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The date of birth is standard component of any normal biography, hence from Wikipedia's perspective it should normally be in the article as long as it is based on reputable source. However for (lesser known) living people exceptions due to privacy concerns may be possible (see WP:BLP). However this cannot be done simply because some IP claiming to be Richard Swedberg and without a convincing reason.
The proper way to request that to contact the Wikipedia:Volunteer Response Team (via email), they will ensure the authentication and proper reasoning of the request and if it is deemed appropriate they will remove the (exact) date with a reference to received request.
In addition I'd like to point out that the exact date of birth is currently printed in several scholarly publication (one authored Swedberg himself). As a general rule it does not look convincing to request a removal while having the date published elsewhere. However the publications elsewhere might have occurred erroneously, it that case a removal might still be considered as appropriate, but again all that needs to be handled via a request to the Wikipedia Response Team and not through anonymous edits of the article.-- Kmhkmh ( talk) 13:23, 5 December 2014 (UTC)
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Personally I have to say as long as Swedberg provides the exact date on his own webpage (albeit a bit hidden), he has hardly any grounds to ask for a removal in Wikipedia.-- Kmhkmh ( talk) 13:34, 5 December 2014 (UTC)
I am Richard Swedberg. I have looked at my webpage again, and as far as I can see my vitae does not contain my birthdate. Neither does any of my writings. The refs that are mentioned are translations and the date has been added by the translator, Andrea Maurer. In the case of Cornell's Economy and Society I couldn't see the date at all. Again, that is nota webpage I have put up. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 132.236.140.184 ( talk) 19:48, 8 December 2014 (UTC)
Can you give me any reason, as to why the birth date should not be published here, when it is published elsewhere? Surely, for a professor of sociology at Cornell, this is not an issue of employment barrier (which might be true for less known and less qualified people). In dating, age may play as well a role, but will be checked early on as well. Insurance companies will require your birth date. So, from a utilitarian perspective, I find it difficult to come up with a good reason. But maybe my sociological imagination is just not creative enough. Kängurutatze ( talk) 13:28, 9 December 2014 (UTC)
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The date of birth is standard component of any normal biography, hence from Wikipedia's perspective it should normally be in the article as long as it is based on reputable source. However for (lesser known) living people exceptions due to privacy concerns may be possible (see WP:BLP). However this cannot be done simply because some IP claiming to be Richard Swedberg and without a convincing reason.
The proper way to request that to contact the Wikipedia:Volunteer Response Team (via email), they will ensure the authentication and proper reasoning of the request and if it is deemed appropriate they will remove the (exact) date with a reference to received request.
In addition I'd like to point out that the exact date of birth is currently printed in several scholarly publication (one authored Swedberg himself). As a general rule it does not look convincing to request a removal while having the date published elsewhere. However the publications elsewhere might have occurred erroneously, it that case a removal might still be considered as appropriate, but again all that needs to be handled via a request to the Wikipedia Response Team and not through anonymous edits of the article.-- Kmhkmh ( talk) 13:23, 5 December 2014 (UTC)
Publications of the date elsewhere:
Personally I have to say as long as Swedberg provides the exact date on his own webpage (albeit a bit hidden), he has hardly any grounds to ask for a removal in Wikipedia.-- Kmhkmh ( talk) 13:34, 5 December 2014 (UTC)
I am Richard Swedberg. I have looked at my webpage again, and as far as I can see my vitae does not contain my birthdate. Neither does any of my writings. The refs that are mentioned are translations and the date has been added by the translator, Andrea Maurer. In the case of Cornell's Economy and Society I couldn't see the date at all. Again, that is nota webpage I have put up. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 132.236.140.184 ( talk) 19:48, 8 December 2014 (UTC)
Can you give me any reason, as to why the birth date should not be published here, when it is published elsewhere? Surely, for a professor of sociology at Cornell, this is not an issue of employment barrier (which might be true for less known and less qualified people). In dating, age may play as well a role, but will be checked early on as well. Insurance companies will require your birth date. So, from a utilitarian perspective, I find it difficult to come up with a good reason. But maybe my sociological imagination is just not creative enough. Kängurutatze ( talk) 13:28, 9 December 2014 (UTC)