La Frikipedia
Encyclopedia
La Frikipedia is a Spanish online wiki. It is a parody
of Wikipedia
. La Frikipedia translated to the english like The Geekpedia or The Freakypedia, since the title actually came from the anglicism Freak. Its also called "the extremely serious encyclopedia" or the "useless encyclopedia" is a parody
of the spanish Wikipedia
. It currently has more than 8,000 articles. In addition, this page, in most cases, mocks of the descriptions of some concepts. The Frikipedia is under the GNU Public License. In early 2006 the head of the Frikipedia decided to close the site after a complaint by the SGAE (see this section). The Frikipedia is open and running again from October 20 of 2007.
, The Frikipedia suffer the constant attack of vandalism
like any website based in wiki
. For example, some articles are deleted and left blank, or show politic references to extreme right, capitalism
, and anti-communism
..
, SGAE), sued by "obsenities and insults", asking for between 9,000 and 12,000 euro
s in compensation. On February 3 of 2006, close La Frikipedia by this reason. Pedro Farré, director of the SGAE, said it would withdraw the application "if you remove this content from the Internet, we retracts and we apologizes."
Following the closure of the website launched a campaign in support of The Frikipedia Loretahur. In addition, the head of the Frikipedia opened a page where small donations collected two and five euros through the payment system Paypal with intended to cover travel expenses, lawyers and a hypothetical sentence.
After an agreement with the SGAE , Frikipedia reopened its site on February 26 without mentioning the entity in its pages. After the discomfort of many Internet users to this measure again to close within a few hours . However, in June 2006 it reopened in test mode, and not to pronounce the SGAE was only as far as the process was taking place ...
On the other hand, some of the articles of the Frikipedia were rescued from the caches of Google
and Yahoo!
, and taken to the Uncyclopedia
. This resulted in a significant increase in the number of items in the branch in Spanish
of the Uncyclopedia, which resulted in the brother project began called Inciclopedia with the articles rescued, including the SGAE.
On November 8 of 2007 the National Audience of Madrid confirmed the ruling that condemns her editor Vicente Herrera to pay 600 euros in compensation to the manager and his manager Pedro Farré and legal costs.
Parody
A parody , in current usage, is an imitative work created to mock, comment on, or trivialise an original work, its subject, author, style, or some other target, by means of humorous, satiric or ironic imitation...
of Wikipedia
Wikipedia
Wikipedia is a free, web-based, collaborative, multilingual encyclopedia project supported by the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation. Its 20 million articles have been written collaboratively by volunteers around the world. Almost all of its articles can be edited by anyone with access to the site,...
. La Frikipedia translated to the english like The Geekpedia or The Freakypedia, since the title actually came from the anglicism Freak. Its also called "the extremely serious encyclopedia" or the "useless encyclopedia" is a parody
Parody
A parody , in current usage, is an imitative work created to mock, comment on, or trivialise an original work, its subject, author, style, or some other target, by means of humorous, satiric or ironic imitation...
of the spanish Wikipedia
Wikipedia
Wikipedia is a free, web-based, collaborative, multilingual encyclopedia project supported by the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation. Its 20 million articles have been written collaboratively by volunteers around the world. Almost all of its articles can be edited by anyone with access to the site,...
. It currently has more than 8,000 articles. In addition, this page, in most cases, mocks of the descriptions of some concepts. The Frikipedia is under the GNU Public License. In early 2006 the head of the Frikipedia decided to close the site after a complaint by the SGAE (see this section). The Frikipedia is open and running again from October 20 of 2007.
Vandalism
Because to the open character of this site and the obssesive fixation of Chuck NorrisChuck Norris
Carlos Ray "Chuck" Norris is an American martial artist and actor. After serving in the United States Air Force, he began his rise to fame as a martial artist and has since founded his own school, Chun Kuk Do...
, The Frikipedia suffer the constant attack of vandalism
Vandalism
Vandalism is the behaviour attributed originally to the Vandals, by the Romans, in respect of culture: ruthless destruction or spoiling of anything beautiful or venerable...
like any website based in wiki
Wiki
A wiki is a website that allows the creation and editing of any number of interlinked web pages via a web browser using a simplified markup language or a WYSIWYG text editor. Wikis are typically powered by wiki software and are often used collaboratively by multiple users. Examples include...
. For example, some articles are deleted and left blank, or show politic references to extreme right, capitalism
Capitalism
Capitalism is an economic system that became dominant in the Western world following the demise of feudalism. There is no consensus on the precise definition nor on how the term should be used as a historical category...
, and anti-communism
Anti-communism
Anti-communism is opposition to communism. Organized anti-communism developed in reaction to the rise of communism, especially after the 1917 October Revolution in Russia and the beginning of the Cold War in 1947.-Objections to communist theory:...
..
Closing and campaign to re-open
Since 2006, The General Society of Authors of Spain (Sociedad General de Autores y EditoresSociedad General de Autores y Editores
Sociedad General de Autores y Editores is the main collecting society for songwriters, composers and music publishers in Spain. It is similar to ASCAP. The composer and performer Teddy Bautista is the Chairman of the Board of Directors. The SGAE was founded in 1941 as General Society of Authors of...
, SGAE), sued by "obsenities and insults", asking for between 9,000 and 12,000 euro
Euro
The euro is the official currency of the eurozone: 17 of the 27 member states of the European Union. It is also the currency used by the Institutions of the European Union. The eurozone consists of Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg,...
s in compensation. On February 3 of 2006, close La Frikipedia by this reason. Pedro Farré, director of the SGAE, said it would withdraw the application "if you remove this content from the Internet, we retracts and we apologizes."
Following the closure of the website launched a campaign in support of The Frikipedia Loretahur. In addition, the head of the Frikipedia opened a page where small donations collected two and five euros through the payment system Paypal with intended to cover travel expenses, lawyers and a hypothetical sentence.
After an agreement with the SGAE , Frikipedia reopened its site on February 26 without mentioning the entity in its pages. After the discomfort of many Internet users to this measure again to close within a few hours . However, in June 2006 it reopened in test mode, and not to pronounce the SGAE was only as far as the process was taking place ...
On the other hand, some of the articles of the Frikipedia were rescued from the caches of Google
Google
Google Inc. is an American multinational public corporation invested in Internet search, cloud computing, and advertising technologies. Google hosts and develops a number of Internet-based services and products, and generates profit primarily from advertising through its AdWords program...
and Yahoo!
Yahoo!
Yahoo! Inc. is an American multinational internet corporation headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, United States. The company is perhaps best known for its web portal, search engine , Yahoo! Directory, Yahoo! Mail, Yahoo! News, Yahoo! Groups, Yahoo! Answers, advertising, online mapping ,...
, and taken to the Uncyclopedia
Uncyclopedia
Uncyclopedia is a satirical website that parodies Wikipedia. Founded in 2005 as an originally English-language wiki, the project currently spans over 75 languages...
. This resulted in a significant increase in the number of items in the branch in Spanish
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
of the Uncyclopedia, which resulted in the brother project began called Inciclopedia with the articles rescued, including the SGAE.
On November 8 of 2007 the National Audience of Madrid confirmed the ruling that condemns her editor Vicente Herrera to pay 600 euros in compensation to the manager and his manager Pedro Farré and legal costs.
Projects
- Il Piriódico (Da Niuspapa)
- Zona de duelos (Duel Zone)
- Frikiccionario (Freakytionary)
- Frikilibros (Freakybooks)
- Template Squad (It's just the username of the user that created this project)
- Adopción (Adoption)