Vandalizing Wikipedia pages

by Adam J. Morris on Aug 31, 2008 10:12 AM CDT

Last night, for whatever reason, some folks here decided it would be a good idea to go vandalize the Wikipedia pages of one of the umpires and some Angels players.

Obviously, I can't stop anyone from doing that, if they want, although I do think vandalizing Wikipedia pages as a way of throwing a cyber-tantrum is one of the dumbest and most juvenile things someone can do.

That said, what I can do is say that I don't want LSB used as a platform to organize or encourage vandalizing of Wikipedia pages, much like I don't want LSB to be used as a platform to, say, troll-bomb some other blog or message board. I think it reflects poorly on this blog.

So I've deleted the FanPost of screencaps of vandalized pages, and will delete any future FanPosts or comments of that sort of thing.

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GOOD!

nothing reflects more poorly on this site than people doing stuff like that, or going to other teams blogs and trolling.
then that brings people from other sites doing the same here.

"I'm against picketing, but I don't know how to show it." - Mitch Hedberg

by rentz on Aug 31, 2008 10:16 AM CDT 0 recs

Bah

That was just a way of blowing off steam after another horrible loss. Maybe we got carried away, but I don’t see that theres any harm done. Vandalizaing Wikipedia is like writing on a whiteboard – they had whatever “damage” we did was totally reversed within 15 minutes or so.

So was it juvenile? Yeah, it was.

Was it a big deal? Only if you make it one.

A Lonestar in California

We need to hire Chuck Norris to kick the ass of any Ranger fan caught booing one of our young pitchers at the RBiA.

by lonestarJon on Aug 31, 2008 10:24 AM CDT 0 recs

grow up dumbass

""If they'd have told me you can make the team but you've got to shine the shoes, I'd have been there shining shoes." -Bradley

by ab03 on Aug 31, 2008 10:36 AM CDT up 0 recs

Easy there, mad max.

Aikman and Bradshaw?

Please. They are in the same league as Trent Dilfer and Jim McMahon as QBs who were taken to the SB by great Defenses and great Running Games.
-DJCahill

by SarasotaRanger on Aug 31, 2008 11:02 AM CDT up 0 recs

bust a deal face the wheel!

two men enter 1 man leaves

"I'm against picketing, but I don't know how to show it." - Mitch Hedberg

by rentz on Aug 31, 2008 11:29 AM CDT up 0 recs

what happened?

"Popularity is fleeting. Principles are forever."

by Longhorn on Aug 31, 2008 10:39 AM CDT up 0 recs

Just one of those spontaneus GDT things

It started with us amusing ourselves by editing Dale Scott’s wikipedia page after he shafted us in last night’s game with that safe call at home plate.

From there it spiraled a bit, and we also wound up editing Mark Teixeira’s wikipedia page and making it appear as if his nickname was really listed as “Captain Douchebag” (among other things). Somebody took a screen shot of it and posted it as a memorial to our fun.

To paraphrase a bit, us GDT kids got a bit carried away last night, and now AJM is playing the role of the grumpy old dad.

A Lonestar in California

We need to hire Chuck Norris to kick the ass of any Ranger fan caught booing one of our young pitchers at the RBiA.

by lonestarJon on Aug 31, 2008 10:48 AM CDT up 0 recs

You should know better

Find another hobby man.

by aggierangerfan00 on Aug 31, 2008 11:38 AM CDT up 0 recs

Grumpy old dad

Adam (or zywica) updates this damn thing everyday, gets thousands of hits and comments and has actually been noticed by major local and national media. If your blog had more than 5 readers you might get upset if someone jeopardized it’s integrity too.

"Over the last 15 months, we’ve traveled to every corner of the United States. I’ve now been in 57 states" - Barack Obama

by DaheelzCM on Aug 31, 2008 12:30 PM CDT up 0 recs

no mention of LSB was made on wikipedia

by phatjeremy on Aug 31, 2008 1:28 PM CDT up 0 recs

its stupid either way

"I'm against picketing, but I don't know how to show it." - Mitch Hedberg

by rentz on Aug 31, 2008 1:43 PM CDT up 0 recs

No, but I'll bet it wouldn't be too hard to come across this place as the orgizing point.

I personally have no problem with Wikipedia vandilization, but I completely agree with Adam wanting to keep it away from his blog.

by philkid3 on Aug 31, 2008 3:26 PM CDT up 0 recs

x

“Vandalizaing Wikipedia is like writing on a whiteboard”

Both the things you do and the things you say are stupid.

by Randy Richardson on Aug 31, 2008 11:24 AM CDT up 0 recs

Personally

I wish he would have handed out lifetime IP bans for all involved.

It’d probably have the benefit of making LSB a better, more readable blog.

"Oh well, McCain is pretty communist anyway,... we can be 70% communist with McCain,"-Sharky

"I just hope enough dumb oversexed over self-esteemed American public educated female liberals (yeah, you know the type) vote for a woman because she has a vagina, to swing some things."- Sharky.

by DJCahill on Aug 31, 2008 4:06 PM CDT up 0 recs

thats reasonable....and rational

by phatjeremy on Sep 1, 2008 12:35 PM CDT up 0 recs

wikipedia is fact?

"Popularity is fleeting. Principles are forever."

by Longhorn on Aug 31, 2008 10:39 AM CDT 0 recs

Yes you didn't know?

It’s straight from the mind of Gordo!

A bunch of midgets with no arms could pitch better than us. -iorange555

by boomer1 on Aug 31, 2008 10:40 AM CDT up 0 recs

heh

"Popularity is fleeting. Principles are forever."

by Longhorn on Aug 31, 2008 10:43 AM CDT up 0 recs

Ticket reference

A bunch of midgets with no arms could pitch better than us. -iorange555

by boomer1 on Aug 31, 2008 10:48 AM CDT up 0 recs

I dominated

in beer pong last night!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Represent.

Today is the youngest you will ever be. Act like it.

by miles on Aug 31, 2008 10:54 AM CDT 2 recs

Ahh college is fun

I remember the days.

Have fun miles.

A bunch of midgets with no arms could pitch better than us. -iorange555

by boomer1 on Aug 31, 2008 11:12 AM CDT up 0 recs

That's great.

Aikman and Bradshaw?

Please. They are in the same league as Trent Dilfer and Jim McMahon as QBs who were taken to the SB by great Defenses and great Running Games.
-DJCahill

by SarasotaRanger on Aug 31, 2008 11:24 AM CDT up 0 recs

Miles if I was where u were I'd straight up whip your arse!

Too bad Im in NY.

The bloggerformelyknownasBigBaddBubbaJ

by NYTXFAN on Aug 31, 2008 11:25 AM CDT up 0 recs

Whip your arse in Pong that is!

The bloggerformelyknownasBigBaddBubbaJ

by NYTXFAN on Aug 31, 2008 11:25 AM CDT up 0 recs

you know what else reflects poorly on LSB?

the Rangers sucking ass

Greatest Inventions Ever? 1. TiVO, 2. Boobs, 3. Baseball

by willamos2 on Aug 31, 2008 11:24 AM CDT 1 recs

yeah well...

we cant do much about that

"I'm against picketing, but I don't know how to show it." - Mitch Hedberg

by rentz on Aug 31, 2008 11:29 AM CDT up 0 recs

No

it’s the likes of:

nice hands
steal home
LBrooks

Plus more that reflects poorly on LSB.

A bunch of midgets with no arms could pitch better than us. -iorange555

by boomer1 on Aug 31, 2008 11:29 AM CDT up 0 recs

Aikman and Bradshaw?

Please. They are in the same league as Trent Dilfer and Jim McMahon as QBs who were taken to the SB by great Defenses and great Running Games.
-DJCahill

by SarasotaRanger on Aug 31, 2008 11:32 AM CDT up 0 recs

that's actually not true at all

""If they'd have told me you can make the team but you've got to shine the shoes, I'd have been there shining shoes." -Bradley

by ab03 on Aug 31, 2008 11:51 AM CDT up 0 recs

losing

builds character!

by SteveP on Aug 31, 2008 11:52 AM CDT up 0 recs

awwww

sorry, Adam…..it was fun though. As lonstarJon said, it was all gone within 5 minutes anyway so no harm, no foul. The Captain Douchebag still lives on in my photobucket account and on my desktop. Some of you people need to lighten up.

by TxStCa on Aug 31, 2008 11:33 AM CDT 0 recs

Yeah...

That’s really not that funny.

by aggierangerfan00 on Aug 31, 2008 11:38 AM CDT up 0 recs

Actually, it was fucking hilarious....

but I understand AJM not wanting to have his blog be a forum for such idiocy.

Aikman and Bradshaw?

Please. They are in the same league as Trent Dilfer and Jim McMahon as QBs who were taken to the SB by great Defenses and great Running Games.
-DJCahill

by SarasotaRanger on Aug 31, 2008 11:42 AM CDT up 0 recs

Well

I guess now I know the age level of everyone on LSB.

by aggierangerfan00 on Aug 31, 2008 11:44 AM CDT up 0 recs

Underwear.....

get it out of your ass.

Aikman and Bradshaw?

Please. They are in the same league as Trent Dilfer and Jim McMahon as QBs who were taken to the SB by great Defenses and great Running Games.
-DJCahill

by SarasotaRanger on Aug 31, 2008 11:47 AM CDT up 0 recs

not really that funny

""If they'd have told me you can make the team but you've got to shine the shoes, I'd have been there shining shoes." -Bradley

by ab03 on Aug 31, 2008 11:50 AM CDT up 0 recs

You get the award

for guy who tries to be funny but isn’t.

by aggierangerfan00 on Aug 31, 2008 4:54 PM CDT up 0 recs

So I'm guessing

I’ll be accepting the award from you, the reigning champion?

Aikman and Bradshaw?

Please. They are in the same league as Trent Dilfer and Jim McMahon as QBs who were taken to the SB by great Defenses and great Running Games.
-DJCahill

by SarasotaRanger on Aug 31, 2008 6:11 PM CDT up 0 recs

pretty smart.

no, money down!

by oc on Sep 1, 2008 12:43 AM CDT up 0 recs

How could it be...

that hilarious and such idiocy at the same time?

"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates

by slc ranger on Aug 31, 2008 11:47 AM CDT up 0 recs

Pretty easy...

… childish, yet funny.

Aikman and Bradshaw?

Please. They are in the same league as Trent Dilfer and Jim McMahon as QBs who were taken to the SB by great Defenses and great Running Games.
-DJCahill

by SarasotaRanger on Aug 31, 2008 11:48 AM CDT up 0 recs

We understand that you think it's funny.

The thing is though that there are a million other people out there that think it’s funny too. So, it’s actually unoriginal. Wikipedia is an incredible resource, and it’s free. So you’re jacking with people who have volunteered their time to build something pretty amazing. Would you knock over the Salvation Army collection container? No harm, no foul, right?

by Randy Richardson on Aug 31, 2008 11:49 AM CDT up 0 recs

ok

I understand changing the entry for Pearl Harbor, Hiroshima, or hell even Tiger Woods. But Dale Scott? C’mon, man. I bet that was the most hits his Wiki page has ever had. It would be the same as somebody editing, Ramon Vazquez’s Wiki page. Nobody would care.

by TxStCa on Aug 31, 2008 11:53 AM CDT up 0 recs

yes they would

it affects the overall integrity of the website.

""If they'd have told me you can make the team but you've got to shine the shoes, I'd have been there shining shoes." -Bradley

by ab03 on Aug 31, 2008 11:59 AM CDT up 0 recs

How could Scott miss a call that badly it was not even close

if you look at the replays he was in the correct spot and could see it perfectly, so he is either paid off or blind, either way he should not be in an ML game

by TRFAN on Aug 31, 2008 11:39 AM CDT 0 recs

Haha

This post reminds me of “Raiding” other chatrooms on AOL back when I was in 6th grade with my friends and it was considered at “Awesome friday night”

by SaltyGoesYard on Aug 31, 2008 11:40 AM CDT 0 recs

good lord...

""If they'd have told me you can make the team but you've got to shine the shoes, I'd have been there shining shoes." -Bradley

by ab03 on Aug 31, 2008 11:47 AM CDT up 0 recs

overall, not much different than the wal-mart discussion

and it is incredibly sad that people don’t understand what’s wrong with causing work for other people.

maybe those things come when you start living off your own dime.

""If they'd have told me you can make the team but you've got to shine the shoes, I'd have been there shining shoes." -Bradley

by ab03 on Aug 31, 2008 11:49 AM CDT 0 recs

seriously?

editing a Wiki page takes probably 30 secs for those editors…besides that’s what they get PAID to do, it’s their job. If they didn’t have something to edit, they wouldn’t have a job. Good lord.

by TxStCa on Aug 31, 2008 11:50 AM CDT up 0 recs

I don't think...

…editors at Wikipedia get paid.

by Adam J. Morris on Aug 31, 2008 11:55 AM CDT up 0 recs

what is wrong with you?

people at wal-mart are not paid to clean you your mess. people at wikipedia are not paid to clean up your mess.

they are paid (are they?) to make sure that the information that is added is real. if people only added what they thought was real information, they would still have a job researching that stuff, wouldn’t they? paid or not, they are maintaining probably the greatest website on the internet since google and you are making it difficult for them.

your hijinx costs 30 seconds, but they probably deal with a thousand jackasses like you everyday.

You seriously suck – suck really really hard.

""If they'd have told me you can make the team but you've got to shine the shoes, I'd have been there shining shoes." -Bradley

by ab03 on Aug 31, 2008 11:58 AM CDT up 1 recs

Wettest Blanket Award....

Goes to you Sir….

That’s just good ole cyber tomfoolery.

Honorable JK

by Strangers on Aug 31, 2008 12:01 PM CDT up 0 recs

Then I want an Honorable Mention for that award

Because I agree with ab, and I wouldn’t have put up this post if I didn’t think that that behavior was stupid.

by Adam J. Morris on Aug 31, 2008 12:03 PM CDT up 0 recs

Its your world....

We just live in it….

I wasn’t involved with any of the fun so my comments are merely from reading this post.

Just seems like there are some overreactions. Ill leave it at that and respect my place.

Can someone email me the screengrab? I need a laugh. At work….

Honorable JK

by Strangers on Aug 31, 2008 12:12 PM CDT up 0 recs

this is funny?

no, money down!

by oc on Aug 31, 2008 12:18 PM CDT up 0 recs

I hope

I was not as stupid, when I was young, as some people on this blog. It is discouraging.

Go get’em Adam……………………………………

I have nothing to say

by rldwb on Aug 31, 2008 12:17 PM CDT up 0 recs

If you don't know...

you probably were.

"Sooner or later, prospects kill you, because you hang onto them." - Greggo, 11/22/2005

by Agreen07 on Aug 31, 2008 12:22 PM CDT up 0 recs

Ok, I'm sorry

maybe I was a tad intoxicated, but I still think it’s kinda funny. Sorry for everybody that has their feelings hurt, but really sorry to Adam, because it is his blog afterall and he is the ruler of LSB.

by TxStCa on Aug 31, 2008 12:19 PM CDT up 0 recs

Davis for Phil Hughes?

NY Post says if the Yankees are able to sign CC and get a Burnett they would be willing to trade Hughes for a young CF or 1b. If so do you make the Davis for Hughes trade?

A bunch of midgets with no arms could pitch better than us. -iorange555

by boomer1 on Aug 31, 2008 12:01 PM CDT 0 recs

Nope

"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates

by slc ranger on Aug 31, 2008 12:03 PM CDT up 0 recs

why?

no, money down!

by oc on Aug 31, 2008 12:12 PM CDT up 0 recs

I'm not a s high...

on Hughes as many are. Just not sure he can or will be that young ace the the Yanks are making him out to be.

"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates

by slc ranger on Aug 31, 2008 12:24 PM CDT up 0 recs

I used to be gung ho about Hughes,

but he’s been injured and, for whatever reason, not managed to find a place in a rotation that should have spots for the taking. Giving up a future All-Star for a questionable pitcher gives me pause.

Aikman and Bradshaw?

Please. They are in the same league as Trent Dilfer and Jim McMahon as QBs who were taken to the SB by great Defenses and great Running Games.
-DJCahill

by SarasotaRanger on Aug 31, 2008 12:31 PM CDT up 0 recs

Yes...

"Sooner or later, prospects kill you, because you hang onto them." - Greggo, 11/22/2005

by Agreen07 on Aug 31, 2008 12:13 PM CDT up 0 recs

I just ordered my Davis shirt....

lets keep him awhile….

Texas Native who wants to smash home runs in front of friends and family should have a seat in our dugout always.

Honorable JK

by Strangers on Aug 31, 2008 12:13 PM CDT up 0 recs

...not interested in keeping our "homeboyz" around if our pitching staff is still shitty.

no, money down!

by oc on Aug 31, 2008 12:14 PM CDT up 0 recs

Point taken...

Honorable JK

by Strangers on Aug 31, 2008 12:19 PM CDT up 0 recs

Borbon

Last week I took a pleasure trip. I drove my wife to the airport.

by Brian Thomas on Sep 1, 2008 6:12 PM CDT up 0 recs

NO NO and No Again!

by TRFAN on Aug 31, 2008 12:05 PM CDT 0 recs

wiki note...

i’ve never had an opportunity to mention this, and this is as closely related as anything i can remember

anyone ever noticed that JD has a longer wiki page than shapiro, towers, o’dowd, melvin, smith and friedman combined?

at least that explains what he does while he’s on the job.

kudos to him for packing his page with more than beane, dombrowski and cashman, too.

by sam in so cal on Aug 31, 2008 12:09 PM CDT 0 recs

Open Wiki...

because IP addresses for edits are shown, if you suspect that a person or company is editing their own Wiki, you can find out. Google open Wiki, it will help you match up IP addresses, edit trends, and, in the case of companies editing their own Wiki, tell you its happening.

"I know you're a bit dense but no, it doesn't. Obviously lying isn't a problem for me."

by benmor78 on Aug 31, 2008 4:47 PM CDT up 0 recs