# Some wise guy has been editing my hometown's Wikipedia entry

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-wise-guy-has-been-editing-my-hometowns-wikipedia-entry/480173>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [January 7, 2009, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-wise-guy-has-been-editing-my-hometowns-wikipedia-entry/480173 "2009-01-07T01:12:25Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Rigamarole](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/77aa72/32.png) [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\
**Post date:** [January 7, 2009, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-wise-guy-has-been-editing-my-hometowns-wikipedia-entry/480173/21 "2009-01-07T19:30:56Z")

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> [@WF\_Tomba](#):
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> If you think it stinks, change it! It’s Wikipedia! You’re totally allowed!

Indeed - be quicker to strike a match than curse the darkness.

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**Author:** ![Harmonious\_Discord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/74df32/32.png) [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\
**Post date:** [January 7, 2009, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-wise-guy-has-been-editing-my-hometowns-wikipedia-entry/480173/22 "2009-01-07T19:58:56Z")

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> [@Rigamarole](#):
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> Indeed - be quicker to strike a match than curse the darkness.

Even quicker to move on to someplace I want to be and ignore the mess.

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**Author:** ![interface2x](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c0e974/32.png) [@interface2x](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/interface2x)\
**Post date:** [January 8, 2009, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-wise-guy-has-been-editing-my-hometowns-wikipedia-entry/480173/23 "2009-01-08T00:33:46Z")

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With some level of disappointment, I must report that my hometown’s entry has returned to normal.

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**Author:** ![Lust4Life](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ecc23a/32.png) [@Lust4Life](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lust4Life)\
**Post date:** [January 9, 2009, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-wise-guy-has-been-editing-my-hometowns-wikipedia-entry/480173/24 "2009-01-09T13:54:07Z")

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> [@interface2x](#):
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> With some level of disappointment, I must report that my hometown’s entry has returned to normal.

Pity it sounded an interesting place to live.

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