# The Wikipedia Game **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [July 14, 2012, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wikipedia-game/628167 "2012-07-14T01:23:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![septimus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/septimus/32/410_2.png) [@septimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/septimus)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2013, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wikipedia-game/628167/101 "2013-05-31T14:25:34Z")
Septimius Severus –\> Pannonia –\> Slavs –\> Poland –\> Borders\_of\_Poland –\> Ogrodniki,\_Sejny\_County –\> Gmina\_Sejny –\> Konstantynówka,\_Gmina\_Sejny Next up: [Konstantynówka,\_Gmina\_Sejny](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konstantyn%C3%B3wka,_Gmina_Sejny) –\> … –\> [Yata\_no\_kagami](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yata_no_kagami) ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2013, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wikipedia-game/628167/102 "2013-06-10T17:31:47Z")
Ooo, that’s a good one. Konstantynówka, Gmina Sejny \> Lithuania \> History of the Jews in Lithuania \> Chiune Sugihara \> Empire of Japan \> Hirohito \> Imperial Regalia of Japan \> Yata no kagami I was especially glad to be able to refer to Sugihara - I’ve been an admirer of his since seeing a PBS bio of him several years ago: [Chiune Sugihara - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chiune_Sugihara) Next round - the second topic is the Wiki-supplied random article: Yata no kagami \> National Lacrosse League Entry Draft ---
**Author:** ![septimus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/septimus/32/410_2.png) [@septimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/septimus)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2013, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wikipedia-game/628167/103 "2013-06-11T03:42:05Z")
Yata\_no\_Kagami –\> Japanese\_folklore –\> Japanese\_culture –\> Theatre\_of\_Japan –\> Japanese\_cuisine –\> Toronto –\> Champion’s\_Cup –\> National\_Lacrosse\_League\_Entry\_Draft Next up: [National\_Lacrosse\_League\_Entry\_Draft](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Lacrosse_League_Entry_Draft) –\> … –\> [Lago\_di\_Baratz](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lago_di_Baratz) ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2013, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wikipedia-game/628167/104 "2013-06-13T20:37:40Z")
> [@septimus](#): > > …Next up: > [National\_Lacrosse\_League\_Entry\_Draft](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Lacrosse_League_Entry_Draft) –\> … –\> [Lago\_di\_Baratz](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lago_di_Baratz) This one stumped me. I tried it from both ends, and just can’t find any link(s) between the two. Easy to get to Italy or Sardinia, but then I hit a brick wall. ---
**Author:** ![gonzoron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a6a055/32.png) [@gonzoron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzoron)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2013, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wikipedia-game/628167/105 "2013-06-14T12:27:57Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > This one stumped me. I tried it from both ends, and just can’t find any link(s) between the two. Easy to get to Italy or Sardinia, but then I hit a brick wall. It’s on the Sardinia page in the Geography section. In fact, that’s the only regular page the Lago is linked from according to “What Links Here” ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2013, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wikipedia-game/628167/106 "2013-06-14T20:28:12Z")
> [@gonzoron](#): > > It’s on the Sardinia page in the Geography section. In fact, that’s the only regular page the Lago is linked from according to “What Links Here” Huh - thanks! I looked hard but didn’t see it there. Well, then: National Lacrosse League Entry Draft \> Loyola University Maryland \> Society of Jesus \> Latin \> Italy \> Sardinia \> Lago di Baratz Next up: Lago di Baratz \> Fissurella verna ---
**Author:** ![Number](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/number/32/242_2.png) [@Number](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Number)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2013, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wikipedia-game/628167/107 "2013-06-15T00:55:50Z")
[Lago di Baratz]([Lago - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lago) di Baratz) –\> [Italy](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy) –\> [Fauna of Italy]([Fauna - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fauna) of Italy) –\> [Annelida](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annelida) –\> [Mollusc](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mollusc) \> [Limpet](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limpet) –\> [Fissurellidae](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fissurellidae) –\> [Fissurella](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fissurella) –\> [Fissurella verna](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fissurella_verna) Next up: [Cake](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cake) –\> [Death](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death) ---
**Author:** ![iiandyiiii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iiandyiiii/32/7924_2.png) [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2013, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wikipedia-game/628167/108 "2013-06-15T01:07:35Z")
[Cake](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cake) –\> [Food](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food) –\> [Starvation](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starvation) –\> [Death](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death) Next: [Top (toy)](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top) –\> [James Mill](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Mill) ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2013, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wikipedia-game/628167/109 "2013-06-15T03:00:39Z")
> [@Number](#): > > …Next up: > > [Cake](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cake) –\> [Death](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death) Even though it wasn’t random, bonus points for the Eddie Izzard gag. ---
**Author:** ![Ravenman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ravenman/32/2929_2.png) [@Ravenman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ravenman)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2013, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wikipedia-game/628167/110 "2013-06-15T05:13:35Z")
> [@iiandyiiii](#): > > [Cake](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cake) –\> [Food](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food) –\> [Starvation](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starvation) –\> [Death](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death) > > Next: [Top (toy)](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top) –\> [James Mill](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Mill) Top –\> Antiquity –\> Economics –\> James Mill Now, James Mill to [the AIM-120 missile](http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/AIM-120). ---
**Author:** ![mikews99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ac91a4/32.png) [@mikews99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mikews99)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2013, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wikipedia-game/628167/111 "2013-06-20T04:45:49Z")
[James Mill](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Mill) –\> [London](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London) –\> [The Blitz](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Blitz) –\> [RAF Fighter Command](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Fighter_Command) –\> [Fighter aircraft](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fighter_aircraft) –\> [F-22 Raptor](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F-22_Raptor) –\> [AIM-120 AMRAAM](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AIM-120_AMRAAM) Now do [AIM-120 AMRAAM](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AIM-120_AMRAAM) to [Oligokyphus](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oligokyphus). ---
**Author:** ![septimus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/septimus/32/410_2.png) [@septimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/septimus)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2013, 8:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wikipedia-game/628167/112 "2013-06-20T08:25:08Z")
[OOG] I want to interject a boring note on taxonomy. The extinct Oligokyphus is considered a reptile and is, according to Wikipedia, in Superfamily Chiniquodontoidea of Suborder Cynodontia of Order Therapsida. What is interesting, and demonstrates that traditional taxonomy leads to inconsistencies, is that all mammals are also in Superfamily Chiniquodontoidea even though those mammals form Class Mammalia, with Classes far above Superfamilies in the taxonomic rank hierarchy. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2013, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wikipedia-game/628167/113 "2013-06-20T13:22:14Z")
Ah, the joys of the Wikigame! There’s probably a more efficient way, but I came up with: AIM-120 AMRAAM \> Radar cross-section \> Electric field \> Electromagnetism \> Physics \> Science \> Life sciences \> Zoology \> Paleozoology \> Vertebrate paleontology \> Synapsida \> Therapsida \> Oligokyphus Next up (the second, as always, is Wiki’s random article _du jour_): Oligokyphus \> Quebec Route 309 ---
**Author:** ![Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapioca_Dextrin)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2013, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wikipedia-game/628167/114 "2013-06-20T13:48:47Z")
[Oligophylus](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oligokyphus) \> [Jurassic](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jurassic) \> [Sundance Sea](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sundance_Sea) \> [Canada](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada) \> [Quebec](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quebec) \> [Gatineau](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gatineau) \> [List of Gatineau Roads](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Gatineau_roads) \> [Quebec Road 309](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quebec_Route_309) Quebec Route 309 \> [HMS Stalker](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Stalker) ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2013, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wikipedia-game/628167/115 "2013-06-20T15:48:57Z")
Wikigame wikigame wikigame! Still a little clunky: Quebec Route 309 \> Transports Quebec \> Canada \> Elizabeth II \> Monarchy of the United Kingdom \> Royal Navy \> List of ships of the Royal Navy \> List of active Royal Navy ships \> HMS Ocean (L12) \> List of amphibious warfare ships of the Royal Navy \> HMS Stalker HMS Stalker \> Client Access to Integrated Services and Information ---
**Author:** ![mikews99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ac91a4/32.png) [@mikews99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mikews99)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2013, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wikipedia-game/628167/116 "2013-06-20T19:38:12Z")
Now that’s not cricket. Posting a challenge that can only be linked through articles composed solely of lists in the body is going against the spirit of the rules. I propose addendums to the rules of the OP: 1. Exclude all links below the “See also:” header in the article. 2. Exclude all articles composed solely of link lists, link tables, or other link collections. 3. If the poster proposes two articles that cannot be linked without violating the rules at the time and date of their posting\*, that poster forfeits and the prover of the rule violation, excluding the poster\*\*, gets to propose two new articles instead. \*This is to prevent cheating by someone modifying articles after the challenge has been posted. \*\*This will prevent a poster from posting a challenge, then proving the articles can’t be linked so that they get to issue a new challenge. What say ye? Will somebody second these motions? Now onto my solution: > **[HMS Stalker](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Stalker)** > > Three ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Stalker: > **[Royal Navy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Navy)** > > The Royal Navy (RN) is the United Kingdom's naval warfare force and a component of His Majesty's Naval Service. Although warships were used by English and Scottish kings from the early medieval period, the first major maritime engagements were fought in the Hundred Years' War against France. The modern Royal Navy traces its origins to the early 16th century; the oldest of the UK's armed services, it is consequently known as the Senior Service. > From the middle decades of the 17th century, and ... > **[High-frequency direction finding](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huff-Duff)** > > High-frequency direction finding, usually known by its abbreviation HF/DF or nickname huff-duff, is a type of radio direction finder (RDF) introduced in World War II. High frequency (HF) refers to a radio band that can effectively communicate over long distances; for example, between U-boats and their land-based headquarters. HF/DF was primarily used to catch enemy radios while they transmitted, although it was also used to locate friendly aircraft as a navigation aid. The basic technique remains... > **[Traffic analysis](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traffic_analysis)** > > Traffic analysis is the process of intercepting and examining messages in order to deduce information from patterns in communication. It can be performed even when the messages are encrypted. In general, the greater the number of messages observed, the greater information be inferred. Traffic analysis can be performed in the context of military intelligence, counter-intelligence, or pattern-of-life analysis, and is also a concern in computer security. > Traffic analysis tasks may be supported by d... > **[Computer security](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_security)** > > Computer security, cyber security , digital security or information technology security (IT security) is the protection of computer systems and networks from attack by malicious actors that may result in unauthorized information disclosure, theft of, or damage to hardware, software, or data, as well as from the disruption or misdirection of the services they provide. > The field is significant due to the expanded reliance on computer systems, the Internet, and wireless network standards such as... > **[Electronic Frontier Foundation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_Frontier_Foundation)** > > The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) is an international non-profit digital rights group based in San Francisco, California. The foundation was formed on 10 July 1990 by John Gilmore, John Perry Barlow and Mitch Kapor to promote Internet civil liberties. > The EFF provides funds for legal defense in court, presents amicus curiae briefs, defends individuals and new technologies from what it considers abusive legal threats, works to expose government malfeasance, provides guidance to the governm... > **[John Gilmore (activist)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Gilmore_(activist))** > > John Gilmore (born 1955) is one of the founders of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, the Cypherpunks mailing list, and Cygnus Solutions. He created the alt.\* hierarchy in Usenet and is a major contributor to the GNU Project. > An outspoken civil libertarian, Gilmore has sued the Federal Aviation Administration, the United States Department of Justice, and others. He was the plaintiff in the prominent case Gilmore v. Gonzales, challenging secret travel-restriction laws, which he lost. He is an ad... > **[Free software](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_software)** > > Free software or libre software is computer software distributed under terms that allow users to run the software for any purpose as well as to study, change, and distribute it and any adapted versions. Free software is a matter of liberty, not price; all users are legally free to do what they want with their copies of a free software (including profiting from them) regardless of how much is paid to obtain the program. Computer programs are deemed "free" if they give end-u The right to study and ... > **[List of free and open-source software packages](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_free_and_open-source_software_packages)** > > This is a list of free and open-source software packages, computer software licensed under free software licenses and open-source licenses. Software that fits the Free Software Definition may be more appropriately called free software; the GNU project in particular objects to their works being referred to as open-source. For more information about the philosophical background for open-source software, see free software movement and Open Source Initiative. However, nearly all software meeting t > **[List of open-source health software](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_open-source_healthcare_software)** > > The following is a list of notable software packages and applications licensed under an open-source license or in the public domain for use in the health care industry. > **[OSCAR McMaster](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OSCAR_McMaster)** > > OSCAR McMaster is a web-based electronic medical record (EMR) system initially developed for academic primary care clinics. It has grown into a comprehensive EMR and billing system used by many doctor's offices and private medical clinics in Canada and other parts of the world. The name is derived from where it was created and an acronym; OSCAR stands for Open Source Clinical Application and Resource and McMaster refers to McMaster University, where it was developed. It enables the delivery of ev... [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Client\_Access\_to\_Integrated\_Services\_and\_Information](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Client_Access_to_Integrated_Services_and_Information) And my new challenge: [Client Access to Integrated Services and Information](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Client_Access_to_Integrated_Services_and_Information) to [Göbekli Tepe](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gobekli_Tepe). ---
**Author:** ![Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapioca_Dextrin)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2013, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wikipedia-game/628167/117 "2013-06-20T20:01:07Z")
[Client Access to Integrated Services and Information](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Client_Access_to_Integrated_Services_and_Information) \> [Toronto](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toronto) \> [Orthodox Christianity](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orthodox_Christianity) \> [First Council of Constantinople](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Council_of_Constantinople) \>[Hagia Irene](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hagia_Irene) \> [Turkey](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkey) \> [Göbekli Tepe](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gobekli_Tepe) Göbekli Tepe \> [Circuit reliability](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circuit_reliability) ---
**Author:** ![mikews99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ac91a4/32.png) [@mikews99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mikews99)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2013, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wikipedia-game/628167/118 "2013-06-20T21:01:10Z")
> **[Göbekli Tepe](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gobekli_Tepe)** > > Göbekli Tepe (Turkish: \[ɟœbecˈli teˈpe\], 'Potbelly Hill'; known as Girê Mirazan or Xirabreşkê in Kurdish) is a Neolithic archaeological site in the Southeastern Anatolia Region of Turkey. Dated to the Pre-Pottery Neolithic, between c. 9500 and 8000 BCE, the site comprises a number of large circular structures supported by massive stone pillars – the world's oldest known megaliths. Many of these pillars are richly decorated with figurative anthropomorphic details, clothing, and reliefs of The s... > **[Turkey](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkey)** > > Turkey (Turkish: Türkiye, pronounced \[ˈtyɾcije\]), officially the Republic of Türkiye (Turkish: Türkiye Cumhuriyeti \[ˈtyɾcije dʒumˈhuːɾijeti\] (listen)), is a transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with a small portion on the Balkan Peninsula in Southeast Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia to the northeast; Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Iran to the east; Iraq to the southeast; Syria and the Mediterranean Sea to the south; the Aegean Se... > **[Economy of Turkey](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_Turkey)** > > Turkey is a founding member of the OECD and G20, and is classified among the E7 countries, EAGLEs and NICs. As of 2023, Turkey's economy is the 19th-largest in the world by nominal GDP, and the 11th-largest by PPP. According to the IMF, Turkey has an upper-middle income mixed-market emerging economy. The country is among the world's leading producers of agricultural products, textiles, motor vehicles, transportation equipment, construction materials, consumer electronics and home Turkey's nomi... > **[Göktürk-2](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C3%B6kt%C3%BCrk-2)** > > Göktürk-2 is an earth observation satellite designed and developed by the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBİTAK) and built by TÜBİTAK Space Technologies Research Institute (TÜBİTAK UZAY) and Turkish Aerospace Industries (TUSAŞ) for the Turkish Ministry of National Defence. > Göktürk-2 was launched from Jiuquan Launch Area 4 / SLS-2 in China by a Long March 2D space launch vehicle at 16:12:52 UTC on December 18, 2012, one day before the initial schedule due to poor weathe... > **[S band](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S_band)** > > The S band is a designation by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) for a part of the microwave band of the electromagnetic spectrum covering frequencies from 2 to 4 gigahertz (GHz). Thus it crosses the conventional boundary between the UHF and SHF bands at 3.0 GHz. The S band is used by airport surveillance radar for air traffic control, weather radar, surface ship radar, and some communications satellites, especially those satellites used by NASA to communicate with th... > **[Amateur radio](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amateur_radio)** > > Amateur Radio, also known as ham radio, is the use of the radio frequency spectrum for purposes of non-commercial exchange of messages, wireless experimentation, self-training, private recreation, radiosport, contesting, and emergency communications. The term "amateur" is used to specify "a duly authorized person interested in radioelectric practice with a purely personal aim and without pecuniary interest"; (either direct monetary or other similar reward) and to differentiate it from comme The A... > **[Radio frequency](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio_frequency)** > > Radio frequency (RF) is the oscillation rate of an alternating electric current or voltage or of a magnetic, electric or electromagnetic field or mechanical system in the frequency range from around 20 kHz to around 300 GHz. This is roughly between the upper limit of audio frequencies and the lower limit of infrared frequencies; these are the frequencies at which energy from an oscillating current can radiate off a conductor into space as radio waves. Different sources specify different Electric... > **[Radio-frequency microelectromechanical system](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RF_MEMS)** > > A radio-frequency microelectromechanical system (RF MEMS) is a microelectromechanical system with electronic components comprising moving sub-millimeter-sized parts that provide radio-frequency (RF) functionality. RF functionality can be implemented using a variety of RF technologies. Besides RF MEMS technology, III-V compound semiconductor (GaAs, GaN, InP, InSb), ferrite, ferroelectric, silicon-based semiconductor (RF CMOS, SiC and SiGe), and vacuum tube technology are available to the RF des Th... > **[Circuit reliability](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circuit_reliability)** > > Circuit reliability (also time availability) (CiR) is the percentage of time an electronic circuit was available for use in a specified period of scheduled availability. Circuit reliability is given by where T o is the circuit total outage time, Ts is the circuit total scheduled time, and T a is the circuit total available time. > > > > > T > > s > > > = > > T > > a > > > + > ... [Circuit reliability](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circuit_reliability) to [Marinoan glaciation](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marinoan_glaciation). Bonus points for not going through the “Science” or “Philosophy” articles. ---
**Author:** ![lisiate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f05b48/32.png) [@lisiate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lisiate)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2013, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wikipedia-game/628167/119 "2013-06-21T01:20:57Z")
[Circuit reliability](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circuit_reliability)\>[Time](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time)\>[Geologic time scale](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geologic_time_scale)\>[Cryogenian](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cryogenian)\>[Marinoan glaciation](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marinoan_glaciation) Cryogenian pnly appears in a table and a list though. Marinoan glaciation \> [Clock Tower of Murshidabad](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clock_Tower_of_Murshidabad) ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2013, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wikipedia-game/628167/120 "2013-06-21T02:18:46Z")
> [@mikews99](#): > > Now that’s not cricket. Posting a challenge that can only be linked through articles composed solely of lists in the body is going against the spirit of the rules. > > I propose addendums to the rules of the OP:… As always, my second link was the random article which Wiki itself provided. I think your proposed rules are unduly restrictive, and I would vote against them. Marinoan glaciation \> Douglas Mawson \> King George V Land \> King George V Coast \> George V \> Governor-General of India \> Hazarduari Palace \> Clock Tower of Murshidabad Next up: Clock Tower of Murshidabad \> National Bank Challenger Saguenay [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wikipedia-game/628167.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wikipedia-game/628167.md?page=7)