Forum:Removing ages from actor pages
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Is there a point in having actors' ages on their pages. I mean, they constantly need updating. David Tennant has been 39 since April and has just been updated to reflect this. He's one of the main actors in Doctor Who, so if he hasn't been updated, I wonder who else hasn't. There's no reason to have both the date and age. If people want to know how old they are, they can calculate it themselves. We shouldn't have to continuously update it. Removing that part would remove another thing from the list of things to do. The Thirteenth Doctor 12:49, August 25, 2010 (UTC)
- I'm fine with removing it, it's likely just because when they were set up the style (and in some cases content) was taken from Wikipedia. I think it's enough to have their date of birth. Actors who've died, their age can be noted. --Tangerineduel 13:06, August 25, 2010 (UTC)
Resurrecting
I saved this one from archiving because I think we should eliminate ages and even date of birth from real world people's pages. IMDb have suspended this practise, as it could potentially jeopardise actors' ability to get work, and I think we might want to consider following suit.
czechout<staff /> ☎ ✍ <span style="">23:58: Sun 06 Nov 2011
- Noting cast and crew's birthdays is fairly traditional in fandom, and deliberately leaving out that information when it is publicly known seems a bit anti-encyclopedic. Maybe we just need a strict policy on citing birthdates to a trustworthy source, which should provide adequate protection for any of those individuals who have taken measures to keep that information non-public. — Rob T Firefly - Δ∇ - 00:20, November 7, 2011 (UTC)
