gains prominence and support in intelligent-design drive |work = Taipei Times |date=2005-08-25 |accessdate = 2006-07-18}}</ref> The magazine '']'' featured an interview with Huang about Uncyclopedia in May 2007.<ref name="netmag"/> A number of other articles have been centred on specific entries on Uncyclopedia—most notably the article in the '']'', which focused on the ] parody,<ref>{{cite news |url = http://www.azstarnet.com/allheadlines/142615 |title = Online parody of Tucson not always funny, but interesting |work = Arizona Daily Star |date=2006-08-18 |accessdate = 2006-08-22}}{{dead link|date=February 2010}}<br />{{cite news |url = http://www.azstarnet.com/allheadlines/142615 |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20070214095949/http://www.azstarnet.com/allheadlines/142615 |archivedate = 2007-02-14 |title = Online parody of Tucson not always funny, but interesting |work = Arizona Daily Star via Wayback machine | date=2007-02-14 |accessdate = 2012-04-30}}</ref> and the article in the '']'', which focused on the ] article.<ref>{{cite news |first=Jean |last=Christou |title=Cyprus that great and peaceful island Uncyclopedia has been referenced in several well-known news publications from around the world, in addition to numerous local and regional newspapers and periodicals. In 2005 the ] entry from Uncyclopedia was mentioned in a '']'' column reporting the spread of "]", the ] that worships the Flying Spaghetti Monster.<ref name="NYTimes">{{cite news |first = Sarah |last = Boxer |url = https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F0CE0D61F3EF93AA1575BC0A9639C8B63 |title = But Is There Intelligent Spaghetti Out There? |work = The New York Times |date=August 25, 2005 |access-date = July 18, 2006}}</ref> The column was then reprinted in other newspapers, including the '']''.<ref>{{cite news |url = http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2005/08/31/2003269851 |title = 'Pastafarianism' gains prominence and support in intelligent-design drive |work = Taipei Times |date=August 25, 2005 |access-date = July 18, 2006}}</ref> The magazine '']'' featured an interview with Huang about Uncyclopedia in May 2007.<ref name="netmag"/> A number of other articles have been centred on specific entries on Uncyclopedia{{snd}}most notably the article in the '']'', which focused on the ] parody,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.azstarnet.com/allheadlines/142615 |title=Online parody of Tucson not always funny, but interesting |work=Arizona Daily Star |date=August 18, 2006 |access-date=August 22, 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060822225644/http://www.azstarnet.com/allheadlines/142615 |archive-date=August 22, 2006 |url-status=live }}<br>{{cite news |url=http://www.azstarnet.com/allheadlines/142615 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070214095949/http://www.azstarnet.com/allheadlines/142615 |archive-date=February 14, 2007 |title=Online parody of Tucson not always funny, but interesting |work=Arizona Daily Star via Wayback machine |date=February 14, 2007 |access-date=April 30, 2012 }}</ref> and the article in the '']'', which focused on the ] article.<ref>{{cite news |first=Jean |last=Christou |title=Cyprus that great and peaceful island
|url=http://www.cyprus-mail.com/news/main.php?id=35496&cat_id=1 |publisher=Cyprus Mail |year=2007 |accessdate=2007-11-06 |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20071103094028/http://www.cyprus-mail.com/news/main.php?id=35496&cat_id=1 |archivedate = 2007-11-03}}</ref> |url=http://www.cyprus-mail.com/news/main.php?id=35496&cat_id=1 |publisher=Cyprus Mail |year=2007 |access-date=November 6, 2007 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071103094028/http://www.cyprus-mail.com/news/main.php?id=35496&cat_id=1 |archive-date = November 3, 2007}}</ref>


In addition to articles about specific entries on the wiki, several papers speak of the website in general—usually in a section devoted to ] or the ]. This was the case when Uncyclopedia was referenced in the '']'' and '']''.<ref>{{cite news |first = Stephanie |last = Schorow |url = http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/bostonherald/819420901.html?did=819420901&FMT=ABS&FMTS=FT&date=Apr+8%2C+2005&author=Stephanie+Schorow&pub=Boston+Herald&desc=BOOKMARK+DIVA%3B+This+wiki-cool+Web+site+lets+Net+surfers+define+world |title = This wiki-cool Web site lets Net surfers define world |work = Boston Herald |date=2005-04-08 |accessdate = 2006-07-18}}</ref><ref name="Guardian">{{cite news |first = Jack |last = Schofield |url = http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2005/apr/14/internet.onlinesupplement |title = Web Watch |work = Guardian Unlimited |date=2005-04-14 |accessdate = 2006-07-18 |location=London}}</ref> Although most articles mentioning Uncyclopedia are specific to the site, there are other articles about ] or Misplaced Pages that just mention its name briefly. These include the editorial in '']'' discussing the ], in which Uncyclopedia was named only once.<ref name="Orlowski">{{cite news |first = Andrew |last = Orlowski |url = http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/12/12/wikipedia_no_responsibility/ |title = There's no Misplaced Pages entry for 'moral responsibility'|work=The Register |date=2005-12-12 |accessdate = 2006-06-24}}</ref> It has also been listed as one of the "Top 100 Undiscovered Web Sites" in ],<ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2174689,00.asp | title = Top 100 Undiscovered Web Sites - Info, Reference, and Search | accessdate = 2007-10-20 | work = PC Magazine | date=2007-08-27}}</ref> as well as among the "101 most useful websites" on the internet by '']''.<ref>{{cite news|title=The 101 most useful websites|last=Baker|first=David|date=30 March 2008|publisher='']'' (London)|page=13|accessdate=2008-05-20}}</ref> '']'' considers Uncyclopedia to be '']'' of wiki sites.<ref>{{cite news|title=What's Online|date=18 September 2007|publisher=''Seattle Post-Intelligencer''|page=D6|accessdate=2008-05-20}}</ref> In addition to articles about specific entries on the wiki, several papers speak of the website in general{{snd}}usually in a section devoted to ] or the ]. This was the case when Uncyclopedia was referenced in the '']'' and '']''.<ref>{{cite news |first = Stephanie |last = Schorow |url = https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/bostonherald/819420901.html?did=819420901&FMT=ABS&FMTS=FT&date=Apr+8%2C+2005&author=Stephanie+Schorow&pub=Boston+Herald&desc=BOOKMARK+DIVA%3B+This+wiki-cool+Web+site+lets+Net+surfers+define+world |title = This wiki-cool Web site lets Net surfers define world |work = Boston Herald |date = April 8, 2005 |access-date = July 18, 2006 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121021062807/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/bostonherald/access/819420901.html?did=819420901&FMT=ABS&FMTS=FT&date=Apr+8%2C+2005&author=Stephanie+Schorow&pub=Boston+Herald&desc=BOOKMARK+DIVA%3B+This+wiki-cool+Web+site+lets+Net+surfers+define+world |archive-date = October 21, 2012 |df = mdy-all }}</ref><ref name="Guardian">{{cite news |first = Jack |last = Schofield |url = https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2005/apr/14/internet.onlinesupplement |title = Web Watch |work = Guardian Unlimited |date=April 14, 2005 |access-date = July 18, 2006 |location=London}}</ref> Although most articles mentioning Uncyclopedia are specific to the site, there are other articles about ] or Misplaced Pages that just mention its name briefly. These include the editorial in '']'' discussing the ], in which Uncyclopedia was named only once.<ref name="Orlowski">{{cite news |first = Andrew |last = Orlowski |url = https://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/12/12/wikipedia_no_responsibility/ |title = There's no Misplaced Pages entry for 'moral responsibility'|work=The Register |date=December 12, 2005 |access-date = June 24, 2006}}</ref> It has also been listed as one of the "Top 100 Undiscovered Web Sites" in '']'',<ref>{{cite news | url = https://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2174689,00.asp | title = Top 100 Undiscovered Web Sites – Info, Reference, and Search | access-date = October 20, 2007 | work = PC Magazine | date=August 27, 2007}}</ref> as well as among the "101 most useful websites" on the internet by '']''.<ref>{{cite news|title=The 101 most useful websites|last=Baker|first=David|date=March 30, 2008|newspaper=] |location=London |page=13}}</ref> '']'' considers Uncyclopedia to be the wiki site equivalent of '']''.<ref>{{cite news|title=What's Online|date=September 18, 2007|newspaper=Seattle Post-Intelligencer |page=D6}}</ref>


==Criticism and controversy== ==Criticism and controversy==
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In May 2006, '']'' reported that school officials, including the headmaster of ], stated that Uncyclopedia and ] were "] menace<nowiki></nowiki>". This was prompted by one 14 year-old ] student's name and ] number, along with an "offer of sex" message, being posted to Uncyclopedia without her knowledge. Other information in Uncyclopedia included death wishes and sexual abuse accusations against specific, named teachers, as well as threats and vicious name-calling against named students.<ref>{{cite news| first = Catherine| last = Woulfe | url = http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10383882 | title = Schools face new cyber bullying menace | work = The New Zealand Herald |date=2006-05-28 | accessdate = 2006-07-20}}</ref> The report contributed to the debate among editors on reworking of the website's vanity and cyberbullying policies, which were only loosely enforced. Some editors favored changes, while others favored a policy where "anyone who uses the term 'cyber-bullying' ought to be banned/castrated/shot/killed/etc. Some people take everything too seriously."<ref>{{cite web | url = http://uncyclopedia.wikia.com/Forum:We%27re_a_cyber-bullying_menace | title = Forum:We're a cyber-bullying menace | accessdate = 2007-11-26 | format = Wiki | work = Uncyclopedia}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://uncyclopedia.wikia.com/Beginner's_Guide/Cyberbullying | title = Uncyclopedia:No cyberbullying | accessdate = 2008-05-06 | format = Wiki | work = Uncyclopedia}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://uncyclopedia.wikia.com/Uncyclopedia:Vanity_Policies | title = Uncyclopedia:Vanity Policies | accessdate = 2008-05-06 | format = Wiki | work = Uncyclopedia}}</ref> Uncyclopedia has also been criticised for racist humour and general hatefulness.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.philebrity.com/2008/09/24/uncyclopedia-wtf/ | title = Philebrity | accessdate = 2008-12-04}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url =http://www.ithacanews.org/newsletter.htm?newsID=135| title =Ithaca Community News| accessdate = 2008-12-04}}</ref>
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At various times, articles on Uncyclopedia have been subject to criticism from ] (School, Auckland)<ref>{{cite news| first = Catherine| last = Woulfe | url = http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10383882 | title = Schools face new cyber bullying menace | work = The New Zealand Herald |date=May 28, 2006 | access-date = July 20, 2006}}</ref> the '']'',<ref>{{cite news |title=What do they know? |url=http://www.nwemail.co.uk/news/viewarticle.aspx?id=509541&imageindex=0 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071117044426/http://www.nwemail.co.uk/news/viewarticle.aspx?id=509541&imageindex=0 |archive-date=November 17, 2007 |publisher=North-West Evening Mail |date=June 11, 2007 |access-date=November 8, 2007 }}</ref> Northern Irish politician James McCarry,<ref>{{cite news| first = Lesley-Anne| last = Henry | url = http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/article3147665.ece | archive-url = https://archive.today/20080213042345/http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/article3147665.ece | archive-date = February 13, 2008 | title = War of words over Ulster 'Uncyclopedia' | work = Belfast Telegraph |date= November 10, 2007 | access-date = November 17, 2007}}</ref> civic leaders of ], ], ],<ref>{{cite news | first = Tom | last = Johannsen | url = http://www.shropshirestar.com/2008/04/14/town-hits-back-at-chav-comments/ | title = Town's fury at 'Chav' slur | work = Shropshire Star | date = April 14, 2008 | access-date = April 16, 2008 | archive-date = April 15, 2008 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080415091443/http://www.shropshirestar.com/2008/04/14/town-hits-back-at-chav-comments/ | url-status = dead }}</ref> the '']'',<ref>{{cite news | first = Laura | last = Johnson | url = http://my.siouxlandvoice.com/post/Lowesays/blog/offended_why_does_sc_keep_getting_bashed_on_the_internet.html | title = Offended? Why does S.C. keep getting bashed on the Internet? | work = The Weekender | date = July 1, 2010 | access-date = July 27, 2010 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110716074506/http://my.siouxlandvoice.com/post/Lowesays/blog/offended_why_does_sc_keep_getting_bashed_on_the_internet.html | archive-date = July 16, 2011 | df = mdy-all }}</ref> '']'',<ref>{{cite news | first = Alistair | last = Gray | url = http://www.hawkesbaytoday.co.nz/local/news/flaxmurder-postings-slammed/3916849/ | title = 'Flaxmurder' postings slammed | work = Hawke's Bay Today | date = July 6, 2010 | access-date = July 27, 2010 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110724192704/http://www.hawkesbaytoday.co.nz/local/news/flaxmurder-postings-slammed/3916849/ | archive-date = July 24, 2011 | df = mdy-all }}</ref> and ''Lochaber News''.<ref>{{cite news| first = Helen | last = Bushnell | url = http://www.lochaber-news.co.uk/news/fullstory.php/aid/5298/Fort_mocked_in_web_spoof.html | title = Fort mocked in web spoof | work = Lochaber News |date = July 22, 2010 |access-date = July 27, 2010}}</ref>
The article on ] was criticised in June 2007 as being offensive by councillors and tourism bosses, who called for stricter regulations on the site. The story was reported in British local newspaper the '']'',<ref>{{cite news |title=What do they know? |url=http://www.nwemail.co.uk/news/viewarticle.aspx?id=509541&imageindex=0 |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20080214105211/http://www.lun.com/modulos/catalogo/paginas/2006/09/16/LUCSTDI05LU1609.htm |archivedate=2008-02-14 |publisher= North-West Evening Mail |date=2007-06-11 |accessdate=2007-11-08}}</ref> but no policy changes were made as a result of this. In fact, the publicity generated by the issue prompted the Lake District article to be featured on Uncyclopedia's main page.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://uncyclopedia.wikia.com/Uncyclopedia:VFH/archive14#The_Lake_District | title = Nomination of the article: The Lake District | accessdate = 2007-11-08 | format = Wiki | work = Uncyclopedia}}</ref> In a similar incident in November 2007, Uncyclopedia's article on ] was criticised by Northern Irish politician James McCarry who branded the site "disgraceful" and vowed to, along with help from ], "get it removed". The article is still on the site. ] ] Conor Maskey and ] creator ] opposed McCarry, saying people should be more relaxed about the website. This story was reported in '']''.<ref>{{cite news| first = Lesley-Anne| last = Henry | url = http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/article3147665.ece | archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20080213042345/http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/article3147665.ece | archivedate=2008-02-13 | title = War of words over Ulster 'Uncyclopedia' | work = Belfast Telegraph |date= 2007-11-10 | accessdate = 2007-11-17}}</ref>


In January 2008, the ]n ] issued a directive alerting newspaper editors not to trust Uncyclopedia. It said the article concerning Malaysia contained "untruths, insults and ridicule" and was demeaning to the country.<ref name=alert>{{cite news|first=Jeff |last=Ooi |title=Alert over Uncyclopedia on Malaysia |url=http://asia.cnet.com/blogs/lemaklemang/post.htm?id=63001799&t=tag |publisher=CNET Asia |date=January 15, 2008 |access-date=November 16, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080126055948/http://asia.cnet.com/blogs/lemaklemang/post.htm?id=63001799 |archive-date=January 26, 2008 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|script-title=zh:侮辱大马网站 内安部冀关注 |url=http://www.kwongwah.com.my/news/2008/01/15/6.html |publisher=Kwong Wah Yit Poh |date=January 15, 2008 |access-date=January 16, 2008 |language=zh |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080517203007/http://www.kwongwah.com.my/news/2008/01/15/6.html |archive-date=May 17, 2008 }}</ref>
A similar incident occurred in April 2008, when civic leaders of ], ], ] lashed out at an article calling the town "a world leader in the production and reproduction and re-reproduction of ]s".<ref>{{cite news| first = Tom| last = Johannsen | url = http://www.shropshirestar.com/2008/04/14/town-hits-back-at-chav-comments/ | title = Town's fury at 'Chav' slur | work = Shropshire Star |date= 2008-04-14 | accessdate = 2008-04-16}}</ref> Another article, this time about the Shropshire county town of ], says the town is only famous for being the birthplace of ], and includes insults towards the residents describing them as monkeys who have evolved into sheep.<ref>{{cite news| first = Russel| last = Roberts | url = http://www.shropshirestar.com/2008/04/22/county-town-target-for-jibes/ | title = County town target for jibes | work = Shropshire Star |date= 2008-04-22 | accessdate = 2008-04-27}}</ref> Uncyclopedia has also been mentioned in the '']'' for its article on ],<ref>{{cite news| first = Laura| last = Johnson | url = http://my.siouxlandvoice.com/post/Lowesays/blog/offended_why_does_sc_keep_getting_bashed_on_the_internet.html | title = Offended? Why does S.C. keep getting bashed on the Internet? | work = The Weekender |date= 2010-07-01 |accessdate = 2010-07-27}}</ref> '']'' for its article on ],<ref>{{cite news| first = Alistair | last = Gray | url = http://www.hawkesbaytoday.co.nz/local/news/flaxmurder-postings-slammed/3916849/ | title = 'Flaxmurder' postings slammed | work = Hawke's Bay Today |date = 2010-07-06 |accessdate = 2010-07-27}}</ref> and ''Lochaber News'' for its article on ].<ref>{{cite news|first = Fort mocked in web spoof | first = Helen | last = Bushnell | url = http://www.lochaber-news.co.uk/news/fullstory.php/aid/5298/Fort_mocked_in_web_spoof.html | title = Fort mocked in web spoof | work = Lochaber News |date = 2010-07-22 |accessdate = 2010-07-27}}</ref>


The site uses a layout that looks similar to ]'s,<ref>{{cite news|first=Rich |last=Ray |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-126047958.html |title=Web Watch |work=Florida Times Union |date=June 21, 2008 |access-date=July 11, 2008 }}{{dead link|date=April 2018|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> which may confuse inexperienced users who misinterpret the content as factual.<ref>{{cite news| first = Tobias | last = Schormann | url = http://www.technewsworld.com/story/web20/62193.html | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071117044426/http://www.nwemail.co.uk/news/viewarticle.aspx?id=509541&imageindex=0 | archive-date=November 17, 2007 | title = Misplaced Pages Spoofs: Not So Serious, Pal | work = TechNewsWorld |date= March 19, 2008 | access-date = March 19, 2008}}</ref><!--http://216.239.59.104/search?q=cache:tkVDj4Xuy14J:www.technewsworld.com/story/tech-stew/62193.html--><!--http://www.bangkokpost.com/gadget/gadget.php?id=441--><ref>{{cite book |title=The Hula Hoop |last=Lanigan |first= Judith |year=2007 |page=146 }}</ref>
In January 2008, the ]n ] issued a directive alerting newspaper editors not to trust Uncyclopedia. It said the article concerning Malaysia contained "untruths, insults and ridicule" and was demeaning to the country.<ref name=alert>{{cite news |first=Jeff|last=Ooi|title=Alert over Uncyclopedia on Malaysia|url=http://asia.cnet.com/blogs/lemaklemang/post.htm?id=63001799&t=tag |publisher=CNET Asia |date=2008-01-15 |accessdate=2007-11-16}}{{Dead link|date=November 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=侮辱大马网站 内安部冀关注|url=http://www.kwongwah.com.my/news/2008/01/15/6.html |publisher=Kwong Wah Yit Poh|date=2008-01-15 |accessdate=2008-01-16 |language = Chinese}}{{Dead link|date=February 2010}}</ref> Uncyclopedia's users found this statement more humorous than serious, and subsequently parodied the directive in an UnNews article.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://uncyclopedia.wikia.com/Forum:Urgent_Public_Safety_Warning | title = Forum:Urgent Public Safety Warning | accessdate = 2008-01-16 | format = Wiki | work = Uncyclopedia}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://uncyclopedia.wikia.com/UnNews:Uncyclopedia_Internal_Security_Department_warns_on_Malaysia | title = UnNews:Uncyclopedia Internal Security Department warns on Malaysia | format = Wiki | work = Uncyclopedia}}</ref> As of February 2010, Uncyclopedia is blocked from the ].<ref></ref>


{{anchor|Absurdopedia}}In November 2012, the page "HowTo:Commit suicide" on '''Absurdopedia''', the Russian-language Uncyclopedia, was legally prohibited by the Russian ] (Rospotrebnadzor). Absurdopedia administrator Edward Chernenko unsuccessfully sued them under his ] guaranteed by the Russian Constitution. During the proceedings, the Russian government and its experts claimed that Absurdopedia is intentionally trying to increase the number of child suicides in Russia by providing children with instructions for killing themselves.<ref name="absurdopedia-court-habrahabr">{{in lang|ru}} {{snd}}], April 3, 2013.</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://telekomza.ru/2013/04/03/kak-pravilno-suditsya-s-rospotrebnadzorom/|title=Как правильно: судиться с Роспотребнадзором|website=telekomza.ru}}</ref> {{asof|2013}}, the case is currently in the ].<ref>{{in lang|ru}}</ref>
In December 2008, ] made claims of defamation and trademark abuse against Uncyclopedia, demanding that all content relating to the Video Professor be removed within 48 hours.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://uncyclopedia.wikia.com/index.php?title=John_Scherer&oldid=4594630#Conflict_with_Uncyclopedia|title=Conflict with Uncyclopedia | work=Uncyclopedia |accessdate= 2008-06-14|date=2008-06-14}}</ref> Uncyclopedia did not remove said content. Instead, the Video Professor article was rewritten, then later was changed to redirect to a page ridiculing ].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://uncyclopedia.wikia.com/Video_Professor|work=Uncyclopedia|title=John Scherer|accessdate=2013-02-04}}</ref>


In 2014, the page "HowTo:Make a bomb at home" on Absurdopedia was included in the Russian ].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tjournal.ru/law/50713-absurdopedia-bomb|title=Кулинарные рецепты с "Абсурдопедии" дважды внесли в список экстремистских материалов – Право на TJ|first=Султан|last=Сулейманов|date=May 5, 2014|website=TJ}}</ref>
The site uses a layout not unlike that of ],<ref>{{cite news| first = Rich | last = Ray | url = http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-126047958.html | title = Web Watch | work = Florida Times Union |date= 2008-06-21 | accessdate = 2008-07-11}}{{dead link|date=February 2010}}</ref> which may cause confusion to inexperienced users who misinterpret the content as factual.<ref>{{cite news| first = Tobias | last = Schormann | url = http://www.technewsworld.com/story/web20/62193.html | archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20071117044426/http://www.nwemail.co.uk/news/viewarticle.aspx?id=509541&imageindex=0 | archivedate=2007-11-17 | title = Misplaced Pages Spoofs: Not So Serious, Pal | work = TechNewsWorld |date= 2008-03-19 | accessdate = 2008-03-19}}</ref><!--http://216.239.59.104/search?q=cache:tkVDj4Xuy14J:www.technewsworld.com/story/tech-stew/62193.html--><!--http://www.bangkokpost.com/gadget/gadget.php?id=441--><ref>{{cite book |title=The Hula Hoop |last=Lanigan |first= Judith |authorlink= |coauthors= |year=2007 |publisher= |location= |isbn= |page=146 |pages= |url= |accessdate=}}</ref> In 2012, ] added a content warning to Uncyclopedia that must be viewed before entering the site for the first time, and periodically thereafter, the time frame depending whether one is logged into the site or not. This content warning states that the contents of Uncyclopedia could be considered offensive, and that Wikia does not endorse the contents, and that Uncyclopedia is a collaborative parody site.


In August 2014, the logo displayed for ] on its ] profile was mistakenly temporarily switched to the logo used on Uncyclopedia's article on the subject at the ] site due to a caching issue, causing a PR crisis for the company.<ref>{{cite web |date=August 20, 2014 |title=Greggs Google fail – was the bakery's response to its logo mishap a stroke of marketing genius |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/features/greggs-google-fail-was-the-bakerys-response-to-its-logo-mishap-a-stroke-of-marketing-genius-9681928.html |access-date=October 29, 2014 |website=]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=August 19, 2014 |title=Greggs bakery shows how to handle a social media nightmare after offensive logo appears on Google |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/11043644/Greggs-bakery-shows-how-to-handle-a-social-media-nightmare-after-offensive-logo-appears-on-Google.html |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/11043644/Greggs-bakery-shows-how-to-handle-a-social-media-nightmare-after-offensive-logo-appears-on-Google.html |archive-date=January 12, 2022 |access-date=October 29, 2014}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
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In November 2012, the satirical page "HowTo:Commit suicide" in Russian Uncyclopedia (Absurdopedia) was legally prohibited by the Russian ] (Rospotrebnadzor), which demanded to delete the article under the threat of blocking access to Absurdopedia for all visitors from Russia. The Absurdopedia administrator Edward Chernenko later sued them from a position of writer, referring to the violation of his ] guaranteed by Russian Constitution, but unsuccessfully (the court of ] refused to cancel the censorship). During the proceedings, the government representative and her experts claimed that Absurdopedia is intentionally trying to increase the number of child suicides and that children can take its contents not as jokes but as real instructions to be followed.<ref name="absurdopedia-court-habrahabr">{{ref-ru}} - ], 03.04.2013.</ref><ref>{{ref-ru}} </ref> After the court, ] declared that suing his department is a malicious activity to prevent the protection of children from harmful information.<ref>{{ref-ru}} - Lenta.ru, 02.04.2013]</ref> He also published a press release later, stating that some of those malicious sites dare to disguise this information as "satirical" and even claim that it is literature.<ref>{{ref-ru}} - the official website of ], 03.04.2013.</ref> The expert conclusions were heavily criticised due to multiple discrepancies (for example, an image of crossed tools, which is a logo of HowTo subproject and exists in all 400 of its articles, was classified as "by the idea of page authors, represents the instruments for killing oneself") and dubious statements like " overestimate their creative abilities and demonstrate the lack of moral and ethical standards".<ref name="absurdopedia-court-habrahabr"/> Edward Chernenko intends to appeal the judgment in higher courts.<ref>{{ref-ru}} - rublacklist.net project (Roscomfreedom), 03.04.2013.</ref>


In 2017, two pages of Absurdopedia were banned in Russia: "HowTo:Bathe a cat" for "calls to violence against animals" and "HowTo:Make a nuclear bomb" for "information on manufacturing weapons".<ref>{{snd}}Roscomsvoboda, February 13, 2018.{{in lang|ru}}</ref>
== Uncyclopedia in other languages ==
The Uncyclopedia concept has been adapted to wikis in more than fifty other languages.<!-- this count not including en: --><ref name="babel"/> The UnNews project has similarly been replicated, under various localised names, in eighteen other languages.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://uncyclopedia.wikia.com/Template:UnnewsLanguages | title = Template:UnnewsLanguages| accessdate = 2007-12-16 | format = Wiki | work = Uncyclopedia}}</ref> The websites also invoke various ] languages such as "]" and "English But Louder". The first Uncyclopedias in languages other than English were created in June 2005, beginning with a ] version.<ref name="language history">{{cite web | url = http://uncyclopedia.wikia.com/index.php?title=Template:Languages&dir=prev&showall=0&action=history | title = Template:Languages - History | accessdate = 2007-11-26 | work = Uncyclopedia}}</ref> On February 20, 2008, the 50th language, ], was added to the Uncyclopedia series.


==See also==
Each language wiki is free to establish its own unique community identity, but most of the logos and names in use retain some semblance to those of the English-language version. For instance, as an "un-" encyclopedia, the encyclopedia is named "Uncyclopedia" in both ] and ]. In some other languages it is:
* ]: بيضيبيديا (''beidipedia''), where ''beid'' is the Arabic word for ].
* ]: 偽基百科 (''wěijībǎikē'', literally "fake-(Wiki)pedia"), which is derived from 維基百科 (''wéijībǎikē'', Misplaced Pages) by changing the first character to 伪, meaning "fake".
* ]: Necyklopedie
* ]: ''Spademanns Leksikon'' does not include the English word "encyclopedia" in its name; Spademanns Leksikon is a parody of Lademanns Leksikon, a respected Danish encyclopedia, combining its name with the word ''spade'' (slang for "retard").
* ]: an exact translation: ''Oncyclopedia Neerlandica'', only they include the name of their language in the name, ''Neerlandica'' is a dignified name for ''Nederlands'', which is the Dutch word for Dutch. This is also a reference to ]. ''Oncy'' is derived from the Dutch word ''onzin'', which means "nonsense".
* ]: ''Hikipedia'' would literally translate to "Sweat-pedia," but ''hiki'' is more expressive when used as a prefix in spoken language and could mean for example, "barely-pedia," "lousy-pedia" or even "hard work-pedia," while obviously being a pun on "Misplaced Pages."
* ]: ''dÉsencyclopédie'' in ]: means "dis-encyclopedia." ''Dés'' also means ], which appear in the site logo as part of a theme of randomness based on the ]. The site claims that an infinite number of monkeys with typewriters will eventually write every book in the ]. Its users claim to be monkeys (French: ''des singes'') with their contributions as gifts to science (French: ''dons à la science''); a writer of the month is awarded a virtual cup of ]s along with recognition as "]'s favourite".
* ]: ანციკლოპედია (''Anciklopedia'').
* ]: ''Φρικηπαίδεια'' in ]: means "horror-pedia" or "freak-out-pedia."
* ]: איןציקלופדיה (Eincylopedia), consisting of אין (ein), which means literally "there isn't," so together means "Nocyclopedia".
* ]: ''Tolololpedia''. ''Tololol'' comes from the word ''tolol'', "silly."
* ]: ''Nonciclopedia'', constructed from the negation ''non-'' and the word ''enciclopedia'' (encyclopedia).
* ]: ''Bodohpedia'', from the word ''bodoh'', which means "stupid" in the ].
* ]: 백괴사전 (''Baekgoesajeon''; 백괴事典). The name is derived from the Korean word "백과사전" (''baekgwasajeon''; 百科事典), a translation of "encyclopedia", by changing the character 과 (''gwa''; 科) into 괴 (''goe''; 怪), which means "strange". Therefore, "백괴사전" means "the encyclopedia of all strange knowledge."
* ]: ''Neciklopedia''. The word ''necik'' may come from the word for "short supply", so possibly the translation is "Short supply-pedia".
* ]: ''Çciclopedia''.
* ]: ''Ikkepedia'' (Not-pedia).
* ]: نانشنامه (''Naneshnameh'', literally "Uncyclopedia"), which is derived from "دانشنامه" (''Daneshnameh'', literally "Encyclopedia") by changing two first characters to ''نا'' (''Na'') which has the same meaning of ''Un''.
* ]: ''Nonsensopedia''.
* ]: ''Desciclopédia'': means "dis-encyclopedia."
* ]: ''Absurdopedia'' (Абсурдопедия) from the word "absurd" and "encyclopedia."
* ]: ''Necyklopédia'', applies the negation "in-" (]: ne-) to "encyclopedia" (]: encyklopédia)
* ]: ''Inciclopedia'': applies the negation "in-" to "encyclopedia" ({{langWithName|es|Spanish|enciclopedia}}).
* ]: ''Psyklopedin'' (Psychlopedia).
* ]: ''Pekepedia'', which is based on the word for "fake" (''peke'').
* ]: ไร้สาระนุกรม ({{RTGS|Rai Saranukrom}}), is a play on the word for encyclopedia, สารานุกรม (saranukrom), which is combined with the word for nonsensical, ไร้สาระ (rai sara). Rai Saranukrom means "nonsense-opedia".
* ]: ''Yansiklopedi'' from the words ''yan'' meaning "awry" in Turkish, and ''ansiklopedi'' meaning encyclopedia in Turkish.
* ]: ''Інциклопедія'' applies the negation "in-" to "encyclopedia" ({{langWithName|uk|Ukrainian|Енциклопедія}}).
* ]: ''Celwyddoniadur'' is derived from the words ''celwydd'' (meaning "lie" ("untruth")) and ''gwyddoniadur'' (meaning "encyclopedia").

Some of the largest Uncyclopedias available in other languages are listed below.

=== Dutch &mdash; Oncyclopedia ===
The Dutch version started in June 2006. In half a year the number of articles grew to about 350. Though the number of pages in March 2007 was around 500, 150 short articles moved to the new daughter project, the "OnWoordenboek der Nederlandse Taal" (literally, "UnDictionary of the Dutch Language"), so the number of new contributions almost doubled in three months (350 - 150 + 300 = 500). In February 2007, a second project started: OnNieuws (UnNews), a news paper full of nonsense. This can be either fictional news or real news told in a funny way. Around March 15, 2007 the decision was made to change the name.
<ref>{{cite web | url=http://oncyclopedia.org/Oncyclopedia:Forum:Naam_Onziclopedie | title = Forum:Naam Onziclopedie | accessdate = 2007-02-02 | work = Oncyclopedia | language = Dutch}}</ref> The Onziclopedie was renamed to Oncyclopedia (Neerlandica). Later more projects started: OnZinnen (Unquotable)
,<ref>{{cite web | url=http://oncyclopedia.org/Oncyclopedia:Project:OnZinnen | title = Project:OnZinnen | accessdate = 2008-08-24 | work = Oncyclopedia | language = Dutch}}</ref> OnBoeken (UnBooks)
<ref>{{cite web | url=http://oncyclopedia.org/Oncyclopedia:Project:OnBoeken | title = Project:OnBoeken | accessdate = 2008-08-24 | work = Oncyclopedia | language = Dutch}}</ref>
and the Oncycloversiteit (Uncycloversity).<ref>{{cite web | url=http://oncyclopedia.org/Oncyclopedia:Project:Oncycloversiteit | title = Project:Oncycloversiteit | accessdate = 2009-06-16 | work = Oncyclopedia | language = Dutch}}</ref>
Oncyclopedia also has its own fictional ] station (OnRadio)
<ref>{{cite web | url=http://oncyclopedia.org/Oncyclopedia:Project:OnRadio | title = Project:OnRadio | accessdate = 2010-08-19 | work = Oncyclopedia | language = Dutch}}</ref>
<ref>{{cite web | url=http://oncyclopedia.blogspot.com/ | title = Oncyblog | accessdate = 2010-08-19 | work = Oncyblog | language = Dutch}}</ref>
which is only available to hear on the ] of the Oncyclopedia. The Oncy has become well known mostly because of the articles about ], ] and ]. These articles have gotten a lot of criticism in the past, but the ] mostly didn't do anything with it, because as they say, it is mostly destructive commentary. Sometimes blocks follow, although this only happens in the case of ].
<ref>{{cite web | url=http://oncyclopedia.org/Oncyclopedia:Beleid/Blokkeringen | title = Beleid/blokkeringen | accessdate = 2007-12-19 | work = Oncyclopedia | language = Dutch}}</ref>
At the end of May 2011, the Oncyclopedia had more than 2,150 articles.<ref name="babel"/>

Finally there is the "Oncyclopolis Project".
<ref>{{cite web | url=http://oncyclopedia.org/index.php?title=Oncyclopedia:Project:Oncyclopolis | title = Project:Oncyclopolis | accessdate = 2009-01-18 | work = Oncyclopedia | language = Dutch}}</ref>
This gives the Oncyclopedia a fictional ], Oncyclopolis and its own ranking system (based on number of articles, user rights and user duty) comparable with the system of the Uncyclopedia.

===German &mdash; Kamelopedia===
<span id="Kamelopedia">Kamelopedia</span><ref></ref> (from ''camel'' and encyclo''pedia'') is a ] satirical wiki characterized by a running gag of addressing users as camels and including camels in many contexts. Established in 2004 as an independent wiki, it shares inter-language links with the other Uncyclopedias and, like the others, is considered a parody of Misplaced Pages,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.welt.de/wirtschaft/webwelt/article1780826/Alberne-Misplaced Pages-Kopien-stuermen-ins-Internet.html |title=Alberne Misplaced Pages-Kopien stürmen ins Internet |publisher=Die Welt |date=2012-01-02 |language=German |accessdate=2013-01-07}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.spiegel.de/netzwelt/web/welt-der-wikis-wissen-im-web-a-316933.html |title=Welt der Wikis: Wissen im Web |publisher=Spiegel Online |date= |accessdate=2013-01-07}}</ref><ref>The German-language Misplaced Pages has additional information on ].</ref>

Individual subprojects, modelled on the various Wikimedia Foundation projects, include Kamelionary (free dictionary), KameloNews (free news source), Kamelomedia Commons (free usable media files) and Kamelobooks (a library of humorous books).

===German &mdash; Stupidedia===
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Stupidedia (from ''stupid'' and encyclop''edia'') is an ]n ] featuring ] themed and humorous articles.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bild.de/BILD/digital/technikwelt/2008/06/19/stupidedia/wissen-was-die-welt-nicht-braucht.html |title=Lachen mit "Stupidedia": Wissen, das die Welt nicht braucht |publisher=Bild.de |date=2008-06-19 |accessdate=2009-02-10}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rp-online.de/public/article/digitale/mehr/79844/Das-Lexikon-zum-Schmunzeln.html |title=Internetfundstück: Das Lexikon zum Schmunzeln |publisher=Rp-online.de |date= |accessdate=2009-02-10}}</ref> It was created on December 17, 2004, by David Sowka, making it the first known humor wiki. In 2010 it joined the Uncyclopedia family, becoming one of the site's German language wikis. Stupidedia is the largest German language wiki of this kind with over 19,200 articles {{as of| May 2011|lc=yes}}. Its slogan is "Wissen Sie Bescheid? Nein? Wir auch nicht! (English: Do you know the score? No? Neither do we!)

=== Italian &mdash; Nonciclopedia ===
Nonciclopedia, the ] version, was founded on November 3, 2005 and features over 10,000 articles. Like Uncyclopedia, it has many secondary projects, like ''Manuali'', a collection of fake or humorous tutorials about strange arguments (like ''How to conquer England in 4 steps''),<ref>{{cite web | url=http://nonciclopedia.wikia.com/Manuali:Conquistare_l'Inghilterra_in_4_semplici_passi | title = Conquistare l'Inghilterra in 4 semplici passi | accessdate = 2008-09-08 | work = Nonciclopedia | language = Italian}}</ref> the ''Horroscopo'', a fake ], ''NonNotizie'', a parody of ] and the ''Walk of Shame'', a parody of the "Walk of Fame", which collects the best articles. Like most of the other languages' editions there is a space for the ''Article of the Week'' and some pages have related audio files containing a vocal narration of the page's content. Typical subjects of humour are Misplaced Pages, ], ], ], ] subculture, ], ], the fictional state of ''Svervegia'' (literally Swederway) and people who vandalize Nonciclopedia in response to being offended by an article. Since Chuck Norris, ''Svervegia'' and Emo topics were abused, especially by ] writers, they are not used anymore, if not in very rare occasions. In October 2011 Nonciclopedia was closed for a short while by the administrators after legal threats were issued by ]<ref name=corriere></ref> This has generated a strong protest movement on ] and other social networks.<ref name=corriere/>

=== Japanese &mdash; Uncyclopedia ===
Uncyclopedia ({{langWithName|ja|Japanese|アンサイクロペディア}} ''Ansaikuropedeĭa''), fourth-largest with just over ten thousand pages,<ref>{{cite web | url = http://ansaikuropedia.org/Special:Statistics | title = Special:Statistics | accessdate = 2007-11-17 | work = Ansaikuropedia |language = Japanese}}</ref> takes its name from the ] ] of the word ''Uncyclopedia''.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://trendy.nikkeibp.co.jp/article/column/20070830/1002325/ | title = ネットと現実、どっちが楽しい？ 「リア充」の先にある新しい友達関係 | accessdate = 2008-02-06 | work = Nikkei BP| language = Japanese}}</ref> It was founded in December 2005.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://ansaikuropedia.org/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B5%E3%82%A4%E3%82%AF%E3%83%AD%E3%83%9A%E3%83%87%E3%82%A3%E3%82%A2 | title = アンサイクロペディア | accessdate = 2007-12-06 | format = Wiki | work = Ansaikuropedia | language = Japanese}}</ref> Its "UnNews" section is known for posting stories that closely resemble real news stories, which has caused rumors and angry reactions on ].

=== Portuguese &mdash; Desciclopédia ===
Desciclopédia, the ] version with over 40,000 pages, is the largest Uncyclopedia.<ref name="babel"/> Founded in August 2005,<ref>{{cite web | url = http://desciclopedia.org/index.php?title=P%C3%A1gina_principal&dir=prev&action=history | title = Página principal - História | accessdate = 2007-12-28 | format = Wiki | work = Desciclopédia | language = Portuguese}}</ref> it purports to be the brainchild of the largely fictional Doutor Roberto (Portuguese for "Doctor Robert") a satire upon the late powerful owner of ], ]. This humour routinely targets regional ]ian notables such as centenarian comedy actress ], depicted as a cover model posed for a ]-like magazine ''Playold''. Actress ] is portrayed as a ] ({{langWithName|pt|Portuguese|raia}}).<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/folha/ilustrada/ult90u64380.shtml | title = Confira verbetes da Desciclopédia sobre dez celebridades | accessdate = 2008-05-04 | work = Folha Online | language = Brazilian Portuguese}}</ref> Political leaders such as ] ({{langWithName|pt|Portuguese|lula}} - "squid") also often fall victim to Desciclopédia's parodies,<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/folha/ilustrada/ult90u64379.shtml | title =Wikipédia do mal escracha celebridades com humor negro | accessdate = 2008-04-04 | work = Folha Online | language = Brazilian Portuguese}}</ref><ref>{{citation | title = O site maís inutil | author = ] |date = February 2007| page = 87|publisher = Editora Abril| language = Brazilian Portuguese}}</ref> along with singers, athletes and other public figures.<ref>{{citation | title = Os perigos da wikipédia. | author = Folhateen |publisher = Folha|date = April 30, 2007| page = 7 | language = Brazilian Portuguese}}</ref>

Desciclopédia uses various ]s for individual secondary projects, which include Desnoticias ("noticias" is "news"), Descionário (with "dicionário" meaning "dictionary"), Deslivros (for books, "biblioteca" means "library"), and Desentrevistas ("entrevistas" meaning "interviews"). These would correspond to "UnNews", "UnDictionary", "UnBooks" and the exclusive-to-Desciclopédia "UnInterviews".

=== Russian &mdash; Absurdopedia ===
The Russian-language Uncyclopedia, Absurdopedia, was originally hosted by Wikia. In October 2010, a fork site was established at <code>absurdopedia.net</code>.<ref></ref>

=== Spanish &mdash; Inciclopedia ===
The ] Inciclopedia was established in February 2006<ref name="wikia spanish">{{cite web | url = http://www.wikia.com/Inciclopedia | title = Inciclopedia | accessdate = 2007-11-21 | format = Wiki | work = Wikia | language = Spanish}}</ref> to accommodate content displaced by the closure of Spanish humour wiki ]. Frikipedia was shut down by the ],<ref>{{cite web
| url = http://estrecho.indymedia.org/newswire/display/73061/index.php |title = La SGAE gana el juicio contra 'Frikipedia' por vulnerar el derecho al honor | work = Indymedia | accessdate = 2008-03-22 | last = Pérez | first = Eduardo | date=2008-02-22 |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20080519153536/http://estrecho.indymedia.org/newswire/display/73061/index.php <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = 2008-05-19}}</ref> a Spanish organization for copyright who were angered by Frikipedia's entry on them.<ref name="wikia spanish"/> Frikipedia was eventually relaunched. As October 2013 Inciclopedia has more than 10000 articles.

Notables such as Chilean ] singer El Monteaguilino and Senator ] have expressed their discontent with Inciclopedia and the site's mockery of the Chilean flag and national symbols.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.lun.com/modulos/catalogo/paginas/2006/09/16/LUCSTDI05LU1609.htm | archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20080214105211/http://www.lun.com/modulos/catalogo/paginas/2006/09/16/LUCSTDI05LU1609.htm | archivedate=2008-02-14 | title=Diario Las Ultimas Noticias| accessdate = 2008-03-23 | language = Spanish}}</ref> Noche Hache, a ] program on Spain's ], also mentioned Inciclopedia among supporters of ]'s joke candidacy to the presidency of ].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.cuatro.com/videos/index.html?xref=20071114ctoultpro_6.Ves&view=ver | title=Noche Hache| accessdate = 2008-03-23 | work = TV Cuatro, Madrid| language = Spanish}}</ref>

===Danish — Spademanns Leksikon===

Spademanns Leksikon<ref>" (in Danish) ''(Wiki). Wikia.'' .</ref> was established in 2006 by the user Lhademmor. Apart from the name which differs from the usual pedia-nomenclature, the logo has no jigsaw-globe but it seems to be very alike to the logo of the largest newspaper in ], ].<br>
The uncyclopedia in 2012 contains more than 6000 articles and together with the Norwegian Ikkepedia it underlines that Swedes have no sense of humor because of their poor uncyclopedia. According to the tradition ] is a cult-hero and writing in ]-style is very popular. Only here his ] is fully documented. <br>
Fictitious figures as Omboo Hankvald, Hermod Spademann, Gubernichte Hankvald (Omboos mother) and ] are essential to the understanding of the mythology of the spademen. Their image of God is very close to ].<ref> (in Danish) ''Wikia''</ref>

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Satirical website that parodies Misplaced Pages

Uncyclopedia
Screenshot The main page of Uncyclopedia (retrieved May 24, 2019) is similar to Misplaced Pages's.
Type of siteOnline encyclopedia, satire
OwnerWorks are owned by their authors
CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 (English-language version)
Created byJonathan "Chronarion" Huang,
"Stillwaters"
RevenueDonations
URLEnglish Uncyclopedia:
en.uncyclopedia.co (2013 fork)
uncyclopedia.com (2019 fork)
uncyclopedia.ca (redirect to the latter)
uncyclopedia.org (“about” page; information about both)
RegistrationOptional
LaunchedJanuary 5, 2005; 19 years ago (2005-01-05)
Current statusActive

Uncyclopedia is the name of several forks of satirical online encyclopedias that parody Misplaced Pages. Its logo, a hollow "puzzle potato", parodies Misplaced Pages's globe puzzle logo, and it styles itself as "the content-free encyclopedia", parodying Misplaced Pages's slogan of "the 💕" and likely as a play the fact that Misplaced Pages is described as a "free-content" encyclopedia. Founded in 2005 as an English-language wiki, the project spans more than 75 languages as well as several subprojects parodying other wikis. Uncyclopedia's name is a portmanteau of the prefix un- and the word encyclopedia.

Various styles of humor are used as vehicles for parody, from pointed satire to light sarcasm, along with structured in-jokes and frequent non sequiturs. The site has attracted media attention for its articles on controversial subjects including religion, prominent people, places, politics, and pseudoscience.

Many Uncyclopedia articles contain graphics with a link to the corresponding Misplaced Pages article; Uncyclopedia often denotes the corresponding Misplaced Pages article to its content as being listed "for those without comedic tastes", and Misplaced Pages's article written by "so-called experts".

History

A grab from the "About" page of Uncyclopedia highlighting its comical nature and satirical approach to Misplaced Pages with a link to this page

Uncyclopedia was launched on January 5, 2005, by Jonathan Huang, known online as "Chronarion", and a partner known online as "Stillwaters". It was originally situated at uncyclopedia.org. In July 2006, it was acquired by Fandom, then known as Wikia.

In January 2013, some Uncyclopedia editors and administrators set up a fork of Uncyclopedia at en.uncyclopedia.co, in response to Wikia's censorship, insertion of advertising, and the imposition of content warnings. Fandom ceased hosting its version of Uncyclopedia on May 14, 2019, and the Fandom site (colloquially known as the "spoon", a play on "fork") moved to uncyclopedia.ca, and in September 2021 to uncyclopedia.com. In 2023, each of these English-language versions had approximately 37,000 content pages, second only to the Portuguese. The Fandom version of the site now shows only a "Not a valid community" landing page.

A third site, at mirror.uncyc.org, functions only as a mirror website with backup copies of some Uncyclopedia pages.

Structure

Uncyclopedia is built on the same MediaWiki software that Misplaced Pages uses. However, during Fandom's (Wikia's) hosting of Uncyclopedia, Fandom extensively modified its version of MediaWiki version 1.19, making the Fandom Uncyclopedia site incompatible with later MediaWiki versions. In May 2018, Fandom dropped support for the Monobook skin that its Uncyclopedia site had used to mimic Misplaced Pages, claiming this was necessary to achieve GDPR compliance, and warned that local work-arounds could not be extended to new visitors and editors by default. Since all Uncyclopedias split off or were removed from Fandom, they mostly switched to using Vector instead (with MinervaNeue on mobile), in order to continue parodying Misplaced Pages.

Uncyclopedia projects are run independently by their own members, though some users have accounts on multiple Uncyclopedias. They contain interlanguage links to each other, but there is no global governing organization comparable to the Wikimedia Foundation that oversees Misplaced Pages as well as its sister projects.

Content

Uncyclopedia's content is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0) license, although some content, notably images, is copyrighted. Different Uncyclopedias sometimes have different licenses; for example, dÉsencyclopédie (French Uncyclopedia) is dual-licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 and the GFDL. As of May 2024, the English-language Uncyclopedia contains approximately 37,700 articles.

Many articles on Uncyclopedia link to corresponding Misplaced Pages article on the subject, and they often designate Misplaced Pages's content as being written by "so-called experts"; this is most often denoted by Uncyclopedia articles with a corresponding Misplaced Pages article having a graphic located to the side of an article linking the related Misplaced Pages article to be used for "those without comedic tastes".

Articles

Where available, Uncyclopedia makes use of visual aids as a complement to its text, such as these European hazard symbols that include dogs.

Uncyclopedia encourages satire that is close to or resembles the truth. However, many articles employ absurdist humor and little, if any, factual accuracy remains. For example, Uncyclopedia's article about Misplaced Pages claims that Misplaced Pages is a parody of Uncyclopedia, not the reverse. Many articles on the site contradict each other, even articles on the same subject.

Like Misplaced Pages's "Five pillars", Uncyclopedia has "Five pliers", including "Satirical point of view". Its code of conduct follows from three main rules: "Be funny and not just stupid", "Don't be a dick", and "Dance like you've never danced before!"

Parodying Misplaced Pages's article review service peer review, Uncyclopedia has a "Pee Review" where authors seek review by other Uncyclopedians on humor, grammar, spelling, use of images, and overall presentation. Users can post to other wiki pages to solicit coding help and review or request user-edited images. Like Misplaced Pages, Uncyclopedia features articles and images on its front page. A system of user voting decides which articles and images to feature, usually deciding based on humor and writing quality. The site also welcomes audio contributions such as narration of articles. Uncyclopedia's articles often begin with quotations, usually misquoted, fictitiously attributed or entirely fabricated. Among the most recurrent themes is the invention of quotes attributed to Oscar Wilde, prompted by an article stating that inventing Wilde quotes was the "national sport of England", and themes such as "kitten huffing" (the inhalation of the souls of cats as a form of drug abuse).

Much like Misplaced Pages, Uncyclopedia has policies concerning vanity articles, which are articles written by an individual associated with the subject of the page. Vanity articles were disallowed after many of them produced flame wars. Uncyclopedia does not police conflict of interest but may delete submissions as non-notable on a case-by-case basis, using an AfD-like system called "Votes for deletion" (VfD) and a CSD-like system called "QuickVFD".

One of Uncyclopedia's most popular articles, "AAAAAAAAA!", is a nonsensical page, with its content completely consisting of the upper case letter A with images and some punctuation marks.

Site-wide pranks

Uncyclopedia's logo for Misplaced Pages

Some jokes involve the entire website, sometimes including a re-skin of the main page, such as with holiday themes. In 2012, as a parody of Misplaced Pages's black-out protest against the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) et al., Uncyclopedia blocked all content for a day with a notice claiming to support the bills. A tradition of April Fool's Day front page pranks occurs on the wiki, including a "blood donation" plea banner to spoof wiki donation banners on April 1, 2014. For one week in 2013, the Wikia fork interrupted viewing with a claim that the site was unavailable, spoofing a notice on the NASA website during the United States federal government shutdown of 2013.

Traditions

Each year, Uncyclopedia writers create a list of 100 worst reflections of that year, marking website milestones or simply news. Most years, the creators of the list reveal that they have once again put off the list until the last second, and simply skip a large chunk to get to a hundred in time. Other Uncyclopedia traditions include creating a "top 10" list of articles for each year, chosen by popular vote.

Subprojects

Uncyclomedia project Object of parody
UnBooks Wikibooks
UnNews Wikinews
Undictionary Wiktionary
Un-Bestiary Wikispecies
Uncycloversity Wikiversity
UnQuotable Wikiquote
UnScripts Wikisource
UnMeta-Wiki Wikimedia Meta-Wiki
UnCommons
(Uncyclomedia Commons) 		Wikimedia Commons
UnSignpost Misplaced Pages Signpost
UnTunes iTunes
UnVoyage Wikivoyage
HowTo wikiHow
Why? Answers.com
Un-Games Choose your own adventure books
UnDebate Debatepedia
UnPoetia Poetry (in general)
Undata Wikidata
UnReviews Reviews (in general)

As well as housing many articles designed to satirize Misplaced Pages-style content, Uncyclopedia contains several secondary projects (known as "UnProjects"). As of 2017, there were sixteen such subprojects, each of which specializes in parody of a different information style. Many of these are directly analogous to Misplaced Pages's sister projects, while others such as UnTunes and HowTo parody projects completely unrelated to Misplaced Pages.

Press coverage

Uncyclopedia has been referenced in several well-known news publications from around the world, in addition to numerous local and regional newspapers and periodicals. In 2005 the Flying Spaghetti Monster entry from Uncyclopedia was mentioned in a New York Times column reporting the spread of "Pastafarianism", the religion that worships the Flying Spaghetti Monster. The column was then reprinted in other newspapers, including the Taipei Times. The magazine .net featured an interview with Huang about Uncyclopedia in May 2007. A number of other articles have been centred on specific entries on Uncyclopedia – most notably the article in the Arizona Daily Star, which focused on the Tucson, Arizona parody, and the article in the Cyprus Mail, which focused on the Cyprus article.

In addition to articles about specific entries on the wiki, several papers speak of the website in general – usually in a section devoted to technology or the Internet. This was the case when Uncyclopedia was referenced in the Boston Herald and The Guardian. Although most articles mentioning Uncyclopedia are specific to the site, there are other articles about Wikia or Misplaced Pages that just mention its name briefly. These include the editorial in The Register discussing the Seigenthaler incident, in which Uncyclopedia was named only once. It has also been listed as one of the "Top 100 Undiscovered Web Sites" in PC Magazine, as well as among the "101 most useful websites" on the internet by The Sunday Telegraph. Seattle Post-Intelligencer considers Uncyclopedia to be the wiki site equivalent of The Onion.

Criticism and controversy

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The mobile version of an Uncyclopedia article about itself

At various times, articles on Uncyclopedia have been subject to criticism from King's College (School, Auckland) the North-West Evening Mail, Northern Irish politician James McCarry, civic leaders of Telford, Shropshire, UK, the Sioux City Journal, Hawke's Bay Today, and Lochaber News.

In January 2008, the Malaysian Internal Security Ministry issued a directive alerting newspaper editors not to trust Uncyclopedia. It said the article concerning Malaysia contained "untruths, insults and ridicule" and was demeaning to the country.

The site uses a layout that looks similar to Misplaced Pages's, which may confuse inexperienced users who misinterpret the content as factual.

In November 2012, the page "HowTo:Commit suicide" on Absurdopedia, the Russian-language Uncyclopedia, was legally prohibited by the Russian Federal Service for Supervision of Consumer Rights Protection and Human Welfare (Rospotrebnadzor). Absurdopedia administrator Edward Chernenko unsuccessfully sued them under his right to science and culture guaranteed by the Russian Constitution. During the proceedings, the Russian government and its experts claimed that Absurdopedia is intentionally trying to increase the number of child suicides in Russia by providing children with instructions for killing themselves. As of 2013, the case is currently in the ECHR.

In 2014, the page "HowTo:Make a bomb at home" on Absurdopedia was included in the Russian list of extremist materials.

In August 2014, the logo displayed for Greggs on its Google profile was mistakenly temporarily switched to the logo used on Uncyclopedia's article on the subject at the Wikia site due to a caching issue, causing a PR crisis for the company.

In 2017, two pages of Absurdopedia were banned in Russia: "HowTo:Bathe a cat" for "calls to violence against animals" and "HowTo:Make a nuclear bomb" for "information on manufacturing weapons".

See also

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