How did I end up with a Wikipedia entry? Should I be afraid for my life?
They got you man.
Your part of the system now.
You should have stopped them when they went to put that "fantasy artist"- chip under your skin. Your marked now for life.
DUDE You've been wikipidiafied.
Dude, you gotta tell me these things...somehow. It's kind of strange to have a friend tell you that there's information up on you in internet-land without your knowledge. I appreciate the thought, I really do, but I was seriously creeped out for the last few minutes.
Are you allowed to edit information on yourself in Wikipedia? I'd like to correct a few things. While it's up there, I'll have a hand in it if possible.
Aww...I want to be on Wikipedia.
I would be flattered. Then paranoid. ~grins~
(~Realizes that I am 15 !!! years older than you~ Where did the time go?)
Well, you do deserve to be know as the good artist that you are. Now that you have had your 15 minutes of fame, what is next? ~grins~
How did I end up with a Wikipedia entry? Should I be afraid for my life?
Looks like a fellow Paizonian has a crush ; )
Are you allowed to edit information on yourself in Wikipedia?
It's doable, but generally frowned upon. If you would like I can take care of it. Conga Rats on the entry though.
Hey, isnt there some program or website or something that you can use to find out who entered / edited information in wikipedia?
Check the history and discussion tabs. I never take a page at its face value anymore. The backtrack pages are a goldmine of information typically.
It's the first step to Them controlling your every move.
Either that or you have a stalker.
Dude, you gotta tell me these things...somehow. It's kind of strange to have a friend tell you that there's information up on you in internet-land without your knowledge. I appreciate the thought, I really do, but I was seriously creeped out for the last few minutes.
Are you allowed to edit information on yourself in Wikipedia? I'd like to correct a few things. While it's up there, I'll have a hand in it if possible.
Maybe I should go and translate the entry to Finnish version of Wikipedia, to enhance the weirdness :)
I think you are allowed to edit stuff yourself, though I think there are rules about "Wikipedia does not contain original knowledge" so things should be sourced elsewhere, and "I am him" is merely anecdotal.
So write extensive info on your own web page and then copypaste and link the whole thing to Wikipedia.
I have been tempted to write a completely fictional entry about myself on Wikipedia though...now, what would be the topics I would have won my two Nobel prizes for...(I did not accept the Nobel Peace prize so they had to give it to Henry Kissinger).
Bad! No vandalize wiki!
Evicted from Wikipedia (unrelated).
I do appreciate it, now that I've digested and realized I'm not actually being stalked. I guess I'll just put an 'influences' tab/section on my own website's About section when I update it next.
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If you listen closely, you can hear my ego expanding.
I've got an entry too, but it's a touch out of date.
--Erik
Hey Erik, have you ever read the discussion about whether or not you are notable enough to be in wikipedia? Reading other people trying to decide whether or not anybody else should give ahoot about you seems awfully matrix-y to me.
El Skootro
Big Brother IS watching you( as well as UNCLE, Cousins, the neighbors and the rest of us); they have cameras and are now installing listening devices; only your thoughts are private and only if you wrap your head in tinfoil :}
still, is pretty cool you have an entry, but yeah, would creep me out too.
If you listen closely, you can hear my ego expanding.
I thought I heard a big bang a little while ago.
Congrats! Having a wikipedia entry that you didn't create yourself is how you know you're culturually significant.
<-- doesn't have an entry : P
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I blame the Eldritch Mr. Shiny, who seems to have created the link.
I've got an entry too, but it's a touch out of date.
--Erik
I was surprised to find that a lot of Paizo staff have articles on Wikipedia. In fact, I'd be surprised if any of the people in the business right now didin't have one. It's un-friggin'-real what you can find on Wikipedia. For example: an article the length of my arm on the properties of Monosodium Glutamate. Who the HELL WANTS to write something like that?
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Contrary to popular opinion, Mike McArtor is mentioned in several gaming-related articles, including those on the Spell Compendium, Complete Scoundrel, Demon (Dungeons and Dragons), and Lupin (Dungeons and Dragons). It's only a matter of time.
Erik Mona, James Jacobs, and Kyle Hunter also appear to have articles on the site.
Director of Sales
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Congrats, James! I'll echo James's "cultural relevance" sentiment above.
-cos
Well, thanks everybody. I'm not quite sure about 'cultural relevance' just yet (pressure!), but I'll do my best. I wonder how long it will actually stay on there before someone realizes I'm a big phoney baloney, small potatoes recent art school grad.
And do those tin foil helmets add anything to AC or is it just a bonus to Will saves vs. detect thoughts?
Well, thanks everybody. I'm not quite sure about 'cultural relevance' just yet (pressure!), but I'll do my best. I wonder how long it will actually stay on there before someone realizes I'm a big phoney baloney, small potatoes recent art school grad.
But, this is the entire point of wikipedia. If you have something to add, do it!! It is becoming the prime repository of human knowledge.
Don't feel overwhelmed. I post stuff up to Wikipedia several times per week about all kinds of random s+!~ and non random s%!@. Only about 15% of it sticks, moderators tend to take a lot of stuff down.
Also, don't forget to make a donation to the wiki foundation.
[Wikipedia] is becoming the prime repository of human knowledge.Or at least of conventional wisdom, be it correct or not...
You make it sound ho-hum. With everyone having the power to edit it, we can hope for incremental convergence. And, for the highly technical material the true practitioner can obviously tell what is bogus, and then they have the power to immediately correct it.
I use wikipedia to study for my exams, and I have recommended various entries to my students for study.
There have been two cases I can remember in which persons posting false information about others have been successfully prosecuted for slander. So, it is not a graffiti board.
Also, remember the studies comparing the accuracy of Encyclopedia Britanica versus Wikipedia last year or the one before? Those results boosted my confidence tremendously.
Ah, Vic needs his own entry. The Eldritch Mr. Shiny your services are needed!!