Office fans swarm Wikipedia

From the Associated Press via MSNBC:

In the NBC series “The Office,” the boss Michael Scott turned to Wikipedia for tips on fending off an employee’s request for a pay raise. Viewers quickly flocked to the online encyclopedia and added their take to its entry on negotiations.

Administrators at Wikipedia had to limit editing of the entry, most recently late Tuesday, placing it in “semi-protection” mode. That meant users couldn’t make changes anonymously or from accounts fewer than four days old — to discourage those drawn to the site specifically because of the broadcast [of The Negotiation].

Links: Article ‘Office’ episode inspires fans to edit Wikipedia | Wikipedia entry

Tipster: Brianna

16 comments

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   1. OFFICEFANATIC  Thu. Apr. 12, 2007 | 7:21am

   HAHAHAHAH that is hilarious!

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   2. BeetFarmer  Thu. Apr. 12, 2007 | 7:52am

   That’s so funny!

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   3. kimberleY  Thu. Apr. 12, 2007 | 7:55am

   i tried to change something…they wouldnt let me…but oh, just wait…i will get them….mwahahahaaa!!!

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   4. kate  Thu. Apr. 12, 2007 | 8:29am

   check the first entry under “tactics”!

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   5. NoGould  Thu. Apr. 12, 2007 | 8:47am

   Wikipedia is a joke anyway, but it is awesome to see that The Office is so beloved that fans would do this. That tactics list is so funny!

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   6. kayla  Thu. Apr. 12, 2007 | 8:54am

   WIKIALITY.

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   7. NSpector  Thu. Apr. 12, 2007 | 9:36am

   Hey, Wikipedia is not a joke! Admittedly, it’s a very mixed bag, but who on here hasn’t used it many times to quickly find something out?

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   8. Skippy  Thu. Apr. 12, 2007 | 9:49am

   I added win/win/win conflict resolution on the negotiation page! Wheee!

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   9. NSpector  Thu. Apr. 12, 2007 | 10:02am

   I don’t get why you guys are proud of vandalizing Wikipedia.

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    10. nunchucks or the throwing stars  Thu. Apr. 12, 2007 | 11:12am

    oh, nspector, you have much to learn. what’s the fun in un-vandalized information?

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    11. NoGould  Thu. Apr. 12, 2007 | 12:20pm

    NSpector, I most definitely have not used it “many times” to find something out quickly.

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    12. Da Belle of Da Ball  Thu. Apr. 12, 2007 | 12:43pm

    I agree w/ NSpector about using Wikipedia to look up information quickly. If I want to find out a random fact about something I usually check Wikipedia. Obviously you can’t believe everything that you read but overall I think that website is credible.

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    13. annie  Thu. Apr. 12, 2007 | 2:04pm

    Wiki is good for looking stuff up if you just want to know generally about a certain subject. But don’t use it as an academic source, as someone in one of my classes tried to do.

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    14. tara  Thu. Apr. 12, 2007 | 2:52pm

    I cant believe it actually took them this long to address wikipedia on the show, haha. so overdue!

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    15. Elisabeth  Thu. Apr. 12, 2007 | 3:05pm

    “Prima nocta, from the movie Braveheart and confirmed on Wikipedia…”-Jim, Phyllis’ Wedding

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    16. Skippy  Thu. Apr. 12, 2007 | 4:23pm

    Zing!
    Aww, they took off my entry. Sadness

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