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- Jun 27, 2003
Dallas is on a huge kick to become the face that the sport of mushing desperately needs. Not sure who is helping him put this all together but it's pretty awesome. Can't wait to see more! - http://youtu.be/_NXc44GZGEY
I figure it would be the perfect venue for you guys. It's already there, and it has a built-in audience. Just as a for-instance, recently I was poking around and ended up in the article for Keanu Reeves. It gives quite a bit of information that conveys his personality, quotes surprisingly favorable reviews of the time he played Hamlet onstage (I know; knock me over with a feather), and generally explains why he is a person who draws people's attention. By comparison, I've learned more about Dallas from your posts than I have from this supposed encyclopedia article that should be presenting him to the world. We all love GS, but let us be frank: more readers are apt to find Wiki in a week than will read Le Cafe in six months. Envision some kid doing research for a school project. You'll have more mushing fans in no time!
Toni, I just went over to Wiki to do some research, and Dallas's article is really meager. You might want to figure out a way to edit it. (I don't know how Wiki works in terms of who can edit it--do you have to register? sign in? It might be worth finding out.) For many casual researchers, it's the go-to source for general investigation, and Dallas deserves to be better represented on it. There's nothing of his personality, or the personality of mushing, in the article. A fuller Wiki article could be great PR for Dallas on a site where more people are likely to find him.
It's really easy - all you need is to cite sources to back up the information you're adding. I mostly edit skating entries, for which I use Golden Skate articles as well general media stuff, IN, IFS Magazine and Absolute Skating. You can also reference a personal website, though probably not someone's FB page. But basically - it has to be verifiable and neutral PoV, otherwise, have at it. You can PM me if you have any specific questions.I'll suggest it to his wife - who I think is the brains of his online persona - as I honestly haven't figured out wikipedia editing. [/URL]