On 4/9/07, Guy Chapman aka JzG <guy.chapman(a)spamcop.net> wrote:
On Sun, 8 Apr 2007 19:20:20 -0500, "Slim Virgin"
<slimvirgin(a)gmail.com> wrote:
Jeff, can you expand on how it would do that? As I
see it, it might do
the opposite. Biographies of borderline notable people often either
languish unattended or are used as a platform by people with an axe to
grind.
Absolutely. In many cases the only non-trivial sources are
documenting a single event in their life. Fine if it's rowing across
the Atlantic, not so fine if it's an allegation of rape that never
made it to court.
Guy (JzG)
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So what would you do if the person who crossed the Atlantic requested
deletion of their biography? If this policy got off the ground we'd get rid
of a fine bio (presumably true too) just because they asked. Readers
wouldn't be able to find out what he/she did on Wikipedia even though it
should've been covered. A policy like this would need to be refined. For
example 1) It should be regarding people who's sole claim to notability is a
crime that never went to court.
I'm sure there's more reasons that could be added.
Mgm