Wiki question (kind of a complicated question)?

Question

Okay, here's the deal.. Recently I became involved in an online community, specializing in prank calls. Our group was being investigated by a news community and while the report was mostly correct, alot of key details are wrong.

Now I'm assuming the reporter is the one responsible for posting the wiki page, and anytime I try to edit the page to correct the details so that it is the complete truth, the changes are undone and I've even been warned by the Wikipedia mods...

The whole article is based on the news reporter article, with absolutely nothing else in the Wiki that isn't on that report... But like I said alot of the report is incorrect.

So my question is this, what can I do to either correct the mistakes permanantly or get the article taken down for it not being accurate (I know wiki loves to have everything supported by factual evidence, but I have no evidence to support my edits.) But since this whole article is based on something non-factual how can that be sited as a source to 'prove it'?

Is there anything I can do? I should mention I have no problem with the Wiki being up, I did what I did, and this is one of the consequences I'm going to face, but I DON'T like that the article is incorrect and that I'm powerless to do anything about it, even though I AM ONE OF ONLY TWO people that know the actual facts in the subject..

Answer 1

Write on the talk page identifying who you are, why you know about these things and if possible sources that show you are right about some of the errors. Wait a few days, read whether anyone has commented on it, react to them if they do, and _then_ add your corrections, with a comment "see talk page" in the summary field.

Answer 2

There is nothing that you can do about it on Wikipedia, particularly now that you have the admins breathing down your neck. Only certain special people are allowed to edit articles based upon their own knowledge. For everyone else, a "reliable source" rule is applied. As a practical matter, this means that if a reporter is employed by a publisher that is deemed a "reliable source", anything they write on a "notable" subject that gets published can end up in a Wikipedia article, even if it's wrong.



On Wikipedia, it is no argument to show that you are one of only two people in the whole world with personal knowledge of the facts, because that is considered "original research", which is forbidden on Wikipedia. Unless, of course, you are a member of The Golden Circle, which would entitle you to "ignore all rules", because you are deemed to be "improving the encyclopedia". In other words, you will soon find yourself in a game of "You Can't Win" if you attempt to correct inaccurate information based upon personal knowledge, even if you can prove you are right.



Unless you can get your information published in a "reliable" third party source, there would be basically no chance of getting your information into that article and expect it to stay there. As a former editor of Wikipedia, I would say that you are better off forgetting about Wikipedia and seeking to get the truth out elsewhere.

Answer 3

Yes, you can do something about it. Just go to wiki register and change it. A wiki is a free online encyclopedia that can be edited by anyone on the internet.