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Blindboy Boatclub says all the time that he places a lot of importance on his privacy and his ability to take off his plastic bag and go about his life without being recognised. I am of the opinion that giving his real name on Wikipedia is not respectful of what is clearly something he cares a lot about, and may even be distressing to him.
I understand that his real name must be out there somewhere for someone to have included it on Wikipedia, but it's a lot easier for someone to find it on here than in whichever source is used for it. AengusB (talk) 01:35, 25 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
His name is well known. I mean, aside from everyone in his home town knowing who he is, it's literally been published in Ireland's largest selling newspaper, and last year, in the New York Times! Of which he said "...at this stage, I'm hardly anonymous. My name is public domain, I'm not entitled to literal anonymity." Wikipedia is not censored. BastunĖġáḍβáś₮ŭŃ!11:17, 25 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
As noted above (and previously), the subject's real name is known and covered in multiple reliable/verifiable/mainstream sources. Its inclusion is consistent with the guidelines on verifiability, reliability and proportionality. (The latter applying as that content is not given undue weight or sensationalised - relative to that coverage. The article, for example, doesn't contain any more coverage of the subject's personal life than the biographical coverage found in a typical secondary source. And doesn't rely on primary sources or include images of the type noted above.)
In terms of WP:NOTCENSORED, I imagine (even before I read that quote from @Bastun) that the subject would understand Wikimedia's stance on censorship. And would understand that if, for example, Conor McGregor "didn't like" some text in that bio article, or the Chinese (or US or UK or Indian) government "didn't like" some text in articles on civil rights issues, then that text - likewise - wouldn't be censored or redacted. Censorship of Wikipedia is not an insignificant concern. Guliolopez (talk) 14:17, 25 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
