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IsaChandra · **Joined:** Tue Oct 19, 2010 2:21 pm **Posts:** 7669

Can someone make my Wikipedia entry a little more informative? I would appreciate it!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isa_Moskowitz

blueheart · **Posted:** Sat Nov 13, 2010 12:50 pm

tell me what you wanna change/post and I' ll do it for you

IsaChandra · **Joined:** Tue Oct 19, 2010 2:21 pm **Posts:** 7669

Well the bio sounds like a book flap. So if it could sound less like that. I don't want to say what to say, but if people are good at that sort of thing then that would be cool.

supercarrot · **Posted:** Sat Nov 13, 2010 1:30 pm

wikipedia wrote:

Puffery
... legendary, great, eminent, visionary, outstanding, leading, celebrated, cutting-edge, extraordinary, masterly, brilliant, famous, remarkable, prestigious, world-class, respected, notable, virtuoso ...
Shortcuts:
WP:PEA
WP:PEACOCK

Words such as these are often used without attribution to promote the subject of an article, while neither imparting nor plainly summarizing verifiable information. They are known as "peacock terms" by Wikipedia contributors. Instead of making unprovable proclamations about a subject's importance, use facts and attribution to demonstrate that importance.

* Peacock example:

* Bob Dylan is the defining figure of the 1960s counterculture and the greatest songwriter of all time.

* Just the facts:

* Dylan was included in Time's 100: The Most Important People of the Century, where he was called "master poet, caustic social critic and intrepid, guiding spirit of the counterculture generation".[1] By the mid-1970s, his songs had already been covered by hundreds of other artists.[2]

supercarrot · **Posted:** Sat Nov 13, 2010 1:40 pm

i know. move all of the extraneous book information to a "books" section. i think that'd solve the whole issue.

rachell37 · **Posted:** Sat Nov 13, 2010 6:14 pm

Also, there's clearly not enough evidence that Isa is Jewish. I agree with the person who says that shiitake needs to be removed.

Fee · **Posted:** Sat Nov 13, 2010 6:27 pm

Can you cite ppk threads as a source?
- Doesn't know how much cashew pieces cost
- Likes the Golden Girls

FootFace · **Posted:** Sat Nov 13, 2010 6:44 pm

Is probably married to Alec Baldwin.

Thinks curry is traditional Thanksgiving fare.

FootFace · **Posted:** Sat Nov 13, 2010 6:48 pm

I'm still waiting for a suicide food entry. I check occasionally.

Rach*n · **Posted:** Sat Nov 13, 2010 8:43 pm

Has a boyfriend that smells like cereal?

amandabear · **Posted:** Sat Nov 13, 2010 8:46 pm

Loves Glee, is blind to its flaws.

Meggs · **Joined:** Wed Oct 20, 2010 6:49 pm **Posts:** 9137

Rach*n wrote:

Has a boyfriend that smells like cereal?

I think we should specify Corn Pops. Give a shameless plug to Kelloggs.

mixmaster_mo · **Posted:** Sat Nov 13, 2010 10:36 pm

FootFace wrote:

Thinks curry is traditional Thanksgiving fare.

Bahahaha!

allychristine · **Posted:** Sat Nov 13, 2010 10:39 pm

Makes people play really mean pranks on their sweet friends. and laughs.

dandirtyapes · **Posted:** Sat Nov 13, 2010 10:48 pm

Do you have creative commons photos of yourself. Or have one you like and will cc it?

dandirtyapes · **Posted:** Sat Nov 13, 2010 10:48 pm

IsaChandra · **Joined:** Tue Oct 19, 2010 2:21 pm **Posts:** 7669

dandirtyapes wrote:

Do you have creative commons photos of yourself. Or have one you like and will cc it?

Like something from Flickr?

acr · **Posted:** Sat Nov 13, 2010 11:08 pm

you will cancel the simpsons over her dead body.

dandirtyapes · **Posted:** Sat Nov 13, 2010 11:10 pm

Yeah, if you have a photo on flickr with the right license that should be fine.

dandirtyapes · **Posted:** Sun Nov 14, 2010 4:08 am

So I've made some changes, but it could do with more work. Much like famed vegan author Isa Chandra Moskowitz herself.

dandirtyapes · **Posted:** Sun Nov 14, 2010 6:02 am

Quote:

She likes potatoes and can cook them really well. Her cat is not named Ping.

After all the effort I went to...

Meggs · **Joined:** Wed Oct 20, 2010 6:49 pm **Posts:** 9137

Ooh it's so much better now! And updated and accurate. Well done!

IsaChandra · **Joined:** Tue Oct 19, 2010 2:21 pm **Posts:** 7669

It's much better! Here are some things I think are relevant:

Favorite Cookbook Author at VegNews Awards every year since 2007.
Me and Terry on Weekend Edition: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/stor ... d=17880728
Bake Sales For Haiti
"Baketivism" in general
I'm a Bust Magazine columnist where I do a column called "Nickle & Dined" that focuses on cooking on a limited budget
I've written for Vegetarian Times, Time Out NY, Natural Health & VegNews.

I don't know if this is relevant but personal stuff like:
Dropped out of the High School Of Music & Art (the Fame school!) where I majored in fine art
Have a GED

If people have questions about stuff that they think would be good to include then ask away!

dandirtyapes · **Posted:** Sun Nov 14, 2010 3:11 pm

I added a bit more and some sections, but could be flushed out a bit more by someone else....

What were you doing in the early years between dropping out and FNB? working? as a...?

you got any photos of you baketivisming?

IsaChandra · **Joined:** Tue Oct 19, 2010 2:21 pm **Posts:** 7669

dandirtyapes wrote:

I added a bit more and some sections, but could be flushed out a bit more by someone else....

What were you doing in the early years between dropping out and FNB? working? as a...?

Let's see. For a few years I just did drugs. Then I was a waitress forever. I actually learned a lot about food and cooking when I was a waitress cause I would sneak back into the kitchen and annoy the hell out of the chefs. I did cook in a few cafes along the way, and did my own brunches and dinners either in the loft i lived in or at other cafes. And I hosted a bazillion potlucks.

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