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<!--pageType= magazinesmallslug= pl_brownsection= techbizsubsection= peopleheadline= Scott Brown the World's Most Brilliant Writer Gets a Wiki Page All His OwnauthorName= Scott BrowncreditType= illustrationcredit= Mr. Bingo--><style type="text/css">#bio_sb float:right;clear:top;width:250px;border:2px solid #ccc;margin:10px;padding:10px;#bio_sb_title text-align:center;padding:4px;background-color:#69A0F3;color:#fff; .bio_sb_elem1font-weight:bold;h3 width:300px;border-bottom:1px solid #AAAAAA;margin-bottom:12px;<p style="font-size:188%;line-height:1.2em;">Scott Brown<p><em>This article is about the renowned humorologist. For the sports figure, see <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Brown_Scottish_footballer">Scott Brown Scottish footballer.<div id="bio_sb"><div id="bio_sb_title">Scott Brown <img src="http://www.wired.com/images/article/magazine/1608/pl_brown_f.jpg" style="padding:12px 0px;width:250px;height:298px;display:block;" /> <br/><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr valign="top"><td class="bio_sb_elem1" >Born<td>March 2, 1976 age 23<br/>Opelika, Alabama Europe <br/> <br/><tr valign="top"><td class="bio_sb_elem1">Pen name<td>Jonathan Safran Foer <br/> <br/><tr valign="top"><td class="bio_sb_elem1">Occupation<td>Writer, author, writer-author, songstress, avid composter <br/> <br/><tr valign="top"><td class="bio_sb_elem1">Genres<td>Fiction, nonfiction, fan-fiction, email, checks no less than $50<br/><tr><td colspan="2"><div style="border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-color:#AAAAAA;">&nbsp;<br/><tr valign="top"><td class="bio_sb_elem1">Influences<td>Julius Caesar, Raphael disambiguation: ninja turtle, Black Jesus, the Bangles: <cite>Greatest Hits<tr><td colspan="2"><div style="border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-color:#AAAAAA;">&nbsp;<br/><tr valign="top"><td colspan="2" style="text-align:center"><strong>Web site<br/><a href="http://www.people.com">www.people.com updated infrequently<br/><br/><br/><p><strong><nobr>Scott McClure Brown <br/>born March 2, 1976 is an American writer, journalist, and underwear model. citation needed<h3 style="width:300px;">Early life and career<p>Brown was born in Alabama in 1976. He grew up white and male &mdash; which, he assures you, is harder than it looks. He learned <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Share_cropping">sharecropping from his father and wine-pairing from his mother, but his greatest teacher was the streets: They taught him everything he knows about paving and resurfacing. HA! Yes, Brown is also a humorist, and thank you, America, for the laughter.<p>In 1998, Brown began writing for magazines and awaiting the creation of a free, crowdsourced online encyclopedia that would deliver the recognition denied him by his peers, his parents, and <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Among-American-School-Students-Texas/dp/B000J5C6AS"><cite>Who's Who Among American High School Students 1993/1994.<h3>Controversy<p>Famously, no one has ever created a Wikipedia page for Brown, an omission some attribute to a lack of Web savvy on the part of Brown's mother. Across Brown's apartment, the debate rages: How is it that a man can write stuff, put his name on it, and get published over and over again and not warrant a few lines in the world's de facto most-authoritative public record Seriously, would it kill the world's de facto most-authoritative public record You don't even have to upload a picture. But if you do, please use one of the pre-bald ones.<p>Some say Brown was simply too humble to promote himself properly. Others maintain Brown's ideas were too radical for <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_system">the system, and the system retaliated by not noticing. Still others claim that "some," "others," and "still others" were all Brown, using various high-pitched voices.<h3>Resurgence and triumph<p>Brown was often advised to secretly author his own Wiki entry, despite how this would violate the rules and juke the whole noble Wiki experiment. "Everyone does it!" Brown was told. <cite>What's the use of a free-market popularity contest if it's rigged and padded, he reasoned. <cite>Then it's just LinkedIn! For years, he maintained a serene faith in the wisdom of crowds, checking Wikipedia two or three times a day to discover that a he wasn't there and b crowds are stupid. And then one day, after a night of heavy drinking, an entry finally appeared.<h3>"I didn't write this"<p>Late in his Wikipedia entry, Brown was quoted as saying, "I didn't write this Wikipedia entry. It may look like I did, but I didn't. I'm a published writer, so it's not inconceivable that one of my many hot young fans citation needed wrote this. I'll look it over, though, just to make sure everything's accurate ... Yup, looks good!"<h3>Death and sainthood<p>Toward the end of his life, Brown died. He died a hero, blowing up a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Searchsearch=nazi asteroid&amp;go=Go">Nazi asteroid that was either headed for <a href="http://images.google.com/imagesq=ohio">Ohio or was the size of Ohio. And he doesn't even have any friends in Ohio! Anyway, the people have spoken. With a single voice. Which is not his. Make changes, but know this: The people check this page a lot, and they like it how it is.<p>- - - -<p><em>Scott Brown's Wikipedia page <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Brown">may or may not be here .<p><br style="clear: both;"/> <a style='font-size: 10px; color: maroon;' href='http://www.pheedo.com/hostedMorselClick.phphfmm=v2:dcfa1393e79c40fbc0883387f4136eb6:93iY/WS1ivqXsgX72Fw+eXX+DbKwLp27J/agiDRfqpIY3plSV8O+dkIHM41erWYgyugwGcX7alFakhKWp9ouUTToRRyN/bHdwdWp65RSsCI='><img border='0' title='Add to Facebook' alt='Add to Facebook' src='http://www.pheedo.com/images/mm/facebook.gif'/> <a style='font-size: 10px; color: maroon;' href='http://www.pheedo.com/hostedMorselClick.phphfmm=v2:29de2219cc8360760f1a898ced4fbd5d:rSjMfA+1NVErTGzsCc4NluMq6CakMpfK4LZKWPI8cbAHDHJSCUJj4ERop1vlcIA9Zng4J3jKThs1ttXDNzDCLT1URbxVZaUuckwEKNYls0M='><img border='0' title='Add to Reddit' alt='Add to Reddit' src='http://www.pheedo.com/images/mm/reddit.png'/> <a style='font-size: 10px; color: maroon;' href='http://www.pheedo.com/hostedMorselClick.phphfmm=v2:502414b46078f1a6896d3f2c2fd38834:BG6paPJmew/cZxSO/U4qZGPEVPugGLu2pfIdkCRWslic2CujsmLq8heAgwNQ094X1SDVx2zmtaSex+aSCVCVuDZOBxG+YaMr0qDnimQc5UM='><img border='0' title='Add to digg' alt='Add to digg' src='http://www.pheedo.com/images/mm/digg.gif'/> <a style='font-size: 10px; color: maroon;' href='http://www.pheedo.com/hostedMorselClick.phphfmm=v2:8da9d669cc42a7c3b5d07bf79fce336f:/4MbC2HK+E+LqPUTS603rjPwSc/HYHk0jODgQ+u0++FC/f5OlE0dTvkm2GAFx7BlMFmDMw0TwtsGmNRF3JPpZEy6if2gTp5wW/Vxf9mP9Us='><img border='0' title='Add to Google' alt='Add to Google' src='http://www.pheedo.com/images/mm/google.png'/><br style="clear: both;"/> <a href="http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdos=f03683c2537ed2f4963d98d88188e4e3"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://www.pheedo.com/img.phdos=f03683c2537ed2f4963d98d88188e4e3"/> <img src="http://www.pheedo.com/feeds/tracker.phpi=f03683c2537ed2f4963d98d88188e4e3" style="display: none;" border="0" height="1" alt=""/><p><a href="http://feeds.wired.com/~a/wired/indexa=WgeV4a"><img src="http://feeds.wired.com/~a/wired/indexi=WgeV4a" border="0"><img src="http://feeds.wired.com/~r/wired/index/~4/363559752" height="1" />
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