Hoaxes on Wikipedia Options

[tarantino]

I've recently come across the fictional biography of Sean MacLeod (T-H-L-K-D), presented as fact by Wikipedia for 2 years and 4 months. The article has remained intact, save for a handful of edits by users or bots that fixed typos or tags, or removed images (including edits by a couple of friendly faces that post here, heh ). While it is fairly well written, it is over the top. and no one has ever attempted to verify the 'facts' that are presented.

I've archived it at MWB because it will inevitably be deleted.

[tarantino]

Cytaria, created in January, was deleted June 11. It averaged around 1 page view per day.

The text below was taken from Google's cache.

Cytaria (Greek: Συταροιά) is a village situated in the South East of Cyprus within the Famagusta District and specifically in the "Red Villages", or as they are locally known, "Kokkinochoria" (Κοκκινοχώρια). Since the Turkish invasion and occupation of the Republic of Cyprus in 1974, it has increased in size and status, due to the migration of many refugees fleeing from the North. The economy of the village is sustained by carrot exports, ostrich herds and the famous four mini golf courts that were built by the Kyprianou government in the early 1980s, as a result of the post-1974 revitalization policy of the tourist industry. Cytaria is increasingly popular the last years as the hosting place of major concerts of popular international singers and bands.

History

The word Cytaria originates from Hellenistic times. Etymologically, it is made up from the Greek words "syt", which is a Protopelasgian word for carrot, and "ari", which is one of the many later classical Greek words that signify an established group of dwellings. The "oia" (οιά) ending in Greek though is disputed, because of the presence of an "o" (omikron). Some linguists have argued that it is an Eteocyprian word with an undefined meaning yet, possibly linked to a primitive form of Assyrian.

[EricBarbour]

Cytaria (Greek: Συταροιά) is a village situated in the South East of Cyprus within the Famagusta District and specifically in the "Red Villages", or as they are locally known, "Kokkinochoria" (Κοκκινοχώρια). Since the Turkish invasion and occupation of the Republic of Cyprus in 1974, it has increased in size and status, due to the migration of many refugees fleeing from the North. The economy of the village is sustained by carrot exports, ostrich herds and the famous four mini golf courts that were built by the Kyprianou government in the early 1980s, as a result of the post-1974 revitalization policy of the tourist industry.

Damn, that's a bizarre mess. But the carrots and ostriches are a dead giveaway....