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<big>'''The Wikipedia Fakebandica'''</big>
 
  
Hello and welcome to a (hopefully) grand experiment! [http://www.fakebands.com The Rocklopedia Fakebandica] is going wiki! Why? There's just too dang many fictional bands out there for one person to keep up with!  
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<big>'''The Wikipedia Fakebandica'''; or '''Rocklopedia Fakebandica 2: Electronic Bookaloo'''</big>
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Hello and welcome to a (hopefully) grand experiment! '''The Rocklopedia Fakebandica''' is going wiki! Why? There's just too dang many fictional bands out there for one person to keep up with! Currently, we have {{NUMBEROFARTICLES}} fake bands listed!
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Click here to find out [[Help:Starting a new page|HOW DO I ADD A BAND?]]
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Where is the old site? [http://www.fakebands.com/original-index.html Right here].
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[[:Category:Years|BROWSE BY YEAR]] | [[:Category:Media Type|BROWSE BY MEDIUM (TV, film, etc.)]] | [[:Category:Categories|BROWSE BY CATEGORY]]
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Not all of the old site is cut and pasted in here yet, so if you can't find something, feel free to add it yourself!
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What's copied over: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, R, Q, U, X, Y, Z.
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What's not copied: [http://www.fakebands.com/fakeband_r.html R], [http://www.fakebands.com/fakeband_s.html S], [http://www.fakebands.com/fakeband_t.html T], [http://www.fakebands.com/fakeband_v.html V], [http://www.fakebands.com/fakeband_w.html W].
  
 
This site is under a Creative Commons license.  
 
This site is under a Creative Commons license.  
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*Keep it clean. - Please only use four letter words only when they are direct quotes, or part of a band's name, lyrics, album title, etc.
 
*Keep it clean. - Please only use four letter words only when they are direct quotes, or part of a band's name, lyrics, album title, etc.
  
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== Social stuff ==
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Want to chat about fake bands and generate content for Mark Zuckerberg to sell to advertisers? [http://www.facebook.com/Rocklopedia Friend us on Facebook!]
  
Do you like this site's graphic design? It's by [http://www.jasontorchinsky.com/ JASON TORCHINSKY]
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== Getting started ==
 
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* [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:FAQ MediaWiki FAQ]
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* Consult the [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Contents User's Guide] for detailed information on using the wiki software.
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* [http://www.vgg.com/fakebands/pathfinder/index.html Rock Fiction pathfinder]
  
Consult the [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Contents User's Guide] for information on using the wiki software.
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==External Links==
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*Gibbs, John R. "A Bibliography of Musical Fiction." http://staff.washington.edu/gibbs/musicfiction.html
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*Whitman, Brian. "Ten Thousand Statistically Grammar-Average Fake Band Names." http://alumni.media.mit.edu/~bwhitman/10000.html
  
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Revision as of 09:19, 22 July 2014

RF logo2011blueblack.png

The Wikipedia Fakebandica; or Rocklopedia Fakebandica 2: Electronic Bookaloo

Hello and welcome to a (hopefully) grand experiment! The Rocklopedia Fakebandica is going wiki! Why? There's just too dang many fictional bands out there for one person to keep up with! Currently, we have 6,751 fake bands listed!

Click here to find out HOW DO I ADD A BAND?

Where is the old site? Right here.

BROWSE BY YEAR | BROWSE BY MEDIUM (TV, film, etc.) | BROWSE BY CATEGORY


Not all of the old site is cut and pasted in here yet, so if you can't find something, feel free to add it yourself!

What's copied over: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, R, Q, U, X, Y, Z.

What's not copied: R, S, T, V, W.

This site is under a Creative Commons license.

Rules? Sure, a few:

  • Keep it real. - Please only bands/musicians from published sources. There's plenty out there; you don't need to make up any on your own. Cite as much source information as possible.
  • Keep it honest. - Please don't cut and paste other people's work.
  • Keep it clean. - Please only use four letter words only when they are direct quotes, or part of a band's name, lyrics, album title, etc.

Social stuff

Want to chat about fake bands and generate content for Mark Zuckerberg to sell to advertisers? Friend us on Facebook!

Getting started

External Links