JSFarman

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"True knowledge exists in knowing that you know nothing." – Socrates

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Hi, hello, hi. I'm Julie.

I started editing Wikipedia in around 2005. I was working at E!, and I used the Wikipedia article on Ludacris to prepare for an interview with him. I think I called him by his nickname, which, according to the article, was Lil' Miss LudaPie. He threw his mic at me and stomped off set. (That was not actually what happened, but you get the gist; I did an interview based on an inaccurate Wikipedia article and subsequently started editing.)

I'm mostly an inclusionist. In 2023 I took an article to AfD for the second time in nine years, and that was because the only evidence of the subject's existence is an article that says the only evidence of the subject's existence is a Wikipedia article. Which, you have to admit, is a strong argument for deletion.

I've happily taught a handful of people how to contribute to Wikipedia IRL, and more than a handful online. I am a co-founder of Wikimedians of Los Angeles and I have failed miserably in my quest to create a vibrant user group.

I have some barnstars!! I have too many userboxes, but not as many as I would if I didn't have some self-control.

I also have some press! But more than what I'm pointing to here, not because I have self control but because some of it is truly horrifying.

Most of it is about how much I hate the Chili Peppers:

• "Former Music Exec Describes Being Harassed by the Red Hot Chili Peppers and It's Both Heartbreaking and Scathingly Hilarious" from Jezebel
• "Can You be a Feminist and Still Love the Chili Peppers" from the LA Weekly

Some of it is about Wikipedia:

• "A Wikipedia Page for Judith Newman is Approved" from the New York Times
• "Feminist Edit-a-thons Work to Close Wikipedia’s Big Gender Gap" (from KPCC).

Some is about my glorious past:

• "A Year in the Life of Rock and Roll" from Spin
• from the excellent book Trouble Boys: The True Story of the Replacements
• from Fool the World: An Oral History of the Pixies

Some has my byline:

• Live from the Grayish Carpet, my blog. (Offline for now. Trolls.)
• Outside Lands review Day 1 from Entertainment Weekly
• Outside Lands Day 2, also from Entertainment Weekly
• What I wrote in my blog about the experience of blogging for Entertainment Weekly

• 
  Walter. 2003-2023
• 
  Prince Jr.
• 
  Cakes, Wikipedia Day LA 2018
• 
  More cakes, Wikipedia Day LA 2019
• 
  Another cake, Wikipedia Day LA 2024

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