I had a section back when The DoD3 was just an aimless site trying to figure out what it wanted to be when it grew up called WikiVandal; it basically showcased stupid Wikipedia vandalisms for the sake of laughing at the expense of the vandal’s idiocy. Considering that coasters and amusement parks are riddled with frothing fanboys, I thought it would make a good topic for a re-vamped WikiVandal section!
Today we’re going to take a look into the world of internet coaster fanboys by checking out the ‘history’ section of select roller coaster articles, looking for the not-so-elusive “reverted vandalism by…” tag. Now let me say that I don’t condone vandalizing Wikipedia and that I won’t be featuring vandalisms written from today (March, 16, 2010) on. So if you’re thinking about vandalizing to get into a future WikiVandal installation, it’s not happening! Plus, 99% of the vandalisms are caught within minutes, if not immediately by the Wiki bots.
Ok, where to start. What coaster has a ton of critics and an equally large number of fanboys? How about…
Case 1: Millennium Force
I honestly can’t think of another ride that garners more flame wars between fanboys. Some absolutely love the coaster for its height, drop, overbanked turns, etc; while some revile it for having a boring layout, too many straight sections, a bad name, etc. Let’s see what those vandals say!
Exhibit A
Notes: Um…ok. This vandal obviously tried to profess their love by posting their declaration on a Wikipedia article about a coaster…very romantic. You know, those screwed up HTML elements won’t win you over with her, I’ll tell you that much.
Exhibit B
Notes: See that? Not all vandals are out to defame the ride! This vandal obviously adores Millennium Force and wants everyone to know that even with a 5 hour line, the ride is worth every one of those 300 minutes lost!
Exhibit C
Notes: Let’s see…world records. Largest drop…mmm hmm…yes, first elevator lift…and…oh! First ride to kill 2 consecutive people in a row! Wow, that’s not only a grim stat, it’s also redundant!
Ok, that’s enough with Millennium Force. There’s probably enough material there to fill this entire post and then some. I’d be willing to bet that some of the hostile vandals may pledge their allegiance to…
Case 2: Kingda Ka
