Jimmy Wales jwales@wikia.com writes:
Gwern Branwen wrote:
Remember, this is the one-judge-in-the-world. I refuse to
believe
that there is any judge who could ever think that Seigenthaler
was
not a public figure - but given the number of my peers who have stated firmly that Brandt is only "border-line notable" or "non-notable", I have to assume it is possible a judge might
agree
with them, as they are equally rational and intelligent beings (perhaps with more legal knowledge than I).
It doesn't matter if he a public figure or not, that seems to
have
virtually nothing to do with anything as far as I can see.
--Jimbo
Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't Brandt's argument that there shouldn't be an article on him because he's not public, and thus any such article is harassment, invasion of privacy, and a number of other things, for which the Foundation is guilty by its support of the status quo? It would seem to me to be important whether he's a public figure or not in the judge's reckoning.