Randall Packer: > > I consider writing one¹s own bio on Wikipedia not > only critical to making sure the information is accurate, but it is actually > empowering for the artist to take control of this platform to communicate > precisely who they are. Too often artists are at the mercy of curators, > editors, and dealers, etc., who think they know the true meaning and spirit > of an artist¹s work and identity. In Wikipedia, the artist can say (almost) > exactly what needs to be said and how to say it. Not that Wikipedia doesn¹t > have rules: it is crucial to cite references, including links to other > relevant Wikipedia articles, etc.
The Wikipedian viewpoint is that editing one's own article is likely to lead to a conflict of interest or to a non-neutral point of view: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Conflict_of_interest https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Neutral_point_of_view > A solution that I chose, was to > appropriate the biography of another artist, and use it as a structural > framework. But from the point on, I keep up my Wikipedia biography as I > would a carefully tended garden. > > If an artist can¹t maintain their own bio on Wikipedia, then the Web is > dead. Wikipedia strongly recommend against creating or maintaining one's own article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Autobiography If for no other reason than it can be annoying to deal with wikilawyering deletionists when some n00b doesn't bother doing the five seconds of Googling it would take to establish notability for you. Your article is well written and has strong citations. I've added it to my watchlist. - Rob. _______________________________________________ NetBehaviour mailing list [email protected] http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour
