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

[Steve Bennett]

On 7/18/06, Keith Old <keithold at gmail.com> wrote:
> There is no good reason for a biography of Brian  Peppers for example given
> that there is so little material available from reliable sources. Similarly,

There's no good reason for a real biography - it's quite unlikely that
anyone really wants to know anything about his life, and if they do,
there would be no shame in Wikipedia not having that information. The
only real interest in BP is the internet meme, like the numa numa guy,
etc. A short article detailing when the meme took off, when it died,
some sources examining why he became famous, and maybe a sentence or
two on "the man behind the photo" would be appropriate.

Sorry if we're still beating this dead horse, but the BP article is
quite a good example of someone being "famous in spite of themselves".

Steve