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Laura June Kirsch’s Wikipedia Page Was Created, Then Taken Down
Photographer Laura June Kirsch learned in February that she had a Wikipedia page after receiving a Google Alert.
The short biography described her work documenting music, nightlife and alternative subcultures, and mentioned her 2021 book.
Kirsch traced the page to a contributor who appeared to be a man and had written pages mostly about female artists.
Anonymous users later debated whether Kirsch was credible enough for a page, according to her account.
Three months after the page appeared, it was taken down because it contained too little information.
A digital marketing company owner offered to help restore it, but Kirsch was skeptical of the offer.
She compiled a fuller biography and links about her work, but she did not say whether the page was restored.
A Wikipedia page about photographer Laura June Kirsch appeared in February and was later taken down.
The page described her as an American photographer documenting music, nightlife and alternative subcultures.
Kirsch said it contained little information, and a stranger later told her it had been removed for that reason.
The stranger offered to help restore it if she supplied more biographical material and links.
- Who
- Photographer and author Laura June Kirsch, along with anonymous Wikipedia users and a stranger who contacted her.
- What
- A Wikipedia page about Kirsch appeared and was later taken down because it contained too little information, according to the stranger who emailed her.
- When
- The page appeared in February; about three months later, Kirsch received the email.
- Where
- Wikipedia.
- Why
- The stranger said the page was removed because it contained too little information.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Kirsch received a Google Alert that someone had made a Wikipedia page about her.
A stranger emailed Kirsch saying the page had been taken down for containing too little information and offering help to restore it.
- Profession
- Photographer
- Book
- Romantic Lowlife Fantasies: Emerging Adults In The Age of Hope
- Book publication
- 2021
- Page appeared
- February
- Reason for removal
- Too little information, according to the stranger who emailed Kirsch
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Laura June Kirsch is an American photographer known for her work documenting music, nightlife and alternative subcultures.