Talk:Damian Kulash

Damian J. Kulash was President of the Eno Foundation, a transportation think tank.

(any relation between the singer and above?)

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Photograph
Someone should post a better photograph... That mug shot is horrible, lol. -Mike Payne (T • C) 19:52, 22 July 2007 (UTC)


 * haha, I second. Rosa 21:45, 22 July 2007 (UTC)

Personal Information
Whomever is publishing information about Damian's wife should stop. Damian, the band, and every celebrity in this world normally do not want their private lives publicized, and including information about his wife is irrelevant.


 * Although I wasn't the editor who first added the info. on Damian's wife, I will revert your edit. First, it's common practice at Wikipedia to add a bit on personal life to articles of biographies, for examples you could see Bono, Michael Jackson, Celine Dion (which was featured on the main page), etc... etc... besides, it's not like the edit was anything potentially libelous, it was just saying the name of his wife and where she studied. As a norm for any encyclopedia, what an individual likes or dislikes to make public about his or her life isn't taken into account for obvious reasons (objectivity); on the other hand, it's not clear to me whether the artist himself feels uncomfortable with the inclusion of this bit into his bio. Rosa 04:03, 25 July 2007 (UTC)

Respectfully, the addition of this information does run afoul of Wikipedia's guidelines on privacy in this case.

Especially while a figure remains alive, he or she is the final arbiter on what is defined as mere "biographical information" and what is "private", where such information has no bearing on the figure's actual "notability"--i.e. the reason for the entry.

As to whether the subject of this entry objects, and how clear it is: A very strong case can be made in this figure's case that such information is not to be advertised nor easily obtainable--i.e. that it is private. This personal information regarding this figure, is currently relatively difficult to obtain for a reason: the figure has thus far not publicly mentioned the wife by name in any medium, and has been proactive in having instances of revealing such information retracted in at least one public medium, on the grounds that it was private.

This evidence is strong enough to require adherence to the conservative policy of Wikipedia, as it is clearly applicable. Wikipedia's stance is that of a presumption in favor or privacy. Explicit, or strong, implicit approval by the figure himself would be necessary to justify including such information here, then, especially since the figure is not yet a household name, has demonstrated a wish for privacy in this matter, and with it also being the case that the information (a spouse's name) adds nothing of value to the figure's notability for which the article has been written.

The fact that it isn't libelous is irrelevant to whether a private detail is permissible.

Naming other instances of it happening in Wikipedia, which takes a conservative stance in its guidelines where personal information is concerned, does not make the case for including it in this artist's entry. The examples you give are 1.) of far more prominent figures, 2.) of figures of whom it is reasonable to assume or assert that they are demonstrably open to the public about their relationships, either explicitly or implicitly, and/or 3.) of figures where such information is already quite common knowledge.

Whether an editor of this entry feels that such information is not too private, would be irrelevant. Whether, at this time, an editor is of the opinion that such information will eventually become common knowledge regardless, is also irrelevant at this time.

Please review the following in Wikipedia's guidelines:

Presumption in favor of privacy : An important rule of thumb when writing biographical material about living persons is "do no harm". Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, not a tabloid... BLPs must be written conservatively, with regard for the subject's privacy...

People who are relatively unknown : Wikipedia also contains biographies of people who, while notable enough for an entry, are not generally well known. In such cases, editors should exercise restraint and include only material relevant to their notability...

Privacy of names : "When the name of a private individual has not been widely disseminated or has been intentionally concealed... it is often preferable to omit it, especially when doing so does not result in a significant loss of context. Editors should take particular care when considering whether inclusion of the names of private, living individuals who are not directly involved in an article's topic adds significant value. The presumption in favor of the privacy of family members of articles' subjects and other loosely involved persons without independent notability is correspondingly stronger."

--KMFH 10:34, 25 July 2007 (UTC)


 * you had me at "the figure has thus far not publicly mentioned the wife by name in any medium" (I had no idea this wasn't a publicly known fact) but thanks for the extra info. anyways. Rosa 14:14, 25 July 2007 (UTC)

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Multiple Career Damian?
Hey, Shouldn't it be mentioned that he has modeled before? He modeled for some type of fleece or something. I haven't heard a lot about it but I have the picture and he mentioned it in an interview. "I thought this was going to be a fashion shoot, but I guess this is just an interview?...Right now, I am an operating fashion model. In New York and Asia, there is an ad campaign of me wearing fleece. It's very, very good fleece." -From The Gargoyle Magazine And... http://www.sapphiresmodel.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/daisy1.jpg

I think it is a relevant point and should be mentioned.

Thumbs up? Thumbs down? Tell me what you think. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.209.119.74 (talk) 04:34, 31 December 2010 (UTC)

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