User talk:Sturm br

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[edit] Marina Dias

  1. Please don't up-load and use copyrighted images.
  2. If there is any genuine (encyclopædic) information on this woman, please add it; some reputable source for the description "supermodel" would also be welcome. At the moment, there is nothing in the article to indicate her significance, and it could therefore be deleted without warning. I'm holding off for the moment, but if something that she's done or been isn't added soon, the article will probably go. --Mel Etitis (Μελ Ετητης) 09:39, 24 January 2006 (UTC)

"Fair use" is fairly narrowly defined; the image that you up-loaded seemed to have been copyrighted, and didn't meet normal fair-use criteria (and you didn't gve an explanation of its fair-use status).

The problem with the article is that just being a model isn't usually enough to warrant an article in an encyclopædia (there are hundreds of thousands of models). Calling her a supermodel wouldn't be enough either, but there's in fact no evidence that she is one; the links were to two pages of photographs of her, and didn't establish anything. Is there anything that she's achieved – prizes or awards, etc. – that could justify the article? --Mel Etitis (Μελ Ετητης) 23:11, 24 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Re:Help

What do need help with?--Rayc 22:50, 5 June 2006 (UTC)


[edit] Rodan of Alexandria

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[edit] List of companies that do animal testing

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All that notwithstanding, your source is PETA, which is not reliable with regards to information on each of the companies listed. Finally, please read WP:NOT - Wikipedia is not a directory. Thanks. Rockpocket 02:24, 15 December 2006 (UTC)

You make a fair point, but cutting and pasting content is not allowed, at the very least make some sort of effort to make it look as if you wrote the list. More importantly, if you want to claim companies test on animals, your need a reliable source for each one, which you must cite. Taking PETA's word for it violates WP:NPOV. Rockpocket 10:29, 16 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Persistant copyright violation

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[edit] Allan Teger

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[edit] Fortress (1986 film)

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[edit] Disputed fair use rationale for Image:Hares.jpg

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