today wikipedia , the free encyclopedia that somebody with access to the internet can edit , was the victim of an attack of practical jokes , as april fool ' s date kicked in various timezones around the world , at least those parts which use the gregorian calendar . it is stated that wikipedia volunteers were kept busy tidying up and highlighting all links and changes authored by other wikipedia contributors , and were expecting to be cleaning up the debris for years afterwards .
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