[WikiEN-l] [Wmfcc-l] Living bio patrol on en:wp [[WP:BLPP]]

[Amgine]

On 9-Sep-06, at 2:56 PM, David Gerard wrote:

> On 09/09/06, Amgine <amgine at saewyc.net> wrote:
>
>> For these and other reasons, en.wp should develop policy limiting
>> living persons articles to primary career facts and academic
>> achievements, current positions held or endeavors, and minimal
>> personal facts. By presenting a minimal set of biographic facts the
>> community can circumvent a large number of internal and external
>> conflicts, whilst avoiding maintenance issues and keeping the
>> articles relevant until such time as the subjects may be viewed in
>> historical context.
>
>
> And, of course, [[WP:LIVING]] has pretty much from its creation said
> what you're asking for here: facts in the article need to be relevant
> to the subject's notability.
>
> (removed developers from the cc:, as I can't see them caring about an
> editorial policy issue)
>
>
> - d.


No, actually.

To give an example of what I mean:

[[Tom DeLay]]

{{infobox}}

'''Thomas Dale "Tom" DeLay''' (born in [[1947]]) is a former member  
of the [[United States House of Representatives]] from [[Sugar Land,  
Texas|Sugar Land]], [[Texas]], the former [[Majority Leader of the  
United States House of Representatives|House Majority Leader]], and a  
prominent member of the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican  
Party]].

== Early life and education ==

DeLay was born in Laredo, Texas. He spent part of his childhood in  
Venezuela, due to his father's employment. He attended Calallen High  
School in Corpus Christi, Texas, and spent two years as a pre-med  
student at Baylor University. DeLay received a Bachelor of Science  
degree with a major in biology from the University of Houston in 1970.



== Public service ==



In 1978, DeLay won the election for an open seat in the Texas House  
of Representatives. He was the first Republican to represent Fort  
Bend County in the state House. DeLay was elected to the federal  
House in 1984, representing the Texas 22nd congressional district,  
after his predecessor, Republican Ron Paul, declined to run for re- 
election.



DeLay was appointed deputy whip by then-Minority Whip Dick Cheney in  
1988. When the Republican Party gained control of the House in 1995  
following the 1994 election, DeLay was elected Majority Whip. After  
serving as his party's Whip for eight years, DeLay was elected  
Majority Leader upon the retirement of Dick Armey in 2003. After  
being indicted in Texas on charges related to campaign contributions,  
DeLay stepped down as Majority Whip.



On April 3, 2006, DeLay announced that he would not run for re- 
election. He also announced his resignation effective June 9, 2006,  
and that he planned to form a lobbying firm that would work to  
support conservative issues.



</example>

Compare to the extant article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_DeLay