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Internet culture and Internet memes move at a fast pace—and if you are one of those people who have successfully found a job and moved out of your parents’ house it can be time consuming to keep track of every new l33t term or YouTube celebrity to hit the scene. That’s why Encyclopedia Dramatica is here. The Web site is run by folks who like to give long, picturesque explanations of anything that happens to be flooding the forums at 4chan, and poke vicious fun at any strange or otherwise vulnerable Internet presence that happens to be on the chopping block. It’s nice to have every bizarre, inappropriate, or just plain funny thing that has ever graced the Net all in one spot, and there are more than a few common forum trends that need to be taken down a notch. Essentially, Encyclopedia Dramatica is run by people well-versed in how to be a jerk on the Web, so be prepared for this Web site to offend you somehow.


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Posted 05/02/2009 1:17PM by erincarl
I don’t care what they write in their disclaimers, this encyclopaedia dramatica website has gone way too far. I am a pretty liberal person, and I believe in freedom of speech to a great extent, but at some point, there has to be some kind of self regulation due to respect for others. I don’t know enough about the editors of this website to judge them personally, but I can say that I am deeply... MORE
Posted 05/02/2009 6:48PM by Anonymous
I think that ED really doesnt care what you think of them, as their entire modus operandi is to be as offensive as possible. tldr version. In the words of ED, BAWWWWW!


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