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Anyone ever vandalize Wikipedia?
    #9679955 - 01/25/09 10:32 PM (15 years, 2 months ago)

I won't lie, I've taken advantage of the fact that anyone can edit/add to any Wikipedia entry. Mostly when I'm stoned out of my mind. I usually add entire sections to an article that are 100% bullshit but are 100% believable and authoritative. No telling how many 5-7th grader's reports I've fucked up. Obviously I'm not going to say what I've done in public.

I edited an article 2.5 years ago and the bullshit I put in that article is still there to this day, just with a bunch of citations needed. I just added a section to an article tonight because a friend of mine was trying to convince his exgirlfriend that he saw a bear.

Search around. I dare you to find what I wrote. If you find it and report it, I'm gonna eat a bunch of Mexican and Indian food then shit in a box and mail it to you. I have my ways to find you bcuz I'm a leet haxz0r.

Some people might hate on me for my antics, but personally, I find it hilarious that people don't check with other sources... Wikipedia is open to say anything, you'd be stupid to trust anything without a decent citation.

Edited by Gumby (01/25/09 10:47 PM)

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Re: Anyone ever vandalize Wikipedia? [Re: Gumby]
    #9679969 - 01/25/09 10:34 PM (15 years, 2 months ago)

:lol: I never had vandalized Wikipedia...but now that you mentioned it, it kind of sounds like fun...i'll mess around with some shit in a bit.

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Re: Anyone ever vandalize Wikipedia? [Re: DrunkenAttempt]
    #9679982 - 01/25/09 10:37 PM (15 years, 2 months ago)

there is a reason why you can't use it in research papers, etc. people should check their references more.


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Re: Anyone ever vandalize Wikipedia? [Re: DrunkenAttempt]
    #9679991 - 01/25/09 10:38 PM (15 years, 2 months ago)

no, but in high school one of my history teachers was telling us not to use wikipedia and as an example he changed some german guy's name to his own.

i've though about messing with the site a few times when i was bored, but i use it so much that i would feel kind of bad about it. i mean, if everyone starts doing it, that valuable resource is ruined.

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Re: Anyone ever vandalize Wikipedia? [Re: thirdtragedy]
    #9679998 - 01/25/09 10:39 PM (15 years, 2 months ago)

You can and you can't.
I use Wikipedia as a base when I'm writing papers, then I go and find sources that are sufficient for my papers.
It really is a great tool, and the chances of finding bad information are pretty slim in my experience.

My favorite ever was someone edited the page on Stuart Scott (an ESPN broadcaster) to say all this shit about him having an affair with Barbaro (horse), and getting hit in the face with a football leading to his glass eye. It was really fucking funny, but corrected shortly after I found it.


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Re: Anyone ever vandalize Wikipedia? [Re: Gumby]
    #9680018 - 01/25/09 10:42 PM (15 years, 2 months ago)

yes. but it got erased...

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Re: Anyone ever vandalize Wikipedia? [Re: jewunit]
    #9680058 - 01/25/09 10:50 PM (15 years, 2 months ago)

I typically target articles about animals or biology. They're much easier to make up some believable bullshit, especially if your a bio major and are used to writing scientific papers (which I am).

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Re: Anyone ever vandalize Wikipedia? [Re: rossdaboss50]
    #9680065 - 01/25/09 10:51 PM (15 years, 2 months ago)

You should give us a hint, this could be fun, I'm pretty stoned.

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Re: Anyone ever vandalize Wikipedia? [Re: feifen]
    #9680093 - 01/25/09 10:56 PM (15 years, 2 months ago)

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feifen said:
You should give us a hint, this could be fun, I'm pretty stoned.




you could make a pretty fun game out of it. kind of like "I Spy"

one person makes a change in an article, and gives a hint. the other people have to identify the object and then find the misinformation before the admins delete it :crankey:

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Re: Anyone ever vandalize Wikipedia? [Re: feifen]
    #9680103 - 01/25/09 10:58 PM (15 years, 2 months ago)

If you PM me I'll tell you what I did, or at least the article.

But I swear to god, if you rat me out, you're going to get a whole bunch of smelly fermented shit in the mail from Santa Claus.

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Re: Anyone ever vandalize Wikipedia? [Re: JT]
    #9680121 - 01/25/09 11:00 PM (15 years, 2 months ago)

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justin_thyme said:
i mean, if everyone starts doing it, that valuable resource is ruined.




:rofl2:

Fuck Wikipedia


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Re: Anyone ever vandalize Wikipedia? [Re: JT]
    #9680125 - 01/25/09 11:01 PM (15 years, 2 months ago)

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justin_thyme said:
Quote:

feifen said:
You should give us a hint, this could be fun, I'm pretty stoned.




you could make a pretty fun game out of it. kind of like "I Spy"

one person makes a change in an article, and gives a hint. the other people have to identify the object and then find the misinformation before the admins delete it :crankey:




There are wikipedia games. You get a random page and see if you can get yourself to hitlers page in like so many clicks from the article


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Re: Anyone ever vandalize Wikipedia? [Re: niteowl]
    #9680141 - 01/25/09 11:03 PM (15 years, 2 months ago)

yeah yeah knock on wikipedia all you want old man. you're just jealous because you had to use real books when you were in school :grin:

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Re: Anyone ever vandalize Wikipedia? [Re: Razor3lade]
    #9680147 - 01/25/09 11:04 PM (15 years, 2 months ago)

The Wiki game I know of is you choose a random word/topic, click random entry and you have to find that entry (the one you chose) in less than 7 clicks via wiki links. It's usually possible.

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Re: Anyone ever vandalize Wikipedia? [Re: Gumby]
    #9680168 - 01/25/09 11:08 PM (15 years, 2 months ago)

Quote:

Gumby said:
The Wiki game I know of is you choose a random word/topic, click random entry and you have to find that entry (the one you chose) in less than 7 clicks via wiki links. It's usually possible.




That's it. To go with the topic yes I have vandalized wikipedia.


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Re: Anyone ever vandalize Wikipedia? [Re: Razor3lade]
    #9680202 - 01/25/09 11:18 PM (15 years, 2 months ago)

yeah, never cleverly though.  i was really disappointed when i realized how many articles are patrolled by bots.

now adays i just check the edits, and if there is like a month long period between edits i'll throw in ridiculous shit for no reason.


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Re: Anyone ever vandalize Wikipedia? [Re: truekimbo2]
    #9680211 - 01/25/09 11:20 PM (15 years, 2 months ago)

I once saw this posted as a Llama's natural habitat.



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Re: Anyone ever vandalize Wikipedia? [Re: PyroBurns]
    #9680239 - 01/25/09 11:27 PM (15 years, 2 months ago)

There are totally anime girls in Peru and Argentina. Llamas love getting licked by asian chicks.

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Re: Anyone ever vandalize Wikipedia? [Re: Gumby]
    #9680273 - 01/25/09 11:36 PM (15 years, 2 months ago)

:rofl: This thread is epic. Hahaha Im gonna do this too. Fuck wiki. Lol

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Re: Anyone ever vandalize Wikipedia? [Re: feifen]
    #9680322 - 01/25/09 11:54 PM (15 years, 2 months ago)

While I don't depend on Wikipedia as an authoritative source on anything, I still find it a valuable tool for "quick research" type of stuff.

So, to all the vandals out there:  "You suck."

Go download porn and masturbate if you're that bored.


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