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submitted 1 week ago by antonim@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/wikipedia@lemmy.world

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[–] can@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Is this satire?

[–] antonim@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 week ago

Yes.^[1]^

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^[1]^it says so in the URL, after all ;)

[–] Plum@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

I think it's a cautionary tale. And also adorable that there's a wikipedia version of the hard times dot net.

[–] antonim@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 week ago

Wikipedia Signpost is mostly used for news and opinion pieces regarding WP, but every issue has this sort of humorous piece as well.