Wikipedia Articles You Should Never See

"Wikipedia:1000 things not to write your article about"
Wikipedia

"This page is intended as humor. If you have been sent here by another user after creating an article that might qualify on the following list, you may safely tell them that they sent you to the wrong place. The place she/he/it probably wanted to send you was to Wikipedia:List of bad article ideas.

"1000+ things not to write your article about

"Many vandals and trolls roam Wikipedia. But even more create accounts and create pages about whatever they feel like, without even looking at any of the Wikipedia policies and guidelines. This list is for new users and (hopefully) people looking to create a page about any of these things. Anyone can add to this list, as long it is a reasonable item. Remember to sign your name if you add an item...."

The list is long, and getting longer. Examples, of what not to write a Wikipedia article about:

307. What color mirrors are
412. How bored you must have been to read all this way down the list.
801. Your new vacuum cleaner.

(You mean - the world isn't waiting to learn about my new vacuum cleaner?!)

Actually, there aren't a thousand reasons yet, but it's getting close. The count, today, is 886.

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Update (July 15, 2008)

This has not been a good month for me. Thanks, Brigid for coming back with your second correction to this one post (!). You're right. The link I had, the second time around, was to "Wikipedia:List of really, really, really stupid article ideas that you really, really, really should not create" (Wikipedia) - also funny, but with only 36 entries to date.

The list I intended to cover, BTW, now has 974 entries - they're close to the target 1,000.

Enjoy.

Wikipedia Neutrality Challenged: Another Wiki Reality Check?

"Wikipedia ruled by 'Lord of the Universe'" "The Register" (February 6, 2008)

Wikipedia's "Conflict of Interest Noticeboard" is supposed to deal with one-sided or biased articles.

There's just one catch.

The creator and administrator of the "Conflict of Interest Noticeboard," Jossi Fresco, is a disciple of Prem Rawat (previously known as Guru Maharaj Ji). You may have heard of Prem Rawat under his preferred title: "Lord of the Universe."

According to "The Register" article, Wikipedia may have a "neutral point of view," but seems to treat some articles more neutrally than others.

Wikipedia Worries? Good Advice for Bloggers

"How Any Blogger Can Beat Wikipedia" points out that no blogger can compete with Wikipedia.

The 5-point list of advice (between 1 and 3 paragraphs per point) shows that being the biggest encyclopedia in the world isn't the only option. After all, how many people actually read an encyclopedia? Aside from me?