Talk:On the Internet, nobody knows you're a dog

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[edit] Fair use

I am pretty certain that under fair use the cartoon can be reproduced here.-- Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus | talk  00:18, 8 October 2007 (UTC)

I Agree. Done. Privatemusings 05:46, 8 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Good article nomination

Thank you to SeizureDog who has nominated this article for Good Article status. I had considered doing it myself, but was not sure if it was long enough. I look forward to the feedback and will be happy to fix any problems that may be found. Cheers, Ariel♥Gold 09:02, 8 October 2007 (UTC)

No problem. Length shouldn't be an issue, as it is not a criteria, only that it "addresses the major aspects of the topic". --SeizureDog 05:09, 9 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] GA Passed

This is a very good and well written article. As always more information will greatly improve an article. The article can benefit from a slightly longer lead also. If you feel that this review was in error feel free to take it to WP:GA/R. Tarret talk 21:42, 9 October 2007 (UTC)

One thing Tarret missed in this review was that, per the Manual of Style, no quotation of less than four lines should be in blockquote format. That last quote needs to have the format changed. VanTucky Talk 21:46, 9 October 2007 (UTC)
Interesting. Fixed now. Thanks all! Ariel♥Gold 21:50, 9 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] A variant

I recall seeing in a computer magazine many years ago, a follow up cartoon, in two frames. In the first frame, a dog tells another the dog ...; in the second frame, he looks up at the screen and sees written on-line, Name: Heimie (or some name like that), Type: hound (don't remember the exact name of kind of dog), interests: chasing trucks, smelling butts...

It appeared to parody the notion of anonymity in the internet. It was around 1996 I think. Just thought it may be of interest to folks. AshLin 19:39, 2 November 2007 (UTC)

If you can find a reliable source that shows it, or discusses it, it could certainly be mentioned! I've never seen that cartoon, personally. Ariel♥Gold 19:43, 2 November 2007 (UTC)