User talk:Laudpatty

The Passenger, a song by Iggy Pop
My first Wikipedia edit was on the page for this song. I have long been a fan of Iggy Pop in general, and of this song in particular. I have been a fan of Jim Morrison and the Doors, and am very familiar with both Morrison's self-published and posthumously released poetry books. So, when I first listened to this song I instantly recognized the lines in the lyrics which are an almost verbatim quote from a poem in the book "The Lords: Notes on Vision" by Jim Morrison, from which they are borrowed. Pop even makes reference to this himself in an interview series that once aired on one of Amazon's Prime Video channels. Once I finally had hard proof straight from the man who wrote the song, I felt strongly compelled to make my first Wikipedia edit on the page about it - shouting this information from a virtual rooftop, some two and a half decades after I very first heard the song and missed about its inspiration. I did my due diligence. I included a footnote referencing which episode of the docuseries I saw where Iggy Pop himself mentions using Jim Morrison poetry as inspiration (and also mentioning that he preferred Siouxsie and the Banshees' arrangement of the song to his own), and another footnote linking to the poem in The Lords that is paraphrased in the song. And then some goth/punk know-it-all comes right up behind me and edits out my contribution. How is that fair?! His information could easily have been added to the page instead of replacing what I had to say. And to top it off, I get a message that my information is incorrect. I had verifiable sources. I'm really ranting here... But put yourself in my shoes: I've been sitting on this hunch that I may not have really wanted to share until I could verify it, and so much time goes by that I forgot about it. And then I'm watching this documentary where this notion is completely given credence. So I share this fun little factoid with people I assume will be interested to read about it. Very shortly afterwards, some Internet troll with nothing better to do goes and takes it down, essentially calling me a liar. So yeah, I'm upset by this. I tried to message this person back and ask if they even bothered to check out my found, but it looks like the coward blocked me. And yes, this is a very long time later. I would have taken to the web and written my retort the next day, but I was never notified, although I had selected to "watch" the page, perhaps hoping it might spark a fun conversation. I never dreamed I'd get taken down by someone who clearly never bothered to check my references. I'd like to contribute more in the future. Truth and integrity matter quite a bit to me. And I love sharing information as well, as long as I can back up what I have to say. I would imagine that is a big part of why Wikipedia is so popular. For all I know, it was a child that pulled that stunt - it's highly likely. I would prefer to be a part of a more mature exchange. Here's hoping... laudpatty 07:20, 3 November 2023 (UTC)

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