[WikiEN-l] Analysis of BLP issues (Jimmy Wales shouldreconsider)

[James Farrar]

On 22/04/07, Jeff Raymond <jeff.raymond at internationalhouseofbacon.com> wrote:
> James Farrar wrote:
>
> >> That would be another way to go. Unless there is a published biography
> >> on the individual, our default is deletion. Again there will be
> >> exceptions - but we could let afd sort that out. We just change the
> >> default - you need a consensus for inclusion if there is no other
> >> biography in publication.
> >
> > That seems like a sensible criterion - and there might be potential to
> > extend that to classes of articles other than BLP.
>
> I've always seen this as a rather horrid criterion.  So what does this
> mean?  Most sportsmen, most television stars, most musicians, many
> politicians - gone.

I don't think so, given there is already a consensus on notability for
all of those - see [[WP:BIO]].