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Wikifascist 

(n) - a trolling wikipedia editor who deletes an entry because a 30 second Google search confirmed their sneaking suspicion that such an entry simply Must be fraudulent.
"I posted the newly-discovered Theory of General Relativity on Wikipedia, and some Wikifascist erased it claiming vandalism!"
Wikifascist by Rimonian December 22, 2005
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wasting time following trails of wiki links when you should be working.
I had to stay late to finish that report because I got wikinapped starting at Led Zeppelin and somehow i ended up on the page for anosognosia
wikinap by freakdumpling August 23, 2010
The rabbit hole you fall into when you look up one thing, and end up falling deeper and deeper into online information (originates from, but is not limited to, Wikipedia) .
Did you finish your paper on dirt last night?

No, I fell into the Wikigap and just read everything. Plus side, I know the mohs hardness rating of aluminum now.
Wikigap by AdmiralPercy May 27, 2016

wikifail 

Being failed on a paper/essay/project for using wikipedia as your main source of research.
Jane used wikipedia to write her essay, but her teacher wikifailed her for not having good sources.
wikifail by OmgIconoclast November 4, 2007

Wikifarianism 

An offset of Atheism, the belief that more can be learned from Wikipedia than any religion or God.
Person 1: Yo dude so I heard you're an Atheist?
Person 2: No man I follow Wikifarianism.
Person 1: What the hell does that mean?
Person 2: I worship the sacred scripture of the Random Article page.
Wikifarianism by Goldenx7 June 16, 2009

Wikifari 

A prolonged visit to wikipedia during which contextual links are followed until the user is reading pages that have nothing to do with the original subject they sought. Particularly exciting wikifaris end up coming back to the original page at some point.
OMG! I went on the most incredible wikifari last night! I started with Nirvana, got all the way to osmotic pressure, and then, 5 hours later, I was at Nirvana again!

Man, there's a test coming up, I better go on a wikifari.
Wikifari by Sam Chew Chin November 16, 2006