Wikipedia:Silly Things (WP:SILLY)

It is not a great secret that, over the years, Wikipedia has seen many 'colorful' moments of fun. Also, no great secret is that Wikipedia has seen many forms of vandalism ( it's true, :-) could result in :-( ). Because Wikipedia lets people freely edit sources, occasionally, an edit falls into both categories: it is vandalism, needing to be reverted, but it is also creative, and some Wikipedians find it entertaining. For many years, the bits of vandalism and/or fun that struck people's fancy were kept here on a page called "Bad jokes and other deleted nonsense" (BJAODN). In fact, it was one of the oldest pages on Wikipedia, having been created on January 26, 2001. Here is the original explanation of the page:  We need a page where bad jokes and other deleted nonsense can rest in peace. So, here it is! [I'm half tempted to suggest keeping the jokes inline with the pages, as they must sort of give the encyclopedia some lively colour. But I do know it'd just get carried away and turn into an encyclopedia of silliness, so look forward to frequent updates of this page. ;-)] However, in 2007, consensus (sort of) shifted against keeping most BJAODN on Wikipedia (see Wikipedia talk:Silly Things), and it came to be viewed by many as encouraging vandalism. Things are no longer added to this group of pages on Wikipedia itself (except on rare occasions), but have been moved to another site, and only a few highlights are maintained below. (Please go to an external wiki to add to BJAODN. Thank you very much.) For all those who thought BJAODN was some sort of alien mating call or Swedish swear word, please read the things above.  Bad Jokes and Other Deleted Nonsense   === Best of Jokes === Wikipedia:Best of BJAODN Wikipedia:More Best of BJAODN Wikipedia:Even more Best of BJAODN Wikipedia:Yet more Best of BJAODN Wikipedia:Still more Best of BJAODN /Hamsteria, hamsters decide to make their own country. /List of Last Names for your babies, stupid last names for your babies /Template:Uw-delmain1, an almost useless user warning template. /Template:Uw-toofriendly4, similar to delmain. /Template:Uw-pissoff4, same as toofriendly. Category:Wikipedia humor m:Category:Humor, a far-out selection of, like, meta-topics that totally transcend the English Wikipedia, man. The Unofficial WikiZoo Provides a permanent home for the strange fauna of WikiLand. Wikipedia:April Fools – Once a year, some Wikipedians seem to lose their minds Wikipedia:Bad Jokes and Other Deleted Helpdesk Emails – Mailing list oddities! Wikipedia:Bad Jokes and Other Deleted Unblock Emails – Strange Unblock requests! Wikipedia:Bad Jokes and Other Non Deleted Nonsense would be BJAODN if it had been deleted. Wikipedia:Deleted articles with freaky titles (WP:DAFT) – Weird article titles! Wikipedia:Department of Fun Wikipedia:Lamest edit wars – Occasionally, Wikipedians get into edit wars over the most petty things Wikipedia:List of really, really, really stupid article ideas that you really, really, really should not create Wikipedia:No climbing the Reichstag dressed as Spider-Man Wikipedia:Silly Things/Wikipedia's article on George W. Bush Wikipedia:Talk page highlights – Some of the strangest exchanges that have ever occurred between editors Wikipedia:Unusual articles – ranging from Death erection to The Hands of Che Guevara Wikipedia:Unusual place names – The weirdest place names in the world. Wikipedia:Unusual requests that have been posted to the village pump and other places. Wikipedia:Wikiality and Other Tripling Elephants – Stephen Colbert trolls Wikipedia! Wikipedia:List of hoaxes on Wikipedia Category:(Redacted) – If you want to know the darkest secrets of Wikipedia. Proceed at your own risk. c:Category:Unusual signs / c:Absurd use of road signs c:Category:Cursed images – deleted in 08/2022 c:Category:Commons' weirdest photographs – deleted in 08/2022 Wikinews:Bad jokes and other deleted nonsense Wiktionary:Bad jokes and other deleted nonsense Wikivoyage:Bad jokes and other deleted nonsense and Wikivoyage:Joke articles