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EDiting for Dummies
Encyclopedia Dramatica 2.0 is a beautiful thing.
Encyclopedia Dramatica (as a rule) is only interested in articles relating to drama, internets, or memes. Articles regarding the documentation of memes tend to be created by specialists who have no use for this "Dummies Guide" because they are l33t hackers on steroids, so the instructions in this guide tend to be more focused towards articles who's subject is a person or a group of people.
Encyclopedia Dramatica does sometimes have articles on non-internets subjects.
- These should be acerbic, snarky and get a rise out of people from the opposing viewpoint.
- Otherwise it would just be Uncyclopedia.
Articles don't always have to be full of lulz. Satire isn't always "omg...lol...that is so funny!".
The more pretentious EDiots would think of satire as "the unseating of the comfortable". Think about it.
Just because you have been banned from Wikipedia doesn't mean you are welcome here. Even arch-enemies of ED have been perma-banned from Wikipedia.
Some Examples to Look at:
What is the Subject of your Article?
Drama is a crucial element, and is normally easily obtained. So you should try and make sure some is provided (if it hasn't already) even though there are no trolls at Encyclopedia Dramatica. Remember to provide links in your article to where the subject or drama can be found (eg. MySpace, YouTube, LiveJournal).
Think about "Notability". Does your article really deserve a place here?
Making an Article Worthy of Encyclopedia Dramatica
Consult the ED style guide and you will be well on your way to success!
Take a look at articles that appear on the Frontpage.
The "Article of the Now", "Did You Know?" and "Good New Articles"....
HAVE BEEN PUT THERE FOR A REASON.
They are good examples of what we want.
With an introductory paragraph and at least another two paragraphs describing
and lampooning the idiocy of the subject, together with some appropriately
captioned images, perhaps a lulzy "quote", and you are on your way to
making an article worthy of Encyclopedia Dramatica and have a good
chance that your article will not be fail.
See Also:
- The Encyclopedia Dramatica Style Guide
- Basic Rules
- When is it Crap?
- Good Joke:Word Count Ratio
- Internet Relevance
- The Kazantzakis Guide to Article Building
- Encyclopedia Dramatica Improvement Drive
- Encyclopedia Dramatica's YouTube Improvement Drive - Some more tips on what to avoid when creating articles.
PROTIP!:
- If you are creating a new article, its a good idea to create if first within your userspace like this one on "The Biz".
- Do this by creating the article in http://www.encyclopediadramatica.com/User:YourUsername/YourArticleTitle
- This means that you can save articles as "Work in Progress" without fear of it being deleted.
- Once you think you have finished your article, ask one of the Sysops to move it for you.
==Readability and Basic Tips==Avoid passive verbs and tenses.
- Read it out loud when you're done. Smooth out the parts which don't sound good.
- Sprinkle underline, bold, italics throughout your article for emphasis. These draw the reader in.
Basic Wikification
You may be be a MediaWiki n00b. Don't worry, the easiest thing to do is find an good article and steal the code from there! You could even steal code from this article!
- Here are some of the basics of wiki markup to get you started:
== Section Heading == - Creates a Section Heading [[Image:ImageName.jpg|thumb|caption here]] - Basic Image Placement (default places pic to the right). [http://www.google.com Google] - Basic URL Link [[camwhore]] -Basiclink to another ED article. [[faggot|David Miscavige]] - 'Piping'. In this example, clicking on the blue resulting link 'David Miscavige' will take you to the page 'faggot'. The article you want to link to goes first. <center><youtube>xViDc0dEhErEx</youtube></center> - embedded youtube clip (centered) * short fact - Bullet Point '''Bolded Text''' - Bolded Text
Note : For YouTube Embedded Videos
- PROTIP: It's good to have a lulzy {{quote}} from the video displayed beneath it. or something funny that passes as a quote to entice readers to watch the video.
Here is some code to copypasta!
{| align="center" style="padding:0px;"
|<center><big>'''An EDiot's Guide to 2007'''</big></center><br>
<center><youtube>pNV2Uycu1T4</youtube></center>
<br>
{{quote|This is a [[unwarrented self importance|much better]]
way to display a [[YouTube]]|'''Author''' - ''knows [[noone]]
will do this but said it anyway''}}
|}
| This Code Displays Embedded Youtube Videos Like This! |
| —Author - knows noone will do this but said it anyway |
Here is the complete description of the mediawiki extension.
In the case of Vimeo, you would use this:
<video type="vimeo" id="3095077" width="540" height="406" desc="Psychiatrists did 9/11!" frame="true" position="center"/>
Which gives you this:
You could also change the size if you are good with math.
Also : Piping and Other Things
- Why not pipe?
- Piping creates meta-lulz as long as avoiding unrelated links. Such as Tom Cruise is cool.
[[Tom Cruise]] is [[homosexual|cool]].
- Please remember to use the SHIFT KEY effectively when creating articles :
- "MySpace Killer", NOT "Myspace killer".
- "Rational Response Squad", NOT "Rational response squad"
Things to Avoid
AMIRITE
NO YOU ARE NOT RIGHT.
===The strikethrough tag===strikes through
IT'S OVER NINE THOUSAND
Last Thursday
At least 100
An Hero
Luke 14:26
The Bel-Air
See Also: So Cash
Unnecessary vulgarity
Yes, you're allowed to say shit, piss, fuck, cock, dick, bastard, dyke, cunt, twat, ass, dildo, nigger, kike, spic, wop, wog, jigaboo, jap, chink, gook, beaner, dago, cum, faggot, paki, sand-nigger, towel-head, Jew, gypsy, tits, pussy, boobs, taint, homo, smegma, shite, snatch, snizz, queef, and felch here. Don't you feel a little more grown-up for it?
AWESOME! I can still say JEW!!!
'''Bold text'''
???? and PROFIT!
First Person Perspective
talk pages and your LJ.
Overuse of Memes
Uploading Images
You can easily upload images, by using Special:Upload linked in the toolbox on the left of every page below the search bar. Before you upload, make sure to read and follow the image use policy. Uploading bestiality and child porn is obviously a very bad thing and anyone doing this will be banned indefinitely.
You will need to include a description of the file in the Summary. If the file does not have a description or the description is inaccurate, the image may be deleted. See ED:MEDIA. Important:
- CHECK THE FUCKING FILE SIZE!
- Please try and not upload anything larger than 150kb. kthx!
See Also
| Policy This article defines official ED Policy. |
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