In past elections , favorable edits have served as signal for potential presidential picks . When the seemingly biased edits were noticed , other Wikipedia users organized on Reddit message boards and acted to revert the changes and lock the page to prevent more tweaks . Edits tend to appear right before a candidate is chosen as running mate . 1 . Rob Portman 's website had a spike in favorable edits on Twitter .
In past elections , favorable edits have served as signal for potential presidential picks . Edits tend to appear right before a candidate is chosen as running mate . 1 . Rob Portman 's website had a spike in favorable edits on Twitter .