About

Lurkmore.to, sometimes referred to as "Russian Lurkmore", was a Russian-language satirical meme and internet culture reference wiki.

History

The site was started in 2007, on the 30th of July as a substitute for Wikipedia in the coverage of memes^[3] and imageboard/chan-related topics.

In 2015, Lurkmore suspended active updates of the site.^[9]

Features

Lurkmore allows users to write about sites and internet memes as a reference for others. One of the features that is unique about Lurkmore, is the ability to edit without signing up, anonymously, without an IP Address showing like it would on sites like Wikipedia or Wikia. However, users editing the wiki anonymously cannot edit semi-protected pages or upload images.^[6]

Highlights

Lurkmore.to was mentioned in various^[8] news^[7] outlets in late 2012 after the site was blacklisted and blocked because of pages/articles mentioning drugs. The site's IP Address was blacklisted in November of 2012^[4] as part of the Internet Restriction Bill^[1] in Russia, but this was countered by the site getting a new IP Address.^[5]

Traffic

At one point, the site had a pagerank of 143 in Russia^[2], and according to Alexa^[2], was the 2,471st most visited site in the world.

Search Interest

External References

^[1] Kremlin.ru – Amendments to the law on protecting children from information harmful to their health and development

^[2] Alexa – Lurkmore.to Site Info

^[3] Livejournal – oal – Если Вы еще не в курсе…

^[4] Lenta.ru – Интернет-энциклопедию "Луркоморье" внесли в реестр запрещенных сайтов

^[5] RussiaSlam – “Attack on Free Speech”? Hugely Popular Comedy Site Banned

^[6] Lurkmore.to – FAQ

^[7] Daily Dot – Censored: Russia blacklists Wikipedia parody site

^[8] Economist – Internet censorship in Russia – Lurk no more

^[9] The Guardian – Russia's 'satirical Wikipedia' suspends activity after government pressure