# The Tragedy of Having a Wikipedia Page—and Then Losing It

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/the-tragedy-of-having-a-wikipedia-page-and-then-losing-it/
- Published: 2026-10-26T10:00:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-26T10:39:26+00:00
- Original publisher: Wired
- Original article: https://www.wired.com/story/the-tragedy-of-losing-your-wikipedia-page/
- Topics: Software

## Key points

- Wikipedia pages can be deleted when reliable sourcing is insufficient.
- Editors judge verifiability, not a person’s worth or importance.
- Losing a biography can feel like losing part of the public record.

## Summary

Wikipedia editors nominated dozens of biographies for deletion this year, including pages about people whose work mattered deeply to them. The decisions highlight the tension between preserving people’s public stories and ensuring the encyclopaedia relies on information that can be verified through reliable sources.

Wikipedia has more than seven million English-language articles, but limited volunteer time to check them, and editors assess whether evidence meets its standards rather than deciding whether a person is important. The article describes Kimberly Small, a Nevada nonprofit CEO, and a Balkan space professional whose page was nominated for deletion the day after she celebrated its appearance. It also notes that people are generally discouraged from editing their own biographies, even to correct errors, unless they disclose the conflict of interest.

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