Talk:Shirley Ardell Mason

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[edit] Nuked copyvio (aka "Personalities of Sybil" section)

I have removed the list of personalities from this article. They were taken word-for-word from the book Sybil by Flora Rheta Schreiber. ("Cast of Characters and Dates of 'Birth'", between the contents and the preface, in my Penguin edition). I do not think that we can call this WP:FAIR.

Telsa (talk) 23:04, 29 March 2006 (UTC)

Inasmuch as the book was highly tarted-up for publication and the "list of personalities" is probably not accurate anyway, I completely agree with this. I'd wait till Swales' book came out and find out what her selves were really called. --Bluejay Young 22:34, 18 June 2006 (UTC)

So Swales has the absolute truth in the matter? BTW, I do not see why that isn't fair use. It is less than a page, and it is factual, which is not copyrightable, evidence. Ansell 23:56, 18 June 2006 (UTC)

If the list had been taken word for word directly from Schreiber's list, that might be a copyright violation. All you need to do is go through the book and make your own list in a different order (maybe alphabetical, maybe chronological by discovery, maybe chronological by apparent evolution in Mason's life) with a description of your own wording after each name. Doczilla 01:01, 11 January 2007 (UTC)

I've restored the list. It is an *appropriate* Fair use. Yes we can call it fair use, because it is. As has been pointed out, fair use encompasses a quote, even up to several pages in length. Wjhonson 23:49, 27 January 2007 (UTC)

Fair use shouldn't be the question. The issue should be this is the article about Shirley Ardell Mason, not the fictionalize account in a book called "Sybil". This list should be moved to the book's article (if it's not there already). If a list is still wanted on this artcle, then link to the book's version.Techsmith 15:37, 2 August 2007 (UTC)

I think you should have left the list of personalities in the information. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.74.216.126 (talk • contribs)

[edit] recent edits

I have added a quote from a Newsweek article about her mother and verified information from the Sybil book. ResearchEditor (talk) 05:56, 26 May 2008 (UTC)