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Gumby
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Anyone ever vandalize Wikipedia?
#9679955 - 01/25/09 10:32 PM (15 years, 2 months ago) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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yes. but it got erased...
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Gumby
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Re: Anyone ever vandalize Wikipedia? [Re: jewunit]
#9680058 - 01/25/09 10:50 PM (15 years, 2 months ago) |
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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) |
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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
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Re: Anyone ever vandalize Wikipedia? [Re: feifen]
#9680103 - 01/25/09 10:58 PM (15 years, 2 months ago) |
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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.
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:
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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
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) |
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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
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Re: Anyone ever vandalize Wikipedia? [Re: Razor3lade]
#9680147 - 01/25/09 11:04 PM (15 years, 2 months ago) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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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Re: Anyone ever vandalize Wikipedia? [Re: ShockValue]
#9680339 - 01/26/09 12:01 AM (15 years, 2 months ago) |
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ShockValue said: 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.
I agree. Shame on all you wikipedia vandals out there
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Re: Anyone ever vandalize Wikipedia? [Re: feifen]
#9680341 - 01/26/09 12:01 AM (15 years, 2 months ago) |
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Seriously? This guy hosts a site on donations alone for the educational benefit of the public at large and you are entertained at destroying the work people do to contribute to this?
I get making the point that people should do the research into references. Make some shit up that wasn't already there. Don't erase people's work. You make your point without destroying the valuable information presented to the public.
I'm amused in one hand and disgusted in the other but I don't know that you've actually destroyed well documented information so I'll not presume to pass judgement. Just express my desire that you exercise discretion in your graffiti and in good conscious make your point without contributing to the ignorance you're trying to highlight and make a point of.
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Rock the fuck on....I almost shit my pants laughing...I imagine I would have if I'd actually read the articles you wrote.
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Re: Anyone ever vandalize Wikipedia? [Re: Chakravanti]
#9680370 - 01/26/09 12:14 AM (15 years, 2 months ago) |
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I don't destroy anything. I just add to fake facts to the real facts. I'd never delete info, only add it. I like seeing how gullible people are. You'd be amazed and you'd LOL.
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Re: Anyone ever vandalize Wikipedia? [Re: Chakravanti]
#9680382 - 01/26/09 12:20 AM (15 years, 2 months ago) |
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Edited by Gumby (01/26/09 07:05 AM)
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Re: Anyone ever vandalize Wikipedia? [Re: Gumby]
#9680395 - 01/26/09 12:25 AM (15 years, 2 months ago) |
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That's freaking great work man...I did shit myself too. Smelled like the grapefruit and rum I drank earlier but It's been windy in here since I drank that. Not a concoction I'll mix again.
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Edited by Chakravanti (01/26/09 12:26 AM)
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Re: Anyone ever vandalize Wikipedia? [Re: Gumby]
#9680415 - 01/26/09 12:32 AM (15 years, 2 months ago) |
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And that's why if it says "Citation needed" I don't even consider it unless it's something I already know.
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Re: Anyone ever vandalize Wikipedia? [Re: Gumby]
#9680448 - 01/26/09 12:50 AM (15 years, 2 months ago) |
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Wikipedia's awesome. Abuse it and lose it.
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Re: Anyone ever vandalize Wikipedia? [Re: Gumby]
#9680487 - 01/26/09 01:10 AM (15 years, 2 months ago) |
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Gumby said: I wrote the Farming section over 2 years ago. I'd really appreciate if no one said anything.
with the exception of the european introduction in the 1500s, it does sound believable
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Re: Anyone ever vandalize Wikipedia? [Re: Gumby]
#9680585 - 01/26/09 01:54 AM (15 years, 2 months ago) |
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Gumby said: 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.
Did you write the "Sightings in urban environments" section of the American black bear page? I'm almost positive some of it is BS that's why I'm asking. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Black_Bear
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Re: Anyone ever vandalize Wikipedia? [Re: niteowl]
#9680632 - 01/26/09 02:09 AM (15 years, 2 months ago) |
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niteowl said:
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justin_thyme said: i mean, if everyone starts doing it, that valuable resource is ruined.
Fuck Wikipedia
word, lazy motherfuckers go to your university's library, that's where its at !
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Re: Anyone ever vandalize Wikipedia? [Re: NlightNd1]
#9680957 - 01/26/09 06:39 AM (15 years, 2 months ago) |
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NlightNd1 said:
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Gumby said: 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.
Did you write the "Sightings in urban environments" section of the American black bear page? I'm almost positive some of it is BS that's why I'm asking. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Black_Bear
Meeebe.
Edited by Gumby (01/26/09 06:47 AM)
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Re: Anyone ever vandalize Wikipedia? [Re: Gumby]
#9681056 - 01/26/09 07:34 AM (15 years, 2 months ago) |
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yes gumby i have, yes i have
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Re: Anyone ever vandalize Wikipedia? [Re: Gumby]
#9681237 - 01/26/09 08:42 AM (15 years, 2 months ago) |
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Thanks for giving me something to do at work!
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Re: Anyone ever vandalize Wikipedia? [Re: NlightNd1]
#9681314 - 01/26/09 09:06 AM (15 years, 2 months ago) |
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NlightNd1 said:
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Gumby said: 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.
Did you write the "Sightings in urban environments" section of the American black bear page? I'm almost positive some of it is BS that's why I'm asking. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Black_Bear
some of it may be false but it does in fact happen
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Re: Anyone ever vandalize Wikipedia? [Re: ShockValue]
#9681431 - 01/26/09 09:41 AM (15 years, 2 months ago) |
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ShockValue said: 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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Re: Anyone ever vandalize Wikipedia? [Re: ohmatic]
#9681444 - 01/26/09 09:45 AM (15 years, 2 months ago) |
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niteowl said:
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justin_thyme said: i mean, if everyone starts doing it, that valuable resource is ruined.
Fuck Wikipedia
word, lazy motherfuckers go to your university's library, that's where its at !
Good luck on that ........Thats where we had our fun ,before computers................you would be suprised how cheap it was to have a entire book re-printed ....
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Re: Anyone ever vandalize Wikipedia? [Re: unretarded]
#9681559 - 01/26/09 10:11 AM (15 years, 2 months ago) |
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Yeah man, you don't know how many American history books I reprinted saying that we lost the American revolution and our first king was a black tribal warrior from Mozambique.
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Re: Anyone ever vandalize Wikipedia? [Re: Gumby]
#9681617 - 01/26/09 10:25 AM (15 years, 2 months ago) |
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Gumby said: 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.
Me, too.. To check its validity..
The error has not been corrected.
So wiki is crap..
Worst shit ever to happen to free information..
It should be presented as what it is, not as facts..
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Re: Anyone ever vandalize Wikipedia? [Re: Gomp]
#9682097 - 01/26/09 12:13 PM (15 years, 2 months ago) |
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I think someone snitched on your black bear because I'm not finding this section. The farming bit is good for now.
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Re: Anyone ever vandalize Wikipedia? [Re: Chakravanti]
#9682171 - 01/26/09 12:28 PM (15 years, 2 months ago) |
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Re: Anyone ever vandalize Wikipedia? [Re: Gumby]
#9682172 - 01/26/09 12:28 PM (15 years, 2 months ago) |
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Nope, never vandalized it. (I think)
Wikipedia is very useful if you know how sources work. It's just a gallery of sources anyways.
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Re: Anyone ever vandalize Wikipedia? [Re: Green_T]
#9682178 - 01/26/09 12:30 PM (15 years, 2 months ago) |
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Re: Anyone ever vandalize Wikipedia? [Re: Cowgold]
#9682754 - 01/26/09 02:02 PM (15 years, 2 months ago) |
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Cowgold said: Nope, never vandalized it. (I think)
Wikipedia is very useful if you know how sources work. It's just a gallery of sources anyways.
Correct. Anybody claiming it's not an excellent source of information is full of donkey shit. And the fact it's free, fuck yeah internets!
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Re: Anyone ever vandalize Wikipedia? [Re: Chakravanti]
#9682773 - 01/26/09 02:05 PM (15 years, 2 months ago) |
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Chakravanti said: I think someone snitched on your black bear because I'm not finding this section. The farming bit is good for now.
Yeah some faggot wikipedia crusader that has corrected like 4000 articles changed it. Fuckin dick. He needs a life.
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Re: Anyone ever vandalize Wikipedia? [Re: Gumby]
#9682820 - 01/26/09 02:12 PM (15 years, 2 months ago) |
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I've cleaned up a couple vandalized pages, but have never been the culprit of such juvenile antics.
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Re: Anyone ever vandalize Wikipedia? [Re: Gumby]
#9683294 - 01/26/09 03:33 PM (15 years, 2 months ago) |
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Gumby said: Yeah some faggot wikipedia crusader that has corrected like 4000 articles changed it. Fuckin dick. He needs a life.
Waiiiittttt a minute here.... You're saying someone who fixes vandalized pages needs to get a life? Coming from someone that vandalizes them? Hows that for pot calling the kettle black.
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Re: Anyone ever vandalize Wikipedia? [Re: Gumby]
#9683327 - 01/26/09 03:40 PM (15 years, 2 months ago) |
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I never have and probably never will. Although I'm a hardcore wikaddict, I don't care if someone fucks with an article; I usually check the sources. If it doesn't have sources, I take the info with a few grains of salt.
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Gumby said: Yeah some faggot wikipedia crusader that has corrected like 4000 articles changed it. Fuckin dick. He needs a life.
Lol, some people fix wikipedia, some post in forums. Although I do think that some of those wikipedia dudes haven't seen pussy or the light of day in many years.
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Penguarky Tunguin
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Re: Anyone ever vandalize Wikipedia? [Re: ShockValue]
#9683341 - 01/26/09 03:42 PM (15 years, 2 months ago) |
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Gumby said: Yeah some faggot wikipedia crusader that has corrected like 4000 articles changed it. Fuckin dick. He needs a life.
Waiiiittttt a minute here.... You're saying someone who fixes vandalized pages needs to get a life? Coming from someone that vandalizes them? Hows that for pot calling the kettle black.
Let's learn a new word today, ready?
Humor.
Wikipedia it, could help ya.
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Geomancer
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I just did a little wiki edit.
I don't consider it vandalism though, since like half the shit on wiki is wrong anyway...
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ShockValue
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Re: Anyone ever vandalize Wikipedia? [Re: Geomancer]
#9683625 - 01/26/09 04:24 PM (15 years, 2 months ago) |
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Geomancer said: I don't consider it vandalism though, since like half the shit on wiki is wrong anyway...
So fix it. That's the entire point of a wiki. "half the shit on wiki is wrong" is a huge over-exageration anyway. I find that most articles on there are pretty darn good, and some that need work. Rarely are they just outright wong.
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Penguarky Tunguin said: Let's learn a new word today, ready?Humor.
Sorry, I guess I don't find meaningless distruction of a useful tool funny.
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Re: Anyone ever vandalize Wikipedia? [Re: ShockValue]
#9683634 - 01/26/09 04:26 PM (15 years, 2 months ago) |
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ShockValue said:
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Gumby said: Yeah some faggot wikipedia crusader that has corrected like 4000 articles changed it. Fuckin dick. He needs a life.
Waiiiittttt a minute here.... You're saying someone who fixes vandalized pages needs to get a life? Coming from someone that vandalizes them? Hows that for pot calling the kettle black.
lets just smoke the pot!
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Re: Anyone ever vandalize Wikipedia? [Re: Green_T]
#9683638 - 01/26/09 04:27 PM (15 years, 2 months ago) |
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I like Wikipedia far too much to vandalize it.
Shame.
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Geomancer
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Re: Anyone ever vandalize Wikipedia? [Re: ShockValue]
#9683641 - 01/26/09 04:27 PM (15 years, 2 months ago) |
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ShockValue said:
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Geomancer said: I don't consider it vandalism though, since like half the shit on wiki is wrong anyway...
So fix it.
No thanks. Its funnier to see people reference faulty wiki articles to try to back up their arguements, and I'm sure school teachers also get a kick out of their kids copying and pasting false wiki info on reports. I wouldn't want to ruin that...
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aDoS
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Re: Anyone ever vandalize Wikipedia? [Re: Gumby]
#9683645 - 01/26/09 04:28 PM (15 years, 2 months ago) |
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that is pretty fucked gumby
fuck you
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Re: Anyone ever vandalize Wikipedia? [Re: aDoS]
#9683647 - 01/26/09 04:29 PM (15 years, 2 months ago) |
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Oh god.
I agree with aDoS...
Never thought I'd see the day.
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Re: Anyone ever vandalize Wikipedia? [Re: aDoS]
#9683649 - 01/26/09 04:29 PM (15 years, 2 months ago) |
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aDoS said: that is pretty fucked gumby
fuck you
Why is that fucked up?
If anything, its teaching tool to show people to check their references and not immediately believe everything they read on teh interwebz!
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Re: Anyone ever vandalize Wikipedia? [Re: ShockValue]
#9683650 - 01/26/09 04:29 PM (15 years, 2 months ago) |
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ShockValue said:
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Gumby said: Yeah some faggot wikipedia crusader that has corrected like 4000 articles changed it. Fuckin dick. He needs a life.
Waiiiittttt a minute here.... You're saying someone who fixes vandalized pages needs to get a life? Coming from someone that vandalizes them? Hows that for pot calling the kettle black.
Yeah, but its not like he's sitting around all day posting inaccurate information on Wikipedia.
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Gumby
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Re: Anyone ever vandalize Wikipedia? [Re: ShockValue]
#9684278 - 01/26/09 06:12 PM (15 years, 2 months ago) |
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ShockValue said:
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Gumby said: Yeah some faggot wikipedia crusader that has corrected like 4000 articles changed it. Fuckin dick. He needs a life.
Waiiiittttt a minute here.... You're saying someone who fixes vandalized pages needs to get a life? Coming from someone that vandalizes them? Hows that for pot calling the kettle black.
Your mom called my kettle black last night, if you know what I'm saying
BTW, that section took me about 5 minutes to write. Hardly all day. I have better things to do. Like jack off to horse porn.
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boletusoftruth
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Re: Anyone ever vandalize Wikipedia? [Re: Gumby]
#9684330 - 01/26/09 06:21 PM (15 years, 2 months ago) |
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As long as you edit useless information who gives a shit. Identifying the average size of the typical house mouse is not exactly important. If I "learn" that MAOIs should be taken to reduce the anxiety of LSD come-up, you should be fucked in the ear... with no lube
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Re: Anyone ever vandalize Wikipedia? [Re: Gumby]
#9684344 - 01/26/09 06:23 PM (15 years, 2 months ago) |
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I'm a leet haxz0r.
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Re: Anyone ever vandalize Wikipedia? [Re: boletusoftruth]
#9684391 - 01/26/09 06:29 PM (15 years, 2 months ago) |
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See this is GOOD HUMOR
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lemming
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While many people believe that lemmings commit mass suicide when they migrate, this is not the case. Driven by strong biological urges, they will migrate in large groups when population density becomes too great. Lemmings can and do swim and may choose to cross a body of water in search of a new habitat.[7] On occasion, and particularly in the case of the Norway lemmings in Scandinavia, large migrating groups will reach a cliff overlooking the ocean. They will stop until the urge to press on causes them to jump off the cliff and start swimming, sometimes to exhaustion and death. Lemmings are also often pushed into the sea as more and more lemmings arrive at the shore.[8]
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While many people believe that lemmings commit mass suicide when they migrate, this is not the case. However in several recent studies, it has been found that Lemmings do tend to play a form of "straws". Each Lemming forages about for a stick it believes to be suitable. Several Lemmings then come together, and the one with the smallest of the sticks is the one to go over the cliff first. It is believe this behavior has developed because the fit, young, physically strong Lemmings are most able to gather the largest sticks, encouraging the strength of the species. In a recent study where Lemmings were place in an environment with no sticks, the Lemmings then tended to compare relative sizes of their male members. Driven by strong biological urges, they will migrate in large groups when population density becomes too great. Lemmings can and do swim and may choose to cross a body of water in search of a new habitat.[7] On occasion, and particularly in the case of the Norway lemmings in Scandinavia, large migrating groups will reach a cliff overlooking the ocean. They will stop until the urge to press on causes them to jump off the cliff and start swimming, sometimes to exhaustion and death. Lemmings are also often pushed into the sea as more and more lemmings arrive at the shore.[8]
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Re: Anyone ever vandalize Wikipedia? [Re: PyroBurns]
#9684662 - 01/26/09 07:10 PM (15 years, 2 months ago) |
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PyroBurns said: I once saw this posted as a Llama's natural habitat.
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Re: Anyone ever vandalize Wikipedia? [Re: Gumby]
#9684704 - 01/26/09 07:16 PM (15 years, 2 months ago) |
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Penny Arcade did a comic on this that I found to be rather amusing:
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Re: Anyone ever vandalize Wikipedia? [Re: Gumby]
#9684874 - 01/26/09 07:43 PM (15 years, 2 months ago) |
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Haha yep definitely have vandalized Wikipedia. A few targets I remember are Jesse Helms, Dook ("Duke") University, Coach K (also of Dook), Taylor King, to name a few. (I'm a dook hater if you haven't guessed.)
I have had more than a few IPs perma-banned from editing. Once or twice I kept going after the same page from different IPs (I can always rally dozens of unrelated IP addresses when needed ) just to see the little shitbag god-mods whine until they locked a page. Most hardcore wikipedia editors are little crapheads with a god complex, just like the founder of the site. I feel a tad of guilt but sometimes I just can't help myself
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Re: Anyone ever vandalize Wikipedia? [Re: antiPock]
#9684956 - 01/26/09 07:54 PM (15 years, 2 months ago) |
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Can you explain to me why people seem to think misspelling Duke is somehow an insult?
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Re: Anyone ever vandalize Wikipedia? [Re: jewunit]
#9684978 - 01/26/09 07:59 PM (15 years, 2 months ago) |
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Its just a rivalry thing. It makes for a good humorous headline in The Daily Tar Heel too.
PS: maybe you can tell I enjoy juvenile humor.
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Re: Anyone ever vandalize Wikipedia? [Re: antiPock]
#9684985 - 01/26/09 08:02 PM (15 years, 2 months ago) |
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I just never understood it. Greg Paulus is a stupid fucking cunt though, especially since he always tore my HS team up in football
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