`  :There is no policy or guideline I know of that says articles have to be ``brief``, nor should an article's length be determined by the length of another. McCarthy's page is 1,889 words? So what? William Shakespeare's four times longer.   :As for the Public Persona and Personal life sections, a number of biographical articles have them. They are not found in all articles because not all biographical subjects are outspoken or controversial people known for a particular public image, and because article material is limited by what can be found in secondary sources. The Peter David article has such a section for the same reason that Rob Liefeld has an extensive Criticism section, when Jim Lee does not: It's merited by the different lives they lead, the sources available for that material, etc.   `