At least its well referenced :) According to [[WP:V]], the excess content is acceptable, so there has to be a policy thats accepted and has been around for a while to challenge that. If there is (and there appears to be - WP:LIVING), then anyone with time can go through and cut out unneccessary stuff (get the cleanup taskforce on it, by any chance?).
On 9/10/06, Amgine amgine@saewyc.net wrote:
On 9-Sep-06, at 2:56 PM, David Gerard wrote:
On 09/09/06, Amgine amgine@saewyc.net wrote:
For these and other reasons, en.wp should develop policy limiting living persons articles to primary career facts and academic achievements, current positions held or endeavors, and minimal personal facts. By presenting a minimal set of biographic facts the community can circumvent a large number of internal and external conflicts, whilst avoiding maintenance issues and keeping the articles relevant until such time as the subjects may be viewed in historical context.
And, of course, [[WP:LIVING]] has pretty much from its creation said what you're asking for here: facts in the article need to be relevant to the subject's notability.
(removed developers from the cc:, as I can't see them caring about an editorial policy issue)
- d.
No, actually.
To give an example of what I mean:
[[Tom DeLay]]
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'''Thomas Dale "Tom" DeLay''' (born in [[1947]]) is a former member of the [[United States House of Representatives]] from [[Sugar Land, Texas|Sugar Land]], [[Texas]], the former [[Majority Leader of the United States House of Representatives|House Majority Leader]], and a prominent member of the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]].
== Early life and education ==
DeLay was born in Laredo, Texas. He spent part of his childhood in Venezuela, due to his father's employment. He attended Calallen High School in Corpus Christi, Texas, and spent two years as a pre-med student at Baylor University. DeLay received a Bachelor of Science degree with a major in biology from the University of Houston in 1970.
== Public service ==
In 1978, DeLay won the election for an open seat in the Texas House of Representatives. He was the first Republican to represent Fort Bend County in the state House. DeLay was elected to the federal House in 1984, representing the Texas 22nd congressional district, after his predecessor, Republican Ron Paul, declined to run for re- election.
DeLay was appointed deputy whip by then-Minority Whip Dick Cheney in 1988. When the Republican Party gained control of the House in 1995 following the 1994 election, DeLay was elected Majority Whip. After serving as his party's Whip for eight years, DeLay was elected Majority Leader upon the retirement of Dick Armey in 2003. After being indicted in Texas on charges related to campaign contributions, DeLay stepped down as Majority Whip.
On April 3, 2006, DeLay announced that he would not run for re- election. He also announced his resignation effective June 9, 2006, and that he planned to form a lobbying firm that would work to support conservative issues.
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Compare to the extant article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_DeLay

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