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We're no strangers to love
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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'''.
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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I just wanna tell you how I'm feeling
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== Safety Not Guaranteed ==
Gotta make you understand
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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.
  
Never gonna give you up, never gonna let you down
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== Happycat vs. Rude Kitty ==
Never gonna run around and desert you
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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]].
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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We've known each other for so long
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== Blocking edits ==
Your heart's been aching but you're too shy to say it
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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).
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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And if you ask me how I'm feeling
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==See also==
Don't tell me you're too blind to see
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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
  
Never gonna give you up, never gonna let you down
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{{wikipedia|Wikipedia:Vandalism|Wikipedia vandalism}}
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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Never gonna give you up, never gonna let you down
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[[Category:Fads]]
Never gonna run around and desert you
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[[Category:NARVish Fads]]
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
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Revision as of 15:46, July 20, 2010

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.

Safety Not Guaranteed

One of the most vandalized articles are the ones related to Safety Not Guaranteed. The frequency of edits to articles like Safety and 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.

Happycat vs. Rude Kitty

On July 27, 2006 LostPenguin posted a YTMND of a side-by-side comparison of the 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.

Blocking edits

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 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).

See also

Safety on Wikipedia Example of YTMND-related vandalism

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