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Indeed. It kind of read like Hunting of the Snark.

"The wikifiddler drew his wikivorpal sword and slayed the terrible wikibeast"

El Reg has a long-standing grudge against Wikipedia. And they're showing it here. :)

That's Jabberwocky, not Hunting of the Snark.

I voted up this article -- because I think the underlying story is interesting -- but article itself is viciously anti-Wikipedia.

I doubt the writing quality is particularly bad, though: I suspect the author is telling exactly the story he intended to tell.

I find these sorts of pages on wikipedia even more fascinating than the content itself. The core community is incredible. This primary source is so raw, genuine, but true.

I usually avoid the Reg but never quite noticed this when I have been there. I had only skimmed the first couple paragraphs but after reading this I went back to it. Wow. You're right. It is pretty juvenile writing. This writer abuses the use of "and" and "but."