Wikipedia is effed up.

[D00D64: AM I GONE OR WHAT]

...Just read.

Aparently, there is more to talk about Knuckles then there is to talk about FREAKING GOD (Eww... That sentence sounds all "Engrish-y").

EDIT: Crap, I accidentally posted it here. Can someone move it to LOTN plz?

[Naem]

Yes, well...

The premise is quite simple. First, find a useful Wikipedia article that normal people might read. For example, the article called "Knight." Then, find a somehow similar article that is longer, but at the same time, useless to a very large fraction of the population. In this case, we'll go with "Jedi Knight." Open both of the links and compare the lengths of the two articles. Compare not only that, but how well concepts are explored, and the greater professionalism with which the longer article was likely created.

www.somethingawful.com/d/news/wikigroaning.php
www.somethingawful.com/d/news/wikigroaning-ii.php
www.somethingawful.com/d/news/wikigroaning-iii.php

[somebody probably]

The problem with that article is that they assume just because more has been written in words that people consider those things more important. It's like the Interweb's evil just because (as a theoretical example, dunno if it's true) "Amy x Rouge S&M" trumps "How to boil pasta." in googlefights or something.

It also doesn't count the numerous sub-pages and such written on wars, battles, guns invented, planes invented during a war, clicking on links and such, what is written on in-depth topics tends to be rather split up and covered fairly well.

Edit: Just cleared up the first paragraph.

Ohh I got some:

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fighting
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Street_Fighter_III

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Story
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maple_story

[Rhinoce Breakdancerus]

I know someone mentioned something about Knux's article being longer than the article on nuclear fission, but yeah, it's pretty sad. But the whole Kirby Vs. Dog one made me LOL.

[The Pletch]

Why does importance directly correlate to length of article? Couldn't something just be more nuanced?

[ShardNet]

Or maybe it's a sign that it actually IS based on importance.

...I'm going to go start a religion worshiping Knuckles now.

[Rhinoce Breakdancerus]

The nerdy kid next door has just as much influence as a high school teacher; the dorky dude at the comic book shop has just as much voice as a college professor.

Problem is, the nerds and dorks tend to have a lot more free time - and passion - than the teachers and professors.

I think this is the point that the author's trying to get across. But come on, how can we have an article on Kirby's characteristics that's longer than one on a dog's characteristics? We know far more about a dog's characteristics than Kirby's (who isn't real and we've never had a "Kirby Autopsy" game yet...).

[CoolCorky]

Using the Wii remote as I scalpel, I presume.

Anyway,

Yes, 23% of the men who helped make the United States the strongest nation on Earth are easily defeated by a fictional and faceless videogame character who barely knows how to speak and takes orders from a naked hologram. Go America!

This made me laugh.

Also, the guy who wrote this has waaaaaay to much time on his hands.

QUOTE FROM THE PAGE:

See also "List of fictional cat-like aliens" for that specific kind of fictional cat.

[Sergeant Dull]

Aug 5, 2008 18:15:05 GMT 10 CoolCorky said:

Using the Wii remote as I scalpel, I presume.

Anyway,

Yes, 23% of the men who helped make the United States the strongest nation on Earth are easily defeated by a fictional and faceless videogame character who barely knows how to speak and takes orders from a naked hologram. Go America!

This made me laugh.

Also, the guy who wrote this has waaaaaay to much time on his hands.

QUOTE FROM THE PAGE:

See also "List of fictional cat-like aliens" for that specific kind of fictional cat.

XD

That's all.

Guilty Gear needs more writing. That is important. So does Paul Gilbert.