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Conner Davies
August 14th, 2012, 06:59 PM
look at this wiki page i found
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troll_(Internet)
is it me or are they just letting any1 make a page??
any1 else found any1 wired wiki pages??
Foamy
August 14th, 2012, 07:21 PM
It must be a troll.
Sugaree
August 14th, 2012, 07:21 PM
The Troll article has been on Wikipedia for a while now, buddy. Same with the Anonymous and Internet topic in the Internet portal.
Rayquaza
August 14th, 2012, 07:27 PM
You haven't explained why it's irritated you so much, I mean, I don't see anything wrong with whats written in the article, and it seems to make sense. Plus, Wikipedia is something that I'm sure everyone can edit for quite a while now. The Do Not Feed the Trolls thing is a bit far-fetched however.
Aves
August 14th, 2012, 11:18 PM
I don't understand why you're so mad, bro.
HunterSteele
August 14th, 2012, 11:48 PM
Yes, anyone can make a Wikipedia page, as long as it's not on the list of banned articles.
root
August 15th, 2012, 12:59 AM
Lol, they say that Wikipedia is as accurate as Britannica. It's actually kinda funny.

(And to be honest, those tribute pages suck ass.
TheMatrix
August 15th, 2012, 01:13 AM
Nobody is preventing you from editing it. That's the nice thing about community-driven things -- everybody can help make things better.
And think about it, your contribution is adding to the massive information library on the internet. Imagine, you might save some kid from a bad score for a research paper on trolling :P
*polka music plays*
Cognizant
August 15th, 2012, 11:09 AM
That's the glories of collab editing, you don't know what to expect :P
HunterSteele
August 15th, 2012, 12:13 PM
Lol, they say that Wikipedia is as accurate as Britannica. It's actually kinda funny.
Why is it funny? Everyone thinks Wikipedia is inaccurate because anyone can edit it. That's never been true.
root
August 15th, 2012, 12:25 PM
Why is it funny? Everyone thinks Wikipedia is inaccurate because anyone can edit it. That's never been true.

LOL, I appreciate humor.

http://news.cnet.com/2100-1038_3-5997332.html
http://arstechnica.com/uncategorized/2006/11/8296/
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/4530930.stm

There you go :)

lol, who just hit my rep? i did not suggest that wikipedia was inaccurate...better check your damn spelling and learn to read. I said that wiki was accurate.

Please use the "edit" button instead of double posting. ~Bath
Professional Russian
August 15th, 2012, 02:20 PM
Yes, anyone can make a Wikipedia page, as long as it's not on the list of banned articles.

List of banned articles? id like to see that. you know where it is?

Why do you complain about your rep? its rep it aint the end of the world if its bad.
root
August 16th, 2012, 12:25 AM
List of banned articles? id like to see that. you know where it is?

Why do you complain about your rep? its rep it aint the end of the world if its bad.

nah, i like neg rep., it makes me feel special. i just complain about it when people complain about shit that i *didn't* do.