Editing Encyclopedia Dramatica (section)

==Reception==
The website received mainstream media attention after Jason Fortuny used Encyclopedia Dramatica to post photographs, e-mails and phone numbers from 176 responses to a [[Craigslist]] advertisement he posted in 2006, in which he posed as a woman seeking sexual encounters with dominant men.<ref name="neva">{{citation
 |first        = Neva
 |last         = Chonin
 |title        = Sex and the City
 |url          = http://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/article/Sex-and-the-City-2551618.php
 |periodical   = San Francisco Chronicle
 |page         = 20
 |access-date   = August 11, 2009
 |date         = September 17, 2006
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20120918192604/http://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/article/Sex-and-the-City-2551618.php
 |archive-date = September 18, 2012
 |url-status     = live
 |df           = mdy-all
}}.</ref><ref name="schwartz" /><!-- Hopelessly incomplete citation: {{cite news | title = Privacy | work = Warren's Washington Internet Daily | date = September 12, 2006}}</ref>--> The incident was addressed in a [[blog]] hosted at ''[[Wired News]]'', where the [[blog]]ger proposes that Encyclopedia Dramatica may be the "world's lamest wiki".<ref>{{cite news |publisher=Wired.com |url=https://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2006/09/craigslist/ |title=Craigslist |date=September 8, 2006 |access-date=January 12, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100111042246/http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2006/09/craigslist |archive-date=January 11, 2010 |df=mdy }}</ref>

In 2006, "a well-known band of trolls"<ref name="schwartz" /> emailed Encyclopedia Dramatica's creator, DeGrippo, demanding edits to the protected (i.e. locked) article describing them. After she refused to do so, the trolls ordered taxis, pizzas, escort services and sent death threats and threats of rape to DeGrippo's apartment.<ref name="schwartz" />

Encyclopedia Dramatica became a "favourite target for critics, who accuse Anonymous of propagating hate,"<ref name="davies" /> for allowing alleged members of the group to sometimes use the website as a [[Platformism|platform]]. Through this association, Encyclopedia Dramatica received incidental coverage when actions by members of Anonymous led to the arrest of an alleged pedophile,<ref>{{citation
 |last         = Kim
 |first        = Gus
 |title        = Anonymous operation leads to arrest of alleged pedophile
 |url          = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHohvluf3mc
 |periodical   = Global Television Network News
 |date         = July 12, 2007
 |access-date   = May 14, 2011
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20110222075802/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHohvluf3mc
 |archive-date = February 22, 2011
 |url-status     = live
 |df           = mdy-all
}}.</ref> when they demonstrated against [[Scientology]] in London;<ref name="whipple">{{citation
| last = Whipple | first = Tom
| title = Scientology: the Anonymous protestors
| url = http://women.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/women/the_way_we_live/article4173635.ece
| periodical = The Times
| access-date= May 14, 2011
| date = June 20, 2008
| location=London
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110615182345/http://women.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/women/the_way_we_live/article4173635.ece
|archive-date=June 15, 2011 }}.</ref><ref>{{citation
 |last         = Lee
 |first        = Joe
 |date         = February 11, 2008
 |title        = Anonymous Protests Outside Scientology Sites
 |url          = http://londonist.com/2008/02/they_came_they.php
 |periodical   = Londonist
 |access-date   = August 25, 2008
 |publisher    = londonist.com
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20080401054452/http://londonist.com/2008/02/they_came_they.php
 |archive-date = April 1, 2008
 |url-status     = live
 |df           = mdy-all
}}.</ref> when a member of the group broke into the e-mail account of former [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] vice-presidential nominee [[Sarah Palin]],<ref name="singel">{{citation
 |last         = Singel
 |first        = Ryan <!--| author-link = Ryan Singel-->
 |date         = September 19, 2008
 |title        = Palin Hacker Group's All-Time Greatest Hits
 |url          = https://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2008/09/palin-hacker-gr/
 |periodical   = Wired
 |access-date   = August 25, 2008
 |publisher    = blog.wired.com
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20090502034437/http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2008/09/palin-hacker-gr
 |archive-date = May 2, 2009
 |url-status     = live
 |df           = mdy-all
}}.</ref> and when a member of Anonymous claimed credit for an attack on the virtual ''[[Second Life]]'' headquarters of former presidential candidate [[John Edwards]].<ref name="cassel">{{citation
| last = Cabron | first = Lou
| date = March 8, 2007
| title = John Edwards' Virtual Attackers Unmasked
| url = http://www.alternet.org/blogs/peek/48989/
| periodical = AlterNet
| access-date = May 14, 2011
| publisher = alternet.org
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110629141202/http://www.alternet.org/blogs/peek/48989/
| archive-date = June 29, 2011}}.</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.10zenmonkeys.com/2007/03/05/john-edwards-virtual-attackers-unmasked/ |title=John Edwards' Virtual Attackers Unmasked |first=Lou |last=Cabron |date=March 5, 2007 |publisher=10 Zen Monkeys |access-date=November 10, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111120050942/http://www.10zenmonkeys.com/2007/03/05/john-edwards-virtual-attackers-unmasked/ |archive-date=November 20, 2011 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all }}</ref> The convergence of Encyclopedia Dramatica with the anti-Scientology campaign of [[Project Chanology]] was noted<!--(Project Chanology "mention" begins approximately 27:45 minutes into the presentation)--> by technology journalist Julian Dibbell.<ref>{{citation
 |first       = Julian
 |last        = Dibbell
 |date        = July 11, 2008
 |chapter     = Sympathy for the Griefer: MOOrape, Lulz Cubes, and Other Lessons From the First 2 Decades of Online Sociopathy
 |title       = GLS Conference 4.0
 |publisher   = Games, Learning and Society Group
 |location    = Madison, Wisconsin
 |chapter-url         = http://hosted4.mediasite.com/mediasite/Viewer/?peid=9d1cf257-52ff-4704-9cb5-37de2ecca35b
 |access-date  = November 7, 2008
 |url-status     = dead
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20110714064724/http://hosted4.mediasite.com/mediasite/Viewer/?peid=9d1cf257-52ff-4704-9cb5-37de2ecca35b
 |archive-date = July 14, 2011
 |df          = mdy-all
}}.</ref>

The celebration and archival of the "raids" organized on [[/b/]] on Encyclopedia Dramatica, which acted as a "troll [[hall of fame]]" when used this way,{{sfn|Stryker|2011|p=¶12.28}} has been seen by some scholars, among them Liam Mitchell of [[Trent University]], as acting as a way to assuage the guilt that trolls feel for harming their victims and being confronted with evidence of this harm. By celebrating on Encyclopedia Dramatica, and archiving that which would make an individual member guilty, trolls collectively engage in a type of [[mob mentality]] where the idea that "none of us is as cruel as all of us" minimizes the actions they take individually: "[[Crowd psychology|One cannot reason with a multitude]], let alone [[Appeal to emotion|appeal to its conscience]]. If any of its members are not susceptible to [[reason]] or [[conscience]]{{Em dash}}the province of the [[ego ideal]], and therefore of the divide that characterizes [[subjectivity]]{{Em dash}}then the trolling will proceed."<ref name=":0" />

On December 16, 2008, Encyclopedia Dramatica won the ''People's Choice Winners'' category for favorite wiki in [[Mashable]]'s 2nd Annual Open Web Awards, with [[wikiHow]] as the runner-up and Wikipedia coming in 3rd.<ref>{{citation
 |last         = Cashmore
 |first        = Pete
 |chapter-url          = http://mashable.com/2008/12/16/open-web-awards-2-winners/
 |chapter      = People's Choice Winners
 |title        = Open Web Awards Winners
 |date         = December 16, 2008
 |access-date   = August 11, 2009
 |publisher    = mashable.com
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20090826092048/http://mashable.com/2008/12/16/open-web-awards-2-winners/
 |archive-date = August 26, 2009
 |url-status     = live
 |df           = mdy-all
}}.</ref>

In December 2008, a message on Encyclopedia Dramatica asked for donations and claimed that the website was under attack and had lost its advertisers.<ref name="thestandardshutdown">{{cite news |last= Golson |first= Jordan |title= Briefly: Encyclopedia Dramatica threatens shutdown | url=http://www.thestandard.com/news/2008/08/11/briefly-encyclopedia-dramatica-threatens-shutdown |work= [[The Industry Standard]] |date = November 8, 2008 |access-date=May 14, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090515143019/http://www.thestandard.com/news/2008/08/11/briefly-encyclopedia-dramatica-threatens-shutdown |archive-date=May 15, 2009 }}</ref>

In January 2010, the Encyclopedia Dramatica article ''Aboriginal'' was removed from the search engine results of [[Google Search|Google Australia]], after a lawyer filed a complaint with the [[Australian Human Rights Commission]] saying its content was racist.<ref>{{citation
 |title        = Google agrees to take down racist site
 |publisher    = [[Sydney Morning Herald]]
 |url          = http://www.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/google-agrees-to-take-down-racist-site-20100115-maxd.html
 |access-date   = May 14, 2011
 |date         = January 15, 2010
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20110605030457/http://www.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/google-agrees-to-take-down-racist-site-20100115-maxd.html
 |archive-date = June 5, 2011
 |url-status     = live
 |df           = mdy-all
}}.</ref> A search on terms related to the article produced a message that one of the results has been removed after a legal request relating to Australia's [[Racial Discrimination Act 1975|Racial Discrimination Act (RDA)]].<ref>{{citation
 |title        = Aus Media Gets Encyclopedia Dramatica Story Wrong, Only Some Search Links Removed
 |publisher    = The Inquisitr
 |first        = Duncan
 |last         = Riley
 |url          = http://www.inquisitr.com/57105/aus-media-gets-ed-story-wrong/
 |date         = January 14, 2010
 |access-date   = January 15, 2010
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20100119021719/http://www.inquisitr.com/57105/aus-media-gets-ed-story-wrong/
 |archive-date = January 19, 2010
 |url-status     = live
 |df           = mdy-all
}}.</ref><ref>{{citation
 |title        = Australian Anti Discrimination Act Complaint
 |publisher    = [[Chilling Effects (group)|Chilling Effects]]
 |url          = http://www.chillingeffects.org/notice.cgi?sID=17460
 |access-date   = January 15, 2010
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20100118084049/http://www.chillingeffects.org/notice.cgi?sID=17460
 |archive-date = January 18, 2010
 |url-status     = live
 |df           = mdy-all
}}.</ref> The publicity surrounding this served to [[Streisand effect|raise the profile of the site]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.abc.net.au/tv/hungrybeast/stories/google-australia-censors-search-results-wtf/ |title=Google Australia censors search results. WTF? |first=Elmo |last=Keep |date=January 18, 2011 |work=Hungry Beast |publisher=ABC |access-date=May 28, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120626042430/http://www.abc.net.au/tv/hungrybeast/stories/google-australia-censors-search-results-wtf/ |archive-date=June 26, 2012 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref> In March 2010, it was reported that the Australian Human Rights Commission had notified the site by e-mail that according to Australian law, the article ''Aboriginal'' could be in breach of Sections 18C and 18D of its RDA.<ref name=9news />