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The website that our teachers tell us not to use but we still use anyway.
Teacher: Now class I want you to research The 1663 war. This is due on Monday submit by 12 am. Please don't do this last minute and use Wikipedia.

Me on Sunday 11:55 pm: Right so the 1663 war happened in 2015 I Antarctica. Makes sense thanks Wikipedia.
by AreYouReadingMyName March 1, 2021
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A website with information about the past and present. Teachers will give you an F if you use it, because it's untrustworthy
Teacher:And what sources did you use for your presentation?
Student:Wikipedia
Teacher: You know that anyone can edit the pages on wikipedia right? All of the information on your presentation are wrong now! F, and get out of my face!
by jesusleftthechat March 24, 2021
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Teacher when grading my essay: Wikipedia is not a reliable source. 6/10
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When your friend starts rambling about some obscure thing to an obscure subject
Friend: "Did you know that Jojo's Bizarre Adventure: Heritage for the Future uses the CPS3 arcade board, the same thing as Street Fighter 3 runs on?"
Me: "bro stop being a wikipedia page lmao"
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Wikipedia Hypnosis

When somebody goes onto Wikipedia to find a specific piece of information and, usually via wikilinks, ends up going off track and going through a bunch of unrelated articles. This can be common among students who have a low attention span or other focus issues.
Person: Hey dude, Imma go onto Wikipedia to find when the Soviet Union collapsed.
Dude: OK, just don't lose track of time.
*20 minutes later*
Person: How am I on an article about racism in Australia?!
Dude: Wikipedia Hypnosis, I presume? You've gotta work on your focus, man.
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By the people, but not necessarily for the people. Attempts to define and explain everything, ideally without writing a book on every topic.
Has the same issues as any other democracy or a place, with group majorities - tribalism and its cultural influence: A place were simps, feminists, bitches, are making their tribal biases/opinions 'scientific', while linking what is pretty much their own blog's shitposts for sources; and nerds are trying to make their hobby/area of expertise articles as unreadable as possible for a commoner.

Has a tendency of throwing you into a rabbit whole of information, when you've already forgotten your initial question and have ended up reading articles on ancient Chinese schools of thought for no reason.
I disagree with that wikipedia article, so I've edited the definition to be a more 'objective representation of reality'. Also I'm undoing all the edits that disagree with me, my majority will prevail!

I'm wikipedia-eductated.
by veinsofgold May 31, 2022
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Wikipedia is the free encyclopedia that anyone can edit.
Teacher: Wikipedia is not a source
Students: But it can be.
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