Hello everyone, The topic of Wikipedia articles is really interesting.
I would avoid writing an article about myself on Wikipedia due to a conflict of interest. We've already seen this kind of "advertising" on Wikipedia, and it's not what we want to read and update. A personal website or a page on a community site is a place for self-glorifying or autobiographical writing.
I work on researching and writing content related to origami, but I primarily write for the MFPP association (for an exhibition, a workshop, a article or a long-term cultural project). From time to time, I think about publishing related articles in a more open public space, like Wikipedia. But so far, my conclusion is always the same: it is not my role, it is eventually our global role to write this, citing paper, articles, website and magazine where we find the informations. To be reliable, information on Wikipedia must be sourced, so let's go to write first and second hand sources before writing on Wikipedia.
Moreover, the work of writing and publishing within an association is a way for it to show its members (present and future) one of its reasons for existence and to collect membership fees and support (in order to survive and still want to do it).
Despite what some new organizations claim, describing associations as outdated and on the verge of disappearing, the somewhat silent work of building knowledge and friendships still partly happens through them.
Best, Aurèle
