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Is this funny

Discussion in 'Websites' started by steadymarvin, Apr 18, 2006.

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    The Encyclopedia Spuria is driven by MediaWiki and I am using the default skin so I am not looking for a review of the design of my site. But, like all humorists I am plagued with the nagging question as I write things for the site - "Is this funny?"

    So, if you have time, please review the site for content and let me know if you were amused.

    Thanks.
     
    steadymarvin, Apr 18, 2006 IP
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    Janeth Active Member

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    I'm not good enough at English to know rather it's funny or not but if you wrote everything on that site then you have been hard at work. (-:
     
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    Your English looks good enough to me;) The site is a collaborative project open to all, which is why I used wiki software, but I have written more than half the content so far.
     
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    Janeth Active Member

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    My English gets me by in writing but when it gets to stuff like this

    Words like spurious and uncomposed get a little beyond my abilities. :(

    I didn't find the site very funny but others might. :(

    I think the idea is great and would be a lot of fun but I'm not sure how to make it funny.

    If I was doing the project I would have to find some really funny sites and get an idea of how the writter went about doing the writting.

    I think this girl is really funny in some of her post.

    But I don't know how to write funny.
     
    Janeth, Apr 18, 2006 IP
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    Is it basically a new uncyclopedia?
    Your logo/name in the top left doesnt fit in properly.

    I run some wikis and spam bots are a major problem, they spam each page, then blank it.
     
    AmyNelson, Apr 18, 2006 IP
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    Well... yes and no. My site is a vehicle for invented characters and situations that appeared in correspondence between my brother over the last ten years. I didn't know about uncyclopedia or the Encyclopedia Dramatica when I decided to put The Encyclopedia Spuria online. The other sites rely heavily on satire and the re-definition of real life where everything on spuripedia is invented - which gives us a different personality I hope.

    That is deliberate.

    I haven't experienced that yet - that must be a real pain.
     
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    Spurious means "not true". Uncomposed is an invented word - the opposite to composed - but it is a word-play, a joke. You can't actually uncompose anything. I love the English language - one day I hope to be able to speak it properly myself!
     
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    If anyone can edit your wiki, how will you overcome the spam bots? If you find out a way, let me know, as I haven't found a way yet.
     
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    Which wiki software are you using?
     
    steadymarvin, Apr 19, 2006 IP
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    mediawiki.
    Making people register doesn't make any difference.
     
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    Thanks I'll check it out. :)
     
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