[WikiEN-l] Borderline notable bios (yes, again)

[Andrew Gray]

On 13/07/06, Rob <gamaliel8 at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 7/12/06, Andrew Gray <shimgray at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Basically, if you're not a "public figure" (which seems to be defined
> > quite narrowly - perhaps in a similar way to the Western defamation
> > definition?), *you don't get named* at all, much less have an article
> > on you. I'm not a public figure. Angela's not a public figure. Daniel
> > Brandt's not a public figure. You probably are, and so's Xeni, but
> > there's the cutoff, I guess.
>
> "Probably"?  If you make the Time 100 anything, you're a public
> figure.  There's no gray area.

I keep forgetting Wikipedia went and got famous! He certainly is.

> Brandt is a public figure because, among other reasons, he's been
> interviewed by or featured in The New York Times about a half dozen
> times, and he's not only done this willingly (as opposed to being
> sucked into a news controversy like Brian Chase), he's courted it
> through press releases and other means.

I confess I have been avoiding paying attention to this whole thing,
but yes, that's the sort of thing involved.

-- 
- Andrew Gray
  andrew.gray at dunelm.org.uk