by Jessica Porter
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Remember when your high school teacher wouldn’t let you cite Wikipedia as a credible source on your term paper? That’s because it’s so easy to edit Wikipedia for serious or not-so-serious motives. In fact, one UNC student jokingly changed Ted Cruz’ name to Grayson Allen on the presidential candidate’s page a few months ago. If you haven’t seen the internet meme, they look alike.
But some UNC students are using their editing skills for more than just humor.
Great story, Jessica! Anyone who wants to learn more about the Wikipedia edit-a-thons in the UNC Libraries can go to this page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/UNC