Have you ever vandalised an entry on Wikipedia?

[[FnG]magnolia]

Kevin Norwood Bacon.

You fiend, you devil.

 

[Hades]

@Feek Well done sir.

 

[Jim99]

We used to modify our school's wikipedia page all the time when we were there, quickly realised that harmless stuff would be far more likely to get through.

Unfortunately that meant our peak teenage humour didn't survive.

But inventing bizarre history (e.g. that the construction of the gym required the demolition of a 35 year old smoker's hut) stayed for years.

 

[NotAGolf]

After one too many hot cocoas, many moons ago, I edited the wiki page for a well known kids TV show. I proclaimed that the character in question's favourite mode of transport was not a van, but rather a big red phallus.

 

[Slam]

Never tried this, surely changes are moderated otherwise popular pages would constantly be changing, like updating as you try to read them?!

 

[benskia]

Columbo!

 

[mattyfez]

I did Tom cruises page years ago. It was quite subtle so stayed up for about a week...
I prefixed every instance of the word 'scientology' with the words 'the dangerous cult of'.

 

[mattyfez]

Never tried this, surely changes are moderated otherwise popular pages would constantly be changing, like updating as you try to read them?!

I guess edits get flagged to be proof read... But how soon anyone gets around to checking I guess varies.

 

[SpellowHouse]

It's not harmless at all.

There is a massive and growing problem on the internet with misinformation and as long as people think it's clever or profitable then it's only going to get worse.

 

[SexyGreyFox]

Brilliant, you need to PM now, I keep secrets for a living.

and no I don't, even though I've given them £2 a year for the last 5 years I didn't know you could edit
If I did there would be a few band pages I'd alter things.

 

[mattyfez]

I did do a legit edit once though.. They'd got the type of wood used for a specific model of a guitar wrong.

 

[Demon]

"I just did it for a laugh, it's utterly harmless" said every vandal ever..

Lock him up is the only answer, that'll learn him for being honest enough to 'fess up..

Mind you, knowing some of the rabidity of fan groups, it's a brave thing to admit to it now..

 

[CaptainRAVE]

That’s funny, I especially the citation that ‘proves it to be true’.

 

[BongoHunter]

Checked the favourite TV show thread for Feeks entry (Porridge). Can't see dodgy middle names on that page.

Gave up

 

[Blackjack Davy]

No.

Never tried this, surely changes are moderated otherwise popular pages would constantly be changing, like updating as you try to read them?!

They get locked "due to vandalism" if it happens on a regular basis.

 

[dirtychinchilla]

Checked the favourite TV show thread for Feeks entry (Porridge). Can't see dodgy middle names on that page.

Gave up

How would you know? His truth has become fact.

 

[potatolord]

I used to do it fairly regularly.

My favourite was changing the flag of Venezuela to a picture of kermit the frog on the country's page. That stayed up for an hour or so.

I added a fairly lengthy edit about the drink Um Bongo to the page on the democratic Republic of Congo. That lasted a day or so.

Funnily enough, I regularly tried to update Richard Branson's page to list details of his criminal conviction, which is well known. That was always removed within minutes- presumably by his PR people. The page now lists that information.

If you want something to stay up, you need to reference it. Reference from an obscure, out of print and non-google books source.

 

[UTmaniac]

Chandler Muriel Bing?

 

[K.C. Leblanc]

Can we make a Wikipedia article for Mr Feek Feekston, stating he invented Joy Divison oven gloves, is twinned with Belguim and has a pet Axelotl called Jeff.

 

[drakioned]

Did this actually happen or do you just remember doing it?