3. Frankenstein in Frankenhausen (2001-09)

‘How long have you been on the run?’
[...] ‘I told you, ever since priests and prophets claimed a hold of my life. I fought with Müntzer and the peasants against the princes. Anabaptist in the madness that was Münster. Purveyor of divine justice with Jan Batenburg. Companion of Eloi Pruystinck among the free spirits of Antwerp. A different faith each time, always the same enemies, one defeat.’
- Luther Blissett, Q

Thomas Müntzer spoke to us, but we couldn’t understand his words. It wasn’t a blessing, but a warning.
It is impossible to disclaim the responsibility the Wu Ming collective had, at least in Italy. We were among the most zealous in urging people to go to Genoa, and helped to pull the movement into the ambush. After the bloodbath, it took quite a while – and a lot of reflection on our part – to understand our own (specific) errors in the context of the (general) errors made by the movement.
We had underestimated the enemy, and overestimated ourselves. Clearly, something had gone wrong with the practice of “mythopoesis” or “myth-making from the bottom up”, which was – and still is – at the core of our philosophy. (more…)

Take a look at this: http://twitter.com/wuming6
The nickname “Wu Ming 6″ suggests that it’s a sort of fan account [actually, we always stated that "Wu Ming 6" is a honorary title reserved for our translators]. However, the guy is using our “portrait” and the info on the right column is misleading:

Name: Wu Ming
Web: http://www.wumingfoundation.com
Bio: Men of destiny

There’s nothing indicating that WuMing6′s account is not managed by us.  People are led to believe they’ve bumped into our Twitter account (we have none), also because nearly all the tweets are excerpts from this very blog.  It looks like we’re following this, being followed by that… and calling ourselves “men of destiny” (it’s from a play by George Bernard Shaw, though it also may remind of  another “Man of Fate”, i.e. Benito Mussolini).
Nothing wrong in tweeting about us, indeed, it’s a good thing. Keep doing it if you like it, mate. However, it’s best to tighten a few bolts. Make it clear that you’re not us.  Your followers are to know that they’re following you, not the Wu Ming Foundation, and both we and you will be free to write whatever we want without anyone mistaking one for the other.