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Posted: 09 Oct 2008, 08:48
by palkanetoijala31
Who is gonna to own up to changing the wikipedia site for tube challenging it might have gone by the time u read this but even i was shocked.
I cant seem to edit it so if anybody else can please do.
Re: wikipedia
Posted: 09 Oct 2008, 09:47
by Root
I was going to revert, but I someone just beat me to it.
Re: wikipedia
Posted: 09 Oct 2008, 09:47
by jbom1
The inappropriate edit was made from a UK tiscali address and has been reverted.
Re: wikipedia
Posted: 09 Oct 2008, 10:32
by hwolge
Parallel to the above discussion I started a thread - but has now moved the content here. This is my point: (though it seems most people agree onthis forum though).
hwolge wrote:I was surprised and disappointed looking at the
Tube Challenge entry in Wikipedia finding that slandering and bickering is going on. I think we, as a community, need to show a united façade. When it comes to personal slander, I don't think it has a place at all in public/semi-public internet sites. When it comes to bickering, and more specifically I'm referring to the "holding of doors at Acton Town" passage, I think this forum is a much better place to discuss such issues. The content in Wikipedia should be as close to objective and unbiased as humanly possible. When it comes to door holding, I don't think we could ever establish who has used this technique and who hasn't. After all, Guinness has not made a ruling on this - so it's pretty irrelevant!
I haven't studied the Wikipedia contribution guide lines in detail, but I expect them to be quite negative to slandering/bickering - or?
So can we all agree to keep "our" Wikipedia entry as professional and objective as possible?
Re: wikipedia
Posted: 09 Oct 2008, 10:36
by jbom1
I'd view those comments (both made anonymously from tiscali accounts) more as graffiti than as serious contributions. I'm sure Hakan's view has overwhelming support on this forum.
Re: wikipedia
Posted: 09 Oct 2008, 11:24
by Starkey7
Yeah. The last thing that we want non Tube challengers to read is about door holding. They'll more want to join if they see a positive, uplifting community behind it all.
Re: wikipedia
Posted: 09 Oct 2008, 11:31
by Garion
What was actually said on Wikipedia?
Re: wikipedia
Posted: 09 Oct 2008, 11:48
by dudey
garion24wales wrote:What was actually said on Wikipedia?
http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?tit ... =240749761
There was another inappropriate comment on the same bit until just now. I was just changing it and jbom1 beat me to it!
It was a different IP from before, but it seems that we might need to keep an eye on that particular section for changes/additions.
Re: wikipedia
Posted: 09 Oct 2008, 12:27
by palkanetoijala31
Am i just being stupid or is still on there in records bit.Im refering to the bit in the records bit not the Acton town incident which i didnt condone by the way.
Re: wikipedia
Posted: 09 Oct 2008, 12:40
by Going Underground
Is there no way that the IP can be traced to anyone
It must be someone on the forum or else they are very well informed. We are about to get our biggest ever media coverage and publicity when Eggheads is shown in a few weeks and we don't need this shite flying around
Re: wikipedia
Posted: 09 Oct 2008, 13:12
by jamesthegill
If Moley or tubeguru were to add
this mod to the forum then they can search and see if a user on here has the same address.
Re: wikipedia
Posted: 09 Oct 2008, 13:14
by hwolge
Well, the goal is not to find the culprit, but rather discourage further abuse... Right?
Re: wikipedia
Posted: 09 Oct 2008, 14:11
by Going Underground
That's the thing now Matt we are all going to be clearing ourselves if suspected and therefore as one of the current GWR Holders I would fall in that category as well.... Just to say I have never updated on Wiki my PC skils are naff anyway and have no idea who our internet providers are at work but we have utility warehouse at home.....
I didn't for one second think it was your handy work by the way.......
Re: wikipedia
Posted: 09 Oct 2008, 14:21
by Starkey7
It should also be marked as irrelevant information for that section, since there's nothing in the rules about door holding at all. You might as well put a footnote in the entry for me and say that I had a wee in the bushes at Ickenham...
Re: wikipedia
Posted: 09 Oct 2008, 14:31
by Garion
dudey wrote:garion24wales wrote:What was actually said on Wikipedia?
http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?tit ... =240749761
There was another inappropriate comment on the same bit until just now. I was just changing it and jbom1 beat me to it!
It was a different IP from before, but it seems that we might need to keep an eye on that particular section for changes/additions.
So.....not trying to sound stupid, but could someone explain that to me? Unless I'm missing something, I dont get how that needed to be taken out....
I'm probably just not thinking of something simple but could one of you explain to me?
