The result of the debate was delete although this has already been userfied, so the content is not being "lost". W.marsh 20:40, 14 February 2006 (UTC) reply
Vanity page by SRipple, multimedia artist from Austin, TX. Has already been userfied. Please tell him if he is notable. -- RHaworth 01:33, 7 February 2006 (UTC) reply
I am in fact the same SRipple from The American Analog Set. This whole issue came up (after having the page up for quite a few months) because I goofed around with a trail concept using the name Sean from my page. It was an art project not meant to cause any harm. As I mentioned on my talk page, I realized after thinking about it that it was very irresponsible of me to mess with the integrity of Wikipedia's function. I enjoy this site and agree with RHaworth when he states that Sean Trail was, "pure vandalism."
Regarding the issue with whether or not I am notable...I suspect that a great deal of the content you have on your site pertaining to people currently involved in the creative arts has been added by the publicists of the people being documented. I don't see this as any less vain. It's just a tad more removed. The few bits of self-promotion that I added recently (60 self-published books in March) were mentioned to try and gain some momentum as an artist. I suspect that publicists are doing the same sort of thing to promote the latest whatever.
I've learned that I should respect Wikipedia for its function. If you choose to keep this page, then I will be appreciative. If you do not, I understand.
Best,
P.S. Right after this whole thing happened, I noticed someone editing a falsehood about me into my bio. I had to edit it out. I've left my response on the bio. It reads, "The bit about Fela Kuti was funny, but untrue."
The result of the debate was delete although this has already been userfied, so the content is not being "lost". W.marsh 20:40, 14 February 2006 (UTC) reply
Vanity page by SRipple, multimedia artist from Austin, TX. Has already been userfied. Please tell him if he is notable. -- RHaworth 01:33, 7 February 2006 (UTC) reply
I am in fact the same SRipple from The American Analog Set. This whole issue came up (after having the page up for quite a few months) because I goofed around with a trail concept using the name Sean from my page. It was an art project not meant to cause any harm. As I mentioned on my talk page, I realized after thinking about it that it was very irresponsible of me to mess with the integrity of Wikipedia's function. I enjoy this site and agree with RHaworth when he states that Sean Trail was, "pure vandalism."
Regarding the issue with whether or not I am notable...I suspect that a great deal of the content you have on your site pertaining to people currently involved in the creative arts has been added by the publicists of the people being documented. I don't see this as any less vain. It's just a tad more removed. The few bits of self-promotion that I added recently (60 self-published books in March) were mentioned to try and gain some momentum as an artist. I suspect that publicists are doing the same sort of thing to promote the latest whatever.
I've learned that I should respect Wikipedia for its function. If you choose to keep this page, then I will be appreciative. If you do not, I understand.
Best,
P.S. Right after this whole thing happened, I noticed someone editing a falsehood about me into my bio. I had to edit it out. I've left my response on the bio. It reads, "The bit about Fela Kuti was funny, but untrue."