Board Thread:The Panopticon/@comment-26975268-20130201045831/@comment-26975268-20130221032317

Okay. Number one:

For "vital stats," things like "was born" and "died" would get extremely redundant. Unless you want to start adding information like where they died/were born, we'd have to do something like this:

On 25 December, many people were born and many died. The following is a list of every birth and death of individuals who have appeared in, or have connections with, the Doctor Who universe and its related media.

Births

 * 1916 - Actor Edward Burnham
 * 1984 - Actress Georgia Moffett

Deaths

 * 1988 - Writer and director Terence Dudley
 * 1999 - Actor Peter Jeffrey
 * 2003 - Penciller Art Wetherell

Yes, the first sentence could do with a rewording, and, yes, you might say that there isn't enough info to constitute a whole section. (25 December doesn't have anywhere close to as many births and deaths as certain other days) But consider the alternative:


 * 1916 - Actor Edward Burnham was born.
 * 1984 - Actress Georgia Moffett was born.
 * 1988 - Writer and director Terence Dudley died.
 * 1999 - Actor Peter Jeffrey died.
 * 2003 - Penciller Art Wetherell died.

Redundant, no?