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Wikipedia editors have found themselves overwhelmed as scores of users log on to make edits to Michael Jackson’s Wikipedia page.  His death was quickly reported on the site, but users continuously tried to delete the references and made comments, such as “He’s Not Dead” and “Unverified.”  The references came soon after TMZ reported the death on their website around 2:00 PM yesterday.

Due to the overwhelming number of users that descended on the site, Wikipedia was overloaded by 3:00 PM and visitors received an error message when trying to log on. The editors of Wikipedia finally had enough of the unsubstantiated reports that flooded the pop star’s page and locked it for six hours until more information was available on the death.

You can now find a disclaimer at the top of Jackson’s Wiki page that states, “This article is about a person who has recently died. Some information, such as that pertaining to the circumstances of the person’s death and surrounding events, may change rapidly as more facts become known.”  The page is also has a semi-protection grade lock which prevents unknown IP addresses and unconfirmed users to make edits.

Read: [CNET]