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

[Akash Mehta]

At least its well referenced :) According to [[WP:V]], the excess
content is acceptable, so there has to be a policy thats accepted and
has been around for a while to challenge that. If there is (and there
appears to be - WP:LIVING), then anyone with time can go through and
cut out unneccessary stuff (get the cleanup taskforce on it, by any
chance?).

On 9/10/06, Amgine <amgine at saewyc.net> wrote:
>
> 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
>
> 
>
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