What is Encyclopaedia Dramatica?
Encyclopædia Dramatica (ED) is a homophobic racist troll wiki whose stated mission is to document Internet culture, memes, and “drama” for the lulz. ED documents everything it thinks is wrong with the Internet, but proudly does so in a style that exemplifies the very things wrong with the Internet.
Is Encyclopedia Dramatica wikipedia’s evil twin?
Ninemsn described Encyclopedia Dramatica as: Wikipedia ‘s evil twin. It’s a site where almost every article is biased, offensive, unsourced, and without the faintest trace of political correctness.
What is the domain name for Encyclopedia Dramatica?
Between 2013 and 2019, the website was hosted under various top level domains: .rs, .ch, .es, and .se, with each domain bearing the second-level domain “encyclopediadramatica”. Encyclopedia Dramatica was founded in 2004 by Sherrod DeGrippo, also known by the online pseudonym “Girlvinyl”.
Why did Deanna DeGrippo hate Encyclopedia Dramatica?
DeGrippo reportedly “came to hate” Encyclopedia Dramatica. She had hoped that ED would return to its roots and focus on LiveJournal drama. Furthermore, according to her, Encyclopedia Dramatica never turned a profit during the time she owned it due to its content which put off advertisers.