On Sat, 31 Mar 2007, Angela wrote:
The issue is this: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=WP:LIVING#Privacy_of_birthdays
Just because you can look up birth records in primary sources doesn't mean Wikipedia should list everyone's birth date.
In that case, don't include it. But we already have a rule that says not to include it. Don't try to stretch different rules to do so. It's not an unreliable source, and it should not be banned as self-published. Stretching the wrong rule to cover a situation can cause really bad problems in the future when the stretched rule is now considered the rule's natural meaning.