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Introducing r/WanderingWikis

A New Collaborative Wiki-Walking Initiative from the Moribund Institute

The Moribund Institute is pleased to announce the launch of...

👉 r/WanderingWikis
https://www.reddit.com/r/WanderingWikis/

What Is Wandering Wikis?

Wandering Wikis is a collaborative encyclopedia and video commentary initiative dedicated to walking through Wikipedia, Wiktionary, Wikiversity, and other wiki-based whatnot.

Instead of treating wiki entries as static reference pages, we treat them as territory, landscapes to wander, interpret, annotate, and perform.

A Wandering Wikis post might include:

A casual, hangout-style walkthrough of a Wikipedia article
A brevitous lexicographical riff on a Wiktionary entry
A themed presentation aligning presenter aesthetics with the word
A CRT-screen recording of a wiki entry
A VTuber exploring an obscure term
A Gopherpedia dive
A niche-OS browsing session
A maximalist digression by a self-aware ultracrepidarian

In short: wiki entries, but alive.

The Spirit of the Wikivagant

If you wander through wiki-based knowledge systems for curiosity, performance, or playful interpretation, you are a Wikivagant.

Wikivagant (noun) — A person who wanders through wiki-based knowledge systems such as Wikipedia or Wiktionary.

Experimental Aesthetic Formats

Wandering Wikis embraces experimental presentation.

Some early examples include:

Using webcam filters or avatar software to visually align with the theme of a word (e.g., icy aesthetic for winter-bound)
Avatar-based presenters matching the tone of entries like using a pig avatar for the term 'pigheaded'
Casual, low-pressure hangout walkthroughs (e.g., Lozenge)
Pronunciation explorations of obscure terms like oryctognosy

The format is flexible. The only requirement is curiosity.

An Open Invitation

Whether you are:

A lexicographical enthusiast
A video essayist
A VTuber
A language nerd
A CRT maximalist
A casual wiki reader
Or simply wiki-curious

You are welcome to wander.

Join us here:

👉 r/WanderingWikis
https://www.reddit.com/r/WanderingWikis/

Let’s accelerate the velocity of ideas by creating fun video content around wiki entries, one entry at a time.

🎧 Language With Volume: Lexical Soundtrack Is Live

We are excited to announce a new dimension in how we pair language with life.

Whether you are here for the vocabulary, the music, the lyrics, or the feeling in between, Lexical Soundtrack brings sound to sense and sense to sound.

Welcome to the community.

👉 r/LexicalSoundtrack
https://reddit.com/r/LexicalSoundtrack/

This is where language lovers and music lovers intersect. Every word finds its groove. Every song tells a story through definition.

What Lexical Soundtrack Is All About

Lexical Soundtrack is part vocabulary, part music exploration, and entirely about creative connection.

Pair a word with a song
Pair a song with a word
Grow your vocabulary whilst growing your musical lexicon.

It is a universe where definitions have decibels and rhythms have definitions.

MorDictionary Bear Blog Officially Launched

The Moribund Institute is pleased to announce the launch of the MorDictionary Bear Blog, the editorial wing of our meme-powered, ad-free, hyperspecific dictionary project.

MorDictionary has always existed as more than a static reference work. It is a living lexicographical workshop. The main MediaWiki archive preserves definitions, neologisms, hyperspecific phrasings, and experimental entries. It is structured, indexed, and built for longevity.

The Bear Blog serves a different function.

If the wiki is the archive, this is the workshop journal.

Here we document the philosophy behind our definitions, explore the aesthetics of lexicography, comment on notable entries, share technical experiments, and publish reflections on language culture. It is lighter, more narrative, and more discursive than the structured dictionary itself.

This launch marks another step in the Moribund Institute’s broader mission: accelerating the velocity of ideas through open, playful, and technically literate educational projects.

MorDictionary remains: