Colbert v. Wikipedia: Part 3 or 4, I lose count
We’ve discussed Stephen Colbert’s war against Wikipedia, in which he has “invited” fans to alter entries in the online encyclopedia. For example, imagine my surprise one night to discover, per Colbert’s directive, that “reality” had been redefined as “a commodity.”
Tonight, Colbert’s guest was Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales, who’s nothing if not a good sport: During the interview, Colbert threw out a few "facts" – Einstein tended alpacas, oxygen is poison, librarians are hiding something – and within seconds each page was locked down by the Wikipolice. I did manage to see oxygen redefined as poison, however, and had to quit breathing momentarily; if you click on the link, you’ll be spared such horror, as the page will likely read “This article is currently protected from editing to deal with vandalism.”

David Kronke was appointed Mayor of Television after a bloodless coup in 2000. Since then, he has improved infrastructure, championed greater educational opportunities and fought for reforms that have utterly erased corruption and incompetence from the television industry. Since Mr. Kronke has ascended to power, Television is a far better place. 

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