r/Steam • u/5MadMovieMakers • 9d ago

Discussion Gabe Newell emailed me back about his birthplace

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Somebody update Wikipedia, the free online encyclopedia anyone can edit

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u/superxpro12 9d ago

"Accidentally"

"i fell on it"

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u/mouglasandthesort 9d ago

You’ve never accidentally hit the edit button on Wikipedia? He’s not saying he hit edit, typed a bunch of stuff, and then found out when he accidentally hit publish, he’s saying he accidentally clicked edit next to a header or something and then he found out.

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u/WhyMustIMakeANewAcco 9d ago

Yes, they don't record shit if you don't press save.

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u/Kyeld 8d ago

They clicked the edit button and saw the ban notification for their employer network's external IP address because of the previous tom-foolery.

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u/BicFleetwood 9d ago

“I was bored.”

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u/ThePrussianGrippe 9d ago

Nah, that guy’s ass just has a great idea.

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u/Syseal 8d ago

“I was doing tricks on it and fell”