Template talk:Objectivism

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[edit] Fair Use Image?

Can we change the image on this template? It's definitely copyrighted and I don't think this qualifies as fair use (though I'm no lawyer). --dm (talk) 03:53, 6 July 2006 (UTC)

Indeed, I agree, now that I look at it. I'm taking it off. Crazynas t 06:31, 6 July 2006 (UTC)

At first, I disagreed, but reading Wikipedia's article on Fair Use, it is cover art, but it offers no critical commentary about Atlas Shrugged and so, no, it's not Fair Use. Robocracy 20:18, 19 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Added some articles to the template

The suggestion to merge "Ayn Rand Collective" to another article was suggested almost a month ago with no chance. Also, the "Neo-Objectivism" article isn't on the template, either. I added both. Robocracy 20:20, 19 July 2006 (UTC)

Actually, on second thought. I only added Neo-Objectivism, not the Ayn Rand Collective, just because it seems that the Ayn Rand Collective was in some way related to the Nathaniel Branden Institute (probably even synonymous), and so, that issue needs to be sorted out first. Adding it would just expound upon pre-existing ambiguity, as both organizations were started by the same people, at the same time, in the 1950's to promote Objectivism. Robocracy 20:26, 19 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Core?

What does "core" mean? Why not "philosophy?" Endlessmike 888 08:18, 14 January 2007 (UTC)

Some people don't believe Rand was a philosopher or that Objectivism is a philosophy. And they go around changing and deleting - on an anti-Rand campaign. I don't know if that is why 'philosophy' was changed to 'core' or not - but it is a good reason to restore it. Steve 17:12, 14 January 2007 (UTC)
Whoever keeps changing this, please explain yourself. Endlessmike 888 05:15, 15 January 2007 (UTC)
I notice that some of the IP Users that make those changes have no list of contributions, except for the Rand/Objectivism deletions. That means they may be doing it as sock puppets - hiding their real ID. When they don't leave a comment and make repeated deletions, I think Wikipedia considers it vandalism and a request to an Admin can be made to block edits on a given page by IP users - then they have to enter the discussion or use their real ID. Steve 02:14, 16 January 2007 (UTC)
Someone is continuing the vandalism. How does one contact the appropriate Admin to handle this? Endlessmike 888 23:45, 16 January 2007 (UTC)

I finally got around to posting something about this vandalism on the administrators page, so hopefully the vandals will be banned. Endlessmike 888 01:48, 22 January 2007 (UTC)


I added "and Objectivism" to the Libertarianism and Homosexuality links. Otherwise it looked like the links would take you to articles just on libertarianism and homosexuality. Endlessmike 888 02:00, 18 March 2007 (UTC)

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