[WikiEN-l] Fwd: Opt Out for Not So Notable Biographies

[Fred Bauder]

>-----Original Message-----
>From: Thomas Dalton [mailto:thomas.dalton at gmail.com]
>Sent: Sunday, April 8, 2007 01:32 PM
>To: fredbaud at waterwiki.info, 'English Wikipedia'
>Subject: Re: [WikiEN-l] Fwd: Opt Out for Not So Notable Biographies
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>> Not so notable is the rough dividing line between public figures and those who are not. George W. Bush is a public figure as as most of those who regularly appear in the media. Those whose doings are not ordinarily covered by the media are not public figures, although something interesting may have happened to them and there has been spot coverage.
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>In your own words, that's a "rough" definition. We need a precise and
>objective one, otherwise this proposal will just result in more
>arguments.

It would result in decisions, for which we have a designated procedure, nomination for deletion. The only time this would be necessary is when, after a request to opt out, there was disagreement as to whether the person was a public figure regarding whom there was substantial information.

Fred