Adrian Edmondson's run-in with the encylopaedia

Adrian Edmondson says he never trusts Wikipedia – because it gets facts about him wrong.

And when the comic tried to put the record straight, administrators blocked him, as they did not believe who he was.

The Young Ones star said he was keen to correct a rumour that he smashed up pianos.

Adrian, 67, said: ‘I've never attacked a piano — I love pianos and wish them no harm.

‘I tried to edit the page but the Wikipedia moderators — self-appointed guardians of the truth — always took my corrections down.

‘I sent a message saying I actually was Adrian Edmondson. Oh, how they scoffed. They said it was obvious from what I'd written that I knew absolutely nothing about him, and they blocked me from editing the page thereafter.’

‘So that's why I very rarely look at Wikipedia.’

Since then, the online encyclopedia has deleted the erroneous 'fact'.

Published: 30 Jun 2024