Really? What if we were debating where nollidge was born and where he went to school. Would you not be an authoritative source of information on these subjects?
Only the "wrong" was that it included "director" among a long list of accomplishments, on account of he had directed a film. The guy's beef was that he didn't like the film and didn't want to be noted for it, and he demanded sole authority over his own historical record.
Sometimes there are good reasons to not let people edit their own articles. Sometimes there aren't. But you need some sort of coherent policy.
If you ask about my breakfast, I could be lying to you or recall yesterday's breakfast instead of today's or whatever.