The Department of Fun is dedicated to providing the Wikipediancommunity, both young and old editors, with things to make them stay at Wikipedia, indirectly improving the encyclopedia. Below, you can find links to fun pages or fun things to do, other Wikipedian Associations, and a list of members who help with the creation and upkeep of entertaining or fun pages.
Please, if you have ideas for activities or competitions, do not hesitate to post them to the discussion page or join the Department of Fun. And above all, enjoy yourself!
If there is any work that needs to be done please post a task and the Department of Fun will see that it is dealt with. Add new tasks to the bottom of the To Do List, by "Editing" this section. Use an asterisk, followed by your Task Description. Replies require a colon, Template:Done not required, but encouraged. Sign with four tildes~~~~. This Section Is NOT For General Discussion.
I'm trying to find the person who said "Millard Fillmore ate a rutabaga and badger muffaletta", it was in a discussion about deleting funny word but I cannot spot the original discussion... Pedant 03:21, 12 August 2006 (UTC)
I would like to see more people using the template Youshouldbe or signed to category Egocentric Wikipedians [1], what can I do? I'd be satisfied with such thing done. — E&M 15:44, 21 May 2007 (UTC)
I think we need to set up more voluntary associations, like one for Wikipedians who are interesting in being representatives to the other projects run by Wikipedia, click here for a prototype. Laleena 12:04, 6 September 2007 (UTC)
A template would be cool. A template that you could leave on a user talk page before your sig that said something to the effect of "the Wikipedia Department of Fun has been here." (Obviously more creative, I just can't think of anything right now). That way if I left a message with someone in the name of fun I could tag it with that template too. You know, so they know who's responsible for spreading the fun. Any takers for this fun assignment?A mcmurray 20:57, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
I think a template for humorous related articles would be a better idea. Ronbo76 22:04, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
Not sureI don't know if most users here are interested in contributing to humor related articles, but sure why not. IvoShandor 06:34, 30 March 2007 (UTC)
Added I've created a Department of Fun template to use on humorous related articles, review it. {{Department_of_Fun}}E&M 01:56, 29 May 2007 (UTC)
I am currently applying for a Wikia decicated for pages just like the above. When I get it I will send a link here.Darkside2000 (talk) 09:40, 29 September 2009 (UTC)
ωAwaiting When you get it, can you apply for a Wikia for Feather and Bone: The Crow Chronicles? I would, but I'm not completely sure how it works.Pumagirl7Leave a message 21:20, 14 June 2011 (UTC)
This article is supported by the Department of Fun, which aims to provide Wikipedians with fun so that they stay on Wikipedia and keep on improving articles. If you have any ideas, do not hesitate to post them to the discussion page or access our home page to join the Department of Fun.Department of FunWikipedia:Department of FunTemplate:WikiProject Department of FunDepartment of Fun articles
Add a Smile to your posts on talk pages. - click "show" to see Smiles
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Hello Recipient, Example User has smiled at you! Smiles promote WikiLove and hopefully this one has made your day better. Spread the WikiLove by smiling to someone else, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past or a good friend. Go on, smile! Cheers, and happy editing! Smile at others by adding {{subst:Smile}} to their talk page with a friendly message.
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Hello Recipient, User:Example User has smiled at you! Smiles promote WikiLove and hopefully this one has made your day better. Spread the WikiLove by smiling to someone else, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past or a good friend. Go on, smile! Cheers, and happy editing! Smile at others by adding {{subst:Smile}} to their talk page with a friendly message.
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Hello Recipient, Example User (Talk) has smiled at you! Smiles promote WikiLove and hopefully this one has made your day better. Spread the WikiLove by smiling to someone else, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past or a good friend. Go on, smile! Cheers, and happy editing! Smile at others by adding {{subst:Smile}} to their talk page with a friendly message.
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Hello Recipient, User:Example User has smiled at you! Smiles promote WikiLove and hopefully this one has made your day better. Spread the WikiLove by smiling to someone else, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past or a good friend. Go on, smile! Cheers, and happy editing!
Example UserTalk03:25, 14 May 2006 (UTC)[reply] Smile at others by adding {{subst:Smile}} to their talk page with a friendly message.
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Hello Recipient, Example User (Talk) has smiled at you! Smiles promote WikiLove and hopefully this one has made your day better. Spread the WikiLove by smiling to someone else, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past or a good friend. Go on, smile! Cheers, and happy editing!
Example UserTalk03:25, 14 May 2006 (UTC)[reply] Smile at others by adding {{subst:Smile}} to their talk page with a friendly message.
This page is intended as humor. It is not, has never been, nor will ever be, a Wikipedia policy or guideline. Rather, it illustrates standards or conduct that are generally not accepted by the Wikipedia community.
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You have new smiles Hello Department of Fun! Your smile has livened my day so much I have smiled back at you! You can share the wikilove at any time by adding {{Smile}} or {{User:WVRMad/Smileback}} on someone's talk page.
You can also use some of the userboxes at the humour userboxes, as long as the userbox you choose does not contain any oaths. We do not encourage anyone to swear.
Icons
DoF
A DoF icon has been created. Use {{User:Hi878/DoF Icon}} to put it on you user page. It is based off of {{topicon}}, so it can be positioned in the same way.
{{User:EWikist/Templates/BouncingWiki}}
Adds a Bouncing Wikipedia Globe, to the bottom right corner of your userpage or user talk page, that links to the Wikipedia Main Page.
Wikipedia:Contests (article-writing and other kinds) are another fun thing to do, all of which encourage users to make contributions.
WikiQuizes, a game made up of various quizzes pertaining to a wide variety of subjects where users obtain points and awards. New quizzes are added often.
WikiCup 2011 The WikiCup is a championship which takes place every year on Wikipedia. The cup is played and won by skill of editing, in which the purpose of the cup is to encourage mainspace editing and to make editing fun here on Wikipedia. Entry is available for any registered user; experience doesn't matter.
Last topic pool, a pool for guessing what the topic of the last article created on Wikipedia may be, and other pools.
Events
Wikipedia:The Great Wikipedia Dramaout - On July 18, 2009, Wikipedians were asked to voluntarily refrain from editing all non-article areas of Wikipedia for 5 days, and instead dedicate themselves to creating, cleaning up, and building articles. The Dramaout was a huge success and will likely become an annual event.
Wikipedia:Martin Luther King Day of Service - On January 15th, interested Wikipedians will work collectively on some of the thankless, but worthwhile maintenance tasks that have serious backlogs.
Randomosity A "structured graffiti" wall for people to be utterly random on. Come and get a free toy today! Warning: Users may not-in fact, definitely will not-get a toy.
The Longest Wiki-Story Continue this story related to Wikipedia and while you're at it, add your name to the list of Legendary Storytellers! (I hope we get at least 1000 pages worth of Wikipediholism in the story.)
Wikipedia Roulette To play Wikipedia Roulette click the link, and if a page comes up that you have edited, you win. Extra points if you can either contribute something to, or correct something on, the page you land on.
Wikipoem - A collaborative project to write a poem!
Wikipedia:Wikirace - A game for two or more players to see who can reach a certain page first.
The Forge - A combination of a sandbox, a WA game, the Larger Number Game, a place to list ideas for colors, and the legendary Forge Game, which plays like 1000 Blank White Cards.
The WikiGame Graveyard
May these games rest in peace.
To see games that have expired or are no longer active, click "show".
Wikifun This page deals mostly with a trivia/scavenger hunt type of competition. The winner of a round goes on to create new tasks for the next round and so on so forth.
Wikipedia:Wiki Game - Multiplayer game, see who can "find their way" to a specific page in the least number of clicks.
User:Dylan620/Userbox/linkfinder game: It's quite modest, and I'm not a member of the Department of Fun, plus it's a userbox, but it could put a smile on the faces of others.
Wikipediholic This page describes the pros/cons of Wikipediholism and also includes a test to see how "wikidicted" you really are.
Unusual articles This page is for Wikipedians to list articles that seem a bit unusual.
The sandbox used for edit tests can sometimes be quite amusing. You might browse through the page's history to see what fun, or outright mischief, has happened to this page. If you remove something offensive from the sandbox, you might be awarded the "Atlas Award" -- named after Charles Atlas, the famed bodybuilder, who based his mail order sales business on his claim to have been a "98-pound weakling" who had had "sand kicked in (his) face" by bullies. The sandbox is not a litterbox.
While Meta:Hotel Wikipedia is the official theme song, there's no reason not to make up your own songs. Since it has been recognized that the Wikiholic in particular needs lots of ways to create their own culture or at least encounter their own despair, we probably needs lots more songs on the Wikisong list. Don't worry! You don't have to write music, just rip off a tune everyone knows and change the lyrics, marking it TTTO for "to the tune of" the victimized song.
These songs can be sung in public, but, that may only compound your problem. Just humming a few bars of the song can remind people of the Wikipedia-themed lyrics and create yet more in-jokes that will further isolate you from non-Wikipedian human contact. Which we encourage.
Some Wikipedians[who?] have formed voluntary associations to participate in various activities on Wikipedia. Consult their pages if you are interested in participating.
WikiFun Police, a WikiProject devoted to the improvement and development of the humorous aspects of Wikipedia.
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27:81, 15 June 2011 (nOOb) o.O <--------------------------- This User is not an Oger (yet) - DANGER BUTTON : .....................NO.....................
