Wikipedia - How so quick?

Feek · 25-04-2008, 20:20

I made a change to the Dina Meyer page on Wikipedia and it was reverted within 90 seconds.

How does that happen? She's not exactly someone who I imagine people would be looking up (fnarr) on a very regular basis so I'm a bit surprised.

Fayshun · 25-04-2008, 20:26

Don't certain pages have "Guardians" who look after them? I'm sure someone somewhere must have got a notification that you'd changed said page.

Feek · 25-04-2008, 20:57

Gits.

Fayshun · 25-04-2008, 21:10

Quote:

Originally Posted by Feek

Gits.

Feeks wiki-vandalism failed...

Feek · 25-04-2008, 21:15

It wasn't vandalism, it was an accurate statement of fact. This is what was removed...

Fayshun · 25-04-2008, 21:42

/me writes letter of complaint.

Outraged of Banbury!

Flibster · 25-04-2008, 22:12

Dina Meyer would not be kicked out of bed for eating crisps and farting.

Richard Slater · 25-04-2008, 23:15

your mistake was not sourcing your edit if you had included a reference to a notable newspaper identifying her as being "damm good" then it might have been there a bit longer until someone reverted it because it did not meet the writing style of an encyclopaedia.

There are systems in place that report all edits through to IRC, certain edits (ones containing certain words or one liners as examples), client software watches this channel and informs editors when suspect changes are made.

Example of such software: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:VPRF

/me goes back to the EVE Article

Mark · 26-04-2008, 00:07

Indeed the history shows it was found and reverted with that exact software. Even placed a nice friendly (proforma) message on the appropriate Talk page too.

Fayshun · 26-04-2008, 00:51

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mark

Even placed a nice friendly (proforma) message on the appropriate Talk page too.

"Feek's at it again"?

25-04-2008, 20:20	#1
Feek ex SAS Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: JO01ou Posts: 10,062	Wikipedia - How so quick? I made a change to the Dina Meyer page on Wikipedia and it was reverted within 90 seconds. How does that happen? She's not exactly someone who I imagine people would be looking up (fnarr) on a very regular basis so I'm a bit surprised. __________________

25-04-2008, 20:26	#2
Fayshun Rocket Fuel Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Adrift in the Orca Posts: 6,845	Don't certain pages have "Guardians" who look after them? I'm sure someone somewhere must have got a notification that you'd changed said page. __________________ We must move forward not backward, upwards not forward, and always twirling, twirling, twirling...

25-04-2008, 20:57	#3
Feek ex SAS Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: JO01ou Posts: 10,062	Gits. __________________

25-04-2008, 21:15	#5
Feek ex SAS Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: JO01ou Posts: 10,062	It wasn't vandalism, it was an accurate statement of fact. This is what was removed... __________________

25-04-2008, 21:42	#6
Fayshun Rocket Fuel Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Adrift in the Orca Posts: 6,845	/me writes letter of complaint. Outraged of Banbury! __________________ We must move forward not backward, upwards not forward, and always twirling, twirling, twirling...

25-04-2008, 22:12	#7
Flibster Moonshine Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 3,388	Dina Meyer would not be kicked out of bed for eating crisps and farting. __________________

25-04-2008, 23:15	#8
Richard Slater Long Island Iced Tea Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Brighton, UK Posts: 285	your mistake was not sourcing your edit if you had included a reference to a notable newspaper identifying her as being "damm good" then it might have been there a bit longer until someone reverted it because it did not meet the writing style of an encyclopaedia. There are systems in place that report all edits through to IRC, certain edits (ones containing certain words or one liners as examples), client software watches this channel and informs editors when suspect changes are made. Example of such software: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:VPRF /me goes back to the EVE Article

26-04-2008, 00:07	#9
Mark Screaming Orgasm Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Newbury Posts: 15,194	Indeed the history shows it was found and reverted with that exact software. Even placed a nice friendly (proforma) message on the appropriate Talk page too.