Oh, and I meant to point out that my shiny new Wikipedia page appears to have taken root; at least it’s no longer marked for possible deletion:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Somers
So: THANK YOU ALL. I thought this would just be a fun way of making some noise, but your response was incredible, and within days I have a working WP page just like a real live author. Now I know that if I ever want rival authors dead, small third-world countries overthrown, or reservations at a swanky restaurant, I just need to grouse here.
Congratulations! I say kudos to anyone who can battle the Wikipedia trolls who seem to spend inordinate amounts of energy updating pop culture references while, at the same time, acting as self-appointed arbiters as to who is culturally significant enough to be included. I mean, really: every head of household meeting, eviction vote, and food challenge on every episode of every version of Big Brother is meticulously detailed but someone/anyone who has published a book through a major publishing house may or may not be deemed to be worthy? Fa, I say. Fa!
Mark,
Yea, that’s what inspired this fun little tantrum – the ridiculousness of it. Now, tell me that I’m no Shakespeare or Stephen King and I’ll agree. So if that’s the only folks indexed in WP, so be it. But it was suddenly kind of insulting to realize that shit like that were given full pages.
I actually kind of hoped it would drag on a bit and get some PR, but, sadly, the folks who read this blog are badasses and they have bent the universe to its will!
J
Obviously the change to “funky wit” from the original “fuk’n twit” enabled the leap to legitimacy!
😀
And now you know your fan base can double as a small, but effective, personal army whenever you need it.
With the Winged Monkeys, combined with your fan base army, all you need is a Naval fleet and you’ll be ready to conquer the world.
Garrett,
In that case, can I just ask you guys to assemble a navy for me, and then a week later I receive a spiffy pink Admiral’s uniform in the mail?
J
You know I’m good for a quiet “accident” or two.