There is precious little space to leave much of a comment in the process of changing a photo. I am Patty's webmaster, have been for more than a dozen years. Patty's manager, Bette Warner of Lamartine Productions, asked me to take off the Natick photo because they do not like it, and promoters are using it in promotions for shows. This is NOT how they want Patty represented. That is why I keep changing the photo. I am trying to talk them into having an official live photo (or even unofficial but at least one that they like) that can be used here as I know that the Wiki community prefers live images. Until we have such an image to use, I am working on respecting Patty and Bette's wishes by not having the Natick photo seem to represent her in any fashion, therefore also enticing promoters to use that rather than following the directives of Patty's performance rider to use only the easily found images that are designated for promotion.

The wiki commons is a bit of a byzantine area and I am trying to figure out how to get all of the permissions notifications in place. The image I keep putting up is a shot that is on Patty's own press materials page (http://pattylarkin.com/press) so it IS an image that comes with all usage permissions.

As a fan of Patty's, I would hope you could respect that how she is presented to the world means a great deal to her, and removing an image that does not do that in a fashion that she likes is yet another way to support her.

Thank you.

Photomonk (talk) 00:25, 5 December 2010 (UTC) Amy J. Putnam, webmaster for pattylarkin.com[reply]

I have again reverted your change to an older photo, as you present nothing but your opinion as to the artist's "preferred image". Unless you have some sort of documentation as to why you believe this, or better some actual provable statement of her preferences, the concert photo is preferable for Wikipedia standards because it is not copyrighted, whereas the studio shot is.

For the record, I have created a number of articles for a number of Patty's releases, and am a fan of hers myself. But the standard is that Wikipedia uses photos that have a fair-use allowance or ones that are non-copyright. You've made the change based on what sounds to be nothing but your personal belief with no proof offered. Has Patty clearly stated her preference for that photo, and if so, when and where?

--Couillaud (talk) 19:26, 3 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, this page explains the procedure for giving permissions for images. --Simon Speed (talk) 00:53, 9 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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Hello, I'm Lynch44. I noticed that you added or changed content in an article, Mimi Fox, but you didn't provide a reliable source. It's been removed and archived in the page history for now, but if you'd like to include a citation and re-add it, please do so. You can have a look at referencing for beginners. If you think I made a mistake, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thank you. Lynch44 (talk) 01:11, 3 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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