On 23 March 2012 14:04, Carcharoth <carcharothwp(a)googlemail.com> wrote:
It has been said before, but that is why specialist
biographical
dictionaries often have as one of their inclusion criteria that
someone has to be dead before having an article. I'm not saying we
should go that far, but there is a case for many BLPs of saying 'if
there is no current published biography, wait until this career/life
is over and make an assessment at that point', and until then either
delete or have a bland stub."
Define "published biography". Two paragraphs? A page on a notable
website? A news media article? A detailed criticism with life story
mixed in? A whole book on them?
(Define "book".)
You've come up with a criterion that seems cut-and-dry to you, but is
actually horribly subjective and will be a matter for endless
irresolvable disputes. It's not like arbcom is in *need* of more work
...
- d.