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Robert Smiths Tears (artist)
Robert Smiths Tears is an artist and student of Wikipedia who is currently learning the system in preparation for a job interview with Israeli company Sintec. Robert has spent many hours researching the wikimarkup structure of Wikipedia's editing facility, in addition to gaining an overview of the organisation's mission. Robert started as a blogger whose blog Robert Smiths Tears critiqued the UK arts scene from 2010-2012.

Early Life
Born in Leura, Australia on 1st May, 1975, Robert was a precocious child who ate a lot. He spent an idyllic childhood in Leura, relocating to Sydney in 1992 to attend The University of Sydney, studying arts. In Sydney, Robert formed relationships with a number of prominent Australian artists such as Diego Ibanez and Reuben Keehan. He began a career in television in October 2000 at Foxtel.

London 2004-2012
Since the release of The Cure's 1990 album Disintegration, the artist Robert Smiths Tears has been an avid fan of the band's singer and songwriter Robert Smith. His professional name of Robert Smiths Tears was taken in tribute to the singer, reflecting the musician's emotional and depressive song-writing. In 2015, the NME reported a potential collaboration between the singer and artist, later reflected on Robert Smith's Wikipedia page.

Breakdown and Recovery
In October 2012, Robert Smiths Tears's mother was diagnosed with cancer, necessitating the artist's immediate move back to Australia. This sequence of events exacerbated his already depressed state of mind, culminating in his mother Ann's death on January 3rd, 2014. By October of that year, Robert had experienced a complete mental breakdown, an event he referred to as "The Cleansing ".