The state of continually clicking links from article to article on Wikipedia following topics that grow progressively further from the search you started.
I started out on a Ford article on Wikipedia and ended up on an article about Animal Farm. I was in a wikipedia loop.
by Benny123 January 13, 2016
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Careful when reading about stuff in Wikipedia, kids, or else you may end up falling down a Wikipedia Waterslide.
by RelativelyRetarded December 6, 2017
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1. An article on wikipedia talking about wikipedia and how it is not a reliable source for fact checking.
2. When a site disses itself for falsehoods and trolls
2. When a site disses itself for falsehoods and trolls
1. "Do not use wikipedia as a source of information for wikipedia"
2. Did you hear that Wikipedia outed itself as unreliable?
No.
Well I like to call it the Wikipedia Paradox
2. Did you hear that Wikipedia outed itself as unreliable?
No.
Well I like to call it the Wikipedia Paradox
by catchingfire3 January 24, 2020
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Teacher: Look for a source online I will not credit you for Wikipedia. Kid: Wikipedia is a reliable source it’s monitored on a daily basis.
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Teacher: Look for a source online I will not credit you for Wikipedia. Kid: Wikipedia is a reliable source it’s monitored on a daily basis.
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Benry: I said you uh.. died.
Gordon: I- I don't have a Wikipedia page! What article did you edit my death into?
Benry: ...All Dogs Go To Heaven 2.
Gordon: I- I don't have a Wikipedia page! What article did you edit my death into?
Benry: ...All Dogs Go To Heaven 2.
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Get the Wikipedia mug.Teacher: Where did you get your information?
Kid1: Wikipedia.
Kid2: The free online encyclopedia that anyone can edit?
Kid1: Yes.
Teacher: Don't use Wikipedia because it is wrong.
*Kid1 and 2 stare at Teacher*
Kid1: Wikipedia.
Kid2: The free online encyclopedia that anyone can edit?
Kid1: Yes.
Teacher: Don't use Wikipedia because it is wrong.
*Kid1 and 2 stare at Teacher*
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