Ain't Wikipedia great. For those of you who haven't used it, Wikipedia is an online encyclopedia which can be updated by anyone who uses it. It can be very useful if you are looking for information on pretty much anything, I found it a great source of information when I was compiling my album of the year notes.
Obviously the entries are open to a little bit of abuse as you can pretty much update anything you like. It's only when something incorrect is brought to the attention of those in charge is it changed.
A couple of examples regarding Hibs players are Rob Jones "found Wales" and Chris Hogg "romantically linked with Eamonn Holmes" (both have since been changed)
However the best example of this was an entry regarding the marriage of Ashley Cole and Cheryl Tweedy. Wikipedia said that it was a marriage of convenience as Cole was homosexual and Tweedy was racist.
Apparently this isn't true so Wikipedia were forced to issue an apology and remove the item from the website.
I'm tempted to update the entry for Gordon Brown. "The only Scot who would rather England won the World Cup than his own homeland."
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