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| name = Uncyclopedia
| slogan = The content-free encyclopedia that anyone can edit
| logo = [[Image:Uncyclopedia logo.png|Uncyclopedia logo]]
| screenshot = [[Image:Uncyclopediamainpage.png|300px]]
| caption = The Main Page of Uncyclopedia.
| url = http://uncyclopedia.wikia.com
| type = [[Satire|Satirical]] [[wiki]]
| registration = Optional (Registered users will have more access)
| owner = [[Wikia]]
| author = Jonathan Huang and "Stillwaters"
| launch date = January 5, 2005
| current status = Active
| revenue =
}}
'''Uncyclopedia''' ("the content-free encyclopedia") is a website that parodies [[Wikipedia]]. It was 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> Originally an English-language wiki, the project currently spans over 50 languages. The English version has over 24,000 pages of content.<ref name="babel">{{cite web | url = http://uncyclopedia.info/wiki/Main_Page | title = Uncyclopedia Babel | accessdate = 2008-04-20 | format = Wiki | work = Uncyclopedia}}</ref>
Various different styles of [[humor]] are used as a vehicle for parody, from sophisticated satire to the apparently random. Like Wikipedia, Uncyclopedia has guidelines regarding what is and is not acceptable content and these guidelines have become progressively more strict as the site expands over time. The site has gained [[Uncyclopedia#Criticism|media attention]] due to its articles on places and people.
Its logo is a hollow [[potato]], named [[Sophia (wisdom)|Sophia]] after the [[Gnostic]] [[deity]], that serves as a [[Parody|spoof]] of Wikipedia's globe logo.<ref name="Hindu">{{cite web | url = http://www.hindu.com/mp/2006/11/06/stories/2006110601060400.htm | title = Surely, you must be joking! | accessdate = 2007-02-11 | last = Sankar | work= The Hindu | first = Anand |date=2006-11-06}}</ref>
== 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/wiki/Uncyclopedia | title = Uncyclopedia | accessdate = 2007-11-15 | format = Wiki | work = Wikia}}</ref> and a [[pseudonymous]] partner called Stillwaters.<ref name="Hindu"/>
Though it started as an independent project, Uncyclopedia quickly outgrew its original [[webhost]]. Four months after its initial creation, the Uncyclopedia [[database]] took up ninety [[megabyte]]s out of the one-hundred [[megabytes]] of database space allowed by its webhost, leading Huang to search for a new host.<ref name="joins"/> On May 26, 2005, [[Angela Beesley]], vice president of [[Wikia, Inc.]], announced that Wikia would host Uncyclopedia and the site's [[license]] and [[domain name]] would remain unchanged.<ref name="joins">{{cite web | url = http://wikia.com/wiki/Uncyclopedia_joins_Wikia | title = Uncyclopedia joins Wikia | accessdate = 2006-07-18 | last = Beesley | first = Angela | authorlink = Angela Beesley |date=2005-05-26 | work = Wikia |format = Wiki}}</ref>
On July 10, 2006, Huang transferred ownership of the Uncyclopedia.org [[domain name]] to Wikia.<ref name="domain-name">{{cite web | url = http://uncyclopedia.wikia.com/wiki/Forum:Announcement:_Wikia_%26_Uncyclopedia | title = Forum:Announcement: Wikia & Uncyclopedia | accessdate = 2006-08-20 | last = Beesley | first = Angela | authorlink = Angela Beesley |date=2006-07-10 | work = Uncyclopedia}}</ref> Wikia's stated pretext for this acquisition was that Wikia's users wanted to create Uncyclopedias in other languages, and Wikia was uneasy about doing this with a domain they did not own.<ref name="domain-name"/> Nonetheless, the majority of Uncyclopedia-related projects in other languages remain hosted under their own localised names, either as fully independent domains or as subdomains of Wikia.com<ref name="babel"/> The first dedicated server to solely host content from the growing Uncyclopedia Babel Project was deployed on July 21, 2006 to [[Vancouver, British Columbia]] under the uncyclopedia.info domain name. On October 23, 2008, Wikia administrators moved the site to uncyclopedia.wikia.com, despite protests from the community, reversing Beesley's 2005 promise.<ref name="wewantmoreadmoney">{{cite web | url = http://uncyclopedia.wikia.com/index.php?title=Forum:Uncyclopedia_domain_name&oldid=3392487 | title = Forum:Uncyclopedia domain name | last = Carter | first = Lisa | accessdate = 2008-08-23 |date=2008-09-30 | work = Uncyclopedia}}</ref>
Approximately half of the Uncyclopedia collection is hosted by [[Wikia]];<ref name="wikia"/> there are also two dedicated non-Wikia servers [[colocation centre|co-located]] in [[Caledonia, Ontario]] which host "Uncyclopedia Babel" project content in various languages. Usually they will say that [[Mega Man]] approves of a certain article. <ref>{{cite web | url = http://desciclopedia.pt/index.php?title=Forum:Desciclop%C3%A9dia_2.0%21 | title = Desciclopédia 2.0 | accessdate = 2007-12-07 | format = Wiki | language = Portuguese| work = Desciclopédia}}</ref> 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/wiki/UnMeta:About | title = UnMeta:About | accessdate = 2007-11-17 | format = Wiki | work = Uncyclomedia UnMeta-Wiki}}</ref>
The site has caused controversy due to its articles on towns and places and its similarity with Wikipedia, which led to a warning being issued by the [[Malaysia]]n [[Internal Security Ministry]].<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}}</ref>
== Content ==
Uncyclopedia's content is [[software license|licensed]] under the [[Creative Commons]] 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/wiki/Database_download | title = Database download | accessdate = 2007-11-21 | format = Wiki | work = Wikia}}</ref> As of June 2009, the English-language Uncyclopedia contains over 24,000 articles, making it one of the largest Wikia-hosted wikis.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.wikia.com/wiki/Big_wikis | title = Big wikis | accessdate = 2007-11-25 | format = Wiki |work = Wikia}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://uncyclopedia.wikia.com/wiki/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}}</ref>{{Dead link|date=March 2009}}
=== Articles ===
[[Image:DogLabels.png|right|thumb|250px|Where available, Uncyclopedia makes use of visual aids as a complement to its text, such as these [[Hazard symbol#European hazard symbols|European hazard symbols]] that include [[dog]]s.]]
Uncyclopedia's stated goal is to be more successful than Wikipedia, and also 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 spoofed, fabricated or parodied to such an extent that very little [[fact]]ual accuracy remains, and information often contradicts itself. In a manner similar to Wikipedia'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/wiki/Uncyclopedia:Five_pliers | title = Uncyclopedia:Five pliers | accessdate = 2007-11-09 | format = Wiki |work = Uncyclopedia}}</ref> Despite all the policy pages that parody those of Wikipedia, Uncyclopedia has two main rules: "Be funny and not just stupid," and "Don't be a dick."<ref name="netmag"/>
The wiki has a system for reviewing articles for their humour, grammar, spelling, use of images, and overall presentation, named Pee Review to parody Wikipedia's article review service [[Wikipedia:Peer review|Peer Review]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://uncyclopedia.wikia.com/wiki/Pee_Review | title = Uncyclopedia:Pee Review | accessdate = 2008-01-01 | 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/wiki/Template:Pee_Review_Table | title = Template:Pee Review Table | accessdate = 2007-11-06 | format = Wiki | work = Uncyclopedia}}</ref> Similarly, a reference desk exists as the "Reefer Desk" to offer review of humorous [[photo manipulation|user-edited images]].
One feature of Uncyclopedia's articles is the use of [[quotation]]s, usually misquoted, fictitiously attributed or entirely fabricated.<ref name=injoke>{{cite web | url = http://uncyclopedia.wikia.com/wiki/Uncyclopedia:In-jokes | title = In-jokes | accessdate = 2007-11-16 | format = Wiki | work = Uncyclopedia}}</ref> Among the most recurrent themes is the invention of quotes that are attributed to [[Oscar Wilde]],<ref>{{cite web | 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}}</ref> a phenomenon which began with an article stating that inventing Wilde quotes was the “national sport of [[England]]”.<ref name="netmag"/> Themes such as "Kitten Huffing" (The inhalation of the souls of [[cat]]s as a form of [[drug abuse]]) and misadventure involving "[[grue (monster)|grues]]" (a reference to the [[Zork]] text adventure series, in which players are repeatedly eaten by these creatures) recur frequently.
Uncyclopedia administrators are challenged by a steady flow of articles that do not meet Uncyclopedia's standards. Much like Wikipedia, 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 [[Flaming (Internet)|flamewar]]s, and creation of vanity pages was therefore disallowed.<ref name="netmag"/>
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|-
! Uncyclopedia project
! Object of parody
|-
| [[Wikia:Uncyclopedia:UnBooks:Main Page|UnBooks]]
| [[Wikibooks]]
|-
| [[Wikia:Uncyclopedia:UnNews:Main Page|UnNews]]
| [[Wikinews]]
|-
| [[Wikia:Uncyclopedia:Undictionary:Main Page|Undictionary]]
| [[Wiktionary]]
|-
| [[Wikia:Uncyclopedia:Un-Bestiary|Un-Bestiary]]
| [[Wikispecies]]
|-
| [[Wikia:Uncyclopedia:Uncycloversity:Main Page|Uncycloversity]]
| [[Wikiversity]]
|-
| [[Wikia:Uncyclopedia:Unquotable:Main Page|Unquotable]]
| [[Wikiquote]]
|-
| [[Wikia:Uncyclopedia:UnScripts|UnScripts]]
| [[Wikisource]]
|-
| [http://meta.uncyclomedia.org/wiki/Main_Page UnMeta-Wiki]
| [[Wikipedia:Meta|Wikimedia Meta-Wiki]]
|-
| [http://commons.uncyclomedia.org/ UnCommons]
| [[Wikimedia Commons]]
|-
| [[Wikia:Uncyclopedia:Uncyclopedia:Store|The Uncyclopedia Store]]
| [[Meta:Store|The Wikipedia Store]]
|-
| [[Wikia:Uncyclopedia:UnTunes:Main Page|UnTunes]]
| [[iTunes]]
|-
| [[Wikia:Uncyclopedia:HowTo|HowTo]]
| [[wikiHow]]
|-
| [[Wikia:Uncyclopedia:Why?|Why?]]
| [[wikiAnswers]]
|}
=== Subprojects ===
As well as housing many articles designed to satirize Wikipedia-style content, Uncyclopedia also contains several secondary projects (known as "UnProjects").<ref name="netmag"/><ref>{{cite web | url = http://uncyclopedia.wikia.com/wiki/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/wiki/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 Wikipedia's sister projects.
== 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 so-called "[[Flying Spaghetti Monster|Pastafarianism]]", the [[parody religion]] 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 ''[[Taipei Times]]''.<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 ''[[.net (magazine)|.net]]'' 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 ''[[Arizona Daily Star]]'', which focused on the [[Tucson, Arizona]] 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}}</ref> and the article in the ''[[Cyprus Mail]]'', which focused on the [[Cyprus]] 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 }}</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 [[technology]] or the [[Internet]]. This was the case when Uncyclopedia was referenced in the ''[[Boston Herald]]'' and ''[[The Guardian]]''.<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}}</ref> Although most articles mentioning Uncyclopedia are specific to the site, there are other articles about [[Wikia]] or Wikipedia that just mention its name briefly. These include the editorial in ''[[The Register]]'' discussing the [[Seigenthaler incident]], 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 Wikipedia 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 [[PC Magazine]],<ref>{{cite web | 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}}</ref> as well as among the "101 most useful websites" on the internet by ''[[The Sunday Telegraph]]''.<ref>{{cite news|title=The 101 most useful websites|last=Baker|first=David|date=30 March 2008|publisher=''[[The Sunday Telegraph]]'' (London)|page=13|language=English|accessdate=2008-05-20}}</ref> ''[[Seattle Post-Intelligencer]]'' considers Uncyclopedia to be ''[[The Onion]]'' of wiki sites. <ref>{{cite news|title=What's Online|date=18 September 2007|publisher=''Seattle Post-Intelligencer''|page=D6|language=English|accessdate=2008-05-20}}</ref>
== Criticism ==
In May 2006, ''[[The New Zealand Herald]]'' reported on school officials, including the headmaster of [[King's College, Auckland|King's College]], stating that Uncyclopedia and [[Bebo]] were "[[cyber bullying]] menace<nowiki>[s]</nowiki>". This was prompted by one [[Epsom Girls' Grammar School]] student's name and [[cellular phone]] number, along with an offensive message, being posted to Uncyclopedia without her knowledge. The individual in question stated that students commonly added full names and photographs to their own pages, drawing concern from several schooling establishments.<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 imposition and reworking of the website's vanity and cyberbullying policies, which were only loosely enforced beforehand.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://uncyclopedia.wikia.com/wiki/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/wiki/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/wiki/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> but Huang claims that racist articles are pulled.<ref>{{cite web | url =
http://www.netmag.co.uk/zine/discover-interview/the-brains-behind-uncyclopedia | title = Netmag.co.uk | accessdate = 2008-12-04}}</ref>
The article on [[The Lake District]] 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 ''[[North-West Evening Mail]]'',<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/wiki/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 [[Northern Ireland]] was criticised by Northern Irish politician James McCarry who branded the site "disgraceful" and vowed to, along with help from [[Moyle District Council|Moyle Council]], "get it removed". The article is still on the site. [[Ardoyne]] [[Belfast City Council|councillor]] Conor Maskey and [[Portadown News]] creator [[Newton Emerson]] opposed McCarry, saying people should be more relaxed about the website. This story was reported in ''[[The Belfast Telegraph]]''.<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>
A similar incident occurred in April 2008, when civic leaders of [[Telford]], [[Shropshire]], [[United Kingdom|UK]] lashed out at an article calling the town “a world leader in the production and reproduction and re-reproduction of [[Chav]]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 Shrewsbury, says the town is only famous for being the birthplace of [[Charles Darwin]], 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>
In January 2008, the [[Malaysia]]n [[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.<ref>{{cite news |title=Chinese<!--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}}</ref><ref name=alert/> 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/wiki/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/wiki/UnNews:Uncyclopedia_Internal_Security_Department_warns_on_Malaysia | title = UnNews:Uncyclopedia Internal Security Department warns on Malaysia | format = Wiki | work = Uncyclopedia}}</ref>
The site uses a similar layout to [[Wikipedia]]<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}}</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 = Wikipedia 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>
== 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/wiki/Template:UnnewsLanguages | title = Template:UnnewsLanguages| accessdate = 2007-12-16 | format = Wiki | work = Uncyclopedia}}</ref> The websites also invoke various [[parody|spoof]] languages such as "[[Portuñol]]" and "English But Louder". The first Uncyclopedias in languages other than English were created in June 2005, beginning with a [[French language]] 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 50<sup>th</sup> language, [[Welsh language|Welsh]], was added to the Uncyclopedia series.
While each language wiki is free to establish its own unique community identity, 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 [[English language|English]] and [[German language|German]]. It is "Desciclopédia" in [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]] and "dÉsencyclopédie" in [[French language|French]]; both mean "dis-encyclopedia". The [[Spanish language]] "Inciclopedia" and [[Ukrainian language]] "Інциклопедія" both apply the negation "in-" to "encyclopedia" ({{langWithName|es|Spanish|enciclopedia}}, {{langWithName|uk|Ukrainian|Енциклопедія}}). In [[Italian language|Italian]] "Nonciclopedia" is likewise constructed from the negation "non-" and the word "enciclopedia". In [[Russian language|Russian]] "Absurdopedia" (Абсурдопедия) from the word "absurd" and "encyclopedia". The Danish "Spademanns Leksikon", unlike the [[Norwegian language|Norwegian]] "Ikkepedia" (not-pedia) and [[Swedish language|Swedish]] "Psyklopedin" (The psychlopedia), does not include the English word "encyclopedia" in its name. Spademanns Leksikon is a parody of Lademanns Leksikon, a respected Danish encyclopedia, where it combines its name with the word "spade" (slang for "retard"). The name of the [[Thai language|Thai]] edition, ไร้สาระนุกรม (rai sa:ra nukrom), is a play on the word for encyclopedia, สารานุกรม (sa:ra:nukrom), and means 'nonsense-opedia'. The Malaysian version is called Bodohpedia, from the word ''bodoh'', which means "stupid" in the [[Malay language]]. Similarly, the [[Indonesia]]n version is called Tololpedia (spelled as "Tolololpedia" in Indonesian), from the word ''tolol'' "idiot". Meanwhile, the [[Tagalog language|Tagalog]] version of Uncyclopedia is called "Pekepedia," which is based on the word for "fake" (''peke''). The [[Turkish language|Turkish]] version is called "Yansiklopedi" which is from the words "Yan" meaning side for Turkish, and "Ansiklopedi", encyclopedia for Turkish. The Dutch is called "Oncyclopedia Neerlandica".
Some of the largest Uncyclopedias available in other languages are:
=== Portuguese — Desciclopédia ===
Desciclopédia, the [[Portuguese language]] version with over ten thousand pages, is the second-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 [[Rede Globo|TV Globo]], [[Roberto Marinho]]. Desciclopédian humour routinely targets regional [[Brazil]]ian notables such as centagenarian comedy actress [[Dercy Gonçalves]], depicted as a cover model posed for a [[Playboy (magazine)|Playboy]]-like magazine ''Playold''. Actress [[Cláudia Raia]] is portrayed as a [[stingray]] ({{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 [[Luíz Inácio Lula da Silva]] ({{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>{{cite | title = O site maís inutil | author = [[Superinteressante]] |date = February 2007| pages = 87|publisher = Editora Abril| language = Brazilian Portuguese}}</ref> along with singers, athletes and other public figures.<ref>{{cite | title = Os perigos da wikipédia. | author = Folhateen |publisher = Folha|date = April 30, 2007| pages = 7 | language = Brazilian Portuguese}}</ref>
Desciclopédia uses various [[domain hack]]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".
=== Japanese — Ansaikuropedia ===
[[Image:Uncyclopedia-japanese.png|thumb|250px|Main page of the Japanese Uncyclopedia.]]
Ansaikuropedia ({{langWithName|ja|Japanese|アンサイクロペディア}}), third-largest with just over ten thousand pages,<ref>{{cite web | url = http://ansaikuropedia.org/wiki/Special:Statistics | title = Special:Statistics | accessdate = 2007-11-17 | work = Ansaikuropedia |language = Japanese}}</ref> takes its name from the [[katakana]] [[transliteration]] 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/wiki/%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>
=== Spanish — Inciclopedia ===
The [[Spanish language|Spanish]] Inciclopedia was established in February 2006<ref name="wikia spanish">{{cite web | url = http://www.wikia.com/wiki/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]]. Frikipedia was shut down by the [[Sociedad General de Autores y Editores]],<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}}</ref> a Spanish organization for copyright who were angered by Frikipedia's entry on them.<ref name="wikia spanish"/> Frikipedia was eventually relaunched.
Notables such as Chilean [[folk music|folk]] singer Monteaguilino and Senator [[Pedro Muñoz]] 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 [[television]] program on Spain's [[Cuatro (channel)|TV Cuatro]], also mentioned Inciclopedia among supporters of [[Eva Hache]]'s joke candidacy to the presidency of [[Spain]].<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>
=== Italian — Nonciclopedia ===
Nonciclopedia, the [[Italian language]] version, was founded on November 3, 2005 and features over 9000 articles . Like Uncyclopedia, it has many secondary projects, like ''NonManuali'', 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/wiki/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 [[horoscope]], ''NonNotizie'', a parody of [[WikiNews]] 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 Wikipedia, [[Chuck Norris]], [[Oscar Wilde]], [[Emo]] subculture, [[Nietzsche]], 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 [[newbie]] writers, they are not used anymore.
[[File:Uncyclopedia-Korean.png|thumb|250px|Main page of the Korean Uncyclopedia.]]
On May 8, 2008, the Italian member of the parliament [[Antonio De Poli]], of the [[Union of Christian and Centre Democrats|UDC]] party, who after the segnalation of a little parents association known as "Pronto Bimbo",<ref>{{cite web | url=http://padova.blogolandia.it/2008/05/07/allarme-emo-la-nuova-follia-di-internet/ | title = Allarme Emo, la nuova follia di Internet | accessdate = 2008-09-08 | work = padova.blogolandia | language = Italian}}</ref> reported in his site he had sued Nonciclopedia.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.antoniodepoli.it/index.php?pg=cms&ext=p&cms_codsec=7&cms_codcms=936 | title = Articolo su Nonciclopedia | accessdate = 2008-09-08 | work = Antonio De Poli personal site | language = Italian}}</ref>
In the end nothing happened, but were however written some articles about the fact <ref>{{cite web | url=http://nonciclopedia.wikia.com/wiki/NonNotizie:Qualcuno_pensi_ai_bambini! | title = NonNotizia: Qualcuno pensi ai bambini!| accessdate = 2008-09-08 | work = Nonciclopedia | language = Italian}}</ref> and about Antonio De Poli.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://nonciclopedia.wikia.com/wiki/Antonio_de_Poli | title = Antonio De Poli| accessdate = 2008-09-08 | work = Nonciclopedia | language = Italian}} </ref>
=== Korean — Backgwesajeon ===
Backgwesajeon (Korean: 백괴사전), the [[Korean language]] version, was founded in October 2006 and currently has over 2500 articles. Uncyclopedia's first Korean version was named Geohjitbackgwa (Korean: 거짓백과; lit. ''Fake Encyclopedia''), but it was changed to "Uncyclopedia" by users' vote and was later changed again to the current name, which is a parody of the Korean word for encyclopedia(Korean: 백과사전 Baekgwasajeon, ). Like other versions of Uncyclopedia, the Korean version includes parodies of key figures in Korean politics (including past and present Presidents) and a section devoted to gossip and rumours. Backgwesajeon uses its own distinct logo and its content was moved to an independent server on February 2008.
== See also ==
* [[Dickipedia]]
* [[Encyclopedia Dramatica]]
* [[Stupidedia]]
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