I am really fascinated by how people get and stay in Wikipedia.
For example really unimportant baseball players can get in just for being the majors even for only 1 year, even if only 1% of baseball fans know who they are
― | (Latham Green), Friday, 4 November 2022 19:29 (one year ago) link
Wikipedia is supposed to be organically crowd-sourced, but I remember a few years ago my company hired a 'consultant' to burnish our CEO's wikipedia entry, and to monitor it for anything that wasn't glowingly positive
― Andy the Grasshopper, Friday, 4 November 2022 19:34 (one year ago) link
Pages get removed for lacking notability all the time though.
I got the SexArt page changed to a mere redirect to Korn's page
― Fash Gordon (Neanderthal), Friday, 4 November 2022 19:43 (one year ago) link
Easy to get a page up, not always easy to keep up
exactly, the wikipedia monks are ferocious and seem to delight in removing things
― | (Latham Green), Saturday, 5 November 2022 02:05 (one year ago) link
Preston Sturges's son is very confident in himself, I'm guessing.
― Ned Raggett, Saturday, 21 January 2023 18:35 (one year ago) link
Notably
― | (Latham Green), Saturday, 21 January 2023 20:10 (one year ago) link
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeremy_Wade
i mean i'm not saying definitely but Jeremy John Wade (born 23 March 1956) is a British television presenter, an author of books on angling, a freshwater detective, and a biologist. He is known for his television series River Monsters, Mighty Rivers, and Dark Waters. He is regarded as one of the most accomplished fishermen of all time, having traveled the world and caught a multitude of different species of fresh and saltwater fish.
citation?
― orcas who sign their posts like it's a freaking email (Noodle Vague), Sunday, 2 July 2023 20:01 (nine months ago) link
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_and_Deane
The duo performs as caricatures of themselves and consists of Jonathan Frank (lead vocals, guitar, and all other instruments) and Josh Deane (lead vocals, guitar, and all other instruments), and it's been said that it's never quite clear where reality ends and fiction begins. Their music, which Colorado Parent described as "reminiscent of the Beach Boys" is a unique blend of rock, pop, acoustic guitars, tight harmonies, and catchy melodies. Often compared to Pixar because of their content, quality, and presentation, FRANK & DEANE's various works (music, art, videos, shows, and more) are intended to be "enjoyed by a broad audience of every generation of kids, parents, and grandparents." They have devoted fans of all ages.
― AlanSmithee, Monday, 24 July 2023 14:44 (nine months ago) link
After selling out a final UK tour, they decided to part ways at the peak of their popularity under a shroud of mystery.
― the world is your octopus (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Saturday, 12 August 2023 19:40 (eight months ago) link
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dimitri_Coats
A subtle job this one
― H.P, Wednesday, 20 September 2023 22:58 (seven months ago) link
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyphen_Hyphen
Hyphen Hyphen is a French electropop band from Nice. Santa sings in English with Line and Adam. Their albums — Times, HH, and C'est La Vie — hyphenate Europe and North America in international tour."
I already thought "sings in English with Line and Adam" was weird, but "their albums hyphenate europe," really now.
― StanM, Sunday, 7 April 2024 16:08 (two weeks ago) link