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Doing It Wrong
Why is everyone taking ED so seriously? It's a troll site, and if you're offended, they've done their job. There are a lot of rather disturbing articles on there, but like with everything else, people get desensitized to them. While the point of the site just seems to insult things, most of it just seems to be written because of boredom than malicious intent or actual belief. Some of the stuff could be considered satirical, if not necessary well done, and many of the editors are probably fans of many of the things mocked in the pages. I personally think ED is rather entertaining and that it's a good way to keep up with internet drama.
It's really bad at being a satire site. Calling someone a fag doesn't great satire make.

But really Most of the hate is less directed at the articles themselves and more at the actions of anon, (hacking into the epilepsy website and placing flashing lights, the "An-Hero" then anthing on the pages, So Yeah. Frankly I think the pages aren't funny, just trying to be insulting, and their actions are deplorable.
204.210.130.140 20th Oct 09
Someone got trolled.

In any case: The only real malice are directed towards camwhores and internet tough guys.
75.36.198.179 30th Oct 09
I think that there is a lot of humor potential in behavior that's socially unacceptable to the point of crossing the line twice. There are comedians who have built their careers on it. The trouble is that it's not a failproof formula, but an art, just like any other branch of comedy. And most of the editors of Encyclopedia Dramatica are not expert comedians, but unfunny pricks. The vast majority of the attempted humor fails, because the writers lack the skill to execute it, leaving articles that fail to be funny, while succeeding in being socially unacceptable.
Desertopa 11th Nov 09
BAWWWWWW I DONT LIKE THE OFFENSIVE STUFF THERE

Is pretty much what was said.
74.53.190.242 12th Nov 09
Um, no. Not on this review, or any of the comments.

I have no problem with offensive humor. But it needs to be genuinely humorous. Nearly all the ED editors are simply nowhere near as clever or funny as they think they are.

I've made a crowd of students laugh by trivializing an athlete's pointless death, including the distressed guy who brought it up in the first place. If there's anyone who respects well done shock humor, it's me. Encyclopedia Dramatica does not deserve my respect.
Desertopa 15th Nov 09
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