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Discussion in 'TalkCeltic Pub' started by format, Jul 27, 2010.

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  1. Maurveen

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    Theres a full page all about me on there ...and its mostly lies , they didnt even get my name correct .
     
    Maurveen, Jul 28, 2010
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  2. Pearse Gold Member Gold Member

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    agree, Eddie from CU twitter admitted that he has posted lies
     
    Pearse, Jul 28, 2010
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  3. kieranc

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    ?:97:
     
    kieranc, Jul 28, 2010
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    Maurveen, do you have a fake twitter account as well?:icon_mrgreen:
     
    albashamrock, Jul 28, 2010
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  5. Maurveen

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    Indeed .:icon_mrgreen:
     
    Maurveen, Jul 28, 2010
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  6. Zander Gold Member Gold Member

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    most of the time wikipedias right, it does get edited but it gets changed back
     
    Zander, Jul 28, 2010
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  7. ourdaywillcome! Gold Member Gold Member

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    I edited a page then like 5 mins later they sent me a message basically saying don't type fake *.:56:
     
    ourdaywillcome!, Sep 4, 2011
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  8. Belfast-hoops

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    I think you have to join up and if you are seen to add false information you get the boot from it.

    I would use it quite a lot as I find it usually quite reliable.:50:
     
    Belfast-hoops, Sep 4, 2011
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  9. Callum McGregor The Captain Gold Member

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    I still love how you missed my sarcasm here. :icon_mrgreen:
     
    Callum McGregor, Sep 25, 2011
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  10. HectorTheTaxman Formerly The Spider

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    Bump and a half

    We've been told that if we use Wikipedia as a source in uni for an essay then we'll basically be mauled to death
     
    HectorTheTaxman, Sep 25, 2011
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  11. Gordybhoy1967

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    Its a load of guff, fair enough its a non profit company but I kept tryiing to edit laugherty about the Mulgrew incident but they kept removing it and eventualy i was banned.
     
    Gordybhoy1967, Sep 25, 2011
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  12. ourdaywillcome! Gold Member Gold Member

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    Can you still go on Wiki, is it just an editing ban?
     
    ourdaywillcome!, Sep 25, 2011
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  13. Gordybhoy1967

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    Aye, just editing ban.
     
    Gordybhoy1967, Sep 25, 2011
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  14. ourdaywillcome! Gold Member Gold Member

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    The Mulgrew incident is already on his wiki, in fact it has more info on the incident than Laughatme's hun career.:56:
     
    ourdaywillcome!, Sep 25, 2011
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  15. Gordybhoy1967

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    That must have been done recently.
     
    Gordybhoy1967, Sep 25, 2011
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  16. Seán_67

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    It can be if you use it properly. Check the references/footnotes at the bottom and see where the person who edited the page has took the bits of information from. Usually theres a link to the original document, website etc. If they are reliable, brilliant. If there's just a statement on the Wiki page without any sort of reference as to where the info came from - then it's unreliable :50:
     
    Seán_67, Sep 25, 2011
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  17. Barry

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    is there any gain in making an article or edit to wikipedia stuff or anything?
     
    Barry, Sep 25, 2011
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  18. Gordybhoy1967

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    Power
     
    Gordybhoy1967, Sep 25, 2011
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  19. Seán_67

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    We get told that too but I frequently use it as a starting point as usually anything to do with History/Politics is well referenced at the bottom of the Wiki pages and instead of citing Wikipedia as the source, use the original from the Wiki page's footnotes :56::50:
     
    Seán_67, Sep 25, 2011
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  20. fiferbhoy

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    Aye, and you're not often right, but you're wrong again:50:
     
    fiferbhoy, Sep 25, 2011
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