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AN IMPORTANT APPEAL TO HISTORIANS: That man, whose name I purpously omit, destroyed that most beautiful building solely to become famous. Appropriately, his court's sentence declared that his name should be forgotten and never-ever mentioned. We owe them this loyalty: Let us erase his name from Wikipedia and history books. In our times many people do horrible things because they cannot stand being un-noticed by the public. The proper penalty, among others, should be silence and application to such vandals etc. a form of the Google's "Right to be Forgotten".
<! Modern day Herostratus are usualy pop and film stars becouse they consciously sing shity songs and act in shity films just to be famous. Even persons who take part in the Jerry Springer show could be considered as Herostratus becouse they would beat their best friend yust to be on TV and achieve tehir fifteen minutes of fame.
Marin Tomic -->
Brian Chase (of Siegenthalergate fame) received a wikipedia article for his misdeed of vandalizing wikipedia. The irony parallels Herostratus's "immortality" via an assault on a deity's shrine quite nicely.
I was the one who wrote that Mark David Chapman could be considered a modern Herostratus. He has been quoted as saying he killed Lennon and "I want to be important," Chapman later said of his mind-set before the murder. "I want to be somebody. I was never anybody." Hitokirishinji
What a pity, that Herostratus dilemma is a false dichotomy, as one can both be good AND achieve something, which requires still more power of will, consequently the achievement is much greater. -- matusz 02:03, 25 December 2005 (UTC)
Was the guy's actual name really "Herostratus", or is it the name he was given since they had to refer to him as something? -- maru (talk) contribs 22:05, 20 April 2006 (UTC)
Our knowledge of his name apparently comes from the Greek writer Strabo, who was born almost three centuries later. He came from Pontus, which like Ephesus is in Asia Minor. Later mentions are found in Plutarch's Life of Alexander and in Valerius Maximus's Facta et Dicta Memorabilia, both published later in the first century C.E. John Lemprière's Classical Dictionary links "Herostratus" to "Erostratus" and "Eratostratus," and has its main entry under the last form. NRPanikker 02:09, 10 November 2006 (UTC)
Shouldn't this article be deleted by WP:DENY? =) Borisblue 03:08, 11 September 2006 (UTC)
Our job is to present history as it is, and as nearly as possible as it reflects its times, not to make or unmake it, least of all because of a superstitious concern for superstitious views of men millennia dead, and to whom we owe no responsibility to lie or obscure the record. Does anyone here concerned fear the wrath of Artemis? Or believe that the shade of Herostratus is breathing down our necks in personal gratification as we record his name and deeds? JonRichfield ( talk) 17:18, 21 October 2016 (UTC)
Most Wikipedia vandals cannot even dream of the notability of Herostratus. Being the first clearly counts for something. And it should give wiki vandals pause who think of themselves as witty and original that the original vandal was executed more than 2370 years ago. -- Florian Blaschke ( talk) 01:20, 22 November 2016 (UTC)
I do not see how this could be important enough for this article. I mean, a referance to Sartre is one thing, a marginally famous pop-group something else. I suggest this part gone. Greswik 15:11, 29 March 2007 (UTC)
How could he burn it? Does marble burn? 0xFFFF 10:23, 28 June 2007 (UTC)
Um, so what this guy does is basically the ancient greek equivalent of creating a Wikipedia vanity page and he gets an entry anyway? That's against all sorts of Wikipedia policies, surely? Otherwise there's nothing stopping us ALL from having entries about us. - 88.109.13.182 10:07, 28 July 2007 (UTC)
This article says Herostratos is know today because of Theopompus, while Temple of Artemis says it is because of Strabo. Which is more accurate? Haakon ( talk) 14:08, 21 July 2008 (UTC)
I have inserted references to both sources. I have sought hard copy claims that the names of his judges have been forgotten (Asimov?) Can't find where I once read it, and would appreciate assistance. I have however included what Sir Thomas Browne said on a related point. JonRichfield ( talk) 17:22, 21 October 2016 (UTC)
Is there any actual evidence that he existed, other than anecdotal mentions?— Yutsi Talk/ Contributions ( 偉特 ) 00:17, 4 August 2012 (UTC)
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Wouldn't the sentence "The law was ultimately ineffective, as evidenced by mentions of his existence in modern works and parlance." have a bit more punch if it would be phrased "The law was ultimately ineffective, as evidenced by this article."? 2001:16B8:6F73:6D00:BD14:154C:268F:901C ( talk) 21:31, 15 April 2021 (UTC)n
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AN IMPORTANT APPEAL TO HISTORIANS: That man, whose name I purpously omit, destroyed that most beautiful building solely to become famous. Appropriately, his court's sentence declared that his name should be forgotten and never-ever mentioned. We owe them this loyalty: Let us erase his name from Wikipedia and history books. In our times many people do horrible things because they cannot stand being un-noticed by the public. The proper penalty, among others, should be silence and application to such vandals etc. a form of the Google's "Right to be Forgotten".
<! Modern day Herostratus are usualy pop and film stars becouse they consciously sing shity songs and act in shity films just to be famous. Even persons who take part in the Jerry Springer show could be considered as Herostratus becouse they would beat their best friend yust to be on TV and achieve tehir fifteen minutes of fame.
Marin Tomic -->
Brian Chase (of Siegenthalergate fame) received a wikipedia article for his misdeed of vandalizing wikipedia. The irony parallels Herostratus's "immortality" via an assault on a deity's shrine quite nicely.
I was the one who wrote that Mark David Chapman could be considered a modern Herostratus. He has been quoted as saying he killed Lennon and "I want to be important," Chapman later said of his mind-set before the murder. "I want to be somebody. I was never anybody." Hitokirishinji
What a pity, that Herostratus dilemma is a false dichotomy, as one can both be good AND achieve something, which requires still more power of will, consequently the achievement is much greater. -- matusz 02:03, 25 December 2005 (UTC)
Was the guy's actual name really "Herostratus", or is it the name he was given since they had to refer to him as something? -- maru (talk) contribs 22:05, 20 April 2006 (UTC)
Our knowledge of his name apparently comes from the Greek writer Strabo, who was born almost three centuries later. He came from Pontus, which like Ephesus is in Asia Minor. Later mentions are found in Plutarch's Life of Alexander and in Valerius Maximus's Facta et Dicta Memorabilia, both published later in the first century C.E. John Lemprière's Classical Dictionary links "Herostratus" to "Erostratus" and "Eratostratus," and has its main entry under the last form. NRPanikker 02:09, 10 November 2006 (UTC)
Shouldn't this article be deleted by WP:DENY? =) Borisblue 03:08, 11 September 2006 (UTC)
Our job is to present history as it is, and as nearly as possible as it reflects its times, not to make or unmake it, least of all because of a superstitious concern for superstitious views of men millennia dead, and to whom we owe no responsibility to lie or obscure the record. Does anyone here concerned fear the wrath of Artemis? Or believe that the shade of Herostratus is breathing down our necks in personal gratification as we record his name and deeds? JonRichfield ( talk) 17:18, 21 October 2016 (UTC)
Most Wikipedia vandals cannot even dream of the notability of Herostratus. Being the first clearly counts for something. And it should give wiki vandals pause who think of themselves as witty and original that the original vandal was executed more than 2370 years ago. -- Florian Blaschke ( talk) 01:20, 22 November 2016 (UTC)
I do not see how this could be important enough for this article. I mean, a referance to Sartre is one thing, a marginally famous pop-group something else. I suggest this part gone. Greswik 15:11, 29 March 2007 (UTC)
How could he burn it? Does marble burn? 0xFFFF 10:23, 28 June 2007 (UTC)
Um, so what this guy does is basically the ancient greek equivalent of creating a Wikipedia vanity page and he gets an entry anyway? That's against all sorts of Wikipedia policies, surely? Otherwise there's nothing stopping us ALL from having entries about us. - 88.109.13.182 10:07, 28 July 2007 (UTC)
This article says Herostratos is know today because of Theopompus, while Temple of Artemis says it is because of Strabo. Which is more accurate? Haakon ( talk) 14:08, 21 July 2008 (UTC)
I have inserted references to both sources. I have sought hard copy claims that the names of his judges have been forgotten (Asimov?) Can't find where I once read it, and would appreciate assistance. I have however included what Sir Thomas Browne said on a related point. JonRichfield ( talk) 17:22, 21 October 2016 (UTC)
Is there any actual evidence that he existed, other than anecdotal mentions?— Yutsi Talk/ Contributions ( 偉特 ) 00:17, 4 August 2012 (UTC)
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Wouldn't the sentence "The law was ultimately ineffective, as evidenced by mentions of his existence in modern works and parlance." have a bit more punch if it would be phrased "The law was ultimately ineffective, as evidenced by this article."? 2001:16B8:6F73:6D00:BD14:154C:268F:901C ( talk) 21:31, 15 April 2021 (UTC)n