slimvirgin@gmail.com (slimvirgin@gmail.com) [050507 05:25]:
Right. If he's named as a kook (or anything) somewhere vaguely reputable, we can use it. But we can't allow Usenet to determine who is or isn't notable.
On that basis, we wouldn't have articles about Usenet at all. We do, therefore your assertion that Usenet notability is not notability at all ever is evidently not the case.
(And that's not even pointing out that "notable" is not and has never been a criterion, and in fact failed to be ratified as policy. Because the policy is and remains *verifiability*, of which Mr Wollmann has provided buckets outside Usenet.)
Also bear in mind that your disreputable ancient Roman figures are long dead. Their livelihoods aren't going to be harmed because someone calls them smelly. ;-)
If Mr Wollmann's livelihood is harmed, it's by people looking him up and seeing the pages documenting his past fraudulent behaviour. That's what really riles him.
- d.