On Fri, 19 Jan 2007 00:51:33 -0800 (PST), zero 0000
<nought_0000(a)yahoo.com> wrote:
> if there has never been a reputably published
biography or profile,
> then I don't believe we can have an article.
This would include minor actors and exclude famous
scientists.
Even scientists who have a large number of scientific achievements
are rarely the subjects of published biographies. Being famous
enough to get a mention in newspapers doesn't help either, since
such articles rarely provide information like place of birth.
Many notable scientists are profiled in pop science and other
journals. And a fair number of those who have not, really should not
be on Wikipedia. Take Piotr Blass, for example. He re-created his
article about ten times before we finally banned him.
Guy (JzG)
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