Talk:Oldest Notable People for Reasons Other than Age/@comment-25898958-20170531120707/@comment-258494-20170531143418

Ollie, I disagree. I think we have to consider a few issues here:

1. The media, especially, focuses on "anecdotal" cases...they made a big deal out of George Burns living to 100. So the question becomes, who are the oldest persons notable for reasons other than age?

2. An article like this can help serve as an educational proxy between a sub-population (famous persons only) and the total population.

Now, I think the problem is: how "notable" does someone have to be in order to qualify for a list like this? Well, let's start with sourcing. The Gerontology Wiki is not the place for original research. We see that Alphaeus Philemon Cole's death was reported in the NY Times, a good case for being "notable enough". He also was featured at age 100 (the 100th birthday test is a good test for notability before extreme longevity). Let's say this: start tagging every case, and if cases aren't sourced within three months, we can start removing the unsourced cases.Ryoung122 (talk) 14:34, May 31, 2017 (UTC)