Encyclopedia Dramatica:Common Misconceptions - Revision history

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	==Misconception #1 - ED is an outing site==		==Misconception #1 - ED is an outing site==
	'''Usually false'''. Encyclopedia Dramatica exists to document drama, and generally speaking, a person's real name, place of residence, or other personally identifiable information ~~are~~ not necessary to achieve this. In addition, many attempts to include people's [[PowerWord: IRL Name]] fall terribly short at achieving any [[lulz]]. Besides, we no longer support adding [[dox]] to articles directly anyway.		'''Usually false'''. Encyclopedia Dramatica exists to document drama, and generally speaking, a person's real name, place of residence, or other personally identifiable information is not necessary to achieve this. In addition, many attempts to include people's [[PowerWord: IRL Name]] fall terribly short at achieving any [[lulz]]. Besides, we no longer support adding [[dox]] to articles directly anyway.

	If you should find an [[article]] on ED about you or someone you know and care about that contains personally identifying information, and you make a reasoned, rational request through an appropriate channel, such as [[Arbchat]] or [[TJC]], the sysops of the wiki will often be more than willing to consider your request and remove the offending dox text, and if the article is [[fail]] enough, such as having "crap" and "baleetplz" templates on it, we could possibly remove the entire article.		If you should find an [[article]] on ED about you or someone you know and care about that contains personally identifying information, and you make a reasoned, rational request through an appropriate channel, such as [[Arbchat]] or [[TJC]], the sysops of the wiki will often be more than willing to consider your request and remove the offending dox text, and if the article is [[fail]] enough, such as having "crap" and "baleetplz" templates on it, we could possibly remove the entire article.
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	==Misconception #6 - ED contains Child Pornography==		==Misconception #6 - ED contains Child Pornography==
	'''Absolutely False'''. While it is true that file uploads are unmoderated and do not require any sort of administrator approval, ED has zero tolerance for that [[shit]] for any reason whatsoever and questionable material is deleted as soon as sysops are made aware of it, you [[sick fuck]]. Go use [[The Google]] and search for [[R@ygold]] or drop by [[12chan\|12-and-underchan]] if you want that shit. We are not a dumping ground for your kiddie porn, and our users will be more than willing to report your IP address to the FBI. You'll get a rightful b&hammer if we find out that it's you that keeps putting that shit on here repeatedly.		'''Absolutely False'''. While it is true that file uploads are unmoderated and do not require any sort of administrator approval, ED has zero-tolerance for that [[shit]] for any reason whatsoever and questionable material is deleted as soon as sysops are made aware of it, you [[sick fuck]]. Go use [[The Google]] and search for [[R@ygold]] or drop by [[12chan\|12-and-underchan]] if you want that shit. We are not a dumping ground for your kiddie porn, and our users will be more than willing to report your IP address to the FBI. You'll get a rightful b&hammer if we find out that it's you that keeps putting that shit on here repeatedly.

	==Misconception #7 - ED houses criminals/pedophiles==		==Misconception #7 - ED houses criminals/pedophiles==

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	==Misconception #5 - ED is a hate site==		==Misconception #5 - ED is a hate site==
	'''False'''. As a whole, ED bears no organized animosity toward people because of their [[Nigga\|race]], [[Jew\|religion]], [[gay\|sexual orientation]] or any other [[Shit no one cares about\|arbitrary distinction]]. ED users and sysops come from a variety of backgrounds, races, religions, and sexual orientations. While individual users may on occasion convey their own [[~~User:Blargh~~\|prejudices]], they should not be considered to be the official position of ED. If you are offended by content on ED it most likely means that you don't understand [[google:define:satire\|satire]]. If you find content on ED to be offensive, it is highly recommended that you do not [[fail\|attempt]] to remove the offending content but instead bring it to the attention of [[Special:Listusers/sysop\|one of these people]] either by leaving a message on their talk page, a message in the [[TJC]], or via [[ED IRC]]. We won't do anything about it, but we always enjoy [[lulz\|a good laugh]].		'''False'''. As a whole, ED bears no organized animosity toward people because of their [[Nigga\|race]], [[Jew\|religion]], [[gay\|sexual orientation]] or any other [[Shit no one cares about\|arbitrary distinction]]. ED users and sysops come from a variety of backgrounds, races, religions, and sexual orientations. While individual users may on occasion convey their own [[William Atchison\|prejudices]], they should not be considered to be the official position of ED. If you are offended by content on ED it most likely means that you don't understand [[google:define:satire\|satire]]. If you find content on ED to be offensive, it is highly recommended that you do not [[fail\|attempt]] to remove the offending content but instead bring it to the attention of [[Special:Listusers/sysop\|one of these people]] either by leaving a message on their talk page, a message in the [[TJC]], or via [[ED IRC]]. We won't do anything about it, but we always enjoy [[lulz\|a good laugh]].

	==Misconception #6 - ED contains Child Pornography==		==Misconception #6 - ED contains Child Pornography==

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There are many people who hold certain beliefs about [[Encyclopedia Dramatica]] and its purpose. The purpose of this article is to address some common misconceptions about ED, because, as we all know, [[The Internet is serious business]].
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==Misconception #1 - ED is an outing site==
'''Usually false'''. Encyclopedia Dramatica exists to document drama, and generally speaking, a person's real name, place of residence, or other personally identifiable information are not necessary to achieve this. In addition, many attempts to include people's [[PowerWord: IRL Name]] fall terribly short at achieving any [[lulz]]. Besides, we no longer support adding [[dox]] to articles directly anyway.

If you should find an [[article]] on ED about you or someone you know and care about that contains personally identifying information, and you make a reasoned, rational request through an appropriate channel, such as [[Arbchat]] or [[TJC]], the sysops of the wiki will often be more than willing to consider your request and remove the offending dox text, and if the article is [[fail]] enough, such as having "crap" and "baleetplz" templates on it, we could possibly remove the entire article.

If, however, you [[MONGO|make a complete ass out of yourself]], [[Duke Otterland|threaten frivolous lolsuits]], or are simply a [[Hal Turner|bad internets citizen]], we will probably just laugh at you and photoshop some [[BBQ]] onto your article image for the lulz.

==Misconception #2 - ED is an attack site==
'''Mostly false'''. Remember, however, that Encyclopedia Dramatica exists for the [[lulz]]. Sometimes fiction is funnier than truth; sometimes truth is funnier than fiction. Encyclopedia Dramatica strives to strike a balance between them to deliver as many lulz as possible. Most of the time, we don't condone direct malicious actions. Unless you're a [[furfag]] anyway, then you're just [[asking for it]].

Should you find what you believe to be an attack entry about you on Encyclopedia Dramatica, remember that this place is a SATIRE wiki, and try not to take it [[srsly]]. We don't, and most of our intelligent readers know better than that. If it's completely [[retard]]ed, or you find it horrendously offensive, you may do as suggested above and politely request its removal, but note that this is less likely to be seriously considered unless the article is truly fail and doesn't have enough lulzy material to warrant an article without "crap", "crapstub", "baleetplz" or "attacker" templates on them.

If, however, you make a [[lolcow]] or a whiny child out of yourself about it, we'll probably just frontpage it.

==Misconception #3 - ED hates Wikipedia==

'''Mostly false'''. It would be an understatement to assert that there is some bad blood between Wikipedia and Encyclopedia Dramatica, as is evidenced by our article on [[Wikipedia]] and by their entry on [[Wikipedia:Encyclopedia Dramatica|ED]]. Yes, we lampoon Wikipedia and its editors all the time, but we don't exist solely for that purpose, and some of us are actually respectable Wikipedia contributors (or just have [[Blu Aardvark|respectable Wikipedia sockpuppets]]). We know better than to take things seriously, though, and the majority of ED Sysops really don't care either way.

==Misconception #4 - ED spreads viruses==
'''False'''. btw if you believe otherwise [[retard|ur a total fucktard]]. Encyclopedia Dramatica may spread [[pr0n]], [[lulz]], [[drama]], and pictures of [[cat]]s, but [[Laughing Skull Virus|viruses]] are found nowhere on or near our græt [[wiki]], nor are they ever uploaded or otherwise injected into our site to attack hapless dipshits. Encyclopedia Dramatica, like any reasonable [[eBay|American company]], would not wish to compromise our users' ability to experience the [[unlimited disposable income|wealth]] of [[penisbird|our content]].

Should you suspect that a virus is on your computer, you should immediately cease [[fap]]ping to that [[furry]] porn site, and run a [http://free.grisoft.com free virus scanner]. Then you should piss and moan and blame ED for it so that we will laugh at your inherent stupidity. For example, [http://www.livevideo.com/video/Redskull/C1700D9B735C414A9CE5D59ECFD6F1DA/encyclopedia-dramatica-miscon.aspx claiming that ED hacked your computer because the screen displays the 'æ' symbol among thousands of other symbols present on the screen despite the fact that 'æ' is part of Windows' character set] is an example of such mind-blowing idiocy.

==Misconception #5 - ED is a hate site==
'''False'''. As a whole, ED bears no organized animosity toward people because of their [[Nigga|race]], [[Jew|religion]], [[gay|sexual orientation]] or any other [[Shit no one cares about|arbitrary distinction]]. ED users and sysops come from a variety of backgrounds, races, religions, and sexual orientations. While individual users may on occasion convey their own [[User:Blargh|prejudices]], they should not be considered to be the official position of ED. If you are offended by content on ED it most likely means that you don't understand [[google:define:satire|satire]]. If you find content on ED to be offensive, it is highly recommended that you do not [[fail|attempt]] to remove the offending content but instead bring it to the attention of [[Special:Listusers/sysop|one of these people]] either by leaving a message on their talk page, a message in the [[TJC]], or via [[ED IRC]]. We won't do anything about it, but we always enjoy [[lulz|a good laugh]].

==Misconception #6 - ED contains Child Pornography==
'''Absolutely False'''. While it is true that file uploads are unmoderated and do not require any sort of administrator approval, ED has zero tolerance for that [[shit]] for any reason whatsoever and questionable material is deleted as soon as sysops are made aware of it, you [[sick fuck]]. Go use [[The Google]] and search for [[R@ygold]] or drop by [[12chan|12-and-underchan]] if you want that shit. We are not a dumping ground for your kiddie porn, and our users will be more than willing to report your IP address to the FBI. You'll get a rightful b&hammer if we find out that it's you that keeps putting that shit on here repeatedly.

==Misconception #7 - ED houses criminals/pedophiles==
'''False'''. Encyclopedia Dramatica, while admittedly having some undesirables, does not give full-fledged and current criminals a safe haven here. If we get any evidence at all that you have a criminal record or that you are a currently wanted person and want to add us to your infamy, like uploading your [[CP]] here or blanking your article if we have one about you to hide your offenses as examples, we'll rightfully [[ban]]hammer you and let the authorities know by reporting your IP address. We even have proper templates to label said pedos with to remind our other more tasteful users to report them or stay away.

==Misconception #8 - ED is a shock site==
'''Sometimes False'''. While we do have shock material for pages and articles like [[Offended]] and [[Pain Series]], that is not our primary focus. Once again, we focus on satire, and any shock material we have is once again done for lulz, like for vandalizing banned [[lusers]] userpages for their faggotry. We mostly provide links to other more famous [[shock site]]s instead of being a shock site ourselves. Not only are we a satire site, we are also NOT for kiddies. So if you don't want your kid to never sleep again, blacklist us instead of whining about how we offended you. You/your kid clicked on our site, it's not our fault they got their first sight of [[goatse]].

==See Also==
*[[Encyclopedia Dramatica:Deletion policy]]