politicians are a special case: people tend to judge them holistically, and consider their personal life relevant to their professional career. this is an extension of the rule that , even relatively minor criminal matters are usually appropriate if adequately sourced where they might not be for most other people--it applies to the good but relatively unimportant things for them as well., I wouldnt want to use them as the basis for a general rule.
On Mon, Feb 23, 2009 at 2:21 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > <<In a message dated 2/23/2009 6:11:09 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, > [email protected] writes: > > do we really need to know the names and dates of birth of her > children? And what of the career details of her husband, who is not notable > in his own right? On the other hand, details of campaigns she worked on > before being elected are highly salient to political views, and it's her > political career that makes her notable.>> > > "Need"? No, not at all. The political career makes her notable, and if she > is notable enough that someone has written her biography, including those > details, then we "can" include them. We don't "need" to include them. If > the > only sources commenting on her children (at all) are primary ones, than we > should not include them. Primary sources extend, amplify, clarify and > specify > details, they should not be used to introduce details not otherwise present > in > the secondary sources. > > So if secondary sources mention "her husband the plumber", and "her five > children are named Marjory, Bruce, Wayne, Robin and Ambidextrous", then we > can. > If they don't, we shouldn't. That would be the first line of attack for > anyone who wants to remove these details. > > Will Johnson > > > > **************Get a jump start on your taxes. Find a tax professional in your > neighborhood today. > (http://yellowpages.aol.com/search?query=Tax+Return+Preparation+%26+Filing&ncid=emlcntusyelp00000004) > _______________________________________________ > WikiEN-l mailing list > [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l > -- David Goodman, Ph.D, M.L.S. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:DGG _______________________________________________ WikiEN-l mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l
