[WikiEN-l] BLPs: Wikipedia entry nearly scuppers rugby player's career

[Philip Sandifer]

On Sep 30, 2008, at 5:08 PM, Marc Riddell wrote:

> There is not such thing as an "exceptional alcoholic" - a person  
> either is,
> or they are not. It's like calling someone an "exceptional diabetic".

The comment was meant in sarcasm. He's a noted, skilled professional  
rugby player - something a comparative handful of people in the world  
can claim. He's also an alcoholic. One of these is clearly the more  
exceptional, notable, and worth talking about facts. That we provide  
equal weight to both is absurd.

-Phil