On Tue, 28 Oct 2008 WJhonson@aol.com wrote:
Suppose that our [[Pope Benedict XVI]] article were found to contain the sentence "Bennie is a homosexual drug user".>>
Sure because it's a negative controversial statement. However called Jaron a "film director" is not a negative statement. It's neutral at best. Most people would consider it actually sort-of positive.
You've outsmarted yourself with respect to literally following rules.
From WP:BLP:
# Unsourced or poorly sourced contentious material about living persons # whether the material is negative, positive, or just questionable # should be removed immediately and without waiting for discussion
Look carefully at that middle line. It does NOT have to be negative in order for it to be removed.