Talk:Leanne Dobinson

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A precedent has already been set for pages on contestants from popular reality shows. There are pages in Wikipedia on contestants from The X Factor, Big Brother and The Amazing Race to name just three. While she has not released any singles or albums as yet, she has appeared in the West End and on television making her a TV star in her own right. She was a popular contestant as proven by fans' comments on her on the BBC website. Plus there are already other pages set up about other stars from the show.Braxiatel 23:05, 6 September 2006 (UTC)

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Most of the text contained within the Background section appears to have been copied directly from the BBC's Maria website. Has the BBC authorised this?—The preceding unsigned comment was added by 88.105.66.159 (talk) 17:30, 9 September 2006 (UTC).

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Does anyone have a source that gives her year of birth? Just because she is 20 doesn't necessarily mean she was born in 1986. Mouse Nightshirt 23:20, 17 September 2006 (UTC)

She was 19 when the competition started so one can assume she was born in the summer of 1986. Braxiatel 18:48, 18 September 2006 (UTC)