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Stephen hart's avatar

Rapier sharp John, cuts through the bullshit now threatening to drown us.

Thank you .

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Stephen Lacey's avatar

Surely owning anything by the Messiah of Australian Art - the quasi-working class Torana-driving Christ - let alone 16 works, should preclude one from becoming the head of anything bar Canberra's Supernats.

And totally off-topic, am I the only punter who can’t see the point of CJ Hendry?

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John McDonald's avatar

You're seeing C.J. Hendry as a very ordinary artist, where you need to see her as a celebrity & a cool NYC story, as the SMH does. What's art got to do with it?

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Karen Smith's avatar

I thought Wikipedia had editors who cast a critical eye over submissions, hence them always asking for donations. Sounds like they just post people’s submitted bios, which undermines its credibility. I am also puzzled by public declarations about personal information in a professional setting. Like when people write she/her next to their name on their email signature. Do I have to re-enforce who I am?

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John McDonald's avatar

I wish I knew more about the subject, but I'm pretty sure a Wikipedia entry has to be written by a third party. You shouldn't be writing - or dictating - your own glowing biog.

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