Wikilinking 

The term used to describe the art of swinging from hyperlink to hyperlink within Wikipedia obtaining truly random and often useless facts about literally anything in the world. Reserved for the insatiable curiosity of digital drifters.

John: I was wikilinking yesterday starting with "Galaxy" and within a few minutes ended up on "Twerking"
Jane: Get a life or go sleep on the couch

Wikilinking by TripleA87 September 20, 2013

wikikicking 

When someone famous (celebrity, sportstar, singer) does something dumb to piss off a whole crowd of people, that whole crowd of people start editing their Wikipedia page, ripping into them, slagging them off or generally calling them names.

The name calling is usually edited off pretty fast but can usually be seen in the pages' history.

On 12 September 2009, James Martin (a chef) wrote a car review for the Daily Mail, slagging off cyclists and calling them "herbal tea-drinking, Harriet Harman-voting" but also boasted he put sheer terror into them by driving past and honking his horn.

Chaos ensued with people (cyclists?) editing his Wikipedia page giving him a good wikikicking. Various comments were made including this one:

"Following publication of an article in the Sunday Mail in September 2009, it was unanimously decided by the general public that James Martin was a fat fat c*nt, with an overriding insecurity about his very small p*n*s, who looks like Jabba the hut whenever he attempts a faux smile thanks to his tripple chins"

... as well as a number of people changing the word 'cook' for 'cock'.

This angered Bradley Wiggins a 2 time Cycling Gold Medalist in 2008. One of his Twitter statuses was:

"James Martin TV chef, The word cock springs to mind, stick to Ready Steady Twat mate"

wikikicking by pie3 September 16, 2009

wiki-linking 

The process of connecting two seemingly unrelated wikipedia articles by using only links to other wikipedia pages embedded in the articles themselves; the more abstract the beginning and the destination are, the better.

I just spent an entire hour wiki-linking great white sharks to Doritos FTW!

wiki-linking by pnykolasse November 11, 2009

wikilunking 

The recreational pastime of exploring wikis by starting at an initial subject of interest and exploring related links which diverge further and further from the initial subject.

I went wikilunking for three hours today and learned about Heinrich Botho Scheube, 1. FC Haßfurt, and An Thượng!

wikilunking by Abox July 7, 2011

winkblinking

the act of attempting to flirt with a wink, but not having control over your eyes, there for making weird faces and blinking alot

"i was kinda interested but then he started all winkblinking at me and i was completely turned off"

winkblinking by samsonsmurf August 25, 2011

Wikithinking

The distinct form of groupthink that emerges from Wikipedia's core policies and the social dynamics of its editor community. It enforces a consensus-driven, citation-obsessed, and conflict-averse mindset where controversial truths are smoothed over, dissenting voices are overwhelmed by procedural arguments, and the "Neutral Point of View" (NPOV) morphs into a bias for the bland, established, and non-committal. Wikithinking values process over substance, reliable sourcing over first-hand expertise, and the avoidance of "edit wars" over the rigorous pursuit of accuracy, often producing articles that are meticulously referenced but intellectually sterile.

Example: The Wikipedia article on a contentious political figure undergoes intense Wikithinking. Editors relentlessly revert any strongly worded critique, even with solid sources, labeling it "POV pushing." They replace it with milquetoast phrasing like "has been criticized by some" and balance it with a trivial positive claim. The result is a text that is "neutral" in process but functionally sanitized, protecting the subject's reputation through the tyranny of procedural consensus.

Wikithinking by Dumuabzu February 5, 2026