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That's what I was wondering, I'm thinking of tracking down whoever added that to the Wikipedia page, because I don't know how they found out.



I very strongly suspect that some confused person (or algorithm?) saw that that the level design tool Radiant has a "clipper" and ran with it.


https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Id_Tech_5&diff=pr...

Hard to say, bots usually have usernames, so probably a person.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/99.100.1...

They also seem to have added a similar section to the id Tech 6 article, it's possible they're just an insider.

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2015&diff=prev&ol...

But looking at other edits from this address it sees like they might just be a vandal; or at least somebody who is very confused about how Wikipedia works.




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