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 * Sayre's Law: “In any dispute the intensity of feeling is inversely proportional to the value of the stakes at issue—that is why academic politics are so bitter.”

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Wikipedia is not a rap sheet. It doesn't relate petty criminal records.

An actor's arrest for drunk driving, or a musician's arrest for a drug overdose, may provide colour and make a biography interesting. A mere arrest, however, which never goes to trial, verdict or sentencing, may cause harm if recorded in a biography of a living person.

To include the event, it should receive more coverage than a typical "crime watch" blurb. The event should either
 * receive significant coverage in multiple sources as appropriate to a major celebrity (such as the Mel Gibson DUI incident), or
 * be mentioned as significant some time (at least a few weeks) after the event (such as Jennifer Lopez)

Events which qualify should be described without sensation and avoid a tabloid style. Speculation and gossip should be avoided, and the event should be given due weight and context. Ideally the description should explain the significance and relevance of the event to the subject of the biography (such as Halle Berry).

A directly relevant case is examined in the essay Avoiding harm.

Some relevant policies:
 * BLP: "Biographies of living people should be written responsibly, conservatively, and in a neutral, encyclopedic tone."
 * BLP: "Wikipedia editors who deal with these articles have a responsibility to consider the legal and ethical implications of their actions when doing so. An important rule of thumb when writing biographical material about living persons is "do no harm". Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, not a tabloid, and as such it is not our job to be sensationalist, or to be the primary vehicle for the spread of titillating claims about people's lives. BLPs must be written conservatively, with regard for the subject's privacy."
 * BLP: "Wikipedia articles should respect the basic human dignity of their subjects. Wikipedia aims to be a reputable encyclopedia, not a tabloid. Our articles must not serve primarily to mock or disparage their subjects, whether directly or indirectly."
 * NOT: "Routine news coverage and matters lacking encyclopedic substance, such as announcements, sports, gossip, and tabloid journalism, are not sufficient basis for an article. News outlets are reliable secondary sources when they practice competent journalistic reporting, however, and topics in the news may also be encyclopedic subjects when the sources are substantial. Timely news subjects not suitable for Wikipedia may be suitable for Wikinews."

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