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'''Uncyclopedia''', "the content-free<ref>{{cite web | url = http://uncyclopedia.org/Content-free | title = Content-free | accessdate = 2006-07-18 | format = Wiki | work = Uncyclopedia}}</ref> ] that anyone can edit,"<ref name="main">{{cite web | url = http://uncyclopedia.org/Main_Page | title = Main Page - Uncyclopedia | accessdate = 2006-07-18 | format = Wiki | work = Uncyclopedia}}</ref> is a ] ] of ], though Uncyclopedia ]. The site was launched in January 2005 by Jonathan Huang and an unnamed counterpart (known as 'Stillwaters' or 'Euniana'), and claims to be a project of the "Uncyclomedia Foundation,"<ref name="uncyclomedia">{{cite web
| url = http://uncyclopedia.org/Uncyclomedia_Foundation | title = Uncyclomedia Foundation - Uncyclopedia | accessdate = 2006-07-18 | format = Wiki | work = Uncyclopedia}}</ref> a parody of the ].

Their logo is a hollow potato named Sophia, which is a ] of Misplaced Pages's ]. It should be noted that this potato is not the same entity as the "founder" of Uncyclopedia, Sophia.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://uncyclopedia.org/Talk:Sophia#Misplaced Pages.27s_entry | title = Talk:Sophia (Misplaced Pages's Entry) | accessdate = 2006-07-18 | date = 2006-07-08}}</ref>

The original proclaimed mission of Uncyclopedia was to provide a satirical ] (SPOV) in the ] format. However, as the community grew, the content expanded to include many other forms of humour. There is no restriction on the kinds of humour allowed; however, all articles are held to a standard of comprehensibility and must appeal to more than just a small group of people.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://uncyclopedia.org/Uncyclopedia:Deletion_Policy | title = Deletion Policy | accessdate = 2006-07-22 | format = Wiki | work = Uncyclopedia}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://uncyclopedia.org/Uncyclopedia:Vanity_Policies | title = Vanity Policies | accessdate = 2006-07-22 | format = Wiki | work = Uncyclopedia}}</ref> In addition, though all types of humor are welcomed, Uncyclopedia does not sanction articles or comments merely meant to be stupid or vengeful.

== History ==
''Uncyclopedia'' was launched in January 2005 by cofounder Jonathan Huang (Chronarion) as a satire piece on Misplaced Pages, as a response to the demand in Misplaced Pages's "{{srlink|Misplaced Pages:Bad Jokes and Other Deleted Nonsense|Bad Jokes and Other Deleted Nonsense}}" page for a place to put their nonsense. However, it was not advertised at all on Misplaced Pages itself and became more of a place for small satirical essays on assorted topics.{{fact}}

''Uncyclopedia'' quickly outgrew its original webhost; on ], ], it was announced that Uncyclopedia would be hosted by ]<ref name="joins">{{cite web | url = http://wikia.com/Uncyclopedia_joins_Wikia | title = Uncyclopedia joins Wikia | accessdate = 2006-07-18 | last = Beesley | first = Angela | authorlink = Angela Beesley | date = 2005-05-26 | work = Wikia}}</ref> Its license and domain name remained unchanged. On ], ] the uncyclopedia.org domain was switched in ownership from founder Chronarion to Wikia, Inc.<ref name="domain-name">{{cite web | url = http://uncyclopedia.org/Forum:Announcement:_Wikia_%26_Uncyclopedia | title = Wikia %26 Uncyclopedia | accessdate = 2006-08-20 | last = Beesley | first = Angela | authorlink = Angela Beesley | date = 2006-07-10 | work = Uncyclopedia}}</ref>

Uncyclopedia's content is ] under the ] license. As with other Wikia sites, the full article database is freely available for online download. As of December 2006, the English-language Uncyclopedia contains a little over 20,000 articles, making it one of the largest Wikia-hosted wikis (see for a more up-to-date number).<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.wikia.com/wikistats/EN/TablesRecentTrends.htm | title = Wikia Statistics | accessdate = 2006-07-22}}</ref>

== Content ==
], ] when it was changed to reflect a new version of Misplaced Pages's ] that was not yet in use. It also thanks its users for creating the ''ten'' millionth article, just after Misplaced Pages had created ''one'' million.]]
A recurring ] is that of misquoting ]&mdash;either with a well-known, but slightly edited, genuine quote designed to parody the overuse of quotes, or with a phrase completely different from his style. There is an entire lexicon of fictitious Oscar Wilde quotes, which has its own namespace, "Wilde:".<ref>{{cite web | url = http://uncyclopedia.org/Wilde:Main_Page | title = Wilde:Main Page | accessdate = 2006-07-22 | format = Wiki | work = Uncyclopedia}}</ref> Additional people who are often "quoted" are ], ], ], ], and ].

Self-reference is another common theme in Uncyclopedia articles. For example, the ] page is written in rot13,<ref>{{cite web | url = http://uncyclopedia.org/ROT13 | title = ROT13 | accessdate = 2006-07-30 | work = Uncyclopedia | format = Wiki}}</ref> while the iPod article has the second letter of every word with "i" in it capitalized,<ref>{{cite web | url = http://uncyclopedia.org/iPod | title = iPod | accessdate = 2006-07-30 | work = Uncyclopedia | format = Wiki}}</ref> the ] page replaces all 'c's with 'k's ,<ref>{{cite web | url = http://uncyclopedia.org/Mortal_Kombat | title = Mortal Kombat | accessdate = 2006-07-30 | work = Uncyclopedia | format = Wiki}}</ref> the Boston page written as pronounced in a Boston accent, and the ] page written in all caps.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://uncyclopedia.org/Caps_lock | title = Caps Lock | accessdate = 2006-10-24 | format = Wiki}}</ref> The ] page is also written as if each word is its own sentence. This is a parody on the fact that ]'s most recognized character, ] also seemed to speak that way.

Uncyclopedia often mocks and pokes fun at the reader, as well as many other unpopular and frequently ridiculed things. For instance, the category "Things you will never have" contains things such as "life," "fun," and "sex," and the article on the ] is in countless unflattering categories, such as "Stupid" and "Ugly."

There are also many references to “]”, which is apparently a recently introduced alternative to street drugs. These appear in many articles which would normally have no references to drug use, and have become a recurring joke among the Unycyclopedia community. There are other pieces of random nonsense, such as the ] page, written entirely of capital "A"s, with matching AAA-themed templates and photoshopped images.

To cope with the amount of one-liners Uncyclopedia received, it established an Undictionary,<ref name="undictionary">{{cite web | url = http://uncyclopedia.org/Undictionary:Main_Page | title = Undictionary | accessdate = 2006-07-18 | format = Wiki | work = Uncyclopedia}}</ref> an "ick!tionary" of one-liners and "daffynitions" covering a wide variety of topics. It was intended to parody ], but the project never took off, and is mostly seen as a collection of garbage (as evidenced by proposed logos depicting garbage cans). Uncyclopedia also accommodates news articles with its UnNews,<ref name="unnews">{{cite web | url = http://uncyclopedia.org/UnNews:Main_Page | title = UnNews | accessdate = 2006-07-18 | format = Wiki | work = Uncyclopedia}}</ref> the "source for up-to-the-microsecond ]". Much of UnNews has been recorded in audio format by site users, and is available for download on the site.

==Notable personages==
Uncyclopedia has many people who appear on many pages either in the form of quotes, or refences to them in other ways. Some of these people have gained an almost cult status with a refence to them on almost every page. Some of the most used names are: ], whose "wisdom touches on nearly every conceivable topic, often without consent...", Chuck Norris, and Mr. T. While in most cases these people appear in a good light there are others who are almost never seen well such as President Bush, Bill Gates, and Bill Clinton.

=== MediaWiki ===
The site uses ] software to mimic Misplaced Pages conventions, which itself is parodied with these following analogies: Uncyclomedia Foundation<ref name="umf">{{cite web | url = http://meta.uncyclomedia.org/index.html | title = Uncyclomedia Foundation | accessdate = 2006-07-18}}</ref> (]), UnNews<ref name="unnews" /> (]), Unquotable<ref name="unquotable">{{cite web | url = http://uncyclopedia.org/Unquotable:Main_Page | title = Unquotable | accessdate = 2006-07-18 | format = Wiki | work = Uncyclopedia}}</ref> (]), Undictionary<ref name="undictionary" /> (]), UnBooks<ref name="unbooks">{{cite web | url = http://uncyclopedia.org/UnBooks:Main_Page | title = UnBooks - Uncyclopedia | accessdate = 2006-07-18 | format = Wiki | work = Uncyclopedia}}</ref> (]), UnMeta<ref name="unmeta">{{cite web | url = http://meta.uncyclomedia.org/Main_Page | title = UnMeta | accessdate = 2006-07-18}}</ref> (]), UnSource<ref>{{cite web | url = http://uncyclopaedia.org/UnSource:Main_Page | title = UnSource | accessdate = 2006-07-20}}</ref> (]), UnSpecies<ref>{{cite web | url = http://uncyclopaedia.org/UnSpecies:Main_Page | title = UnSpecies | accessdate = 2006-07-20}}</ref> (]), Uncycloversity<ref name="uncycloversity">{{cite web | url = http://uncyclopedia.org/Uncycloversity:Main_Page | title = Uncycloversity | accessdate = 2006-09-25 | format = wiki | work = Uncyclopedia}}</ref> (]), and UnCommons / Uncyclomedia Commons<ref>{{cite web | url = http://commons.uncyclomedia.org/Main_Page | title = UnCommons | accessdate = 2006-07-18}}</ref> (]). Image description pages are also branded under , including a logo mirroring the ].

Uncyclopedia uses MediaWiki to imitate Misplaced Pages templates, such as its Misplaced Pages template (parodying Misplaced Pages sister project templates), and its Endspoiler template, which looks like this:
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<div style="margin-left: 60px;">For those ''without'' comedic tastes, the ] at ] have an article about: '''''Uncyclopedia'''''.</div>
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Uncyclopedia also parodies many other Misplaced Pages templates, such as the citations template, which looks like this: <sup>]'']</sup>

== Press coverage ==
Uncyclopedia has been referenced online in the ],<ref>{{cite news |first = Sarah |last = Boxer |url = http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F00611F7345A0C7A8EDDA10894DD404482 |title = But Is There Intelligent Spaghetti Out There? |work = The New York Times |date = 2005-08-25 |accessdate = 2006-07-18}}</ref> The ],<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>{{cite news |first = Jack |last = Schofield |url = http://technology.guardian.co.uk/online/story/0,,1458825,00.html |title = Web Watch |work = Guardian Unlimited |date = 2005-04-14 |accessdate = 2006-07-18}}</ref> ],<ref>{{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' |date = 2005-12-12 |accessdate = 2006-06-24}}</ref> 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 ],<ref>{{cite news |url = http://www.appledaily.com.tw/AppleNews/index.cfm?Fuseaction=Article&loc=TP&PageType=new&sec_id=5&NewsType=twapple&showdate=20060913&art_id=2885070 |title = 仿維基百科 走惡搞風 |work = Apple Daily |date = 2006-09-12 |accessdate = 2006-09-27}}</ref> and the ].<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}}</ref>

==Controversy==
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Despite its humorous premise, Uncyclopedia has faced some opposition in the ], where it was stated to be a "cyber bullying menace."<ref>{{cite news| first = Catherine | last = Woulfe | url = http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/story.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><blockquote>'Roy Kelly, principal of King's College, said the uncyclopedia website was "nasty", putting it on a par with text bullying and playground violence.'</blockquote>Since then, Uncyclopedia has considered a no-vanity policy, whereas vanity has traditionally been allowed for schools and online communities (against the wishes of the community, as most see it as lacking in quality and now troublesome as well). Any pages created for the purposes of personal attack or bullying are removed as soon as they are noticed, as always; however, it is very difficult for administrators to monitor each page. As of July 2006, vanity pages that are questionable are either deleted or put under the care of one or more ].

As of the end of September, 2006, revised policy allows for the speedy deletion of vanity pages of non-notable entities. True to the traditional tongue-in-cheek style of the website, this policy was dubbed the "Codeine's Mum" policy, stating that if the mother of one of the administrators hadn't heard of the group or individual in question, they were considered non-notable and fit for speedy deletion.

==In other languages==
]'s main page (down).]]
Uncyclopedia has "sista projects" in over 30 other languages.<!--this count not including en: --> The French-language version, founded in ] as the first in a long series of Uncyclopedia "]" wikis, is known as '''''' — a "disencyclopedia" that purports to have been written by an ]. The site's logo is a ], because "dé" is also French for "die".

The Hebrew-language version '''''' (]: איןציקלופדיה) was founded on ], ]. The word Eincyclopedia is a combination of the Hebrew word אין ("Ein", meaning "void" or "non-existent") and ]. Eincyclopedia's version of the ] misquotes seen in Uncyclopedia are the misquotes of the ] ], who is also represented as the founder and main writer (through ]) of the site. The site's logo consists of a bitten ] covered by a slice of ].

The Spanish-language version, '''''', was founded in ]. It was set up after a sudden increase in the number of incoming articles in Spanish at the central uncyclopedia, following the closure of the Spanish humor wiki Frikipedia due to legal issues with ], a Spanish organization for the rights of authors, angered by Frikipedia's entry on them.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://inciclopedia.wikia.com/SGAE|title=Inciclopedia's entry on SGAE|last= Taken from Yahoo's cache after Frikipedia's closure}}</ref>

The Japanese-language version, founded in ], uses the name '''''' (アンサイクロペディア, the ] transliteration of ''Uncyclopedia'') alongside the alternate name ''Bakajiten'' (バ科事典, a pun on the Japanese word for encyclopedia, ''hyakkajiten'' ) popularized by Japanese blog 's Japanese translations of the ''Japan'', ''Oda Nobunaga'' and ''Konami'' articles in March 2005. In August 2006, the Japanese name was changed to ''Happyakkajiten'' (八百科事典, literally meaning "encyclopedia of eight hundred subjects"), a reference to the Japanese expression "eight hundred lies" (嘘八百; ''uso happyaku''). Its current slogan is "Quack Experimental Wiki 'Uncyclopedia'" (へっぽこ実験ウィキ『八百科事典（アンサイクロペディア）』), a homage to the ] of the '']'' ] series.

Unlike the ], Uncyclopedia has two separate Chinese versions, for ] and ] respectively. The Chinese Uncyclopedias are called ''Wěijī Bǎikē'' (Trad: 偽基百科, Simp: 伪基百科), a play on the Chinese name of Misplaced Pages, "維基百科" ''Wéijī Bǎikē'', where the first character is substituted with the character for "fake".

The ten largest Uncyclopedias, all of them having over 1,000 articles, are the English-language Uncyclopedia (over 20,000), the Polish Nonsensopedia (over 6,000), the German Uncyclopedia (over 2,900), the Suomi (Finnish) Hikipedia (over 4,000 articles in its largest fork), the Portuguese language Desciclopédia (over 2,700), the French-language Désencyclopédie (over 2,400), the Spanish-language Inciclopedia (over 1,900), the ] 偽基百科 (over 1,800), the ] (over 1,700) and the ] Absurdopedia (over 1,000).

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Also, the English version of Uncyclopedia has several articles translated to ] using ].

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