Wiki Graffiti in New York’s Subway

Posted 8 Jan, 2008 under Culture by Chris Baskind

Check the “citation needed” sticker that’s been plastered on this poster:

Wiki graffiti

You can tell wikispeak has gotten under our cultural skin when it starts turning up in New York subway graffiti.

Thanks to our rockin’ Digg commenters, we’ve got a detail of this poster. It’s “Wikiffiti” from Bekathwia at Flickr.

wikiffiti

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Comments

25 Responses to “Wiki Graffiti in New York’s Subway”

  1. Andy Kaufman on January 8th, 2008 9:29 pm

    That’s freakin hilarious.

  2. Durrrr on January 8th, 2008 10:33 pm

    Advertisements are not graffiti

  3. alex on January 8th, 2008 10:37 pm

    it’s called wikiffiti.

    read the boing boing article at: http://www.boingboing.net/2008/01/02/wikiffiti-stickers-t.html
    and buy the stickers at:
    http://www.cafepress.com/kevandotorg.159703855

  4. Chris Baskind on January 8th, 2008 10:38 pm

    Not in this case, but the [citation needed] sticker sure is.

  5. Anon on January 8th, 2008 10:40 pm

    Durrrr, you’re a complete moron.

  6. Tamal White on January 8th, 2008 10:42 pm

    While paying respects to the almighty wiki, this is actually from a webcomic by xkcd: http://xkcd.com/285/

  7. Scott on January 8th, 2008 10:44 pm

    i bet someone cites it.

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  9. pundit8086 on January 8th, 2008 10:49 pm

    Also, here:
    http://wiki.chainofthoughts.com/dt/en/Graffiti

  10. tanketom on January 8th, 2008 11:23 pm

    It would be great if someone cited it with a sticker under the poster :P

  11. cke on January 8th, 2008 11:31 pm

    looks like it’s from the 49th street station. (N/W/R)

  12. Jeff on January 8th, 2008 11:58 pm

    Oh man, xkcd for the friggin’ WIN.

  13. Apex Blue on January 9th, 2008 12:06 am

    If your going to post a pic like this… for GODS SAKE!!!… crop the image so you a ACTUALLY read the thing that is supposed to be so funny. Thanks.

  14. Godtobe on January 9th, 2008 12:20 am

    Funny Funny Stuff

  15. Chris Baskind on January 9th, 2008 12:41 am

    Thanks for the lead on the Wikiffiti detail at Flickr, Diggers. We’ve added it.

  16. annon on January 9th, 2008 1:01 am

    @Apex Blue:
    If you’re (not your) going to make a post like that… for GODS SAKE!!!… look at all the images so you ACTUALLY see the thing that is supposed to be funny.

    I know its difficult, but there is TWO whole pictures you need to look at, one a wide shot showing the whole area so you can get a feel for the surroundings and then a close up giving you the details of the funny parts.

  17. Quenlin on January 9th, 2008 1:19 am

    I took the liberty of making an emoticon out of that particular comic.

    http://quenlin.deviantart.com/art/Citation-Emote-73053503

  18. mike on January 9th, 2008 1:30 am

    @ annon on January 9th, 2008 1:01 am
    Haha, if you´re going to correct someone´s punctuation, why not do the whole thing and correct ¨GODS SAKE¨ as well! :p

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  21. So on January 9th, 2008 8:36 am

    So, what exactly needed a citation?

  22. devolute on January 9th, 2008 10:07 am

    This needs to happen a lot more.

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  24. Str187 on January 26th, 2008 9:05 pm

    haha smart =))

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