Wikipedia: why?
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If you're like me (i.e. you're a musician and you aren't famous but there's a Wikipedia page about you because, well, why not), you should check your Wikipedia page. Mine was flagged with a deletion notice. Reason: I am a "non-notable musician." It's been five days since the message was put up, and it also says that after five days, the article can be deleted without notice if appropriate changes are not made. So what did I do? I added the word "notable" to every single sentence. What did they do? When I came back three hours later to make this post, they had already reverted it back, with a message sent to the IP I'm using saying that the edits were not constructive. The deletion warning is still up.I don't care if I have a page on Wikipedia; it was fun while it lasted. I also expected that response to my absurd "fix" of the article to fit the guideline (although I didn't expect it so soon). The question stands. Why, Wikipedia? Why is this in your guidelines? Who are we hurting? Is it busy work for your employees? What makes a musician "notable"? Being "famous," being "signed," going on tour? Is it pressure from the major labels? (Probably not, and god, I hope not.) Or is it an attempt to define some subjective, impossible-to-agree-upon definition of "notability"? What is the game?If you're like me with the exception that you do care about your page on Wikipedia, go check yourself out before they wreck yourself. Meanwhile, I may take to referring to various musicians as "notable" or "non-notable" from here on out.
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