Can you get in trouble for changing things on Wikipedia?

Can you get in trouble for changing things on Wikipedia?

It is not a criminal act to vandalise Wikipedia. However, it is against the site’s terms of use to vandalise or otherwise cause disruption. Vandals are blocked from editing, and may also be further banned according to the terms of use.

Can you really change anything on Wikipedia?

Wikipedia is a wiki, meaning anyone can edit nearly any page and improve articles immediately. You do not need to register to do this, and anyone who has edited is known as a Wikipedian or editor. Small edits add up, and every editor can be proud to have made Wikipedia better for all.

Does Wikipedia show your IP?

If you are not logged into Wikipedia, your IP address is publicly recorded with every edit that you make. If you are logged in, your IP address is hidden from all but a very small number of trusted administrators.

Can you be banned from Wikipedia?

A ban is a formal prohibition from editing some or all Wikipedia pages, or a formal prohibition from making certain types of edits on Wikipedia pages. Bans can be imposed for a specified duration or an indefinite duration. Bans are a possible outcome of dispute resolution.

Can anyone edit a Wikipedia article?

(Yes, anyone can edit a Wikipedia article.) If you do, however, you need to add evidence so that your change isn’t mistaken for vandalism. One way to provide evidence is with a footnote – see Wikipedia:Citing sources.

Who can change the content in Wikipedia?

Anyone can change content in Wikipedia. However, a small number of articles (and other parts of Wikipedia as well) are protected, so only editors with a certain qualification can edit it.

What makes a good Wikipedia article?

The editing process tends to guide articles through ever-higher levels of quality over time. Great Wikipedia articles can come from a succession of editors’ efforts. Instead of removing content from an article, consider: Merging or moving the content to a more relevant existing article, or splitting the content to an entirely new article

What happens if you post false information on Wikipedia?

False info is changed or deleted by other editors (usually edits/deletions happen from editors different that the original person who posted something). A great example of this is when Stephen Colbert changed his own Wikipedia page, but it was ‘quickly’ undone. Anyone can post anything they want to any article.