Encyclopedia Dramatica
controversial satirical, intentionally offensive wiki devoted to documenting Internet culture and memes / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Encyclopædia Dramatica (ED) is a website that stored mostly articles that make fun of people or things. The pages satirize current events, and many events on the internet. Encyclopædia Dramatica has been described as a "snarky (sarcastic and nasty) Wikipedia anti-fansite".[3]
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Type of site | Wiki, forums and parody |
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Available in | English |
Created by | Sherrod DeGrippo[1] |
Revenue | Advertising and donations |
URL | encyclopediadramatica |
Commercial | Yes |
Registration | Optional (required to edit pages) |
Launched | December 10, 2004; 19 years ago (2004-12-10)[1][2] |
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The site is a wiki that runs on MediaWiki software.[4][5] The site often shows its content in a disrespectful way[6] and often abusive style.[7] Many articles are written in a satirical way to upset those who take the content seriously.