Hacking Wikipedia

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Insane

I kind of hacked into wikipedia to change their article for "twin-tip skis." Note that the reason I did not write a longer message or gave a shout out to one company is that I don't want to draw attention to myself.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twin-tip_ski

Also, search clams if you are intersted for more messages.

I know I probaly fucked the link up, but just copy and paste.

Dec 21 2006 6:13PM

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eyeLiektoSkee

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if that last paragraph was you, thanks for that. Be aware though that wikipedia is pretty on top of stuff. It could get changed

Dec 21 2006 6:20PM

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Itsbackfliptime

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what do you mean you hacked into wikipedia? ANYONE can edit pages on wikipedia. Thats what a wiki is you tard.

Dec 21 2006 6:22PM

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Schoellkopf

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good edit, deffinitely solid

Dec 21 2006 6:23PM

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ds.181.3

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nice.

Dec 21 2006 6:24PM

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splooshie

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twin-tip_ski

lol look now

Dec 21 2006 6:24PM

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860

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You can just hit edit an add anything you want, it gets changed within 5 minutes though

Dec 21 2006 6:26PM

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splooshie

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word

Dec 21 2006 6:29PM

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Itsbackfliptime

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are you fisting me? Its the best site on the web.

Dec 21 2006 6:32PM

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SkierX

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Yes, as a source for a school paper they aren't the best source, because it hasn't been around long.

But on well-established topics, wikipedia has the same accuracy rate as any other encyclopedia.

Dec 21 2006 6:36PM

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whos says we all use if for papers, if you wanna know some general quick info, its really great.

Dec 21 2006 6:42PM

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Itsbackfliptime

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Ok? So that makes it the worst? I haven't done a research paper in like 4 years. Its the best site for finding out information on random subjects. Anything you're ever curious about all you have to do is look on wikipedia and it'll answer just about any question.

Dec 21 2006 6:44PM

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SkierX

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Oh, and mark my words, it won't be long before it becomes a usable source for research papers in school.

Dec 21 2006 6:51PM

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TheWallaby

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what you do with that is get the sources from wikipedia and/or the base information, then research the base information and find other sources that you can say you got that information from. it's like a little stepping stone/booster step for me.

someone should legitly edit the twin-tip page really legitly, you know, full on sections and links and really good information.

Dec 21 2006 6:55PM

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Gorilla.Steeze

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haha i still use it because im lazy. a lot isnt right but what i get is usually pretty accurate.

Dec 21 2006 6:55PM

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twix_182

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i use wikipedia in college. according to some teacher there, they said it has less errors than a regular encyclopedia. dont know how they figured that out

Dec 21 2006 6:56PM

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R.Fahey

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college professors hate Wikipedia more than anything. And even if it is for you common knowledge, who's to say that it's credible. Sure it's a base for something, but it could still be blatant lies.

Dec 21 2006 6:56PM

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TheWallaby

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no way wikipedia has fewer errors than a regular encyclopedia; maybe counging spelling errors, but real information errors? no way.

and as long as you research the base information and figure out if it's correct or not you're fine.

Dec 21 2006 6:58PM

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twix_182

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then i guess im a lucky bitch

Dec 21 2006 6:58PM

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Itsbackfliptime

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Wikipedia articles have to cite their sources. Scroll to the bottom of most wikipedia pages and you'll see all the sources cited. If you're worried about the credibility of wikipedia, then go to the sources cited by the article.

Dec 21 2006 7:04PM

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Itsbackfliptime

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if you're worried about the credibility than check out the source.

Dec 21 2006 7:13PM

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ijibgoremtn

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others see the influx of newschool skiers and wonder if skiing as they know it is all but dead. yes

thats awsome!!!

Dec 22 2006 10:14PM

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chrismoJBEATS

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check it now
haha
NS represent

Dec 22 2006 10:19PM

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*cowboy*

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Errrrr you serious man?

I use wikipedia at least once or twice a day whenever I want information on something. Yeah, its not "credible" enough to use as a source on some papers, but in general it's the most current and accurate source of information.

I LOOVE Wikipedia.

Dec 22 2006 11:04PM

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J_Walk

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haha Nicely owned

Meh im in highshool i dont give a $*** about my research so i use it on ISU's if its allowed.

Dec 22 2006 11:56PM

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