C-Mach
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On April 14, 2011, unsuspecting frequenters of Encyclopedia Dramatica were shocked, confused, hurt, and enraged when they were redirected to a nasty surprise: ED had been replaced by Oh Internet, a wiki that catalogues Internet phenomena in a friendly and safe for work format. From what this observer has gathered, ED's questionable content repelled advertisers, so Joseph Evers, owner of the domain name, Sherrod "Girlvinyl" DeGrippo, owner of the site, and several high-up sysops decided to create a more marketable wiki. Several days before, ED was shut down due to "updates". After those "updates" were completed, Oh Internet was born.
This decision inflamed EDiots, who felt betrayed by the site owners' and sysops' perceived selling out to Amazon, a chief advertiser on Oh Internet. With no well-organized and easily accessible alternative to ED's raucous and uncensored atmosphere, many EDiots were left out in the cold. As soon as ED died, numerous attempts were underway both to archive ED and revive it. As of yet, three prominent phoenixes have risen from the ashes (WARNING: NSFW): encyclopediadramatica.ch, LurkMoarpedia, and encyclopediaerratica.com. Is this the end of an era, or just the beginning?
This decision inflamed EDiots, who felt betrayed by the site owners' and sysops' perceived selling out to Amazon, a chief advertiser on Oh Internet. With no well-organized and easily accessible alternative to ED's raucous and uncensored atmosphere, many EDiots were left out in the cold. As soon as ED died, numerous attempts were underway both to archive ED and revive it. As of yet, three prominent phoenixes have risen from the ashes (WARNING: NSFW): encyclopediadramatica.ch, LurkMoarpedia, and encyclopediaerratica.com. Is this the end of an era, or just the beginning?
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