http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071022/wr_nm/wikipedia_people_dc_1
NEW YORK (Reuters) - They say if you can make it in New York you can make it anywhere. But these days, it seems you haven't really made it unless you have that most prized of status symbols -- your very own page on Wikipedia.
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Unlike popular networking sites MySpace and Facebook, Wikipedia doesn't allow people to post profiles of themselves. Instead, Wikipedia entries are earned.
"If someone is notable or successful in their field, they'll end up in Wikipedia," Jim Wales, the 41-year-old who founded Wikipedia in January 2001, said in an interview.
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"What's on there about me is highly accurate," said Knight. "I don't want to be taken down. Who does? I hope the people who loved me before Wikipedia will still love me if I am taken off."
[You have to love that closing line]