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So when I read the Wikipedia Article, I noted that it was dated June 2007. I came across this line, "Although Wikipedia encourages contributors to create accounts, registration is not required." I wondered if after six year this had changed, and according to the site itself, you can still edit without an account. I guess I was a little surprised to see that was the case even today.
The only counter measure for this is that a site is flagged if it has not been checked for accuracy recently, but otherwise, it's totally fair game.
Andrew, I agree and was surprised myself that anyone can edit without an account. I tried it out and edited the entry on the War of the Bavarian Succession. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of_the_Bavarian_Succession
ReplyDeleteI changed the dates of the war in the article from an end date of May 1779 to May 21 1779. My update was instant and is currently still on the website.