Wikipedia:Silly Things/Outtakes of What Wikipedia is not
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What Wikipedia is not – Outtakes is a composition that explores the Wikipedia official policy What Wikipedia is not. As noted in that policy, "Wikipedia is an online encyclopedia and, as a means to that end, an online community of individuals interested in building a high-quality encyclopedia in a spirit of mutual respect. Therefore, there are certain things that Wikipedia is not." For example, Wikipedia content is not a paper encyclopedia, a dictionary, a blog or webspace provider, or a crystal ball and the Wikipedia community is not a democracy, bureaucracy, battleground, or an anarchy. Importantly, Wikipedia is not censored. However, since What Wikipedia is not was first developed beginning at least as early as September 24, 2001, a number of proposed additions never made it in. This essay looks at portions of the policy that were removed in the editing process and not included in the work's final, publicly released version. In addition, it looks at portions of the policy that may have been removed had they been added in the editing process, but nonetheless have relevance to the policy.
Note: Some really bad jokes are now at Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not/BJAODN.
Wikipedia is not about stupidity
[edit]Wikipedia is not for stupidity. Wikipedia is an online, collaborative encyclopedia and, as means to that end, an online community of individuals interested in building a high-quality encyclopedia in a spirit of mutual respect. The difference between stupidity and genius are, that the genius has its limits.
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Wikipedia is not a place for colored text
[edit]Colored text like this is too beautiful to be included in Wikipedia. Take your rainbow vibes somewhere else.
Wikipedia is not a place for REDACTED
[edit]We're sorry, this joke has been REDACTED due to it being unfunny. Please contact +1 (855) 444-8888 for more information as to why this unfunny joke has been REDACTED.
Wikipedia is not a towed gun-howitzer M1955 D-20
[edit]Though wikipedia may fire OF-32 shells at you without warning, it is not a towed gun-howitzer and you must not destroy its emplacement.
Wikipedia is not Cells at Work
[edit]I hereby proclaim the formation of Wikipedialand, and I proclaim myself Eternal Supreme Leader of the Communist Party of Wikipedialand. This means that, in any type of friendly discussion, my opinion is automatically right, and I will start an edit war with you if you are to disagree with me.
Wikipedia aint no place for grammers that is bad
[edit]There aint gonna be some grammer that not readable? Or otherwise some Grammer Nazes and Grammer Policiz could can go to you house and arrests you be makes however a exceptional.
Wikipedia is not somewhere you can put your sponsorships
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Likewise, Wikipedia is not the place to advertise your product, no matter how good it is
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Wikipedia is not a cabal
[edit]Wikipedia is only run by a cabal. Of thousands. But don't worry – you, too, can join the cabal by making a history of constructive, high-quality edits. That, and learn the secret password. (It's "Swordfish.")
- There Is No Cabal (TINC). We discussed this at the last Cabal meeting, and everyone agreed that There Is No Cabal. An announcement was made in Cabalist: The Official Newsletter of The Cabal making it clear that There Is No Cabal. The words "There Is No Cabal" are in ten-foot letters on the side of the 42-story International Cabal Headquarters, and an announcement that There Is No Cabal is shown at the start of every program on The Cabal Network. If that doesn't convince people that There Is No Cabal, I don't know what will. --Guy Macon (talk) 09:53, 18 March 2019 (UTC)
- Um... uh... Here it goes... Ѕwordfish. Wait. THat is the cyrillic dze.nota letter s. Jessedinopickles (talk) 11:59, 29 January 2024 (UTC)
Wikipedia is not a game
[edit]Do you think this is some kind of game? (WP:MMORPG notwithstanding.)
Wikipedia is not the Bible
[edit]Don't put Bible copypasta here. As stated in the gospel according to Saint Jimbo 4:20, God has commanded it.
Wikipedia is not a lightbulb
[edit]It is worth noting that if an engineer builds a better lightbulb, this engineering will have no noticeable impact on Wikipedia policies, guidelines or consensus.[2]
Wikipedia not is a place for cybersex
[edit]Nor is it a blonde 19-year old twink. Trust us on this.
Wikipedia is not a place for perky people
[edit]^_^ ;) <_< :D ^-^ (= >_> :P ^^ :3
Wikipedia is not a place for vandalism
[edit]You said: "I think you are being anal retentive and a hardass, i see how the comments on the talk page of that are unconstrucitve but it was a joke and i thought that it would be okay on the talk page. regarding + Did anyone else think that this is some funny shit!?Cholga 19:02, 19 September 2006 (UTC) that is not vandalism it was a legitimate question about what people thought about the colbert report thing. WHAT OTHER VANDALISM ARE YOPU TALKING ABOUT, YOU SAID YOU COULD COME UP WITH ANOTHER EXAMPLE I AM FURIOUS I AM USING BOLD I AM A SUPERSTAR SHOW ME THE MONEY? I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THESE SUPPOSED OTHER EXAMPLES Chola out"
- I'm complaining about your claim that you have elephants in your back yard, that elephants live in Antarctica, and that they are overpopulating the world. Article discussion pages are to be used for improving the quality of the article and this is noted at the top of that particular article. Unconstructive edits are considered vandalism. --Yamla 19:38, 19 September 2006 (UTC)
- C4n y0u g1v3 m3 4 l1nk t0 Cholga's funny r3v1510ns 4b0ut 3l3ph4nts fr0m 4nt4rct1c4 0v3rp0pul4t1ng th3 w0rld 1n th31r b4cky4rd? 1'd l1k3 t0 r34d 1t. Th4nk5. --Darth Tacker (talk) 23:36, 18 September 2016 (UTC)
- @Darth Tacker: Here. Hanif Al Husaini (talk) 15:23, 14 October 2020 (UTC)
- Toilets are clogged. Brachy08 (Talk) 09:20, 4 August 2023 (UTC)
- Click me! listen to the link Jessedinopickles (talk) 14:14, 29 January 2024 (UTC)
- Clarification, glad to help BigChrisKenney (talk) 02:22, 4 December 2024 (UTC)
- Toilets are clogged. Brachy08 (Talk) 09:20, 4 August 2023 (UTC)
- @Darth Tacker: Here. Hanif Al Husaini (talk) 15:23, 14 October 2020 (UTC)
- C4n y0u g1v3 m3 4 l1nk t0 Cholga's funny r3v1510ns 4b0ut 3l3ph4nts fr0m 4nt4rct1c4 0v3rp0pul4t1ng th3 w0rld 1n th31r b4cky4rd? 1'd l1k3 t0 r34d 1t. Th4nk5. --Darth Tacker (talk) 23:36, 18 September 2016 (UTC)
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DON'T YOU WANNA BE THE [BIG SHOT] WHO [makes all of the rules?]
WELL HAVE I A [SPECIL DEAL] FOR YOU!!!
Wikipedia is not a guttermouth convention
[edit]So please refrain from using profanity. Or else I'm bringing the mammoths back from extinction and let them take over the Illuminati so you'll never explode on us again like a pig wearing a torpedo on his macaroni and T-shirts again that have the letter = on it. And don't climb the angry mastodons dressed as a ton of bricks! And if you find yourself digging deeper Kool-aids, stop being a jerk!
It's actually a WikiMenagerie.
Wikipedia is not a place to create secret hidden messages
[edit]By embedding them in blocks of otherwise innocuous text. Did I just give something away?
Wikipedia is not a place to dump large quantities of material copied from "My Documents"
[edit]Except for here:
The book Animal Farm is, clearly, a fictional story. However, this allegory's connection to the early days of Communist Russia is all too true. The leading pigs of the Farm take control, not only of the establishment, but also of the residents. They are able to mislead the all-too-ignorant populace into thinking whatever they do is a good thing for all. The crookedness of Animal Farm's government is shown from the very start, and comes through to the end, culminating in a slogan that was all too true when the real-life correlation to this story happened not so long ago.
The first flavor I would like to see is sweet onion. I like raw onions and I know that other people do too. In addition, the onion jelly bean would mix well with some of your existing jelly bean flavors. Another flavor that I thought would be exciting and popular is the egg flavored jelly bean. Many people I know eat eggs at all times of the day and so I think it would be a popular choice. Last, but not least, is the broccoli jelly bean. I understand that broccoli jelly beans might not sound very popular at first, but you could make them be a healthy snack to eat. If they were healthy, parents could get their kids to eat broccoli in a rather sweet way.
In the dining room, many pesky monsters roam, namely Werewolves and Headless Specters. However, they are no match for the mighty football helmet! Some of the collapsing floor tiles have snack boxes hidden directly under them. Jump quickly and take the risk of falling to grab these delicious packets of tastiness. Sometimes, the menacing lit fireplace may breathe fire, guarding a snack box. Time your jump carefully and snag it without being roasted. If you head-smash some webs against the wall, it will take you into a closet with some snacks and sandwiches in it. Although you might always have a full five dog-tags in health, it is a helpful oasis. (It's also fun to stand in the right place and get the view from the inside of a rotating sandwich!)
The Truth is out there ... wait, sorry, I mean out there. Really. I mean it. Turn off the computer and go outside now. You have had enough for one day.
Wikipedia is not forgetful of citations
[edit]... and here they are:
- ^ Raidshadolovania, retrieved 2022-06-15
- ^ [1]