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Wikipedia: Lamest edit wars
From screenshottime to time, Wikipedia's contributors have waded into bloody, internecine battles over the online encyclopedia's entries. And a fair number of these "edit wars" are spectacularly petty. In true Wiki-fashion, a special page now exists to catalog the nastiest and most trivial of them all. For the casual reader, it offers a humorous take on how deeply people care about topics like André the Giant's actual height, the true diameter of the Death Star, whether Cher is a gay icon, and what picture should accompany the Invisible Pink Unicorn category (if any). Though the page is "not comprehensive" about the full extent to which Wiki-brother has turned on Wiki-brother, enjoy it regardless. Dodge the rounds of friendly fire. And stay out of the way of such dangerously contentious questions as...
  • "Is the phrase 'the blast blasted blubber beyond all believable bounds' worthy of inclusion" in the exploding whale category?
  • "Is apple pie really "all American"?"
  • "Did Daffy Duck father any children?" (Or maybe that should be: any ducklings? Eek!)
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