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Encyclopædia Dramatica

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LOLBURGER: updating site founders

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| title = Encyclopædia Dramatica
| image = [[File:EDonlinerestorelogo.png|225px|ED.online temp logo]]
| author = '''Owners:''' ?
* '''Site Founder:''' [[Girlvinyl]] (.com original), [[Ryan Cleary]] (.ch remake), [[Jacob Stellmach]] (.wiki version), [[MarioMario456]] (.top & .win version), [[GirlOnInternet]] (.wtf & .gay version), [[Aifoxhi]] (.cm & .cc version)
* '''Admins''': ?
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| began = December 2004
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| genre = Multimedia archive
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[[File:EDLogo.png|right|thumb|225px|Original ED.com logo]]
[[File:ED.ch.png|right|thumb|225px|ED's logo after Girlvinyl's reign]]
[[File:EDAltLogo.png|right|thumb|ED.wiki's alt site logo]]
'''Encyclopedia Dramatica''', also known as '''ED''', is a reference-style [[W:Parody|parody]] and [[W:satire|satire]] [[W:Wiki|wiki]] that acts as a central catalog for [[drama]], [[meme]]s, and other (mostly Internet-based) people and events that its members find interesting or "[[W:http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/lulz|lulzy]]".

==History==

Encyclopedia Dramatica (originally also known as '''encyclopediadramatica.com''') was originally founded by '''Girlvinyl''' in December 2004 as a compendium of internet personalities, events, and memes in response to [[W:Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Mediacrat|the deletion of the Mediacrat vanity page]] on [[Wikipedia]],{{cn}} created by [[LiveJournal]] [[e-celebrity]] [[W:User:Jameth|Jameth]] (who used to be an honorary [[administrator]] on the site).{{cn}}

=== End of ED.com ===

In April 2011, ED.com's owners redirected encyclopediadramatica.com to a replacement site, [https://web.archive.org/web/20130929053416/http://ohinternet.com/Main_Page Oh Internet], a new website dedicated to documenting Internet culture while remaining [[W:Not safe for work|SFW]] (safe for work). Girlvinyl stated:

{{Q|Shock for shock’s sake is old at this point and we’re looking forward to the future and how things are evolving … when you put user experience first, the language becomes highly important and that’s what we’ve done.}}

'''Encyclopedia Dramatica (.ch)''' was created by users and former administrators<ref>[http://www.dailydot.com/culture/encyclopedia-dramatica-returns/ ''Encyclopedia Dramatica's seething satire is back''] article on [http://www.dailydot.com/ The daily Dot]. Posted July 26, 2011. Retrieved May 22, 2013.</ref> displeased with the move. Using data from a recent "Web Ecology Project" scrape,<ref>http://www.webecologyproject.org/2011/04/archiving-internet-subculture-encyclopedia-dramatica/</ref> [[W:Google Cache|Google Cache]], and [[W:Archive.org|The Wayback Machine]], volunteers salvaged most of the articles and images from the original site.

In October 2013, OhInternet was closed after vandals targeted it.

=== ED.ch troubles and domain loss ===

ED.ch went offline after the site's founder, [[W:LulzSec#Law_enforcement_response|Ryan Cleary]], was arrested for alleged affiliation to [[W:LulzSec|LulzSec]], the [[troll]] hacker group,<ref>[http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2011/jun/22/ryan-cleary-charged-lulzsec-hacking ''Teenager Ryan Cleary charged over LulzSec hacking''] article on [[W:The Guardian|The Guardian]]. Retrieved ?.</ref> which let to an additional criminal charge of "downloading and possessing [[W:Child pornography laws in the United Kingdom|child pornography]]".<ref>[http://www.zdnet.com/lulzsec-group-sentenced-hacker-combats-child-porn-allegations-7000015489/ ''LulzSec group sentenced; hacker combats child porn allegations''] article on [[W:ZDNet|ZDNet]]. Dated May 16, 2013. Retrieved October 2, 2014.</ref> The forums were also down after being hacked by user '''savetheinternet'''{{cn}} in retaliation for a massive [[Wikipedia:DDos|DDoS]] attack on the host his own site, [http://4chon.net 4chon.net];<ref>[http://www.dreamhoststatus.com/2011/04/30/major-system-wide-outage/ ''Major System-Wide Outage (RESOLVED)''] post on the [http://www.dreamhoststatus.com/ Dreamhoststatus.com]'s status page. Retrieved ?.</ref> $300 in donations were needed to revive them, which was raised within 24 hours.<ref>[http://forum.encyclopediadramatica.rs/threads/announcements-updated-aug-17-2011-10-00-am-est-thread-unlocked.83/#post-17075 ''All announcements will be posted here for your reading pleasure.''] thread on the Encyclopedia Dramatica (.rs) forums. Retrieved ?.</ref>

In March of 2012, encyclopædiadramatica.ch suffered a brief downtime due to renewal complications with the domain registrars in Switzerland. While the database was secured, the site was not able to be accessed until '''encyclopediadramatica.se''' was purchased. Since then, encyclopædiadramatica.se is still working with the registrars to re-obtain the .ch domain.<ref>[http://forum.encyclopediadramatica.rs/threads/encyclopedia-dramatica-is-now-encyclopediadramatica-se.7344/ Encyclopedia ''Dramatica is now encyclopediadramatica.se''] thread on the [http://forum.encyclopediadramatica.rs/ Encyclopedia Dramatica (.rs) forums]. Retrieved ?.</ref>

On June 27, 2011, the ED.ch forums were hacked again, and the email addresses of every registered member were posted to [[W:Pastebin|Pastebin]] and published in a blog owned by [[W:Google|Google]] and [[Wikipedia]] critic [[W:Daniel Brandt|Daniel Brandt]] entitled ''[http://josephevers.blogspot.com Encyclopedia Dramatica: There is no Joseph Evers]''.

Photos and personal data of some of the more prominent users were also revealed ([[W:Dox|Doxed]]), particularly user [[Zaiger]].{{cn}} Among other things, logs from the ED [[IRC]] channel that showed users in a negative light were posted.{{cn}}

=== ED.se domain loss ===

On September 13, 2013, encyclopædiadramatica.se went off-line,{{clarify}}{{cn}} returning a few days later under its prior Spanish-based mirror domain, '''encyclopædiadramatica.es'''.

=== ED.es domain loss ===

On October 1, 2014, the encyclopediadramatica.es domain ceased functioning,<ref>[https://twitter.com/ED_Updates/status/517430638509453312 Encyc Dramatica æ on Twitter: "ED is down at the moment. We are fixing it, but until it's fixed you can still get on the site if you edit your... <nowiki>http://t.co/QDK0xXtbNa</nowiki>"]</ref> and on October 6, Encyclopedia Dramatica returned to its .se domain.<ref>[https://twitter.com/ED_Updates/status/519275820062617600 Encyc Dramatica æ on Twitter: "Encyclopedia Dramatica is back! <nowiki>https://t.co/KwXto8xFzW</nowiki> #GamerGate"]</ref>

=== ED.se/ED.rs/ED.wiki ===

On (date unknown), encyclopediadramatica.se switched to encyclopediadramatica.rs for yet-to-be-stated reasons. In 2019, ED.rs' content was deleted by an ED [[administrator]],<ref>[https://encyclopediadramatica.rs ''A general update for the plebs''] message on encyclopediadramatica.rs' website's front page. Retrieved July 3, 2020.</ref> returning back up as a static front page.

In early 2020, encyclopediadramatica.rs switched to encyclopediadramatica.wiki, under user '''Jacob Stellmach''' ('''Aediot''') control.

=== ED.wiki and ED.online ===

On December 13, 2020, due to unknown reasons, Encyclopædia Dramatica now directs two different top-level domain names: the .wiki version founded in January 2020 by Stellmach and the '''.online''' version founded in December 5, 2020, by an unknown party.{{cn}} The domain name '''.xyz''', created on September 2020, was redirected to the .online domain until it went offline. '''.online''' suddenly went offline on May 6, 2024.<ref>[https://encyclopediadramatica.win/Encyclopedia_Dramatica:Picture_of_the_Now#May_2024 There has not been a featured picture on May 7, 2024 to May 18, 2024 due to ED being offline.]</ref>

=== ED.top and ED.win ===

On May 18, 2024, Encyclopædia Dramatica returned under the TLD of '''.top''' after being down for 10-11 days. The wiki was under new management of a user named '''MarioMario456''' Not too long after returning however, MarioMario456 had to delete some of the pages due to complaints from Namecheap, ED's registrar at the time. On June 8, 2024, '''.top''' was taken offline by Namecheap because ED's content violates their ToU.<ref>[https://forums.encyclopediadramatica.gay/threads/the-wiki-is-down.2288/post-52365 MarioMario456 announcing that the domain had been suspended by Namecheap]</ref><ref>[https://encyclopediadramatica.win/Encyclopedia_Dramatica:Quote_of_the_Now/June_10,_2024 MarioMario456's email on why Namecheap took ED down]</ref> People speculated that it would be a month before ED comes back online.<ref>[https://forums.encyclopediadramatica.gay/threads/the-wiki-is-down.2288/page-2#post-52401 Community speculation on when ED comes back online]</ref> The wiki came back on July 8, 2024 under '''ED.win''' after a month of waiting for Namecheap to open up access to the domain. ED.win remains online to this day.

=== edramatica.com/ED.wtf/ED.gay ===

While MarioMario456 was waiting for Namecheap to unlock the '''.top''' domain so he could move to another registrar, a few members from the ED forum (notably GirlOnInternet) took matters into their own hands and attempted to revive ED. Once '''.top''' went offline, they immediately registered '''edramatica.com'''.<ref>https://forums.encyclopediadramatica.gay/threads/the-wiki-is-down.2288/page-2#post-52475</ref> However, it wouldn't be long before their registrar, easyDNS took edramatica.com offline after only 9 days. Immediately afterwards, '''ED.wtf''' was registered, however it didn't last even a day before it was taken down. The reason .wtf was taken down is unknown, but it can be speculated that their registrar took it offline. Around a day later after that happened, ED.gay was registered and still remains online to this day.

=== ED.cm and ED.cc ===

While ED.wtf was down, a member of the ED discord named '''Aifoxhi''' wanted to revive ED under her regime. Her way of doing this was by registering two domains, '''ED.cm''' and '''ED.cc'''. Both were almost immediately taken down by their registrars (CAMOO Hosting for .cm, Njalla for .cc) due to having offensive content. After this, ED.gay took its place.

=== Address changes ===

* [http://replay.web.archive.org/20100821153719/http://encyclopediadramatica.com/Main_Page http://encyclopediadramatica.com] - 2004 to 2011
* <nowiki>http://encyclopediadramatica.ch</nowiki> - 2011 to 2012
* <nowiki>http://encyclopediadramatica.se</nowiki> - 2012 to 2013
* <nowiki>http://encyclopediadramatica.es</nowiki> - 2013 to 2014
* <nowiki>http://encyclopediadramatica.se</nowiki> - 2014 to 2017
* <nowiki>http://encyclopediadramatica.rs</nowiki> - 2017 to 2019
* <nowiki>http://encyclopediadramatica.wiki</nowiki> - 2020 to 2021
* <nowiki>http://encyclopediadramatica.online</nowiki> - 2020 to 2024
* <nowiki>http://encyclopediadramatica.top</nowiki> - May 2024 to June 2024
* <nowiki>http://encyclopediadramatica.wtf</nowiki> - June 2024
* <nowiki>http://edramatica.com</nowiki> - June 2024
* <nowiki>http://encyclopediadramatica.cc</nowiki> - June 2024
* <nowiki>http://encyclopediadramatica.cm</nowiki> - June 2024
* <nowiki>http://encyclopediadramatica.gay</nowiki> - June 2024 - Present
* <nowiki>http://encyclopediadramatica.win</nowiki> - July 2024 - Present

== Types of content ==
[[File:Ae-tan ED Mascot.jpg|right|thumb|Ae-tan, ED [[Mascot]].]]
Most ED articles avoid a "neutral point of view" and encourage sarcasm, hyperbole, and other kinds of mocking of the article's subject; they are not required to be referenced or have any basis in fact. It has been compared to an internet version of a [[W:Supermarket_tabloid|tabloid]] and the [[W:Devil's Dictionary|Devil's Dictionary]].{{cn}} The only effective editorial requirements are that the content is legal and funny.{{cn}}

=== Article themes ===

* Criticism of Wikipedia, its [[editor]]s, [[administrator]]s, and policies
* The people, events, and culture of [[LiveJournal]]
* Social and political commentary
* [[W:Shock images|Shock images]]
* [[W:Blog|Weblog]], [[forum]], and [[W:Massively multiplayer online role-playing game|MMO]] [[drama]]
* Internet celebrities
* Internet memes, including those from [[SomethingAwful]] and the various [[image board|Chan]] image boards
* Mocking subcultures like [[W:Emo|emo]], [[W:Goth subculture|goths]], [[furries]], and anyone the members consider to have an unwarranted case of self-importance{{cn}}
* Presenting an article as comprehensive, while delivering satirical commentary and criticism
* Purposeful misinformation

=== Images ===

Encyclopedia Dramatica contains a large amount of [[pornography|pornographic]] and shock images, including advertisements on the sidebars that featured mostly [[adult]] content.

== Controversy ==
=== Drama ===

The most common criticism of Encyclopedia Dramatica is that its purpose of documenting drama often resulted in the promotion of drama, be it through invasions, pranks, reposting of sensitive information, or the very existence of an article on the site.

=== Copyright ===

The sensitive information that appeared in ED articles is typically gathered from long-forgotten, obscure corners of the internet, and is usually upsetting to the subject, to the point of legal threats and action.{{cn}} Encyclopedia Dramatica relies on the [[W:Fair use|fair use exception]] clauses of [[W:Copyright law of the United States|United States copyright law]] as a defense. Their [[Arbchat]] procedure{{clarify}} was the sole method of information removal and revision that does not involve the legal system.

The website states that all content contributed is irrevocably "licensed for infinite use to Encyclopedia Dramatica, in electronic and all other media."{{cn}}

=== Privacy ===

The site often revealed personal information about ordinary people such as names, addresses, and phone numbers if found ([[W:Doxing|Doxxing]]).

== Encyclopedia Dramatica and furry ==
[[File:EDEdit.png|right|thumb|325px|"ED edits", as posted on the ED website (as of June 4, 2023)]]
The ED.rs site contains almost all old ED.com, ED.ch, and ED.es articles documenting the [[furry fandom]] and [[furry]]-related topics. The ED.rs "[[Furfag|FurFaggotry]] Portal"<ref>[https://encyclopediadramatica.rs/Portal:Furfaggotry Portal:FurFaggotry] on [http://encylclopediadramatica.rs/ Encyclopedia Dramatica (.rs)]. Retrieved ?.</ref> was once maintained by EDitors<ref>[https://encyclopediadramatica.rs/Special:ListUsers/Editors ED.rs editor list] on Encyclopedia Dramatica (.rs). Retrieved June 7, 2013.</ref> [[Equivamp]] and '''Notanalt''', and former [[administrator]] [[Schnookums]].<ref>[https://encyclopediadramatica.rs/User:Zaiger/Encyclopedia_Dramatica:Caretakers#Furfaggotry ''Encyclopedia Dramatica:Caretakers''] page on Encyclopedia Dramatica (.rs). Retrieved November 13, 2013.</ref><ref>[https://encyclopediadramatica.rs/index.php?title=User:Schnookums&oldid=684646 ''This User is M.I.A.''] on Encyclopedia Dramatica (.rs). Retrieved November 1, 2014.</ref>

The site's material on furries is generally unflattering, and a great deal is intentionally offensive. However, not all of its editors and administrators are [[anti-furry]], and ED claims{{cn}} it only makes broad generalizations of the [[furry fandom]] and portrays furries as [[W:Paraphilia|sexual deviant]]s because it is more humorous and interesting to read about something scandalous and shocking.{{cn}}

Furries are generally not picked out from editing as long as they follow the site's policies and refrain from [[vandal]]izing..<ref>[https://encyclopediadramatica.rs/Template:Furry/Welcome Furry "Welcome" template] on Encyclopedia Dramatica (.rs). Dated September 14, 2012. Retrieved November 1, 2014.</ref> Besides criticizing the fandom in general, some furries use the site to criticize specific individuals or groups, particularly ones who they feel make furries look bad or to make private drama very public and persistent.<ref>[https://encyclopediadramatica.rs/Cigarskunk Cigarskunk's article] on Encyclopedia Dramatica (.rs). Dated June 30, 2011. Retrieved November 1, 2014.</ref>

The original ED.com was often used as staging ground for massive [[troll]]ing or [[W:Spamming|spamming]] crusades against a certain furry and sites deemed particularly perverted or offensive,{{cn}} and ED 'raids' had forced several furries to abandon accounts on [[Youtube]] and [[DeviantArt]] due to repeated spam barrages.{{cn}} Notable victims of this practice are [[Straitfox|InSaNe-REYNARD]] and [[Snapesnogger]], both artists who were driven off DeviantArt.{{cn}}

=== "ED edits" ===

An "'''ED edit'''" is a form of vandalism suggested by Encyclopædia Dramatica for use against [[Wikifur]], the [[furry|furry wiki]]. EDitors are instructed to make small runs of actual valid edits on the wiki while inserting nonsense/vandalism alongside it, ([https://en.wikifur.com/w/index.php?title=Rhinoceros&diff=567362&oldid=559337 example of valid data alongside vandal links]) and/or adding information that appeared valid enough to leave alone initially ([https://en.wikifur.com/w/index.php?title=Rhinoceros&diff=567362&oldid=559337 example of initial valid data alongside vandal links added later]).

Vandal EDitors and editors have ever since created single, tiny "ED edits" that were quickly deleted, or have actually spent time creating a large number of changes that were actually initially "helpful", just to have a single/couple nonsense/vandal added to the effort that made to whole job suspect, and most of the time, prone to have it all deleted ([https://en.wikifur.com/w/index.php?title=Primate&action=history edit history of the article "[[Primate]]", often hit by multiple "ED edits"]), ([https://en.wikifur.com/wiki/Special:Contributions/188.146.120.159 ANON IP spending way too much time on a vandal run]).

It is personally up to valid editors and [[curator]]s to rescue any found useful info that could be added back to the targeted article, or to be used to create new ones ([https://en.wikifur.com/w/index.php?title=Bovine&action=history "[[Bovine]]", an initially vandalized/suspect article that ended up becoming a large, informative, full one]).

== References ==
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== See also ==

*[[W:Encyclopedia Dramatica|Encyclopedia Dramatica]] on [[Wikipedia]]

== External links ==
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* [https://www.encyclopediadramatica.online/forums/index.php Encyclopædia Dramatica (.online)] [[forum]]
* [https://twitter.com/LulzWeTrust Encyclopædia Dramatica (.online)] on [[Twitter]]
* [https://discord.com/invite/wSNDvSAKS8 Encyclopædia Dramatica (.online)] on [[Discord]]
* [https://t.me/encyclopedia_dramatica Encyclopædia Dramatica (.online)] on [[Telegram]]
* [irc://irc.wtfux.org/ed Encyclopædia Dramatica (.online)] on [[IRC]]
* [http://encyclopedia-dramatica.tumblr.com Encyclopædia Dramatica (.rs)] on [[Tumblr]]
* [https://www.reddit.com/r/encyclopediadramatica/ Encyclopædia Dramatica (.online)] on [[Reddit]]
* [https://www.pinterest.com/encyclopediadramatica/ Encyclopædia Dramatica (.wiki)] on [[Pinterest]] (abandoned)

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Encyclopædia Dramatica

2024-07-21T21:02:06Z

LOLBURGER: 3 not 2

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| title = Encyclopædia Dramatica
| image = [[File:EDonlinerestorelogo.png|225px|ED.online temp logo]]
| author = '''Owners:''' ?
* '''Site Founder:''' [[Girlvinyl]] (.com original), [[Ryan Cleary]] (.ch remake), [[Jacob Stellmach]] (.wiki version)
* '''Admins''': ?
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[[File:EDLogo.png|right|thumb|225px|Original ED.com logo]]
[[File:ED.ch.png|right|thumb|225px|ED's logo after Girlvinyl's reign]]
[[File:EDAltLogo.png|right|thumb|ED.wiki's alt site logo]]
'''Encyclopedia Dramatica''', also known as '''ED''', is a reference-style [[W:Parody|parody]] and [[W:satire|satire]] [[W:Wiki|wiki]] that acts as a central catalog for [[drama]], [[meme]]s, and other (mostly Internet-based) people and events that its members find interesting or "[[W:http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/lulz|lulzy]]".

==History==

Encyclopedia Dramatica (originally also known as '''encyclopediadramatica.com''') was originally founded by '''Girlvinyl''' in December 2004 as a compendium of internet personalities, events, and memes in response to [[W:Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Mediacrat|the deletion of the Mediacrat vanity page]] on [[Wikipedia]],{{cn}} created by [[LiveJournal]] [[e-celebrity]] [[W:User:Jameth|Jameth]] (who used to be an honorary [[administrator]] on the site).{{cn}}

=== End of ED.com ===

In April 2011, ED.com's owners redirected encyclopediadramatica.com to a replacement site, [https://web.archive.org/web/20130929053416/http://ohinternet.com/Main_Page Oh Internet], a new website dedicated to documenting Internet culture while remaining [[W:Not safe for work|SFW]] (safe for work). Girlvinyl stated:

{{Q|Shock for shock’s sake is old at this point and we’re looking forward to the future and how things are evolving … when you put user experience first, the language becomes highly important and that’s what we’ve done.}}

'''Encyclopedia Dramatica (.ch)''' was created by users and former administrators<ref>[http://www.dailydot.com/culture/encyclopedia-dramatica-returns/ ''Encyclopedia Dramatica's seething satire is back''] article on [http://www.dailydot.com/ The daily Dot]. Posted July 26, 2011. Retrieved May 22, 2013.</ref> displeased with the move. Using data from a recent "Web Ecology Project" scrape,<ref>http://www.webecologyproject.org/2011/04/archiving-internet-subculture-encyclopedia-dramatica/</ref> [[W:Google Cache|Google Cache]], and [[W:Archive.org|The Wayback Machine]], volunteers salvaged most of the articles and images from the original site.

In October 2013, OhInternet was closed after vandals targeted it.

=== ED.ch troubles and domain loss ===

ED.ch went offline after the site's founder, [[W:LulzSec#Law_enforcement_response|Ryan Cleary]], was arrested for alleged affiliation to [[W:LulzSec|LulzSec]], the [[troll]] hacker group,<ref>[http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2011/jun/22/ryan-cleary-charged-lulzsec-hacking ''Teenager Ryan Cleary charged over LulzSec hacking''] article on [[W:The Guardian|The Guardian]]. Retrieved ?.</ref> which let to an additional criminal charge of "downloading and possessing [[W:Child pornography laws in the United Kingdom|child pornography]]".<ref>[http://www.zdnet.com/lulzsec-group-sentenced-hacker-combats-child-porn-allegations-7000015489/ ''LulzSec group sentenced; hacker combats child porn allegations''] article on [[W:ZDNet|ZDNet]]. Dated May 16, 2013. Retrieved October 2, 2014.</ref> The forums were also down after being hacked by user '''savetheinternet'''{{cn}} in retaliation for a massive [[Wikipedia:DDos|DDoS]] attack on the host his own site, [http://4chon.net 4chon.net];<ref>[http://www.dreamhoststatus.com/2011/04/30/major-system-wide-outage/ ''Major System-Wide Outage (RESOLVED)''] post on the [http://www.dreamhoststatus.com/ Dreamhoststatus.com]'s status page. Retrieved ?.</ref> $300 in donations were needed to revive them, which was raised within 24 hours.<ref>[http://forum.encyclopediadramatica.rs/threads/announcements-updated-aug-17-2011-10-00-am-est-thread-unlocked.83/#post-17075 ''All announcements will be posted here for your reading pleasure.''] thread on the Encyclopedia Dramatica (.rs) forums. Retrieved ?.</ref>

In March of 2012, encyclopædiadramatica.ch suffered a brief downtime due to renewal complications with the domain registrars in Switzerland. While the database was secured, the site was not able to be accessed until '''encyclopediadramatica.se''' was purchased. Since then, encyclopædiadramatica.se is still working with the registrars to re-obtain the .ch domain.<ref>[http://forum.encyclopediadramatica.rs/threads/encyclopedia-dramatica-is-now-encyclopediadramatica-se.7344/ Encyclopedia ''Dramatica is now encyclopediadramatica.se''] thread on the [http://forum.encyclopediadramatica.rs/ Encyclopedia Dramatica (.rs) forums]. Retrieved ?.</ref>

On June 27, 2011, the ED.ch forums were hacked again, and the email addresses of every registered member were posted to [[W:Pastebin|Pastebin]] and published in a blog owned by [[W:Google|Google]] and [[Wikipedia]] critic [[W:Daniel Brandt|Daniel Brandt]] entitled ''[http://josephevers.blogspot.com Encyclopedia Dramatica: There is no Joseph Evers]''.

Photos and personal data of some of the more prominent users were also revealed ([[W:Dox|Doxed]]), particularly user [[Zaiger]].{{cn}} Among other things, logs from the ED [[IRC]] channel that showed users in a negative light were posted.{{cn}}

=== ED.se domain loss ===

On September 13, 2013, encyclopædiadramatica.se went off-line,{{clarify}}{{cn}} returning a few days later under its prior Spanish-based mirror domain, '''encyclopædiadramatica.es'''.

=== ED.es domain loss ===

On October 1, 2014, the encyclopediadramatica.es domain ceased functioning,<ref>[https://twitter.com/ED_Updates/status/517430638509453312 Encyc Dramatica æ on Twitter: "ED is down at the moment. We are fixing it, but until it's fixed you can still get on the site if you edit your... <nowiki>http://t.co/QDK0xXtbNa</nowiki>"]</ref> and on October 6, Encyclopedia Dramatica returned to its .se domain.<ref>[https://twitter.com/ED_Updates/status/519275820062617600 Encyc Dramatica æ on Twitter: "Encyclopedia Dramatica is back! <nowiki>https://t.co/KwXto8xFzW</nowiki> #GamerGate"]</ref>

=== ED.se/ED.rs/ED.wiki ===

On (date unknown), encyclopediadramatica.se switched to encyclopediadramatica.rs for yet-to-be-stated reasons. In 2019, ED.rs' content was deleted by an ED [[administrator]],<ref>[https://encyclopediadramatica.rs ''A general update for the plebs''] message on encyclopediadramatica.rs' website's front page. Retrieved July 3, 2020.</ref> returning back up as a static front page.

In early 2020, encyclopediadramatica.rs switched to encyclopediadramatica.wiki, under user '''Jacob Stellmach''' ('''Aediot''') control.

=== ED.wiki and ED.online ===

On December 13, 2020, due to unknown reasons, Encyclopædia Dramatica now directs two different top-level domain names: the .wiki version founded in January 2020 by Stellmach and the '''.online''' version founded in December 5, 2020, by an unknown party.{{cn}} The domain name '''.xyz''', created on September 2020, was redirected to the .online domain until it went offline. '''.online''' suddenly went offline on May 6, 2024.<ref>[https://encyclopediadramatica.win/Encyclopedia_Dramatica:Picture_of_the_Now#May_2024 There has not been a featured picture on May 7, 2024 to May 18, 2024 due to ED being offline.]</ref>

=== ED.top and ED.win ===

On May 18, 2024, Encyclopædia Dramatica returned under the TLD of '''.top''' after being down for 10-11 days. The wiki was under new management of a user named '''MarioMario456''' Not too long after returning however, MarioMario456 had to delete some of the pages due to complaints from Namecheap, ED's registrar at the time. On June 8, 2024, '''.top''' was taken offline by Namecheap because ED's content violates their ToU.<ref>[https://forums.encyclopediadramatica.gay/threads/the-wiki-is-down.2288/post-52365 MarioMario456 announcing that the domain had been suspended by Namecheap]</ref><ref>[https://encyclopediadramatica.win/Encyclopedia_Dramatica:Quote_of_the_Now/June_10,_2024 MarioMario456's email on why Namecheap took ED down]</ref> People speculated that it would be a month before ED comes back online.<ref>[https://forums.encyclopediadramatica.gay/threads/the-wiki-is-down.2288/page-2#post-52401 Community speculation on when ED comes back online]</ref> The wiki came back on July 8, 2024 under '''ED.win''' after a month of waiting for Namecheap to open up access to the domain. ED.win remains online to this day.

=== edramatica.com/ED.wtf/ED.gay ===

While MarioMario456 was waiting for Namecheap to unlock the '''.top''' domain so he could move to another registrar, a few members from the ED forum (notably GirlOnInternet) took matters into their own hands and attempted to revive ED. Once '''.top''' went offline, they immediately registered '''edramatica.com'''.<ref>https://forums.encyclopediadramatica.gay/threads/the-wiki-is-down.2288/page-2#post-52475</ref> However, it wouldn't be long before their registrar, easyDNS took edramatica.com offline after only 9 days. Immediately afterwards, '''ED.wtf''' was registered, however it didn't last even a day before it was taken down. The reason .wtf was taken down is unknown, but it can be speculated that their registrar took it offline. Around a day later after that happened, ED.gay was registered and still remains online to this day.

=== ED.cm and ED.cc ===

While ED.wtf was down, a member of the ED discord named '''Aifoxhi''' wanted to revive ED under her regime. Her way of doing this was by registering two domains, '''ED.cm''' and '''ED.cc'''. Both were almost immediately taken down by their registrars (CAMOO Hosting for .cm, Njalla for .cc) due to having offensive content. After this, ED.gay took its place.

=== Address changes ===

* [http://replay.web.archive.org/20100821153719/http://encyclopediadramatica.com/Main_Page http://encyclopediadramatica.com] - 2004 to 2011
* <nowiki>http://encyclopediadramatica.ch</nowiki> - 2011 to 2012
* <nowiki>http://encyclopediadramatica.se</nowiki> - 2012 to 2013
* <nowiki>http://encyclopediadramatica.es</nowiki> - 2013 to 2014
* <nowiki>http://encyclopediadramatica.se</nowiki> - 2014 to 2017
* <nowiki>http://encyclopediadramatica.rs</nowiki> - 2017 to 2019
* <nowiki>http://encyclopediadramatica.wiki</nowiki> - 2020 to 2021
* <nowiki>http://encyclopediadramatica.online</nowiki> - 2020 to 2024
* <nowiki>http://encyclopediadramatica.top</nowiki> - May 2024 to June 2024
* <nowiki>http://encyclopediadramatica.wtf</nowiki> - June 2024
* <nowiki>http://edramatica.com</nowiki> - June 2024
* <nowiki>http://encyclopediadramatica.cc</nowiki> - June 2024
* <nowiki>http://encyclopediadramatica.cm</nowiki> - June 2024
* <nowiki>http://encyclopediadramatica.gay</nowiki> - June 2024 - Present
* <nowiki>http://encyclopediadramatica.win</nowiki> - July 2024 - Present

== Types of content ==
[[File:Ae-tan ED Mascot.jpg|right|thumb|Ae-tan, ED [[Mascot]].]]
Most ED articles avoid a "neutral point of view" and encourage sarcasm, hyperbole, and other kinds of mocking of the article's subject; they are not required to be referenced or have any basis in fact. It has been compared to an internet version of a [[W:Supermarket_tabloid|tabloid]] and the [[W:Devil's Dictionary|Devil's Dictionary]].{{cn}} The only effective editorial requirements are that the content is legal and funny.{{cn}}

=== Article themes ===

* Criticism of Wikipedia, its [[editor]]s, [[administrator]]s, and policies
* The people, events, and culture of [[LiveJournal]]
* Social and political commentary
* [[W:Shock images|Shock images]]
* [[W:Blog|Weblog]], [[forum]], and [[W:Massively multiplayer online role-playing game|MMO]] [[drama]]
* Internet celebrities
* Internet memes, including those from [[SomethingAwful]] and the various [[image board|Chan]] image boards
* Mocking subcultures like [[W:Emo|emo]], [[W:Goth subculture|goths]], [[furries]], and anyone the members consider to have an unwarranted case of self-importance{{cn}}
* Presenting an article as comprehensive, while delivering satirical commentary and criticism
* Purposeful misinformation

=== Images ===

Encyclopedia Dramatica contains a large amount of [[pornography|pornographic]] and shock images, including advertisements on the sidebars that featured mostly [[adult]] content.

== Controversy ==
=== Drama ===

The most common criticism of Encyclopedia Dramatica is that its purpose of documenting drama often resulted in the promotion of drama, be it through invasions, pranks, reposting of sensitive information, or the very existence of an article on the site.

=== Copyright ===

The sensitive information that appeared in ED articles is typically gathered from long-forgotten, obscure corners of the internet, and is usually upsetting to the subject, to the point of legal threats and action.{{cn}} Encyclopedia Dramatica relies on the [[W:Fair use|fair use exception]] clauses of [[W:Copyright law of the United States|United States copyright law]] as a defense. Their [[Arbchat]] procedure{{clarify}} was the sole method of information removal and revision that does not involve the legal system.

The website states that all content contributed is irrevocably "licensed for infinite use to Encyclopedia Dramatica, in electronic and all other media."{{cn}}

=== Privacy ===

The site often revealed personal information about ordinary people such as names, addresses, and phone numbers if found ([[W:Doxing|Doxxing]]).

== Encyclopedia Dramatica and furry ==
[[File:EDEdit.png|right|thumb|325px|"ED edits", as posted on the ED website (as of June 4, 2023)]]
The ED.rs site contains almost all old ED.com, ED.ch, and ED.es articles documenting the [[furry fandom]] and [[furry]]-related topics. The ED.rs "[[Furfag|FurFaggotry]] Portal"<ref>[https://encyclopediadramatica.rs/Portal:Furfaggotry Portal:FurFaggotry] on [http://encylclopediadramatica.rs/ Encyclopedia Dramatica (.rs)]. Retrieved ?.</ref> was once maintained by EDitors<ref>[https://encyclopediadramatica.rs/Special:ListUsers/Editors ED.rs editor list] on Encyclopedia Dramatica (.rs). Retrieved June 7, 2013.</ref> [[Equivamp]] and '''Notanalt''', and former [[administrator]] [[Schnookums]].<ref>[https://encyclopediadramatica.rs/User:Zaiger/Encyclopedia_Dramatica:Caretakers#Furfaggotry ''Encyclopedia Dramatica:Caretakers''] page on Encyclopedia Dramatica (.rs). Retrieved November 13, 2013.</ref><ref>[https://encyclopediadramatica.rs/index.php?title=User:Schnookums&oldid=684646 ''This User is M.I.A.''] on Encyclopedia Dramatica (.rs). Retrieved November 1, 2014.</ref>

The site's material on furries is generally unflattering, and a great deal is intentionally offensive. However, not all of its editors and administrators are [[anti-furry]], and ED claims{{cn}} it only makes broad generalizations of the [[furry fandom]] and portrays furries as [[W:Paraphilia|sexual deviant]]s because it is more humorous and interesting to read about something scandalous and shocking.{{cn}}

Furries are generally not picked out from editing as long as they follow the site's policies and refrain from [[vandal]]izing..<ref>[https://encyclopediadramatica.rs/Template:Furry/Welcome Furry "Welcome" template] on Encyclopedia Dramatica (.rs). Dated September 14, 2012. Retrieved November 1, 2014.</ref> Besides criticizing the fandom in general, some furries use the site to criticize specific individuals or groups, particularly ones who they feel make furries look bad or to make private drama very public and persistent.<ref>[https://encyclopediadramatica.rs/Cigarskunk Cigarskunk's article] on Encyclopedia Dramatica (.rs). Dated June 30, 2011. Retrieved November 1, 2014.</ref>

The original ED.com was often used as staging ground for massive [[troll]]ing or [[W:Spamming|spamming]] crusades against a certain furry and sites deemed particularly perverted or offensive,{{cn}} and ED 'raids' had forced several furries to abandon accounts on [[Youtube]] and [[DeviantArt]] due to repeated spam barrages.{{cn}} Notable victims of this practice are [[Straitfox|InSaNe-REYNARD]] and [[Snapesnogger]], both artists who were driven off DeviantArt.{{cn}}

=== "ED edits" ===

An "'''ED edit'''" is a form of vandalism suggested by Encyclopædia Dramatica for use against [[Wikifur]], the [[furry|furry wiki]]. EDitors are instructed to make small runs of actual valid edits on the wiki while inserting nonsense/vandalism alongside it, ([https://en.wikifur.com/w/index.php?title=Rhinoceros&diff=567362&oldid=559337 example of valid data alongside vandal links]) and/or adding information that appeared valid enough to leave alone initially ([https://en.wikifur.com/w/index.php?title=Rhinoceros&diff=567362&oldid=559337 example of initial valid data alongside vandal links added later]).

Vandal EDitors and editors have ever since created single, tiny "ED edits" that were quickly deleted, or have actually spent time creating a large number of changes that were actually initially "helpful", just to have a single/couple nonsense/vandal added to the effort that made to whole job suspect, and most of the time, prone to have it all deleted ([https://en.wikifur.com/w/index.php?title=Primate&action=history edit history of the article "[[Primate]]", often hit by multiple "ED edits"]), ([https://en.wikifur.com/wiki/Special:Contributions/188.146.120.159 ANON IP spending way too much time on a vandal run]).

It is personally up to valid editors and [[curator]]s to rescue any found useful info that could be added back to the targeted article, or to be used to create new ones ([https://en.wikifur.com/w/index.php?title=Bovine&action=history "[[Bovine]]", an initially vandalized/suspect article that ended up becoming a large, informative, full one]).

== References ==
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== See also ==

*[[W:Encyclopedia Dramatica|Encyclopedia Dramatica]] on [[Wikipedia]]

== External links ==
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* [https://www.encyclopediadramatica.online/forums/index.php Encyclopædia Dramatica (.online)] [[forum]]
* [https://twitter.com/LulzWeTrust Encyclopædia Dramatica (.online)] on [[Twitter]]
* [https://discord.com/invite/wSNDvSAKS8 Encyclopædia Dramatica (.online)] on [[Discord]]
* [https://t.me/encyclopedia_dramatica Encyclopædia Dramatica (.online)] on [[Telegram]]
* [irc://irc.wtfux.org/ed Encyclopædia Dramatica (.online)] on [[IRC]]
* [http://encyclopedia-dramatica.tumblr.com Encyclopædia Dramatica (.rs)] on [[Tumblr]]
* [https://www.reddit.com/r/encyclopediadramatica/ Encyclopædia Dramatica (.online)] on [[Reddit]]
* [https://www.pinterest.com/encyclopediadramatica/ Encyclopædia Dramatica (.wiki)] on [[Pinterest]] (abandoned)

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LOLBURGER: ED went through a domain crisis last few months due to registrar issues

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| title = Encyclopædia Dramatica
| image = [[File:EDonlinerestorelogo.png|225px|ED.online temp logo]]
| author = '''Owners:''' ?
* '''Site Founder:''' [[Girlvinyl]] (.com original), [[Ryan Cleary]] (.ch remake), [[Jacob Stellmach]] (.wiki version)
* '''Admins''': ?
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[[File:EDLogo.png|right|thumb|225px|Original ED.com logo]]
[[File:ED.ch.png|right|thumb|225px|ED's logo after Girlvinyl's reign]]
[[File:EDAltLogo.png|right|thumb|ED.wiki's alt site logo]]
'''Encyclopedia Dramatica''', also known as '''ED''', is a reference-style [[W:Parody|parody]] and [[W:satire|satire]] [[W:Wiki|wiki]] that acts as a central catalog for [[drama]], [[meme]]s, and other (mostly Internet-based) people and events that its members find interesting or "[[W:http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/lulz|lulzy]]".

==History==

Encyclopedia Dramatica (originally also known as '''encyclopediadramatica.com''') was originally founded by '''Girlvinyl''' in December 2004 as a compendium of internet personalities, events, and memes in response to [[W:Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Mediacrat|the deletion of the Mediacrat vanity page]] on [[Wikipedia]],{{cn}} created by [[LiveJournal]] [[e-celebrity]] [[W:User:Jameth|Jameth]] (who used to be an honorary [[administrator]] on the site).{{cn}}

=== End of ED.com ===

In April 2011, ED.com's owners redirected encyclopediadramatica.com to a replacement site, [https://web.archive.org/web/20130929053416/http://ohinternet.com/Main_Page Oh Internet], a new website dedicated to documenting Internet culture while remaining [[W:Not safe for work|SFW]] (safe for work). Girlvinyl stated:

{{Q|Shock for shock’s sake is old at this point and we’re looking forward to the future and how things are evolving … when you put user experience first, the language becomes highly important and that’s what we’ve done.}}

'''Encyclopedia Dramatica (.ch)''' was created by users and former administrators<ref>[http://www.dailydot.com/culture/encyclopedia-dramatica-returns/ ''Encyclopedia Dramatica's seething satire is back''] article on [http://www.dailydot.com/ The daily Dot]. Posted July 26, 2011. Retrieved May 22, 2013.</ref> displeased with the move. Using data from a recent "Web Ecology Project" scrape,<ref>http://www.webecologyproject.org/2011/04/archiving-internet-subculture-encyclopedia-dramatica/</ref> [[W:Google Cache|Google Cache]], and [[W:Archive.org|The Wayback Machine]], volunteers salvaged most of the articles and images from the original site.

In October 2013, OhInternet was closed after vandals targeted it.

=== ED.ch troubles and domain loss ===

ED.ch went offline after the site's founder, [[W:LulzSec#Law_enforcement_response|Ryan Cleary]], was arrested for alleged affiliation to [[W:LulzSec|LulzSec]], the [[troll]] hacker group,<ref>[http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2011/jun/22/ryan-cleary-charged-lulzsec-hacking ''Teenager Ryan Cleary charged over LulzSec hacking''] article on [[W:The Guardian|The Guardian]]. Retrieved ?.</ref> which let to an additional criminal charge of "downloading and possessing [[W:Child pornography laws in the United Kingdom|child pornography]]".<ref>[http://www.zdnet.com/lulzsec-group-sentenced-hacker-combats-child-porn-allegations-7000015489/ ''LulzSec group sentenced; hacker combats child porn allegations''] article on [[W:ZDNet|ZDNet]]. Dated May 16, 2013. Retrieved October 2, 2014.</ref> The forums were also down after being hacked by user '''savetheinternet'''{{cn}} in retaliation for a massive [[Wikipedia:DDos|DDoS]] attack on the host his own site, [http://4chon.net 4chon.net];<ref>[http://www.dreamhoststatus.com/2011/04/30/major-system-wide-outage/ ''Major System-Wide Outage (RESOLVED)''] post on the [http://www.dreamhoststatus.com/ Dreamhoststatus.com]'s status page. Retrieved ?.</ref> $300 in donations were needed to revive them, which was raised within 24 hours.<ref>[http://forum.encyclopediadramatica.rs/threads/announcements-updated-aug-17-2011-10-00-am-est-thread-unlocked.83/#post-17075 ''All announcements will be posted here for your reading pleasure.''] thread on the Encyclopedia Dramatica (.rs) forums. Retrieved ?.</ref>

In March of 2012, encyclopædiadramatica.ch suffered a brief downtime due to renewal complications with the domain registrars in Switzerland. While the database was secured, the site was not able to be accessed until '''encyclopediadramatica.se''' was purchased. Since then, encyclopædiadramatica.se is still working with the registrars to re-obtain the .ch domain.<ref>[http://forum.encyclopediadramatica.rs/threads/encyclopedia-dramatica-is-now-encyclopediadramatica-se.7344/ Encyclopedia ''Dramatica is now encyclopediadramatica.se''] thread on the [http://forum.encyclopediadramatica.rs/ Encyclopedia Dramatica (.rs) forums]. Retrieved ?.</ref>

On June 27, 2011, the ED.ch forums were hacked again, and the email addresses of every registered member were posted to [[W:Pastebin|Pastebin]] and published in a blog owned by [[W:Google|Google]] and [[Wikipedia]] critic [[W:Daniel Brandt|Daniel Brandt]] entitled ''[http://josephevers.blogspot.com Encyclopedia Dramatica: There is no Joseph Evers]''.

Photos and personal data of some of the more prominent users were also revealed ([[W:Dox|Doxed]]), particularly user [[Zaiger]].{{cn}} Among other things, logs from the ED [[IRC]] channel that showed users in a negative light were posted.{{cn}}

=== ED.se domain loss ===

On September 13, 2013, encyclopædiadramatica.se went off-line,{{clarify}}{{cn}} returning a few days later under its prior Spanish-based mirror domain, '''encyclopædiadramatica.es'''.

=== ED.es domain loss ===

On October 1, 2014, the encyclopediadramatica.es domain ceased functioning,<ref>[https://twitter.com/ED_Updates/status/517430638509453312 Encyc Dramatica æ on Twitter: "ED is down at the moment. We are fixing it, but until it's fixed you can still get on the site if you edit your... <nowiki>http://t.co/QDK0xXtbNa</nowiki>"]</ref> and on October 6, Encyclopedia Dramatica returned to its .se domain.<ref>[https://twitter.com/ED_Updates/status/519275820062617600 Encyc Dramatica æ on Twitter: "Encyclopedia Dramatica is back! <nowiki>https://t.co/KwXto8xFzW</nowiki> #GamerGate"]</ref>

=== ED.se/ED.rs/ED.wiki ===

On (date unknown), encyclopediadramatica.se switched to encyclopediadramatica.rs for yet-to-be-stated reasons. In 2019, ED.rs' content was deleted by an ED [[administrator]],<ref>[https://encyclopediadramatica.rs ''A general update for the plebs''] message on encyclopediadramatica.rs' website's front page. Retrieved July 3, 2020.</ref> returning back up as a static front page.

In early 2020, encyclopediadramatica.rs switched to encyclopediadramatica.wiki, under user '''Jacob Stellmach''' ('''Aediot''') control.

=== ED.wiki and ED.online ===

On December 13, 2020, due to unknown reasons, Encyclopædia Dramatica now directs two different top-level domain names: the .wiki version founded in January 2020 by Stellmach and the '''.online''' version founded in December 5, 2020, by an unknown party.{{cn}} The domain name '''.xyz''', created on September 2020, was redirected to the .online domain until it went offline. '''.online''' suddenly went offline on May 6, 2024.<ref>[https://encyclopediadramatica.win/Encyclopedia_Dramatica:Picture_of_the_Now#May_2024 There has not been a featured picture on May 7, 2024 to May 18, 2024 due to ED being offline.]</ref>

=== ED.top and ED.win ===

On May 18, 2024, Encyclopædia Dramatica returned under the TLD of '''.top''' after being down for 10-11 days. The wiki was under new management of a user named '''MarioMario456''' Not too long after returning however, MarioMario456 had to delete some of the pages due to complaints from Namecheap, ED's registrar at the time. On June 8, 2024, '''.top''' was taken offline by Namecheap because ED's content violates their ToU.<ref>[https://forums.encyclopediadramatica.gay/threads/the-wiki-is-down.2288/post-52365 MarioMario456 announcing that the domain had been suspended by Namecheap]</ref><ref>[https://encyclopediadramatica.win/Encyclopedia_Dramatica:Quote_of_the_Now/June_10,_2024 MarioMario456's email on why Namecheap took ED down]</ref> People speculated that it would be a month before ED comes back online.<ref>[https://forums.encyclopediadramatica.gay/threads/the-wiki-is-down.2288/page-2#post-52401 Community speculation on when ED comes back online]</ref> The wiki came back on July 8, 2024 under '''ED.win''' after a month of waiting for Namecheap to open up access to the domain. ED.win remains online to this day.

=== edramatica.com/ED.wtf/ED.gay ===

While MarioMario456 was waiting for Namecheap to unlock the '''.top''' domain so he could move to another registrar, a few members from the ED forum (notably GirlOnInternet) took matters into their own hands and attempted to revive ED. Once '''.top''' went offline, they immediately registered '''edramatica.com'''.<ref>https://forums.encyclopediadramatica.gay/threads/the-wiki-is-down.2288/page-2#post-52475</ref> However, it wouldn't be long before their registrar, easyDNS took edramatica.com offline after only 9 days. Immediately afterwards, '''ED.wtf''' was registered, however it didn't last even a day before it was taken down. The reason .wtf was taken down is unknown, but it can be speculated that their registrar took it offline. Around a day later after that happened, ED.gay was registered and still remains online to this day.

== ED.cm and ED.cc ==

While ED.wtf was down, a member of the ED discord named '''Aifoxhi''' wanted to revive ED under her regime. Her way of doing this was by registering two domains, '''ED.cm''' and '''ED.cc'''. Both were almost immediately taken down by their registrars (CAMOO Hosting for .cm, Njalla for .cc) due to having offensive content. After this, ED.gay took its place.

=== Address changes ===

* [http://replay.web.archive.org/20100821153719/http://encyclopediadramatica.com/Main_Page http://encyclopediadramatica.com] - 2004 to 2011
* <nowiki>http://encyclopediadramatica.ch</nowiki> - 2011 to 2012
* <nowiki>http://encyclopediadramatica.se</nowiki> - 2012 to 2013
* <nowiki>http://encyclopediadramatica.es</nowiki> - 2013 to 2014
* <nowiki>http://encyclopediadramatica.se</nowiki> - 2014 to 2017
* <nowiki>http://encyclopediadramatica.rs</nowiki> - 2017 to 2019
* <nowiki>http://encyclopediadramatica.wiki</nowiki> - 2020 to 2021
* <nowiki>http://encyclopediadramatica.online</nowiki> - 2020 to 2024
* <nowiki>http://encyclopediadramatica.top</nowiki> - May 2024 to June 2024
* <nowiki>http://encyclopediadramatica.wtf</nowiki> - June 2024
* <nowiki>http://edramatica.com</nowiki> - June 2024
* <nowiki>http://encyclopediadramatica.cc</nowiki> - June 2024
* <nowiki>http://encyclopediadramatica.cm</nowiki> - June 2024
* <nowiki>http://encyclopediadramatica.gay</nowiki> - June 2024 - Present
* <nowiki>http://encyclopediadramatica.win</nowiki> - July 2024 - Present

== Types of content ==
[[File:Ae-tan ED Mascot.jpg|right|thumb|Ae-tan, ED [[Mascot]].]]
Most ED articles avoid a "neutral point of view" and encourage sarcasm, hyperbole, and other kinds of mocking of the article's subject; they are not required to be referenced or have any basis in fact. It has been compared to an internet version of a [[W:Supermarket_tabloid|tabloid]] and the [[W:Devil's Dictionary|Devil's Dictionary]].{{cn}} The only effective editorial requirements are that the content is legal and funny.{{cn}}

=== Article themes ===

* Criticism of Wikipedia, its [[editor]]s, [[administrator]]s, and policies
* The people, events, and culture of [[LiveJournal]]
* Social and political commentary
* [[W:Shock images|Shock images]]
* [[W:Blog|Weblog]], [[forum]], and [[W:Massively multiplayer online role-playing game|MMO]] [[drama]]
* Internet celebrities
* Internet memes, including those from [[SomethingAwful]] and the various [[image board|Chan]] image boards
* Mocking subcultures like [[W:Emo|emo]], [[W:Goth subculture|goths]], [[furries]], and anyone the members consider to have an unwarranted case of self-importance{{cn}}
* Presenting an article as comprehensive, while delivering satirical commentary and criticism
* Purposeful misinformation

=== Images ===

Encyclopedia Dramatica contains a large amount of [[pornography|pornographic]] and shock images, including advertisements on the sidebars that featured mostly [[adult]] content.

== Controversy ==
=== Drama ===

The most common criticism of Encyclopedia Dramatica is that its purpose of documenting drama often resulted in the promotion of drama, be it through invasions, pranks, reposting of sensitive information, or the very existence of an article on the site.

=== Copyright ===

The sensitive information that appeared in ED articles is typically gathered from long-forgotten, obscure corners of the internet, and is usually upsetting to the subject, to the point of legal threats and action.{{cn}} Encyclopedia Dramatica relies on the [[W:Fair use|fair use exception]] clauses of [[W:Copyright law of the United States|United States copyright law]] as a defense. Their [[Arbchat]] procedure{{clarify}} was the sole method of information removal and revision that does not involve the legal system.

The website states that all content contributed is irrevocably "licensed for infinite use to Encyclopedia Dramatica, in electronic and all other media."{{cn}}

=== Privacy ===

The site often revealed personal information about ordinary people such as names, addresses, and phone numbers if found ([[W:Doxing|Doxxing]]).

== Encyclopedia Dramatica and furry ==
[[File:EDEdit.png|right|thumb|325px|"ED edits", as posted on the ED website (as of June 4, 2023)]]
The ED.rs site contains almost all old ED.com, ED.ch, and ED.es articles documenting the [[furry fandom]] and [[furry]]-related topics. The ED.rs "[[Furfag|FurFaggotry]] Portal"<ref>[https://encyclopediadramatica.rs/Portal:Furfaggotry Portal:FurFaggotry] on [http://encylclopediadramatica.rs/ Encyclopedia Dramatica (.rs)]. Retrieved ?.</ref> was once maintained by EDitors<ref>[https://encyclopediadramatica.rs/Special:ListUsers/Editors ED.rs editor list] on Encyclopedia Dramatica (.rs). Retrieved June 7, 2013.</ref> [[Equivamp]] and '''Notanalt''', and former [[administrator]] [[Schnookums]].<ref>[https://encyclopediadramatica.rs/User:Zaiger/Encyclopedia_Dramatica:Caretakers#Furfaggotry ''Encyclopedia Dramatica:Caretakers''] page on Encyclopedia Dramatica (.rs). Retrieved November 13, 2013.</ref><ref>[https://encyclopediadramatica.rs/index.php?title=User:Schnookums&oldid=684646 ''This User is M.I.A.''] on Encyclopedia Dramatica (.rs). Retrieved November 1, 2014.</ref>

The site's material on furries is generally unflattering, and a great deal is intentionally offensive. However, not all of its editors and administrators are [[anti-furry]], and ED claims{{cn}} it only makes broad generalizations of the [[furry fandom]] and portrays furries as [[W:Paraphilia|sexual deviant]]s because it is more humorous and interesting to read about something scandalous and shocking.{{cn}}

Furries are generally not picked out from editing as long as they follow the site's policies and refrain from [[vandal]]izing..<ref>[https://encyclopediadramatica.rs/Template:Furry/Welcome Furry "Welcome" template] on Encyclopedia Dramatica (.rs). Dated September 14, 2012. Retrieved November 1, 2014.</ref> Besides criticizing the fandom in general, some furries use the site to criticize specific individuals or groups, particularly ones who they feel make furries look bad or to make private drama very public and persistent.<ref>[https://encyclopediadramatica.rs/Cigarskunk Cigarskunk's article] on Encyclopedia Dramatica (.rs). Dated June 30, 2011. Retrieved November 1, 2014.</ref>

The original ED.com was often used as staging ground for massive [[troll]]ing or [[W:Spamming|spamming]] crusades against a certain furry and sites deemed particularly perverted or offensive,{{cn}} and ED 'raids' had forced several furries to abandon accounts on [[Youtube]] and [[DeviantArt]] due to repeated spam barrages.{{cn}} Notable victims of this practice are [[Straitfox|InSaNe-REYNARD]] and [[Snapesnogger]], both artists who were driven off DeviantArt.{{cn}}

=== "ED edits" ===

An "'''ED edit'''" is a form of vandalism suggested by Encyclopædia Dramatica for use against [[Wikifur]], the [[furry|furry wiki]]. EDitors are instructed to make small runs of actual valid edits on the wiki while inserting nonsense/vandalism alongside it, ([https://en.wikifur.com/w/index.php?title=Rhinoceros&diff=567362&oldid=559337 example of valid data alongside vandal links]) and/or adding information that appeared valid enough to leave alone initially ([https://en.wikifur.com/w/index.php?title=Rhinoceros&diff=567362&oldid=559337 example of initial valid data alongside vandal links added later]).

Vandal EDitors and editors have ever since created single, tiny "ED edits" that were quickly deleted, or have actually spent time creating a large number of changes that were actually initially "helpful", just to have a single/couple nonsense/vandal added to the effort that made to whole job suspect, and most of the time, prone to have it all deleted ([https://en.wikifur.com/w/index.php?title=Primate&action=history edit history of the article "[[Primate]]", often hit by multiple "ED edits"]), ([https://en.wikifur.com/wiki/Special:Contributions/188.146.120.159 ANON IP spending way too much time on a vandal run]).

It is personally up to valid editors and [[curator]]s to rescue any found useful info that could be added back to the targeted article, or to be used to create new ones ([https://en.wikifur.com/w/index.php?title=Bovine&action=history "[[Bovine]]", an initially vandalized/suspect article that ended up becoming a large, informative, full one]).

== References ==
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== See also ==

*[[W:Encyclopedia Dramatica|Encyclopedia Dramatica]] on [[Wikipedia]]

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