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I'm Benedict Wells myself. First: thank you for being interested in my Wikipedia entry. But I hope that you respect the german Wikipedia entry with all of it's sources. For example: I officially changed my last name, it's no pseudonym or nom de plum. And I'm german-swiss. And for me it is very important to be independent and known for my work and not being famous for my relatives or my former last name. So I never used my old last name to sell books and become popular. My descendts were revealed against me will. And I really want to sever myself from my family's history. That's all very important for me.
I hope you respect my editings and understand me!
All the best, Benedict Wells — Preceding unsigned comment added by Libuda84 ( talk • contribs) 23:31, 10 September 2016 (UTC)
I understand definitely your point and I never wanted to write my own Wikipedia entry. To be honest: I think there should be no english entry at all since there are no english translations of my books yet. But when I realized that there were many errors I tried to correct. If you translate the sources you will see that I'm half swiss and that I want to sever myself from the history of my not so "noble" family. That fact is ultimatively important and the reason why I officially changed my last name. And in Germany there are only two or three articles about my roots because it is my privacy and the people respect the fact that I'm an independent person. I'm mostly known for being Benedict Wells the writer here (my roots were only revealed AFTER the success of my third novel and against my will), but in the english Wikipedia entry it seemed that I'm only known for being a part of this family and that's not true. I also never go to talkshows, I almost never give an interview, so I really fight for my privacy. Hope you anderstand that. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Libuda84 ( talk • contribs) 23:55, 10 September 2016 (UTC)
Thanks for the reply. I totally agree that it is inevitable to mention my family background in a normal context. I just think it is important how it is done. Is my birth name mentioned three or four times or only one time? Is there written more about my family than my writing and the reasons why I have this entry or not? (In 99 % of the reviews and articles about my latest novel the words "von Schirach" were NOT mentioned for example). The next point is: if you - what I absolutely understand - mention my birth name and my roots and that I changed my last name, I think it is also very important to explain in one line WHY I did this step. It's not because of a private family fight (I actually have a very good relation to the living members of my family), to the contrary, it was always pointed out in the few print articles that revealed my roots. Because it describes who I am. I did change my name because of the history of my family in the last hundred years, escpecially because of the crimes my grandfather and other family members did during WW2. To not mention this fact for my decision to change my name but saying my family is "noble" feels totally wrong when you think about all the victims. So what I did was suggesting how the entry could be done. I mentioned my former name and roots myself, but I also pointed out the fact that I wanted to sever myself from my family's history. And that all of this was revealed against my will (which you can read in the SPIEGEL and other articles). Because it shows that I wasn't succesful because of my famous family background but by being just a normal independent writer. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Libuda84 ( talk • contribs) 00:46, 11 September 2016 (UTC)
Thanks for your understanding and your effort. I would still make this paragraph more common in the meaning of: There are a lot of "he says", so it seems like I just claim something, but these are all facts. Also the rest of the article is based on things I've said, but they are fact too. And I did not only want to avoid associated with my grandfather, above all I wanted to make clear that I convict what he did - and what other members of my family did around that time too. So this is why I have chosen the words: "To sever himself from the history of his family in any way possible". And if it follows right after my "convicted war criminal" grandfather, it's clear what is meant. The shorter the better in my eyes, actually I'm still very happy with the existing paragraph right now, though I know that this has nothing to say. And I changed my last name very early, but I have never said when exactly, same for my exact birth date. These are very private things, at least till somebody writes an article about it :-). — Preceding unsigned comment added by Libuda84 ( talk • contribs) 09:20, 11 September 2016 (UTC)
Thanks for your explanation, you're right, that makes sense. Unfortunately there is no direct quote. I never talk about my family in interviews, because it's my privacy and I don't want to sell books with that stuff. I was just saying those things once in a portrait to make my point clear and reveal my reasons. But not quotable. Nevertheless I allowed myself to suggest something based on your first suggestion:
Or:
One more time thanks for your answer. The wording you have suggested is great and correct. I also think "National socialist politician" is a good and sufficient solution, because one click and then you know everything anyway. As for my American and English ancestry: true, it is even more family, on the other side I think it is especially for the English/American Wikipedia side relevant. I would let it included in the article if that is possible. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Libuda84 ( talk • contribs) 14:53, 12 September 2016 (UTC)
Thank you! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Libuda84 ( talk • contribs) 23:38, 12 September 2016 (UTC)
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Hi Maria Négete!! You're invited: learn how to edit Wikipedia in under an hour. I hope to see you there! Ocaasi |
Dear Maria Négete,
I'm Benedict Wells myself. First: thank you for being interested in my Wikipedia entry. But I hope that you respect the german Wikipedia entry with all of it's sources. For example: I officially changed my last name, it's no pseudonym or nom de plum. And I'm german-swiss. And for me it is very important to be independent and known for my work and not being famous for my relatives or my former last name. So I never used my old last name to sell books and become popular. My descendts were revealed against me will. And I really want to sever myself from my family's history. That's all very important for me.
I hope you respect my editings and understand me!
All the best, Benedict Wells — Preceding unsigned comment added by Libuda84 ( talk • contribs) 23:31, 10 September 2016 (UTC)
I understand definitely your point and I never wanted to write my own Wikipedia entry. To be honest: I think there should be no english entry at all since there are no english translations of my books yet. But when I realized that there were many errors I tried to correct. If you translate the sources you will see that I'm half swiss and that I want to sever myself from the history of my not so "noble" family. That fact is ultimatively important and the reason why I officially changed my last name. And in Germany there are only two or three articles about my roots because it is my privacy and the people respect the fact that I'm an independent person. I'm mostly known for being Benedict Wells the writer here (my roots were only revealed AFTER the success of my third novel and against my will), but in the english Wikipedia entry it seemed that I'm only known for being a part of this family and that's not true. I also never go to talkshows, I almost never give an interview, so I really fight for my privacy. Hope you anderstand that. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Libuda84 ( talk • contribs) 23:55, 10 September 2016 (UTC)
Thanks for the reply. I totally agree that it is inevitable to mention my family background in a normal context. I just think it is important how it is done. Is my birth name mentioned three or four times or only one time? Is there written more about my family than my writing and the reasons why I have this entry or not? (In 99 % of the reviews and articles about my latest novel the words "von Schirach" were NOT mentioned for example). The next point is: if you - what I absolutely understand - mention my birth name and my roots and that I changed my last name, I think it is also very important to explain in one line WHY I did this step. It's not because of a private family fight (I actually have a very good relation to the living members of my family), to the contrary, it was always pointed out in the few print articles that revealed my roots. Because it describes who I am. I did change my name because of the history of my family in the last hundred years, escpecially because of the crimes my grandfather and other family members did during WW2. To not mention this fact for my decision to change my name but saying my family is "noble" feels totally wrong when you think about all the victims. So what I did was suggesting how the entry could be done. I mentioned my former name and roots myself, but I also pointed out the fact that I wanted to sever myself from my family's history. And that all of this was revealed against my will (which you can read in the SPIEGEL and other articles). Because it shows that I wasn't succesful because of my famous family background but by being just a normal independent writer. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Libuda84 ( talk • contribs) 00:46, 11 September 2016 (UTC)
Thanks for your understanding and your effort. I would still make this paragraph more common in the meaning of: There are a lot of "he says", so it seems like I just claim something, but these are all facts. Also the rest of the article is based on things I've said, but they are fact too. And I did not only want to avoid associated with my grandfather, above all I wanted to make clear that I convict what he did - and what other members of my family did around that time too. So this is why I have chosen the words: "To sever himself from the history of his family in any way possible". And if it follows right after my "convicted war criminal" grandfather, it's clear what is meant. The shorter the better in my eyes, actually I'm still very happy with the existing paragraph right now, though I know that this has nothing to say. And I changed my last name very early, but I have never said when exactly, same for my exact birth date. These are very private things, at least till somebody writes an article about it :-). — Preceding unsigned comment added by Libuda84 ( talk • contribs) 09:20, 11 September 2016 (UTC)
Thanks for your explanation, you're right, that makes sense. Unfortunately there is no direct quote. I never talk about my family in interviews, because it's my privacy and I don't want to sell books with that stuff. I was just saying those things once in a portrait to make my point clear and reveal my reasons. But not quotable. Nevertheless I allowed myself to suggest something based on your first suggestion:
Or:
One more time thanks for your answer. The wording you have suggested is great and correct. I also think "National socialist politician" is a good and sufficient solution, because one click and then you know everything anyway. As for my American and English ancestry: true, it is even more family, on the other side I think it is especially for the English/American Wikipedia side relevant. I would let it included in the article if that is possible. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Libuda84 ( talk • contribs) 14:53, 12 September 2016 (UTC)
Thank you! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Libuda84 ( talk • contribs) 23:38, 12 September 2016 (UTC)
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