Have a chuckle on me. It’s a reminder not to let “fame” or “being considered an expert” go to your head…
I’ve been cited on Wikipedia. Little old me. Here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fictional_location
I mean, I’m really quite chuffed about it. Maybe even honoured.
However… the citation is wrong. If you read the article that is being cited, I say the exact opposite to what I’m being cited as saying.
Ie, the citation is: “Within narrative prose, providing a believable location can be greatly enhanced by the provision of maps and other illustrations. (Neal, Mapping a Fictional Location)”
My point in the article was: “So I’m not sure of the value of publishing maps, but I am convinced that every author needs to create at least a basic sketch for him or herself to ensure he or she doesn’t contradict something…”
In other words, the person who wrote the Wikipedia entry simply did a long tail search for the exact point they wanted to make, and my article popped up. They, very probably, didn’t even read it. But I may have looked like a credible source. Which is still kinda cool.