[WikiEN-l] Borderline notable bios (yes, again)

[Keith Old]

On 7/15/06, Anthony <wikilegal at inbox.org> wrote:
>
> On 7/14/06, Guy Chapman aka JzG <guy.chapman at spamcop.net> wrote:
> > On Fri, 14 Jul 2006 05:03:52 -0400, Anthony <wikilegal at inbox.org>
> > wrote:
> >
> > >> All the indications are that this was a technical offence.  It has
> > >> been suggested that he touched his nurse inappropriately while trying
> > >> to gain her attention.  We don't know, because there is virtually no
> > >> source material to work on, and that is why we should not have an
> > >> article.
> >
> > >What indication is there, other than your unsourced "suggestion" which
> > >contradicts all the other evidence, that this was a technical offence?
> > > If Peppers accidently "touched his nurse inappropriately while trying
> > >to gain her attention", then he is not guilty of the offense, and this
> > >story is even more important.
> >
> > Original research.  we don't know (either way) because there are no
> > reliable sources.
> >
> Actually, the person who claimed to be the guy's brother and started
> that rumor about the nurse admitted it was a hoax.  I sent you the
> link earlier today.
>
> > >Yes, right now we can't find any source material to definitively
> > >determine exactly what happened.  The same could be said of a large
> > >number of articles.  But unlike your suggestion, there is plenty of
> > >source material to create a short article on what we *do* know.
> >
> > The point is, this has so little neutral coverage that we almost
> > certainly won't know. If we ever get a contemporaneous news report
> > which details what happened and to whom then we might arguably have
> > enough to go on, but honestly there is nothing here on which to base a
> > biography.
>
> As I've said, I disagree.  I think there are enough neutral sources to
> have a short article, maybe two paragraphs long, which would be far
> better than having nothing.
>
> Anthony
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We will have to agree to disagree. I think, at this stage, it has better to
have nothing than  have a couple of paragraphs of text on a person in this
situation.

Regards


Keith Old