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System32 :fsfe:

@swasserstrom @tchambers
Hi Tim
I was wondering about creating a Wikipedia page about myself. And I heard only famous people can do that, is that true? Thanks

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20 May 2023 at 8:06 | Wall-to-wall | Open on mastodon.social
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nawan 🇮🇩

@System32 @swasserstrom @tchambers @fediversereport @wikipedia @taavi @mediawiki I don’t think it’s right to say that someone has to be famous to have their own article on Wikipedia. You don’t have to be famous, but to be “known”. A person becomes “known” for many things: achievements, controversies, victims of crime, etc. Also, an article about yourself isn’t necessarily a good thing.

20 May 2023 at 9:38 | Open on fe.disroot.org
Pax Ahimsa Gethen

@System32 @swasserstrom @tchambers @fediversereport @wikipedia @taavi @mediawiki

No one, famous or otherwise, should create a Wikipedia page about themself, because it's a conflict of interest. Guidelines here:

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedi

20 May 2023 at 16:06 | Open on me.dm
rpigab 🦀

@funcrunch It's not about oneself, it's just the user's page. It can be about anything.

21 May 2023 at 17:52 | Open on hachyderm.io
Pax Ahimsa Gethen

@rpigab

@System32's question implied a Wikipedia article, not a user page.

21 May 2023 at 21:13 | Open on me.dm
rpigab 🦀

@funcrunch @System32 Oh ok, I just can't see it in this reply thread.

22 May 2023 at 5:47 | Open on hachyderm.io
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