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Is Wikipedia lying?

Postby Anark » Fri Jan 05, 2007 5:36 pm

It says Judi Dench died today.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judi_Dench
Nothing on BBC News though.
Truth or vandalism?
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Re: Is Wikipedia lying?

Postby Mictheslik » Fri Jan 05, 2007 5:38 pm

Vandalism....theyve cleared it up now.....its incredible it managed to get past the stringent screening measures they have on that site.

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Re: Is Wikipedia lying?

Postby EGNX » Fri Jan 05, 2007 5:40 pm

Have you been smoking the good stuff?  :-? Where the hells it say that?
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Re: Is Wikipedia lying?

Postby Anark » Fri Jan 05, 2007 5:58 pm

There.
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Re: Is Wikipedia lying?

Postby BAW0343 » Fri Jan 05, 2007 6:18 pm

You can post anything on that site without trouble for a little while. However if they find it they trace your IP i believe.  For fun I edited a page and added something totally random, just to see if it would let me. I deleted it before anyone whould notice however.
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Re: Is Wikipedia lying?

Postby Jakemaster » Fri Jan 05, 2007 6:49 pm

My friend edited an article on 'greatness' once to basically praise himself.  It stayed up there for 5 hours before being removed ;D
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Re: Is Wikipedia lying?

Postby Mythical » Fri Jan 05, 2007 7:33 pm

they put up lies about my hometown on there, I edited it and then the next day is was back to the way it was...
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Re: Is Wikipedia lying?

Postby expat » Sat Jan 06, 2007 5:50 am

It says Judi Dench died today.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judi_Dench
Nothing on BBC News though.
Truth or vandalism?



Someone edited the James Bond entry a while back. The day that Danial Craig was appointed the role, some die hard Bondy entered this date as Bonds death. It stayed up long enough for the news to get hold of it.

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Re: Is Wikipedia lying?

Postby cspyro21 » Sat Jan 06, 2007 5:54 am

I remember once a story my brother told me when he got home from college. His class has to write an article on something or someone (can't remember what though), and he and his friends knew that a lot of people would just copy and paste information from Wikipedia. My brother's friend went onto Wikipedia and edited the article on the subject they needed to write on (e.g. added things in paragraphs like "he also had a big nose" and "he liked to wear a tutu", stupid things like that), knowing that people would copy that over. ;D
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Re: Is Wikipedia lying?

Postby Flt.Lt.Andrew » Sat Jan 06, 2007 6:52 am

Lying implies malicious intent.....



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Re: Is Wikipedia lying?

Postby Hai Perso Coyone? » Sat Jan 06, 2007 11:59 am

LOL..I put myself up...Deletion in 5 minutes ::) :-/
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Re: Is Wikipedia lying?

Postby C » Sat Jan 06, 2007 6:19 pm

Still there now...
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Re: Is Wikipedia lying?

Postby Woodlouse2002 » Sat Jan 06, 2007 6:47 pm

Doesn't appear to be there any more though.
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Re: Is Wikipedia lying?

Postby C » Sat Jan 06, 2007 7:05 pm

Doesn't appear to be there any more though.


I think some pilchard's being an idiot. The page isn't loading at all now...

Oh, now it is...
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Re: Is Wikipedia lying?

Postby Anark » Sat Jan 06, 2007 8:00 pm

Somebody has changed it to the 3rd now  :-/
I'll fix it back.
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