The There Blog

Because Gertrude Stein said "there is no there there."

Monday, July 31, 2006

Hey Wiki, You're So Fine

I can't wait until I'm famous enough to complain about my Wikipedia entry. One of the poetry listservs I subscribe to has been having a discussion of this very thing, with plenty of people quibbling about the facts in their bios. It's already to the point that any poet who has published a book or two is profiled in the world's fastest-growing encyclopedia. Some day soon, everyone on earth will merit a Wikipedia bio, and the question will arise: Is it OK to adjust your own entry?

(Tangentially, Adam has been working on a company wiki. You can guess what song, with clapping but without cheerleading routine, I've been singing the last 24 hours.)