Are you saying that the scheme wasn’t worth it for David Woodard because of the negative press he received? I’m not sure what his intentions were behind having all the articles but it seems like if his goal was wider recognition he would have accomplished that. I hadn’t ever heard of him before reading this article. He got an article in Wikipedia’s newspaper about him and at least one other article about him (this one).
Also I’m a recent subscriber and really love what you’re doing. Thanks for the posts!
Thanks for subscribing and commenting! I do think he probably did this on some level for the negative press. Hard to think of why someone would write a symphony for Timothy McVeigh without that being part of the motivation.
It’s an interesting paradox. I think many editors would be less inclined to edit if their information was made public. But I’m public in my editing and so are many other editors at this point.
Makes sense! I used to try to keep D. F. Lovett as my writing name and David Lovett as my professional name, but it has all blended together at this point.
Are you saying that the scheme wasn’t worth it for David Woodard because of the negative press he received? I’m not sure what his intentions were behind having all the articles but it seems like if his goal was wider recognition he would have accomplished that. I hadn’t ever heard of him before reading this article. He got an article in Wikipedia’s newspaper about him and at least one other article about him (this one).
Also I’m a recent subscriber and really love what you’re doing. Thanks for the posts!
Thanks for subscribing and commenting! I do think he probably did this on some level for the negative press. Hard to think of why someone would write a symphony for Timothy McVeigh without that being part of the motivation.
I wish Wikipedia would require people to post under their real names. That would stop a great deal of the nonsense.
I understand the dangers in requiring that. The revenge factor, above all else.
Seems to me that the anonymity of Wikipedia leaves it wide open to this abuse.
It’s an interesting paradox. I think many editors would be less inclined to edit if their information was made public. But I’m public in my editing and so are many other editors at this point.
I went back and forth but ultimately decided to use my name as my “handle.” I need to stand behind my work.
Makes sense! I used to try to keep D. F. Lovett as my writing name and David Lovett as my professional name, but it has all blended together at this point.
Social media has that effect, doesn’t it?