On 11/05/07, Matthew Brown morven@gmail.com wrote:
IIRC this was because there were sources saying David Gaiman the notable scientologist had a son called Neil, and lived in town X; and sources saying Neil Gaiman the author's father was named David and they also lived in town X - but no source saying 'David Gaiman the scientologist' and 'Neil Gaiman the author' were related.
There was a truly inspired debate on one talkpage (I just went to read it) which ran something like this:
A: I've heard some newspaper explicitly quoted the connection in an interview with David in 2005 (...) A: I've gone to the British Library and read the newspaper in question. Here is a bit. [quotes] B: I've seen that passage quoted on many Internet sites. I want to see it reprinted by a reliable source. We need to show that we're using the source itself, not some transcription on the internet. A: Er, this is quoting from the original. Which I have read. In the British Library. B: Oh, er.