> Its simply impossible to edit a public figures page at this point if you want an easy fail case to try.

Why should a complete random be allowed to edit a public figure's page without some overview? What could they possibly edit that is relevant to this figure's page?

If a public figure dies, their page will be updated in less than one hour of the announcement, so the edit is not the issue.

It seems healthy to have people gatekeeping those pages, since they are not a public forum, but a common source of knowledge.