On Fri, 19 Jan 2007 00:51:33 -0800 (PST), zero 0000 nought_0000@yahoo.com wrote:
if there has never been a reputably published biography or profile, then I don't believe we can have an article.
This would include minor actors and exclude famous scientists. Even scientists who have a large number of scientific achievements are rarely the subjects of published biographies. Being famous enough to get a mention in newspapers doesn't help either, since such articles rarely provide information like place of birth.
Many notable scientists are profiled in pop science and other journals. And a fair number of those who have not, really should not be on Wikipedia. Take Piotr Blass, for example. He re-created his article about ten times before we finally banned him.
Guy (JzG)