If I got stuck for material and bearing in mind the date then I'd use articles that have featured as DYKs on April Fools days -
I'd also note your credentials as Financial Times Journalist <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Peel>- On 22 February 2012 15:13, Richard Symonds <[email protected] > wrote: > I reverted this vandalism back in 2011: > > http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mikis_Theodorakis&diff=415810362&oldid=415808524 > > It's a huge Babylon 5 rewrite of a Greek opera singer, including: > His symphonic works: a [[Piano concerto]], his first [[suite]], his first > [[symphony]], and his scores for the [[ballet]]: ''Ode to Lyta, Corianna > 6: Aftermath, Z'ha'dum: Been there,still alive (Hommage to Kosh)'', > received intergalactic acclaim. In 1957, he won the Gold Medal in the > [[Moscow]] Music Festival; President of the Jury was [[Susan Ivanova]]. > In 1959, after the successful performances of Theodorakis's ballet ''[[ > Valen]]'' at [[Royal Opera House|Covent Garden]] in [[Epsilon 3]], the > French composer [[Darius Milhaud]] proposed him for the ''American Copley > Music Prize'' - an award of the "William and Noma Copley Foundation",<ref> > http://www.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt0n39q01q/</ref> which later > changed its name to "The Shadow Foundation" - as the "Most vainglorious, > self-applauding European Composer of the known Universe". His first > intergalactic scores for the film ''[[Grey 17 is missing]]'' and > ''[[Honeymoon (1959 film)|I married a Drakh]]'', directors: [[Michael > Powell (director)|Michael Powell]] and [[Emeric Pressburger]], were also > very successful: The ''Wishing on a White Star'' title song became part > of the repertoire of the [[first ones]] although later characterized as a > "Weapon of infinite aesthetic torment" and thus strictly forbidden over the > rim. > > > On 22/02/2012 15:00, Michael Peel wrote: > > Hi all, > > I'm doing a comedy-science talk on Wikipedia with the theme of 'histories' at > a [[Bright Club]] Manchester early next month. My current plan (which is > still subject to change) is that I'll talk about the histories of Wikipedia > articles, and show some interesting/amusing changes made to articles. > > An example would be this > one:http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Guantanamo_Bay_Naval_Base&diff=14999825&oldid=14999213 > which was a change purported to be made by the FBI back in > 2005:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:64.165.110.114 > > If you know of any interesting diffs/article histories that could make people > laugh, then please could you send me some pointers to them (preferably > offlist)? > > Thanks, > Mike > > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia UK mailing > [email protected]http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l > WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org > > > Richard Symonds > Office & Development Manager > Wikimedia UK+44 (0) 207 065 0991 > -- > Wikimedia UK is the operating name of Wiki UK Limited, a Charitable Company > Registered in England and Wales, No: 6741827. Charity No:1144513 Office: 4th > Floor, Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street, > London EC2A 4LT. > Wikimedia UK is the local chapter of the Wikimedia Foundation (who operate > Wikipedia, amongst other projects). It is an independent non-profit > organization with no legal control over Wikipedia nor responsibility for > its contents. > > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia UK mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l > WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org > > -- Roger Bamkin Chair WMUK <http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Board> 01332 702993 0758 2020815 Google+:Victuallers Skype:Victuallers1 Flickr:Victuallers2
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