Which one’s Beavis?
Wikipedia normally excises listings for people who are not “notable” — I remember King Kaufman, then writing for Salon, discovering that (1) he had an entry and (2) it was pending deletion for lack of notability — but a lot of weird things can happen before someone notices.
I was looking up July 15 births, with the intent of finding someone I could propose for Rule 5, and found this at the bottom of the section:
I suspect these last two guys aren’t too notable, inasmuch as they have no other links within Wikipedia.
King Kaufman, incidentally, is now considered notable enough for an entry.
Addendum: The real Beavis returneth.
Mark Alger »
14 July 2010 · 10:50 pm
Personally, I like it my way. Well enough known that I can get comped into nearly any event anywhere in the world, but not notable enough to get bothered in restaurants.
If that means Wikipedia’s never heard of me, well… May the Lord smite me with it.
M
Lisa Paul »
15 July 2010 · 12:49 am
Beware Wikipedia. I heard about someone who added to an Adolph Hitler entry that he was the jelly donut eating champion of Bavaria in 1933. Apparently that stood uncorrected for the better part of a year.
fillyjonk »
15 July 2010 · 7:34 am
I doubt Beavis or Butthead would be motivated (or smart) enough to become Wikipedia editors…or if they had, they’d have to mention SOMETHING about “scoring” or “The Great Cornholio,” at least.
(embarrassing confession: I watched ‘em, back in the day, and am a little bit happy to see they’re coming back.)
CT »
15 July 2010 · 8:24 am
Crucial info omitted: those two dudes had to be born at precisely 4:20…