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'''Wikipedia''' is a web-based free content (open source) encyclopedia that allows people to edit it. One of the major problems with the encyclopedia is how one can easily come in and add crap to it; at wikipedia, it's called "vandalism". YTMNDers have caught on to this for a while and have vandalized the site, submitting screenshots of their edits to YTMND. This has been called the '''Wikipedia Vandalism Fad'''.
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We're no strangers to love
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You know the rules and so do I
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A full commitment's what I'm thinking of
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You wouldn't get this from any other guy
  
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== Safety Not Guaranteed ==
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I just wanna tell you how I'm feeling
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One of the most vandalized articles are the ones related to [[Safety Not Guaranteed]]. The frequency of edits to articles like {{w|Safety}} and {{w|Time_Travel|Time travel}} were such a problem, that they were protected during the prime of Safety Not Guaranteed. The fad has died due to the common knowledge about Wikipedia's editing system—thus losing its novelty—as well as Wikipedia's ability to reverse vandalism quickly.
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Gotta make you understand
  
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== Happycat vs. Rude Kitty ==
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Never gonna give you up, never gonna let you down
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On July 27, 2006 LostPenguin posted a [http://fearnotwiki.ytmnd.com/ YTMND] of a side-by-side comparison of the [[w:British Shorthair|British Shorthair]] Wikipedia article of one with the original image of the shorthair and the other with [[happycat]], with the title "Wikipedia Afraid?". Xioyux copy reverted  Shortly after its posting the Wikipedia article was semi-protected. Some supporters of the YTMND believe that Wikipedia is either against or afraid of [[NEDM]].
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Never gonna run around and desert you
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Never gonna make you cry, never gonna say goodbye
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Never gonna tell a lie and hurt you
  
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== Blocking edits ==
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We've known each other for so long
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At least one site has been vandalized so many times by YTMND users that the Wikipedia administrators have banned all but users with special permission from making changes. One such article is {{w|eBaum's World}}, especially after numerous people altered the "controversies" section to be a bit more biased (and others just vandalized the article in its entirely).
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Your heart's been aching but you're too shy to say it
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Inside we both know what's been going on
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We know the game and we're gonna play it
  
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==See also==
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And if you ask me how I'm feeling
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[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Safety&diff=39980765&oldid=39925426 Safety on Wikipedia] Example of YTMND-related vandalism
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Don't tell me you're too blind to see
  
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{{wikipedia|Wikipedia:Vandalism|Wikipedia vandalism}}
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Never gonna give you up, never gonna let you down
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Never gonna run around and desert you
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Never gonna make you cry, never gonna say goodbye
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Never gonna tell a lie and hurt you
  
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[[Category:Fads]]
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Never gonna give you up, never gonna let you down
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[[Category:NARVish Fads]]
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Never gonna run around and desert you
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Never gonna make you cry, never gonna say goodbye
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Never gonna tell a lie and hurt you
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(Ooh give you up)
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(Ooh give you up)
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(Ooh) never gonna give, never gonna give (give you up)
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(Ooh) never gonna give, never gonna give (give you up)
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We've known each other for so long
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Your heart's been aching but you're too shy to say it
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Inside we both know what's been going on
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We know the game and we're gonna play it
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I just wanna tell you how I'm feeling
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Gotta make you understand

Revision as of 18:16, July 18, 2010

We're no strangers to love You know the rules and so do I A full commitment's what I'm thinking of You wouldn't get this from any other guy

I just wanna tell you how I'm feeling Gotta make you understand

Never gonna give you up, never gonna let you down Never gonna run around and desert you Never gonna make you cry, never gonna say goodbye Never gonna tell a lie and hurt you

We've known each other for so long Your heart's been aching but you're too shy to say it Inside we both know what's been going on We know the game and we're gonna play it

And if you ask me how I'm feeling Don't tell me you're too blind to see

Never gonna give you up, never gonna let you down Never gonna run around and desert you Never gonna make you cry, never gonna say goodbye Never gonna tell a lie and hurt you

Never gonna give you up, never gonna let you down Never gonna run around and desert you Never gonna make you cry, never gonna say goodbye Never gonna tell a lie and hurt you

(Ooh give you up) (Ooh give you up) (Ooh) never gonna give, never gonna give (give you up) (Ooh) never gonna give, never gonna give (give you up)

We've known each other for so long Your heart's been aching but you're too shy to say it Inside we both know what's been going on We know the game and we're gonna play it

I just wanna tell you how I'm feeling Gotta make you understand

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