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What, exactly, is the difference between an "Inside Joke" and a "Running Gag?" Or rather, what's the wiki's decided definition of them? Just for future knowledge, y'know. -- [[User:Queenie-C|Queenie-C]] | What, exactly, is the difference between an "Inside Joke" and a "Running Gag?" Or rather, what's the wiki's decided definition of them? Just for future knowledge, y'know. -- [[User:Queenie-C|Queenie-C]] | ||
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| + | A running gag is an ongoing joke whose humour is primarily derived from its repetition. The Cheats Head exploding is the best example of this. The best example of an inside joke is [[Lemke]] because quite frankly even with TBC explanation it really is only funny to TBC. I really take issue with something like [[The S is for Sucks]] being an "inside joke" because it really raises the question of "Who is inside/outside?" If the delineation lies between hardcore HSR fans and casual fans, that is not good enough for me. Everything on the site is an inside joke to someone who hasn’t watched it yet. I'm still not sure how to categorize articles like [[Batman]] which do a great service in tracking multiple references, but strictly are not a running gag or an inside joke. They are kind of meta-articles. [[User:Drhaggis|<nowiki></nowiki>]]- [[User:Drhaggis|Dr Haggis]] - [[User talk: Drhaggis|Talk]] 12:37, 18 Jan 2005 (MST) | ||
Revision as of 19:37, 18 January 2005
This should be merged with the "Inside Jokes" category.
- Actually, these were branched off from the Inside Jokes category. -- Tom 17:25, 1 Jan 2005 (MST)
What, exactly, is the difference between an "Inside Joke" and a "Running Gag?" Or rather, what's the wiki's decided definition of them? Just for future knowledge, y'know. -- Queenie-C
A running gag is an ongoing joke whose humour is primarily derived from its repetition. The Cheats Head exploding is the best example of this. The best example of an inside joke is Lemke because quite frankly even with TBC explanation it really is only funny to TBC. I really take issue with something like The S is for Sucks being an "inside joke" because it really raises the question of "Who is inside/outside?" If the delineation lies between hardcore HSR fans and casual fans, that is not good enough for me. Everything on the site is an inside joke to someone who hasn’t watched it yet. I'm still not sure how to categorize articles like Batman which do a great service in tracking multiple references, but strictly are not a running gag or an inside joke. They are kind of meta-articles. - Dr Haggis - Talk 12:37, 18 Jan 2005 (MST)
