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Citation Needed: The Best of Wikipedia's Worst Writing

by Conor Lastowka and Josh Fruhlinger  · 14 Oct 2011  · 158pp  · 16,993 words

[Citation Needed] [Citation Needed] The Best of Wikipedia’s Worst Writing Conor Lastowka and Josh Fruhlinger Boring Legal Fine Print Each entry in this book contains material from Wikipedia,

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the Wookies? It does not. The result? Some really terrible Wikipedia writing. For the past two years, we have collected this writing on our blog, [Citation Needed]. Fascinated and delighted by the brilliantly bad writing we encountered in our Wikipedia browsing, we set out to curate The Best of Wikipedia’s Worst

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to the Last Minute, which does not feature Kid or Play. The film is not considered a part of the House Party canon amongst fans.[citation needed] “HP4: Coda or Mistake?” was by far the most contentious panel at HoPaCon 2009, with impassioned arguments echoing through the halls of the Kansas City

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’s not Directed by M. Night Shyamalan. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuzzy_Wuzzy Dog Latin Dog Latin is rarely put to a serious purpose.[citation needed] One can only imagine the scholar who, upon completing his two-decade-long labor of translating Proust’s Remembrance of Things Past into Dog Latin

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dollars. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wacky_Races Male lactation Though boys and men have nipples, many are unaware that they also have mammary glands[citation needed] This claim was tested in an informal poll conducted on a New York City street corner. It proved that you will be beaten severely if

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bunch of random men whether they are aware that they have mammary glands. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Male_lactation Terminology of homosexuality Jizz Junkie[citation needed] Most find this term pejorative and prefer “semen enthusiast.” http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terminology_of_homosexuality Joanna of Castile The early stages of Joanna

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Philip’s relationship were quite passionate, and the feeling was mutual. However, as time passed, the two began to realize how different their personalities were.[citation needed] Philip was threatened by his wife’s loyalty to all things Spanish - especially her parents’ politics. Juana did not like the way Philip bossed her

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around, and his dishonesty bothered her above all.[citation needed] Philip began looking to bed other women, which infuriated Joanna. She would throw temper tantrums over his fondness for other women

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.[citation needed] One lady-in-waiting had her long hair shorn by Joanna herself after she discovered she had been bedded by her husband; Joanna deposited the

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kind of warning. She also indulged in love potions and spells to keep her husband faithful.[citation needed] Eventually, Joanna replaced all of her ladies-in-waiting, because they were too pretty, with less attractive ones.[citation needed] It was at this point that Joanna truly began to exhibit insanity. She argued that Maladroit

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slaves of the Hutts forever. After defeating Xim, Klatooinians still serve the Hutts. Most of their children are named Barada to honor Barada M’Beg.[citation needed] A lot of people would say that the Klatooinians are idiots for honoring the man who signed the treaty making them slaves forever. However, consider

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script was going to be known as The Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders on Gilligan’s Island, but was changed to have the Harlem Globetrotters star instead.[citation needed] The pillow fight scenes suffered immensely from the change. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Harlem_Globetrotters_on_Gilligan’s_Island Da Vinci’s Notebook

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/Sodom_(band) So What (Pink song) In interviews, the singer stated that the song was not autobiographical, only a few aspects of the song were.[citation needed] To the singer’s credit, all these interviews were with Batshit Diva magazine. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/So_What_(Pink_song) The Quick Draw

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, Death Drop Technique and Damien’s Dinner Time after Jake’s pet python Damien. When asked what DDT meant, Jake once famously replied “The End.”[citation needed] The abbreviation itself originally came from the chemical dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethane, a notorious pesticide, as stated during shoot interviews and Jake’s Pick Your Poison

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the part of the octopus does not affect the outcome of a later football match, unless a knowledge of the prediction affects the players psychologically.[citation needed] But seriously, have you ever actually seen an octopus? Like moving around and stuff? Forget knowledge of their predictions; knowledge that octopuses exist is enough

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_of_helicopter_prison_escapes List of Jersey Shore episodes Vinny shows his wild side in the season premier and Snooki is still rockin the poof.[citation needed] Oh, you need a citation, do you? Fine, here’s your damn citation: Johann Hari, “Snooki’s Poof: Is She Still Rockin’ It? An Interview

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Nickelodeon compounds Nickelodeon Goooze A Nickelodeon/Flying Colors compound similar to Gak but is more watery and does not make a farting noise when squeezed.[citation needed] The toy was inspired by Budderball’s performance in the film Santa Buddies. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nickelodeon_Toys Northeast Division (NHL) The Northeast

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, Latino women will then wash her with the head of the shower to rid the baby of evil.[citation needed] This trend stopped in the early 20th century but is still practised by some.[citation needed] Mostly by those who don’t understand the meaning of the word “stopped.” http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki

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Asimov received frequent criticism about his books that they never included aliens or sex, so Asimov included in this book aliens, sex, and alien sex.[citation needed] The Gods Themselves proved so popular that Asimov revisited the themes in his next book, the controversial Issac Asimov’s My First ABC. http://en

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.org/wiki/Paraphilic_infantilism Air Buddy (dog) He was one of the top ten most well-known dog actors from the United States of America[citation needed] An elite group, the former top-ten most well-known dog actors from the USA (FTTMWKDAFTUSA). Conspiracy theorists whisper that they summit every year to

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blanket fort, such as reading, playing board games, or watching a movie. Blanket forts can be enjoyed by all ages, including teenagers and young adults.[citation needed] Old people who enjoy blanket forts should probably feel bad about themselves, though. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blanket_fort Recess (break) In Washington, recess

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are being removed from the curricula. This is a controversy because according to some researchers and child education specialists, children need a break from schoolwork.[citation needed] These researchers and education specialists are opposed on this measure by a vocal minority that is comprised mostly of villains from Roald Dahl books. http

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and fellow monsters Elektro and Gorgilla, now calling themselves the “Fin Fang Four.” At one point, he is a guest on the David Letterman show.[citation needed] And people say comic books are stupid. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Googam Sport stacking In the Phineas and Ferb episode: Thadeuus and Thorn, Dr

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them to describe a myriad of non-sports related events (ex. males observing a friend attempting to ask a woman for her phone number exclaim[citation needed] ”Dagger!” or “Backbreaker!” when she can be seen rejecting the friend’s advances) as well as debating the subtle and compelling distinction between a “Backbreaker

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a wide variety of real-life social rejections. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Buckhantz Tortellini The origin of tortellini is surrounded by several legends.[citation needed] The most famous of them is “The Legend of the Interesting Origin of the Incredibly Mundane Item,” but most historians conclude that this legend has

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Hispanic Times Magazine claims this was the original source of meat. If true, it would be out of desperation; burro meat is not considered palatable[citation needed] When modern inhabitants of the American Southwest turn to a particular kind of burrito filling out of desperation, it’s usually at Taco Bell. http

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for an extra fee. This type of car wash is not found in the US as part of any legitimate charitable or fund raising event[citation needed]. Wikipedia? The UNICEF Double D’s for Darfur topless car wash would like a word with you. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Car_wash#Bikini

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lovable computer geek named Dan Maryk. Other such romances exist among unpublished fan fiction. More unpublished fan fiction exists featuring computer geeks getting women? No [citation needed] tag necessary. Never in our lives have we been so certain that something is true. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princess_Ozma Home run When

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ritual aspect of a birthday party, which then proceeds much like any other but with the birthday person being treated as the guest of honor.[citation needed] Imagine how terrifying it would be if you discovered your dog were taking notes like this to report back to his home planet. http://en

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its existence. He founded the fake holiday National High Five Day, plays bass in his fake band Re-Ree and hosts the all too real [Citation Needed] Podcast. He lives in San Diego with his wife Lauren and his cat Slidell. Like what you’ve just read? Get more

Science Fictions: How Fraud, Bias, Negligence, and Hype Undermine the Search for Truth

by Stuart Ritchie  · 20 Jul 2020

(Jan. 2017): pp. 51–61; https://doi.org/10.1089/ees.2016.0223 63.  Tal Yarkoni, ‘No, It’s Not The Incentives – It’s You’, [Citation Needed], 2 Oct. 2018; https://www.talyarkoni.org/blog/2018/10/02/no-its-not-the-incentives-its-you/ 64.  See Edwards & Roy, ‘Academic Research’, Fig

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on the sins of Elsevier, see Tal Yarkoni, ‘Why I Still Won’t Review for or Publish with Elsevier – and Think You Shouldn’t Either’, [Citation Needed], 12 Dec. 2016; https://www.talyarkoni.org/blog/2016/12/12/why-i-still-wont-review-for-or-publish-with-elsevier-and-think-you-shouldnt

Common Knowledge?: An Ethnography of Wikipedia

by Dariusz Jemielniak  · 13 May 2014  · 312pp  · 93,504 words

be attributed to a reliable published source. If it is not, editors are asked to look for a source themselves. Alternatively, they can add a citation-needed tag to signal to other readers and editors that a certain claim requires a source. The rule of no original research forbids publishing meaningful information

Because Internet: Understanding the New Rules of Language

by Gretchen McCulloch  · 22 Jul 2019  · 413pp  · 106,479 words

its limitations. Entries on Urban Dictionary do pass through the barest of volunteer editor checks, keeping out spam and complete nonsense, but there’s no “citation needed” on Urban Dictionary the way there is on Wikipedia, despite both being user-edited projects. This openness is both Urban Dictionary’s greatest strength and

The Wikipedia Revolution: How a Bunch of Nobodies Created the World's Greatest Encyclopedia

by Andrew Lih  · 5 Jul 2010  · 398pp  · 86,023 words

to writing about living persons, because of concerns over libel. One of the more often used templates in Wikipedia is {{citeneeded}}, which places a small [citation needed] message next to unsourced statements to warn readers of dubious content and to prod editors into citing or removing such claims. No Original Research (NOR

The Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence Has Declined

by Steven Pinker  · 24 Sep 2012  · 1,351pp  · 385,579 words

through the crowd toward the stage, knocking guests in all directions, prompting a group of Angels to leap from the stage and club him unconscious. [citation needed] No citation is needed for what happened next, since it was captured in the documentary Gimme Shelter. A Hell’s Angel beat up the guitarist

The Information: A History, a Theory, a Flood

by James Gleick  · 1 Mar 2011  · 855pp  · 178,507 words

the wing. When Wikipedia states, in the article “Aging,” After a period of near perfect renewal (in humans, between 20 and 35 years of age [citation needed]), organismal senescence is characterized by the declining ability to respond to stress, increasing homeostatic imbalance and increased risk of disease. This irreversible series of changes

Overcomplicated: Technology at the Limits of Comprehension

by Samuel Arbesman  · 18 Jul 2016  · 222pp  · 53,317 words

and have been forgotten by most programmers, but a good discussion of the history is Michael Hoye, “Citation Needed,” blarg? Mike Hoye’s weblog, October 22, 2013, http://exple.tive.org/blarg/2013/10/22/citation-needed/. the writer Scott Rosenberg notes: Scott Rosenberg, Dreaming in Code: Two Dozen Programmers, Three Years, 4,732

Lurking: How a Person Became a User

by Joanne McNeil  · 25 Feb 2020  · 239pp  · 80,319 words

2018. This was the first I had ever heard of P. Tomi Austin. Unfortunately, the chunk of text, posted in 2013, concluded with two striking “citation needed” tags. I searched the internet for relevant clues—an essay, blog post, some kind of archival community news story, anything at all. All I could

Know Thyself

by Stephen M Fleming  · 27 Apr 2021

due to a difference in metacognitive sensitivity, bias, or a mixture of both. See Tal Yarkoni, “What the Dunning-Kruger Effect Is and Isn’t,” [citation needed] (blog), July 7, 2010, https://talyarkoni.org/blog/2010/07/07/what-the-dunning-kruger-effect-is-and-isnt; and Simons (2013). 10. Ais et

Pirate Cinema

by Cory Doctorow  · 2 Oct 2012  · 478pp  · 146,480 words

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Geektastic: Stories From the Nerd Herd

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The Bill Gates Problem: Reckoning With the Myth of the Good Billionaire

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I, Partridge: We Need to Talk About Alan

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