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Editing a Wikipedia page

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  • 17-02-2019 2:26pm
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    Dinarius
    Registered Users Posts: 3,395 ✭✭✭


    Last week I corrected an entry in a Wikipedia page. The first time I had ever done so.

    It had to do with a location in London which simply doesn’t exist. I changed the entry to the correct location.

    I returned to the page a few days later to discover that it had reverted to the Incorrect entry.

    When I the most recently edited by entry, I saw that it had been edited by a bot.

    Does this mean that someone can simply setup up a computer to make changes to a Wikipedia page automatically?

    Smacks of lack of accountability, if so.

    No big deal, just annoying. Anyone else looking for the location will have the same difficulty I had.

    Thanks.

    D.


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    Wheety
    Registered Users Posts: 5,510 ✭✭✭Wheety


    Did you add a reference for your change? Or a reason? It usually reverts automatically if the system doesn't deem the edit to have merit.


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    Dinarius
    Registered Users Posts: 3,395 ✭✭✭Dinarius


    Wheety wrote: »
    Did you add a reference for your change? Or a reason? It usually reverts automatically if the system doesn't deem the edit to have merit.

    I simply changed the relevant text in the article.

    I didn’t give a reason.

    It was the first time I’d ever done this. I’ll try again.

    D.


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    mirhamxa
    Registered Users Posts: 7 ✭mirhamxa


    I had edited multiple pages. If you provide a reference/citation and add verified information they don't revert the changes. But if someone wants self promotion or add references which are not authentic then they do revert the changes.


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    ShauntaMetzel
    Registered Users Posts: 238 ✭✭ShauntaMetzel


    mirhamxa wrote: »
    I had edited multiple pages. If you provide a reference/citation and add verified information they don't revert the changes. But if someone wants self promotion or add references which are not authentic then they do revert the changes.

    I agree.


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    Dinarius
    Registered Users Posts: 3,395 ✭✭✭Dinarius


    So far, so good.

    It hasn’t been changed after my second edit.

    D.


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