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EA alters Wikipedia, monkeys destroy Statue of Liberty photo

According to a report at Shacknews, it appears that a staff member at Electronic Arts has been playing fast and loose with the company's Wikipedia page. The staffer, using an IP address registered to EA's Redwood City offices, has made several attempts to alter the repository by removing references to EA founder Trip Hawkins, controversial chapters in the company's history (such as the ea_spouse debacle), and altering the wording of the information pertaining to lawsuits brought against EA by its employees to a more favorable light. In addition to spinning the lawsuits, the would-be reverse oracle also added the line "Since that time, many other game companies have been struck with similar lawsuits." to the end of the entry, in an effort to make EA's Amistad-ian practices seem commonplace.

In an era where Wikipedia is becoming more and more accepted as the true communal history of humanity -- proving the idea that reality is in the eye of the beholder -- it's not surprising to see corporations altering their own entries to spin historical record in their favor. Since the time of the ancient Babylonians, those in power have sought to redraw historical events to better benefit their legacy, and while this latest example trades cuneiform etchings for the exchange of 1s and 0s, the intent to defraud future generations is still disgustingly present.


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Copyright 2008 Agent Chieftain's Avatar
Copyright 2008 Agent Chieftain at 08/15/2007 22:46
I'm not British enough to quote 1984.
ArrestedDeveloper's Avatar
ArrestedDeveloper at 08/15/2007 22:55
I declare shenanigans.

RABBLE RABBLE RABBLE!
Brian Keljore's Avatar
Brian Keljore at 08/15/2007 22:57
Ooooooh or The Jungle! I'm sure EA employees could relate to that.
Farktoid's Avatar
Farktoid at 08/15/2007 23:00
I guess we can call Stephen Colbert a true prophet now, thanks to Wikiality.

Also, we have always been at war with Oceania.
Jordan Grim Devore's Avatar
Jordan Grim Devore at 08/15/2007 23:05
That's one of my favorite episodes of The Simpsons. Let us all reminisce:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WAxkNbyqxD8
Necros's Avatar
Necros at 08/15/2007 23:05
If everyone believes I am walking on water, who can say I'm not?
Spectral's Avatar
Spectral at 08/15/2007 23:05
Since he's been a good boy, EA is sure to let him go home an hour early.
Rogue Trooper's Avatar
Rogue Trooper at 08/15/2007 23:08
I think one of Harry Reids staffers was caught doing something like this.
kintaeb's Avatar
kintaeb at 08/15/2007 23:11
Within a week Nex will be taken by EA and they will tell us that he never existed.

Also, Guy and book burning and stuff.
Boolean's Avatar
Boolean at 08/15/2007 23:27
Riser Glen's Avatar
Riser Glen at 08/15/2007 23:29
(THIS POST WAS DELETED BY EA)
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beer baron at 08/15/2007 23:31
I sang the entire song when I read the pictures text.
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SourGr8pes at 08/15/2007 23:47
*Walks down the beach and sees a statue of John Madden sticking out of the sand*

YOU MANIACS! YOU BLEW IT UP!! DAMN YOU! DAMN YOU ALL TO HELL!
A New Challenger's Avatar
A New Challenger at 08/15/2007 23:49
BoingBoing had a post up today or yesterday about all kinds of edits traced back to Fox News and other places.
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jakebattey at 08/15/2007 23:50
Fox News was just caught doing this as well.
Copyright 2008 Agent Chieftain's Avatar
Copyright 2008 Agent Chieftain at 08/16/2007 00:15
(USER WAS BANNED FOR THIS POST)
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kwaselow at 08/16/2007 00:29
Kudos on the Simpsons reference. I didn't actually read the article, reading's for sissies, but (the rest of this comment has been deleted by EA Games. Somebody PLEASE help us make a good game. We have money, we'll pay you large sums of it, we just want to make a good game)
Samit Sarkar's Avatar
Samit Sarkar at 08/16/2007 00:40
...no, you’ll never make a monkey out of me

[i]Oh my god, I was wrong[i]
It was Earth all along
You’ve finally made a monkey
(Yes, we’ve finally made a monkey)
Yes, you’ve finally made a monkey out of me!
I love you, Dr. Zaius!
Samit Sarkar's Avatar
Samit Sarkar at 08/16/2007 00:41
Hm...let’s try that one more time, with feeling:

...no, you’ll never make a monkey out of me

Oh my god, I was wrong
It was Earth all along
You’ve finally made a monkey
(Yes, we’ve finally made a monkey)
Yes, you’ve finally made a monkey out of me!
I love you, Dr. Zaius!
Monte's Avatar
Monte at 08/16/2007 01:40
and this contorversy will probably be added to EA's wiki page as another black mark on their history... oh the irony

NEXT TIME: "EA employee gets caught trying to edit EA wiki article about EA employee getting caught trying to edit EA wiki article"

it's a never ending loop!
ChaosWing's Avatar
ChaosWing at 08/16/2007 07:20
EA sucks soooooo much it'd make the ideal girlfriend if it was human
Miike's Avatar
Miike at 08/16/2007 10:02
I was talking to someone about the simpsons planet of the apes musical. If it really existed, I'd see it. As long as they have those songs in it, I really would see it!
Ndizi's Avatar
Ndizi at 08/16/2007 11:04
I highly suspect this is the work of a overzelous staff member rather then the company itself.
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Riddick at 08/16/2007 21:26
Wiki is a good site to get comic or movie information about but son of a bitch does it suck to read about a celebrity or a company, those bastards come change it to often. Reminds me of the Peter North Wiki, it had talked about him doing gay porn,lol and then someone changed it and it had nothing about his time doing gay porn before he started doing girls lol. Then I seen it on there again the next week. I told my friends that he really used to be a homo and showed them the wiki and it was gone again, no one believed me until they seen an interview with him on the internet about his gay porn time and he got pissed someone brought it up cause he is ashamed, hahaha. I imagine he has been the one changing his wiki haha, what a homo!
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