Gesh... Another post about something I've done. I'm sure Jimbo is becoming convinced that I am a troll or even worse. :(
What I wanted was either a statement why this person was important (so that it could be included in the article) or for someone else to review the darn thing and see if I wasn't crazy in thinking the thing was not encyclopedic. Sorry, I wasn't here for these earlier discussions and was therefore working under the premise that wikipedia at least was trying to become an encyclopedia in some modern sense of the word. That definition being; "The circle of arts and sciences; a comprehensive <i>summary</i> of the entire range of human knowledge, or of a branch of knowledge; esp., a work in which the various branches of science or art are discussed separately."
Usually in a summary we leave out the non-essential parts and players. But then you do have a point in noting that we have articles on each of the Simpsons characters and nobody really finds this too objectionable. Heck, I have even contributed to some of the Star Wars character pages! BTW it was <me> who wikified [[Max Weismann]] right after it was created (so let's not get the idea that I'm trying to be an overbearing censor here -- I'm not very keen on doing work and then having it removed <unless> it is best for the project ;). JHK later wrote why this person was at least marginally important - which was good enough for me - so I changed my vote from removal to rewrite for clarity (before I read this message BTW).
I guess I can now write that article about my boss that I have been wanting to write for several months -- she isn't widely known outside of her very narrowly focused field but has been very important in trying to advance the application of a particular type of transit-oriented smart growth strategy by working from within California's bureaucracy. I never wrote it before because I thought others would think that it would be un-encyclopedic and delete it. But if allowing the minor players is allowed, then I'm all for it -- but I think that the people and things we cover <i>do</i> have to be players in at least some sense (I don't think we want to become geocities or be responsible for spreading misinformation or propaganda, right?).
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