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The poor, meme-ridden "comedy" website '''Uncyclopedia''' is the stuff of Internet legend and infamy. The site, which originated in ], is now a ] effort and is ] as the best of its kind by some.<ref>] really.</ref> Uncyclopedia currently specializes in ] of ] and petty in-fighting, with much of the content seen as mass-produced junk. Yet, there remains a peculiar fondness for some of the articles by fanatics. The site has, however, been perceived as a waste of server space by its host, the ] ].
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'''Uncyclopedia''' ("the content-💕") is a website that ] ]. 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 25,000 pages of content.<ref name="babel">{{cite web | url = http://uncyclopedia.info/Main_Page | title = Uncyclopedia Babel | accessdate = 2008-04-20 | format = Wiki | work = Uncyclopedia}}</ref>


Various styles of ] are used as a vehicle for parody, from sophisticated satire to the apparently random. Like Misplaced Pages, 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 ] due to its articles on places and people.
This is a view that has sparked a substantial shift from the site's satirical aspirations, causing it to instead redirect its resources into pathetic ] and declarations of ]s, preferably with a little ] for good measure. This is compounded by the need for ] a "''softer consensus.''"


Its logo, a hollow ] named ] after the ] ], serves as a ] of Misplaced Pages'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>
==Origins==
]s.]]
The site was founded by entrepreneur ] in ] ]; however, the early Uncyclopedia was not the impressive effort it is today. It all began when Wilde would often write puerile childish jokes on scraps of paper to his male friends to encourage more ] The internet was, conveniently, invented in 1880 and allowed Wilde to pursue the same method though technology and thus he was able to ] globally.


== History ==
Oscar was spotted by ]<ref>The human incarnation of the Gnostic deity according to ].</ref> whilst on vacation in ]. After hours of debate, they decided to found an internet site that would allow for Oscar's ] and Sophia's ] to take place in one convenient location. Thus, a crumby website was born and a whole new ] for the ] was ] to the entire world.
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}}</ref> and a ] partner called "Stillwaters".<ref name="Hindu"/>
Though it started as an independent project, Uncyclopedia quickly outgrew its original ]. Four months after its initial creation, the Uncyclopedia ] took up ninety ]s out of the one-hundred ] of database space allowed by its webhost, leading Huang to search for a new host.<ref name="joins"/> On May 26, 2005, ], Vice President of ], announced that Wikia would host Uncyclopedia and the site's ] and ] would remain unchanged.<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 |format = Wiki}}</ref>
On July 10, 2006, Huang transferred ownership of the Uncyclopedia.org ] to Wikia.<ref name="domain-name">{{cite web | url = http://uncyclopedia.wikia.com/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 ] under the uncyclopedia.info domain name. On October 24, 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 ];<ref name="wikia"/> there are also two dedicated non-Wikia servers ] in ] which host "Uncyclopedia Babel" project 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 | title = UnMeta:About | accessdate = 2007-11-17 | format = Wiki | work = Uncyclomedia UnMeta-Wiki}}</ref>
Following the ] the site became concerned with satirical content after Wilde was banned from trying use the ] to seduce young men, and there was need of some content outside of ]. However despite the efforts of ], the CEO continued to manage the project in ], ]. With this legal loophole for ISPs, Wilde was able to run the ] along with ] until the millennium years.


The site has caused controversy due to its articles on towns and places and its similarity with Misplaced Pages, which led to a warning being issued by the ].<ref name=alert>{{cite news |first=Jeff|last=Ooi|title=Alert over Uncyclopedia on ] |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>
===Recent History===
Soft-porn tycoon ] bought the site from ] in ] off the back of economic difficulties and bad press over Wilde's libertine lifestyle. The sale was initially pushed forward by Wales, though he later commented that he personally disliked the fact he owned such a "''low echelon''" of the ].<ref>Jimbo has often commented to his henchmen, that Uncyclopedia was like the sole of his shoe: gathering page views for money and protecting his sweaty, corn-ridden feet.</ref>


== Content ==
In late ] Wales and his ] relinquished to a 20% stake in the site and allowed ] to be reinstated as CEO in the latter quarter of ]. Wilde was anxious for a new investor, as he found the site a "''hassle''," and Uncyclopedia was sold by Wilde to News Corp. for all the money in his wallet, change from a nearby vending machine, and some pocket lint, totalling $12.50. Oscar Wilde was kept as acting CEO for publicity purposes despite managerial decisions being shifted to ] and News Corp. stooges.
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> Many Uncyclopedia articles will link to a corresponding Misplaced Pages article as a suggestion "for those without a sense of humor".


=== Articles ===
] had often commented that Uncyclopedia was never "''really there''" but that it "''just pretended''" as it was on ]. Experts agree that this ] and ] forced Wilde to sell to News Corporation. The conglomerate had no problem with the lack of quality or worthwhile content and this has been particularly apparent in the articles now featured. Since then there has been an ever greater emphasis on the "''sizzle''" rather than the ] that Wilde was always so fond of.
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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 parodied to such an extent that very little ]ual accuracy remains, and information often contradicts itself. 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 = 2007-11-09 | format = Wiki |work = Uncyclopedia}}</ref> Despite all the policy pages that parody those of Misplaced Pages, Uncyclopedia has two main rules: "Be funny and not just stupid," and "Don't be a dick".<ref name="netmag"/>
==Aims==
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{{Nicequote|''The goal of this project is to provide the world's misinformation in the least redeeming and most searingly sarcastic and humorous way possible''|] on the ] of Uncyclopedia}}
Initially the site was a parody of renowned to ] ], ]. However, due to economic and mental constraints the site now relies and insists on trusty ] and moronic junk. This was instituted by News Corporation who have sought to compete with rival comedy internet sites such as shock humour website ] and the ] ] ].


The wiki has a system for reviewing articles for their 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 = 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/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 ].
For the founders of the site, the aim was to provide ] nubile and ] with nothing better to do than ] and ] ] based on the ] they were studying whilst at ].<ref>Oscar found men of this sort, "''ripe for seduction and naked towel dances as well as my fart art.''"</ref> This has still proved to be the case though the site has pursued younger contributors to spark more interest and competition. The result has been an annoying amount of "''intellgentsia''" who readily have an English textbook from ] to correct contributors.


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 = 2007-11-16 | format = Wiki | work = Uncyclopedia}}</ref> Among the most recurrent themes is the invention of quotes that are attributed to ],<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 ]".<ref name="netmag"/> Themes such as "Kitten Huffing" (the inhalation of the souls of ]s as a form of ]) and misadventure involving "]" (a reference to the ] text adventure series, in which players are repeatedly eaten by these creatures) recur frequently.
The sites initial aims in ] included, writing articles with an ]. As time went on and numbers increased, a greater need for recognition and competition amongst the users was required. These included ] which allowed articles to be showcased to the rest of the community on the ]. Due to the high amount of ] and ] on ], a community forum was invented to allow for whining to proceed more smoothly and easily.


Uncyclopedia administrators are challenged 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"/>
However as of a ] ] decree by the CEO and the ] of the ], further worthwhile activities on the site are now to include; voting and adding to VFD (always in expectation of approval), uploading terrible and/or perverted images, creating useless categories and evermore useless and unfunny ] and ].<ref>Humour is subjective man, fuck you for saying they're useless!</ref> There is also the encouragement of more bickering in forums - with added ]. This of course goes against the ], however the move is hoped to spark interest in the project.


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=== Subprojects ===
] instituted a ] in the early days of Uncyclopedia to run the site without his supervision. This ] would allow for bickering about the site's direction to take place in a clean and ] environment than the rest of the site. Entry to the so called ] for users usually depends on how vocal the current active members are and whether the more moderate voices can stand the drama of yet more "queens" coming to the fore. The Cabal system is widely criticized even by members themselves; an anonymous source has commented, "''Once you’re wedged into the ] the only real way out is further up it.''"<ref>The source was ] by the ] as a routine precaution.</ref>
As well as housing many articles designed to satirize Misplaced Pages-style content, Uncyclopedia also 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 ==
The site also has a ] based on Judeo-Christian beliefs, though many ] have been introduced for disciplining the less intelligent. Good examples of these include ], ], ] and ], which engender loyalty despite whining and in-fighting. The official ] was dissolved when ] began his ] in ].
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}}</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 }}</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}}</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 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 '']''.<ref>{{cite news|title=The 101 most useful websites|last=Baker|first=David|date=30 March 2008|publisher='']'' (London)|page=13|language=English|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|language=English|accessdate=2008-05-20}}</ref>
The ] of the CEO and the church dissolution was apparently due to bad publicity by the Irish writer in yet another stunt to ] on the site. The ] from Wilde's home sty of ] strongly deny this on his behalf. Since then, Uncyclopedia has become more secular and left wing.<ref>and also more ]y and ].</ref>


== Criticism ==
==The "Future" for the project==
In May 2006, '']'' reported on school officials, including the headmaster of ], stating that Uncyclopedia and ] were "] menace<nowiki></nowiki>". This was prompted by one ] student's name and ] 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/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> but Huang claims that racist articles are pulled.<ref>{{cite web | url =
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http://www.netmag.co.uk/zine/discover-interview/the-brains-behind-uncyclopedia | title = Netmag.co.uk | accessdate = 2008-12-04}}</ref>
{{Nicequote|''Go eat shit fuckers!''|]|Uncyclopedia's future}}
The site is something of a ] and it is hoped that it can be restored to the glorious ] that Wilde envisioned while ] during his studies at ]. The site has ], with an excess of 23,000 articles taking up server space. Some have speculated that lax attitudes have opened Uncyclopedia's future wide open to the infection of ].<ref>Who are all ].</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 ] 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>
It has been the case that the site will continue to function on more "''experimental''" articles involving MS Paint, sex and/or racism jokes. ] famously commented in ] about ], "''How the these 'special people' find the on button on their computers let alone edit the site baffles me''"


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>
Overall the site has lost ground as a comedy website as it’s most active contributors down tools to make way for scrotes. The acting CEO ] commented on recent times,
{{Cquote|It's not the site that’s the problem, it’s the excessive liberality towards morons which ensured the downfall of such projects. Evermore complications are added in the name of 'user retention' and 'maintenance'; this, of course, only leads to further bickering and confusion.}}


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>{{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/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>
Other recent additions for users to partake in is ] For the comedy wiki this remains one of the slightly more amusing things for a spectator of the site. It can often hilarious to hear the ] discussions, or the forums where those ] ] the site that one day they should "''seize control''" of the impoverished site and restore order.<ref>For what ] reason ] only knows.</ref>


The site uses a similar layout to ]<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 = 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>
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== Uncyclopedia in other languages ==
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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 50<sup>th</sup> language, ], was added to the Uncyclopedia series.
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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 ] and ]. It is "Desciclopédia" in ] and "dÉsencyclopédie" in ]; both mean "dis-encyclopedia". The ] "Inciclopedia" and ] "Інциклопедія" both apply the negation "in-" to "encyclopedia" ({{langWithName|es|Spanish|enciclopedia}}, {{langWithName|uk|Ukrainian|Енциклопедія}}). In ] "Nonciclopedia" is likewise constructed from the negation "non-" and the word "enciclopedia". In ] "Absurdopedia" (Абсурдопедия) from the word "absurd" and "encyclopedia"; similarly, "Nonsensopedia" in ]. The Danish "Spademanns Leksikon", unlike the ] "Ikkepedia" (Not-pedia) and ] "Psyklopedin" (Psychlopedia), 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"). The name of the ] 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 ]. Similarly, the ]n version is called Tololpedia (spelled as "Tolololpedia" in Indonesian), from the word ''tolol'' "idiot". Meanwhile, the ] version of Uncyclopedia is called "Pekepedia," which is based on the word for "fake" (''peke''). The ] version is called "Yansiklopedi" which is from the words "Yan" meaning side for Turkish, and "Ansiklopedi", encyclopedia for Turkish. The Dutch is an exact translation: "Oncyclopedia Neerlandica". The ] version "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".
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Some of the largest Uncyclopedias available in other languages are listed below.
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=== Portuguese &mdash; Desciclopédia ===
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Desciclopédia, the ] version with over twenty 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 ], ]. Desciclopédian 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>{{cite | title = O site maís inutil | author = ] |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 ]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 &mdash; Ansaikuropedia ===

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/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>

=== 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}}</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 ] singer 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>

=== Italian &mdash; Nonciclopedia ===
Nonciclopedia, the ] version, was founded on November 3, 2005 and features over 10000 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.

On May 8, 2008, the Italian member of the parliament ], of the ] party, who after the segnalation of a little parents association known as "Pronto Bambino",<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/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/Antonio_de_Poli | title = Antonio De Poli| accessdate = 2008-09-08 | work = Nonciclopedia | language = Italian}} </ref>

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Uncyclopedia
Uncyclopedia logo
File:Uncyclopediamainpage.pngThe Main Page of Uncyclopedia retrieved 1 January 2010.
Type of siteSatirical wiki
OwnerWikia
Created byJonathan Huang and "Stillwaters"
URLhttp://uncyclopedia.wikia.com/
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Uncyclopedia ("the content-💕") is a website that parodies Misplaced Pages. It was founded in 2005. Originally an English-language wiki, the project currently spans over 50 languages. The English version has over 25,000 pages of content.

Various styles of humour are used as a vehicle for parody, from sophisticated satire to the apparently random. Like Misplaced Pages, 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 media attention due to its articles on places and people.

Its logo, a hollow potato named Sophia after the Gnostic deity, serves as a parody of Misplaced Pages's globe logo.

History

Uncyclopedia was launched on January 5, 2005, by Jonathan Huang, known online as "Chronarion", and a pseudonymous partner called "Stillwaters". 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 megabytes out of the one-hundred megabytes of database space allowed by its webhost, leading Huang to search for a new host. 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. On July 10, 2006, Huang transferred ownership of the Uncyclopedia.org domain name to Wikia. 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. 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. 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 24, 2008, Wikia administrators moved the site to uncyclopedia.wikia.com, despite protests from the community, reversing Beesley's 2005 promise.

Approximately half of the Uncyclopedia collection is hosted by Wikia; there are also two dedicated non-Wikia servers co-located in Caledonia, Ontario which host "Uncyclopedia Babel" project content in various languages. To coordinate these projects (collectively, the "Uncyclomedia Babble Project") an Un-Meta wiki was created in 2006.

The site has caused controversy due to its articles on towns and places and its similarity with Misplaced Pages, which led to a warning being issued by the Malaysian Internal Security Ministry.

Content

Uncyclopedia's content is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 license. As with other Wikia sites, the full article database is freely available for online download. As of 2010, the English-language Uncyclopedia contains over 25,000 articles, making it one of the largest Wikia-hosted wikis. 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. Many Uncyclopedia articles will link to a corresponding Misplaced Pages article as a suggestion "for those without a sense of humor".

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's stated goal is to "provide the world's misinformation in the least redeeming and most searingly sarcastic and humorous way possible, through satire". Its articles contain information which is parodied, fabricated or parodied to such an extent that very little factual accuracy remains, and information often contradicts itself. 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". Despite all the policy pages that parody those of Misplaced Pages, Uncyclopedia has two main rules: "Be funny and not just stupid," and "Don't be a dick".

The wiki has a system for reviewing articles for their humour, grammar, spelling, use of images, and overall presentation, named Pee Review to parody Misplaced Pages's article review service Peer Review. Writers post their articles on the Pee Review project page for review by other Uncyclopedians. Similarly, a reference desk exists as the "Reefer Desk" to offer review of humorous user-edited images.

One feature of Uncyclopedia's articles is the use of quotations, usually misquoted, fictitiously attributed or entirely fabricated. Among the most recurrent themes is the invention of quotes that are attributed to Oscar Wilde, a phenomenon which began with an article stating that inventing Wilde quotes was the "national sport of England". Themes such as "Kitten Huffing" (the inhalation of the souls of cats as a form of drug abuse) and misadventure involving "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 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 flamewars, and creation of vanity pages was therefore disallowed.

Uncyclopedia 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 Wikimedia Commons
The Uncyclopedia Store The Misplaced Pages Store
UnTunes iTunes
HowTo wikiHow
Why? wikiAnswers

Subprojects

As well as housing many articles designed to satirize Misplaced Pages-style content, Uncyclopedia also contains several secondary projects (known as "UnProjects"). As of November 2007, there were 12 such projects, 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

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 "Pastafarianism", the parody 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 Onion of wiki sites.

Criticism

In May 2006, The New Zealand Herald reported on school officials, including the headmaster of King's College, stating that Uncyclopedia and Bebo were "cyber bullying menace". 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. The report contributed to the imposition and reworking of the website's vanity and cyberbullying policies, which were only loosely enforced beforehand. Uncyclopedia has also been criticised for racist humour and general hatefulness, but Huang claims that racist articles are pulled.

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, 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. 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 Council, "get it removed". The article is still on the site. Ardoyne 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.

A similar incident occurred in April 2008, when civic leaders of Telford, Shropshire, UK lashed out at an article calling the town “a world leader in the production and reproduction and re-reproduction of Chavs”. 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.

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. Uncyclopedia's users found this statement more humorous than serious, and subsequently parodied the directive in an UnNews article.

The site uses a similar layout to Misplaced Pages which may cause confusion to inexperienced users who misinterpret the content as factual.

Uncyclopedia in other languages

The Uncyclopedia concept has been adapted to wikis in more than fifty other languages. The UnNews project has similarly been replicated, under various localised names, in eighteen other languages. The websites also invoke various parody 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. On February 20, 2008, the 50 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 and German. It is "Desciclopédia" in Portuguese and "dÉsencyclopédie" in French; both mean "dis-encyclopedia". The Spanish language "Inciclopedia" and Ukrainian language "Інциклопедія" both apply the negation "in-" to "encyclopedia" (Spanish: enciclopedia, Ukrainian: Енциклопедія). In Italian "Nonciclopedia" is likewise constructed from the negation "non-" and the word "enciclopedia". In Russian "Absurdopedia" (Абсурдопедия) from the word "absurd" and "encyclopedia"; similarly, "Nonsensopedia" in Polish. The Danish "Spademanns Leksikon", unlike the Norwegian "Ikkepedia" (Not-pedia) and Swedish "Psyklopedin" (Psychlopedia), 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"). The name of the 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 Indonesian version is called Tololpedia (spelled as "Tolololpedia" in Indonesian), from the word tolol "idiot". Meanwhile, the Tagalog version of Uncyclopedia is called "Pekepedia," which is based on the word for "fake" (peke). The Turkish version is called "Yansiklopedi" which is from the words "Yan" meaning side for Turkish, and "Ansiklopedi", encyclopedia for Turkish. The Dutch is an exact translation: "Oncyclopedia Neerlandica". The Finnish version "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".

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

Portuguese — Desciclopédia

Desciclopédia, the Portuguese language version with over twenty thousand pages, is the second-largest Uncyclopedia. Founded in August 2005, it purports to be the brainchild of the largely fictional Doutor Roberto (Portuguese for "Doctor Robert") a satire upon the late powerful owner of TV Globo, Roberto Marinho. Desciclopédian humour routinely targets regional Brazilian notables such as centenarian comedy actress Dercy Gonçalves, depicted as a cover model posed for a Playboy-like magazine Playold. Actress Cláudia Raia is portrayed as a stingray (Portuguese: raia). Political leaders such as Luíz Inácio Lula da Silva (Portuguese: lula - "squid") also often fall victim to Desciclopédia's parodies, along with singers, athletes and other public figures.

Desciclopédia uses various domain hacks 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

Ansaikuropedia (Japanese: アンサイクロペディア), third-largest with just over ten thousand pages, takes its name from the katakana transliteration of the word Uncyclopedia. It was founded in December 2005.

Spanish — Inciclopedia

The Spanish Inciclopedia was established in February 2006 to accommodate content displaced by the closure of Spanish humour wiki Frikipedia. Frikipedia was shut down by the Sociedad General de Autores y Editores, a Spanish organization for copyright who were angered by Frikipedia's entry on them. Frikipedia was eventually relaunched.

Notables such as Chilean 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. Noche Hache, a television program on Spain's TV Cuatro, also mentioned Inciclopedia among supporters of Eva Hache's joke candidacy to the presidency of Spain.

Italian — Nonciclopedia

Nonciclopedia, the Italian language version, was founded on November 3, 2005 and features over 10000 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), 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 Misplaced Pages, Chuck Norris, Pier Paolo Pasolini, Silvio Berlusconi, 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.

On May 8, 2008, the Italian member of the parliament Antonio De Poli, of the UDC party, who after the segnalation of a little parents association known as "Pronto Bambino", reported in his site he had sued Nonciclopedia. In the end nothing happened, but were however written some articles about the fact and about Antonio De Poli.

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