On 6 Nov 2003, Gareth Owen wrote:
The Cunctator cunctator@kband.com writes:
Let me pick the second one from that list, and repeat it here in full: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shawn_Edward_Bowman,_Jr.
Shawn Edward Bowman, Jr. (19XX-September 11, 2001) was a computer specialist and active Eagle Scout. Born and raised in Staten Island, he worked as an information specialist in the human resources department of Cantor Fitzgerald in the World Trade Center.
He died at age 28 in the September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attack in the destruction of the World Trade Center.
He was survived by his then-pregnant wife Jennifer and his son, Liam (age 2). His son Jack Shawn was born January 2002.
He was an Eagle Scout in Troop 43, Staten Island. He was a member of the staff of Camp Aquehonga for 5 years. He worked in various positions, working as the Camp Services Director in 1992. In the summer of 2002, Camp Aquehonga, after raising over $15,000, rebuilt the campfire area as the Shawn E. Bowman, Jr. Ampitheatre.
Are you seriously suggesting that the late Mr. Bowman, Eagle Scout and computer specialist is a reasonable target for an article in an encyclopedia. If so, then there is such little common ground between what we think belongs in an encyclopedia, that further discussion is worthless.
I'd be intrigued to see the opinions of others.
I'm puzzled about this entire discussion. I thought that this collection of biographies of all of the 9/11 victims was one of the jewells in the crown of Wikipedia?
Geoff