On 9/9/07, K P <kpbotany(a)gmail.com> wrote:
Yes, saying quickly why the person is notable is
important. Also
David's right about giving the birth date right off, and death for
those who have passed. It instantly puts a person and the possible
information you can gain about them in a well defined category.
My biggest problem with adding birthdates in the beginning of an
article is that they're so hard to verify. Thus I feel they should
normally be cited *and attributed* if included. And putting an
attribution in the very beginning of an article is clumsy.
And, yes, I look people up because I don't know
about them, not because I do.
But, c'mon, you at least know why they're an interesting enough person
for you to look up, which in my mind means they're notable.