On 6/26/07, Guy Chapman aka JzG guy.chapman@spamcop.net wrote:
On Tue, 26 Jun 2007 03:33:30 +0100, "michael west" michawest@gmail.com wrote:
Sorry Tony you misunderstood meant dates of birth (certainly not address unless you live in Buckingham Palce)! Mike
Several people think we should not include dob for living individuals.
Who? Where?
Several is a long, long way from consensus, that's for sure. There's a reasonable argument of how far we should dig to find a date of birth if one is not readily accessible, which goes into original research as well as invasion of privacy, but if a date of birth is readily obtainable, I see no reason not to place it in the article.
Since "Who's Who" is generally written with the cooperation of the subject, one could generally assume that a DOB stated in that publication is both accurate and OK by the subject.
-Matt