Talk:Will Wood

About the Releases section

Dumb question. Few questionable sources (one including Reddit, but its him posting about himself) are saying his upcoming album is set to be released in 2022. I don't quite know if I should be putting this in here but should the line about no current release date be removed or rewritten or left alone? He mentioned it releasing mid/late 2022 on his IndieGoGo FAQ, on his Reddit AMA and a student news website interview. Fiene Oomens (talk) 15:06, 4 December 2021 (UTC)

Should this article exist?

I have mixed feeling about this article, and forgive me if this isn't in the proper style, but it's partially my fault this article exists, as I put Will Wood's name on the requested articles board. It has come to my attention that Will Wood does not want a Wikipedia article about him made. On one hand, as a fan of his work, I want to respect his wishes, especially because this could negatively impact his mental health. However, I think Will Wood should be remembered, and his music and talent should be commemorated here. Again, apologies if this isn't the appropriate place to put this, I just think it's a dilemma we should think about. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Smoltran (talk • contribs)

If Will requests to have no Wikipedia article about him, then it should not exist, especially since this article includes some information that (for lack of some better words) should not matter such as his sexuality.

In all situations, please do not make something that goes against his, or anybody's boundaries no matter what.

Please respect his wishes, thank you. Eyeism (talk) 17:56, 27 April 2021 (UTC)

I have some mixed feelings too; I started the article and might not have if I'd known he was opposed. However, an encyclopedia is intended to provide notable information—even notably information that some people might prefer to keep private. If the article is well sourced from other secondary material, it doesn't necessarily matter whether the subject of the article wants the info here or not. NoahB (talk) 19:38, 29 June 2021 (UTC)

I agree with NoahB here. Although on one hand it is his life and he might wish to keep it private, but as he is a significant person I think it's better we keep the article unless he directly contacts wikipedia to say otherwise Maplermoment (talk) 15:27, 8 December 2021 (UTC)

Coming back here about 8 months later to say, yeah, I realize now the existence of his Wikipedia page and some of the information in it is a bit inevitable. I have mixed feelings about it aswell, as much as I'd like to protect Will's privacy here, as he grows in significance there's not much anyone can really do about it. My bad everyone, do try to be respectful though. Eyeism (talk) 21:30, 13 December 2021 (UTC)

Wood meets the Wikipedia notability guidelines meaning that an article about him can, and in my opinion should, exist, regardless of his wishes. That being said, Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons says that biographies should be written "conservatively and with due regard for the subject's privacy" and if Wood personally reaches out contesting any particular part of his biography then this of course should be seriously considered. All current information is accurately and reliably sourced meaning the article is arguably adequate in its present state. Asrieltheoracle (talk) 08:40, 27 May 2022 (UTC)

To support what I said in that second sentence, this was the case with CGP Grey's article. Asrieltheoracle (talk) 08:47, 27 May 2022 (UTC)

About Will's Birthday

I've recently decided to add Will's supposed birth date that somebody added into FamousBirthdays although there is no credible source about it, And not to add the entire edit war in the "Source" section of this article about people disagreeing with Will being born in 1993.

I've considered making the Birth Date tag just say "unknown" or "in the early to mid-1990s" due to this entire dillema.

So, Does anyone actually know Will's birth date? Makumatic (talk) 04:23, 16 November 2021 (UTC)

If there is not a reliable source we just don't include it. Greyjoy ^talk 20:57, 17 December 2021 (UTC)

Addition to discography

Will Wood released the single Ferryman in collaboration with Shayfer James on August 19, 2022. Urthurao (talk) 08:31, 28 August 2022 (UTC)

Borderline personality disorder

I know that this was once part of the article and was removed for being a slanderous claim - however Wood clearly mentions that he suffers from Borderline personality disorder in this clip (from 1:35 to 3:22)

https://youtube.com/watch?v=0btYd0PkcXY

Is this enough to justify adding it to the article? JDBauby (talk) 22:34, 28 August 2022 (UTC)

Sorry for the late reply, but I think it would be fine per WP:ABOUTSELF. Firestar464 (talk) 05:42, 4 January 2023 (UTC)

Personal Life Additions

I'm not really sure what to make of the grooming allegations being added to the personal life section. The allegations themselves were very unsubstantial but a selection of the information added included mistakes, grammatically and factually. I think much of the screenshot image sources aren't great but I'm not sure the original posts are available anymore anyway. I've tried to correct as much as the info as I could but I'm not really much of a wikipedian so I might've made some errors. Even in my research, some sources are unavailable now; which makes some unsourced information hard to verify or add sources to. I've tried to maintain as much of the original information but I'm not sure it looks too great as it is supposed to be wikipedia page and not a gossip forum. PhantasmicHD (talk) 17:43, 7 March 2023 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 16 May 2023

Please remove his real name, he has always stated that he wishes to keep it secret. 194.103.31.55 (talk) 08:54, 16 May 2023 (UTC)

 Done I've removed the name, as the only sourcing was primary and it is a WP:BLPPRIVACY violation. Consider this the discussion requested on the talk page in the hidden comment I also removed. I did not open a discussion ahead of time as BLP violations should be removed immediately, and inclusion of content requires consensus before restoring, per WP:BLPRESTORE. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 11:13, 16 May 2023 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 16 May 2023 (2)

Add “He can also do a front flip from a standing position.” to the first paragraph on his page, as per his request in the Life in the World to Come podcast episode titled ‘Stay Worried’ at 23 minutes in. 2605:8D80:400:9CC0:C016:D50D:13B4:3B06 (talk) 16:57, 16 May 2023 (UTC)

 Not done: This would need coverage in independent secondary sources to demonstrate that it is WP:DUE for inclusion. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 17:09, 16 May 2023 (UTC)

Discography section

A friend on discord was talking about Wills wiki being changed from the podcast but I guess the jokes have been removed but its now locked with a lot of wrong infor that some seems in bad intention based on the edit history comments. His discography section should only include things under the Will Wood name and not include nonserious highschool bands and things he did as a minor. They don't count as genuine career things and basically all of those are nonmonotized. Also one of the listings on his discography is known to be a huge trauma trigger to him and was dug up through personal information by stalkers and people who have caused him harm. I think he even mentioned once one person escalated to criminal behavior. He talked about it briefly on his last livestream and said its really damaged his mental health. Even without that keeping his privacy, safety and mental health in mind, he was a minor and this is the page for "Will Wood". I cant remove it myself and I heard this is how you bring it up to the group or something so i thought I would try it this way. Radioactivem0ths (talk) 18:55, 20 May 2023 (UTC)