These Ridiculous "Edits" of Wikipedia Pages Will Make Your Day
Wikipedia is arguably one of the most important research tools we have in the world today. Since it was founded over two decades ago to put the sum of all human knowledge at one's fingertips, an army of volunteers from all over the world have created, curated, and revised articles on just about anything on the platform.
But despite the amount of information on the platform, some people in academia view it with skepticism, citing that there is a likelihood some information on the platform is inaccurate because anyone can edit and contribute to it.
Unsurprisingly, their assessment is correct, as there are netizens whose favorite activity includes editing Wikipedia articles to slip in details that otherwise shouldn't be there. The act is known on Wikipedia as "vandalism," and the platform frowns against it.
However, one Twitter page, appropriately called "Wikipedia, But I Made Them Up," has a harmless way of "vandalizing" Wikipedia articles without editing the original article on the platform.
Rather than vandalize the original Wikipedia page, the page uses a browser tool to create a lookalike of the article and then share screenshots of the additions they made. The result is usually humorous.
We curated some of the best posts on the page for you to see.
1. Love in its purest form.
WikiOoc2. Fossas now wish to be called PNG.
WikiOoc3. "You can has one or too"
WikiOoc4. That went from zero to 100 very quick.
WikiOoc5. BRB. I'm speechless.
WikiOoc6. Numbers don't lie.
WikiOoc7. What is it they say about sizes? It doesn't matter.
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8. Of course.
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9. It makes mostly enemies.
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10. I can't even think of a comeback.
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11. What a majestic horse!
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12. It's funny how this wouldn't break when you're standing on it but would break when you're seating.
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13. What happens in Dreamland, stays in Dreamland.
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14. Looks like the gamer set a new high score.
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15. Rumor has it that the tortilla is made from beef.
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16. Just as deadly as a semi-automatic rifle, if not more.
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17. This user is reading this post with their eyes open.
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18. Oh good, I'm alive.
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19. Rainbownuts. Looks delicious.
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20. Who else can relate to this?
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21. Did you know?
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22. "Do I look scared of you?"
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23. He created a Grammy-winning record that year.
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24. Buying my boss a pack for Christmas.
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25. At that moment, he realized there's more to life than eating grass.
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26. Bet you didn't know this clownfish fact.
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27. A strategy that works all the time.
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28. That's pretty specific... and creepy.
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29. Seriously, bruh.
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30. Meet the WTF Fish.
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While the shared screenshots look exactly like real Wikipedia articles, there isn't any vandalism happening here.
In fact, the page frowns against vandalizing Wikipedia articles and advocates that people should do it in a harmless way like they do. The page uses an Inspect Elements browser tool to make these edits without compromising the original article.
The Inspect Elements tool comes with most PC browsers and allows anyone to analyze and play around with certain website elements. Essentially, it allows you to view and edit a website's source code, but whatever changes you make would be visible to only you.
You can use it to edit not only Wikipedia but any website you want! Pretty cool, if you ask me!
