33 votes

Shout out to wikihow

9 comments

  1. [7]
    slade
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    I was inspired to post after reading an article on wikihow and realizing that I've been occasionally reading high quality articles there for years. It feels refreshingly frozen in time, with...

    I was inspired to post after reading an article on wikihow and realizing that I've been occasionally reading high quality articles there for years. It feels refreshingly frozen in time, with relatively unassuming branding and iconic art style.

    I don't have much to say other than that I'm glad it's there and, to my knowledge, hasn't been enshittified over the years. I hope it stays that way.

    23 votes
    1. [5]
      skybrian
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      A lot of the articles on the front page seem kind of low quality, though: Presumably the ones that get shared around are better? What are some good articles?

      A lot of the articles on the front page seem kind of low quality, though:

      • How many people have a crush on my quiz

      • 12 Full Moon Rituals to Promote Success and Luck

      Presumably the ones that get shared around are better? What are some good articles?

      16 votes
      1. slade
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        Yeah, you're right. I've never looked at the home page, I always end up deep linked into what I'm looking for. I'm always surprised by how specific the articles can be. Today's example was How to...

        Yeah, you're right. I've never looked at the home page, I always end up deep linked into what I'm looking for. I'm always surprised by how specific the articles can be. Today's example was How to get rid of ground digger wasps.

        Here is one on various ways to build a fire.

        15 votes
      2. [3]
        lackofaname
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        Honestly, just the most mundane diy stuff. Here's one on how to caulk your bathtub, or change a car tire, or transplant a tree. These are just random examples, but I'm with OP, over the years...

        Honestly, just the most mundane diy stuff. Here's one on how to caulk your bathtub, or change a car tire, or transplant a tree.

        These are just random examples, but I'm with OP, over the years Wikihow has been reliably there at the top of my search results as the first step to figuring out how to do something. I find the guides often give me enough of a framework to get an idea of scale and steps to search more in depth on (and then watch 20 youtube videos).

        13 votes
        1. [2]
          DefinitelyNotAFae
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          And if you do want full moon rituals those are there too. (That article didn't look low quality particularly, it's just a topic people here are probably less interested in. )

          And if you do want full moon rituals those are there too. (That article didn't look low quality particularly, it's just a topic people here are probably less interested in. )

          5 votes
          1. lackofaname
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            Too true! Excellent reminder of my own biases :)

            Too true! Excellent reminder of my own biases :)

            1 vote
    2. xk3
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      imho this is the best part of WikiHow... the weird art: https://old.reddit.com/r/disneyvacation/ https://old.reddit.com/r/notdisneyvacation/ edit: Someone even made a game about it: The wikiHow...

      iconic art style

      imho this is the best part of WikiHow... the weird art:

      edit:

      Someone even made a game about it: The wikiHow guessing game: match pictures to article titles

      15 votes
  2. irregularCircle
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    I like that they have detailed guides for basically every hairstyle or haircut you can imagine or see daily all around you.

    I like that they have detailed guides for basically every hairstyle or haircut you can imagine or see daily all around you.

    8 votes
  3. Trobador
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    No joke, wikiHow taught me how to shave. It's an important site for learning things with no judgement, especially common sense things you might have missed growing up.

    No joke, wikiHow taught me how to shave. It's an important site for learning things with no judgement, especially common sense things you might have missed growing up.

    3 votes