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=== Wikipedia provides examples of: ===
=== Wikipedia provides examples of: ===
* [[Anthropomorphic Personification]]: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipe-tan Wikipe-tan], specifically [[Moe Anthropomorphism]].
* [[Anthropomorphic Personification]]: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/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 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:APRIL here].
* [[April Fools' Day]]: Since the very beginning, April Fools' pranks have run rampant on Wikipedia, even by established editors. See a list of them [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:APRIL here].
* [[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.
* [[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.
* [[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.
* [[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.
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* [[Defictionalization]]: Wikipedia has proven ''itself'' correct [http://tech.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=09/02/10/2211220 at least once].
* [[Defictionalization]]: Wikipedia has proven ''itself'' correct [http://tech.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=09/02/10/2211220 at least once].
* [[Digital Piracy Is Evil]]: Apparently [http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_upshot/20100803/od_yblog_upshot/fbi-will-fight-valiantly-to-protect-the-integrity-of-its-seal-from-internet-encyclopedians FBI threatened to sue Wikipedia for using its logo].
* [[Digital Piracy Is Evil]]: Apparently [http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_upshot/20100803/od_yblog_upshot/fbi-will-fight-valiantly-to-protect-the-integrity-of-its-seal-from-internet-encyclopedians FBI threatened to sue Wikipedia for using its logo].
* [[Drive By Updater]]: In an odd twist, even useful drive-by-edits are sometimes reverted.
* [[Drive-By Updater]]: In an odd twist, even useful drive-by-edits are sometimes reverted.
* [[Dr. Pedia and Mr. Trope]]
* [[Dr. Pedia and Mr. Trope]]
* [[Edit War]]: Due to its size, these are just as likely to occur between administrators as between regular users.
* [[Edit War]]: Due to its size, these are just as likely to occur between administrators as between regular users.
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