FWIW, what strikes me ( well, lightly taps me ), about this whole thing with Seth here, is that if he didn't speak fluent geek (with a decided recieved high USENET tone), most of wikipedians wouldn't give him the time of day.
Tell me anyone would be arguing a Fields medal winner is non-notable? A Grammy winner? Even that day-time soap award I cann never remember the name of...?
Personally I think a little bit of ignore goes a long way here. Tell Seth to divest himself of the EFF pioneer award, and come back again, methinks.