Tag Archives: Wikipedia

As It Was Intended

Niall Murphy at 3:31 pm June 27, 2019

xkcd

Pukkapedia

Bodger at 3:24 pm May 21, 2019

Somebody has it in for Jamie Oliver pic.twitter.com/pWgDUzXObJ

— Kates (@beingjourno) May 21, 2019

Ah here.

Jamie Oliver restaurant chains collapse (BBC)

Thickipedia

Bodger at 10:46 am April 5, 2019

IDA Ireland logo; Web Summit co-founder Paddy Cosgrave

Earlier this week.

Co-founder of the Web Summit Paddy Cosgrave tweeted about Ireland’s tax structures which, he said, allow companies to “avoid all taxes” and “enjoy no-touch regulation”.

He went on to link to a Wikipedia article about the same before warning his followers that the Irish Government, through the IDA, pays people to edit tax-related articles on Wikipedia.

He tweeted:

Thread by @paddycosgrave: “Thinking of locating your company/assets in Ireland? Well, Ireland now has a huge new range of tax structures that allow you to avoid all ta […]”

Further to this…

Thread by @paddycosgrave: “A lot of Irish & European journalists contacted me yesterday about the possibility the Irish Government was secretly paying people to ed […]”

Anyone?

Paddy Cosgrave

Thanks Bebe

Someone Needs A Coddle

Admin at 4:02 pm August 28, 2017

The photos on the ‘Irish cuisine’ Wikipedia page are just very grim pic.twitter.com/O91FxzJNq4

— Louise O’Connor (@oconnola) August 28, 2017

~~No, Mammy.~~

*pushes away plate*

FIGHT

Irish cuisine (Wikipedia)

Update:

this shepherd's pie comes with a salad pic.twitter.com/vd9FPIcr52

— Louise O'Connor (@oconnola) August 28, 2017

At least it has a healtNOMNOMNOMNNOM

Cache Cachet

Admin at 4:21 pm February 1, 2016

Donie O’Sullivan, of Storyful, writes:

“Today, Storyful, in partnership with the Open State Foundation, is delighted to announce Politwoops for the Irish elections. Politwoops records, stores, and publishes tweets deleted by candidates. The tool has been used effectively in the United States and countries across the world to increase transparency and accountability. We hope it will serve the same purpose in Ireland.”

Check out Politwoops here.

Thanks Donie

Meanwhile…

Enda Kenny Wikipedia article edited anonymously by Irish Gov https://t.co/Upoyn3tbUl

— IrishGovEdits (@IrishGovEdits) February 1, 2016

Hmmm.

Anyone?

Rolling Or Howling?

Admin at 2:08 pm November 19, 2014

A sample visualisation of the pedantic edit wars waged on Wikipedia over the years.

MORE: Articles Of War (Wikipedia’s Lamest Edit Wars (Information is Beautiful)

(H/T: John Gallen)

Getting On Their Wiki

Admin at 2:54 pm July 22, 2014

State revisionism.

Compiled by open source fan Jari Bakken.

Neil Dorgan writes:

“List of anonymous Wikipedia edits from Irish Government IP Addresses (top): Including plenty of vandalism and a particularly offensive homophobic edit (above)…”

Full list Here