Michael Van Wijk (Wolf from Gladiators) dead?

[Phoenix211]

My flatmate just told me about this. Only source I can find is wikipedia so i'm a bit hesitant to say it true but if it is...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Van_Wijk

 

[Lysander]

Hmm can't find anything anywhere.

 

[Phoenix211]

yeah its weird. The wiki link is from a facebook group

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=15884797587

This is why im a bit skeptical

 

[Tom0]

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0888292/

IMDB says he lives, I'm sure it'd be in the news too. I would never of guessed he was Indian.

 

[PardonTheWait]

My dad looks like Wolf with a normal haircut.

Oddly, I never noticed this until long after Gladiators had finished, despite me watching it regularly.

Shame if he's dead, he was a legend to people of around my age

 

[freebooter]

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0888292/

IMDB says he lives, I'm sure it'd be in the news too. I would never of guessed he was Indian.

He was born in India but it doesn't mean he was racially indian. From his name I would guess his father was dutch but his mother may have been Indian.

 

[Lysander]

Troll:

Ah God. I can't post a link here but in the talk page the person who added that he's dead has been warned by Wikipedia:

April 2008

Please stop. If you continue to vandalize Wikipedia, as you did to Michael Van Wijk, you will be blocked from editing. Roleplayer (talk) 11:37, 3 April 2008 (UTC)

 

[Scoobz0511]

wikipedia can be edited by anyone that is why it is not a good place to go for information. i bet it is bogus

 

[Hxc]

!!!

I really hope this isn't true

 

[Lysander]

!!!

I really hope this isn't true

It's not. This thread should go bye-byes.

 

[MrSix]

I'm glad, I <3 Wolf - he was my favourite gladiator!

 

[Phoenix211]

wikipedia can be edited by anyone that is why it is not a good place to go for information. i bet it is bogus

hey i did say it was the only source I could find which is why i wasn't too convinced

 

[Berserker]

wikipedia can be edited by anyone that is why it is not a good place to go for information.

Why do so many people say this? It's factually incorrect - studies show Wikipedia is about as reliable as Encyclopedia Britannica overall - provided the material presented has reliable, verifiable sources.

That doesn't stop randoms from posting unfounded speculation or (as in this case) nonsense, but that by definition fails the above test. If the claim seems outlandish or even just dubious, look for a citation, or find another source.

 

[Viper²]

Do do do... another one bites the dust.

 

[Psyk]

Why do so many people say this? It's factually incorrect - studies show Wikipedia is about as reliable as Encyclopedia Britannica overall - provided the material presented has reliable, verifiable sources.

That doesn't stop randoms from posting unfounded speculation or (as in this case) nonsense, but that by definition fails the above test. If the claim seems outlandish or even just dubious, look for a citation, or find another source.

I agree. I really don't find it difficult to judge an article's accuracy just from reading it, and checking its references. I think it's pretty easy to spot an article that is likely to be incorrect. If I find it easy, chances are so do many other people, even further increasing the chance that it will be edited to be made more accurate or flagged up as having problems.

 

[Gooner14]

Of course not.

Dave Benson Phillps is though

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=11331746106

 

[M0T]

Of course not.

Dave Benson Phillps is though

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=11331746106

Why do people think its funny to make this stuff up?

His 'death' hasn't been reported anywhere except facebook and a few forums!