Let's play Wikigroaning!

Literally. Unless it Should Go Elsewhere
EvaUnit02
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Let's play Wikigroaning!

Post by EvaUnit02 »

Hehe.

The premise is quite simple. First, find a useful Wikipedia article that normal people might read. For example, the article called "Knight." Then, find a somehow similar article that is longer, but at the same time, useless to a very large fraction of the population. In this case, we'll go with "Jedi Knight." Open both of the links and compare the lengths of the two articles. Compare not only that, but how well concepts are explored, and the greater professionalism with which the longer article was likely created. Are you looking yet? Get a good, long look. Yeah. Yeeaaah, we know, but that is just the tip of the iceberg. (We're calling it Wikigroaning for a reason.) The next step is to find your own article pair and share it with your friends, who will usually look for their own pairs and you end up spending a good hour or two in a groaning arms race. The game ends after that, usually without any clear winners... but hey, it beats doing work.

Some that I've found:-
Halo (religious iconography)
Halo (video game series)

Magic (paranormal)
Magic: The Gathering

Claymore
Claymore (manga)
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Markgway
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Post by Markgway »

Is this just a test to see which of us here are stupid enough to actually do this? 8)
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