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* [[Anthropomorphic Personification]]: [[wikipedia:Wikipedia:Wikipe-tan|Wikipe-tan]], specifically [[Moe Anthropomorphism]].
* [[April Fools' Day]]: Since the very beginning, April Fools' pranks have run rampant on Wikipedia, even by established editors. See a list of them [[wikipedia:Wikipedia:APRIL|here]].
* [[Beige Prose]]: While some articles are chock full of technical words that you'll have to have a dictionary on the second tab, most articles on the site are presented in a simple, matter of fact way without any flowery wording whatsoever.
* [[Captain Obvious]]: Wikipedia's attempt to be a thorough information source presented in an easy, accessible format while maintaining a dry and formal tone of language sometimes leads to some unintentionally hilarious examples of this.
* [[The Comically Serious]]: Wikipedia maintains a dry, serious, and formal tone with even the most ridiculous and absurd subject matter, leading to unintentionally or sometimes intentionally hilarious read throughs.
* [[Common Knowledge]]: The pop-culture version of Wikipedia is overflowing with ridiculously phony and inaccurate information. ("[[George W. Bush]] is a time-traveler from the year 3000 sent back in time to fight the Martians from the planet Venus!") [[Did Not Do the Research|Quite unlike the real-life version]], it appears to have no blocking or vandalism policies whatsoever.
* [[Conversation in the Main Page]]: Averted hard and fast - this usually survives minutes at absolute most.
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* [[Meido]]: The various maintenance bots are sometimes personified as such.
* [[Moe Anthropomorphism]]: Yes, they have their own one. In this case: Wikipe-tan.
* [[Not So Above It All]]: Yes, even this infamously formal wiki has a humorous side, usually you can find it in essay pages. Even them, they're usually of the [[Comically Serious]] kind.
* [[Orwellian Editor]]: Purges eventually became something of a [[Running Gag]]. Occasionally, it's fiefdoms of exiled editors purged - like that [https://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/12/18/zoophilia_wikiscandal/ zoophilia related content]. Other times, politics and/or lack of adoration toward wikipedia itself - for example, [http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4280502/Anonymous-Wikipedia-activists-promote-warped-agenda.html Daily Mail] and [https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/02/09/wikipedians_snubs_daily_mail_youre_not_reliable/ El Reg] are purge-at-will, and [http://thepeoplescube.com/peoples-blog/the-people-s-cube-entry-has-just-been-deleted-from-wikipedia-t19170-80.html#p218037 The People's Cube] became an [[Unperson|un-site]].
** Alicia Machado [http://takimag.com/article/from_orwell_to_gladwell_and_back_steve_sailer/ biography whitewashing].
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