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Also, it's a little weird to call it a "lawsuit," which is a term generally reserved for civil matters. This is a criminal matter. I'm going to change the heading of that section to "Criminal Charges". Dear fellow Wikipedians,
Background: Over a month ago, there was intense discussion on the WP:BLPN which has since been archived [1]
Administrator Bbb23 wanted someone to put on this talk page for further discussion regarding this issue.
"What needs to be done here - and probably better on the Wong Talk page - is a discussion (RFC?) as to that issue. If there's a consensus that Wong is a public figure, there still has to be a discussion about what material/how much material may be included in the article.--Bbb23 (talk) 14:11, 2 May 2019 (UTC)" [2]
The two main concerns are:
1) Is Brian Wong a public figure?
2) If 1) is met, then how much material to include.
Wikipedia definition of public figure: A public figure is a person, such as a politician, celebrity, social media personality, or business leader, who has a certain social position within a certain scope and a significant influence and so is often widely concerned by the public, can benefit enormously from society, and is closely related to public interests in society. [3]
The reason for these two main questions is to determine if BLP:Crime which is applicable to non-public figures apply.
Various arguments were put forward both for and against the addition of the indictment of sexual assault. A big concern is whether social media popularity constitutes part of the definition of public figure.
Arguments for being a public figure:
Does having a large social media influencer part of the reason for being a public figure?
Brian Wong is a Linkedin influencer given exclusively to 500+ people in the world and has over 715,800 followers: In addition to the hundreds of media interviews and news articles which I won't list, his Linkedin is followed by over 715,800 people. These are professionals with real profiles and linkedin considered him a business leader and influencer. [4]
Linkedin definition of an influencer:[5]
Argument against proposed by user:Collect "Having a "blue check mark" does not mean one is a "public figure". More clear? Collect (talk) 12:49, 3 May 2019 (UTC)"
Does identification by Brian controlled Facebook public page self identifying as public figure enough evidence to be a public figure? [6]
Potential arguments against: It could be a Facebook auto option if one wanted a public page.
Does self identification in an interview that one is a public figure enough to meet this definition? As an analogy, Wikipedia policy on coming out regarding sexuality is that this info cannot be included in any bio until one comes out publicly which can later be included on their bio. Following this analogy, does coming out with the intention of being a public figure and later performing actions consistent with this goal such as numerous public speaking, interviews, writing for major papers among others constitute as a public figure?
“I always wanted to be a public figure, so I wanted to have that formal educational experience. And for four years of those classes,”[7]
This is not about notability guidelines and strictly focused on whether or not Brian Wong is a public figure and meets Wikipedia's standards. "This has nothing to with notability guidelines. The IP is clearly saying that a blue checked Instagram account means that the person is a "public figure", not that a blue check means the person meets our notability guidelines. We wouldn't even be arguing over this if the Wong article doesn't satisfy WP:GNG.--Bbb23 (talk) 14:11, 2 May 2019 (UTC)"
Thank you very much for drawing attention to this discussion and eventually a consensus. 2001:569:7E43:7900:A93E:65D0:4C24:2F58 (talk) 08:51, 11 June 2019 (UTC)
The result of the move request was: Not moved. (non-admin closure) Colin M (talk) 18:30, 5 September 2021 (UTC)
– There are three other people listed on the disambiguation page, and it's not at all clear that this one would be highly meganotable enough to claim WP:PRIMARYTOPIC rights over all of the others. Bearcat (talk) 14:39, 18 August 2021 (UTC) — Relisting. — Shibbolethink (♔ ♕) 21:33, 26 August 2021 (UTC)