On 15 Dec 2005 at 11:04, slimvirgin@gmail.com wrote:
Waking up one morning to find a Wikipedia article exists about you, one that anyone can edit, must be a horrible experience quite frankly.
Sometimes, for some people... I'm sure there are others who would feel honored, and still others who wouldn't particularly care one way or the other. This can't be dealt with in a "One size fits all" manner.
Those who are big-time celebrities, from G. W. Bush to Britney Spears, will probably expect to be written about online, including silly rumor-monging, and won't be bothered by it unless it goes extremely far in the direction of libel or defamation. Those who aren't celebrities might feel impressed that somebody would regard them as important enough to be worthy of a bio in Wikipedia. Some who are attempting to become more famous than they currently are may take the position, "I don't care what they say about me as long as they spell my name right." But others will take offense at even the most innocuous article about them. You'll find all types out there.