Talk:Alizée/Archive Jul 2007

message: This link was recently added. I reverted it, as I felt it matches point #4 of WP:EL Links to Avoid guidelines. Not sure though. Neither, I felt, it added any encyclopaediac value to the article. I am open to talking it out if someone feels otherwise. --soumসৌমোyasch 15:31, 29 October 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: IMO, there is no point adding a link to a list of videos by Alizee, whether it includes YouTube videos or not. The article already contains a list of her singles, so adding the list will only add redundancy to whatever encyclopaediac value it has. --soumসৌমোyasch 05:27, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Video List 

message: This article is one of thousands on Wikipedia that have a link to YouTube in it.  Based on the External links policy, most of these should probably be removed.  I'm putting this message here, on this talk page, to request the regular editors take a look at the link and make sure it doesn't violate policy.  In short: 1. 99% of the time YouTube should not be used as a source. 2. We must not link to material that violates someones copyright.  If you are not sure if the link on this article should be removed, feel free to ask me on my talk page and I'll review it personally.  Thanks. ---J.S (t|c) 04:24, 8 November 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I am not exactly sure of this video, coz I have not seen the original copyrighted material. Nor would I advocate its deletion myself. So if you would want it deleted, go ahead. --soumসৌমোyasch 12:02, 9 November 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  YouTube links 

message: Not one free images exits of her? It might be kinda of hard to get one till she returns but wouldn't hurt trying. I have already checked flickr with the creative commons search and nothing on commons. BJTalk 11:59, 21 February 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I tried for quite sometime, but failed to get even one good photograph of her. Have given up now. :( --soumসৌমোyasch 17:23, 21 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Free use image

message: Why isn't this page showing up on ? --soumসৌমোyasch 17:27, 21 February 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Good question... BJTalk 17:37, 21 February 2007 (UTC)
replies: text:  :) --soumসৌমোyasch 20:28, 21 February 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: That list isn't in alphabetic order; Alizée is on the third 500 item subpage... --Derlay 22:53, 21 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Persondata 

message: I removed links to the forums as per the rationale above:
:Starting with point 10 of Links normally to be avoided (Links to social networking sites (such as MySpace), discussion forums or USENET), the Alizee forums and Alizee America links should be removed. And I support their removal. However, the Alizee-fanpage link, it can be argued that the link is directly related to the subject (it hosts content about Alizee, including summaized news snippets) (Point 13, Links normally to be avoided - Sites that are only indirectly related to the article's subject [should be avoided]: the link should be directly related to the subject of the article). As such it should be kept in the article. (I endorse this one as well). However, to comply with more restrictive guidelines in case they come up in the future (interpreting related as being endorsed by the subject), I suggest the link directory be developed. Also, I would like others views on this.  --soum (0_o) 20:22, 24 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Feel free to revert me if you disagree. --soum (0_o) 17:04, 26 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: External links

message: I notice that there are many occasions in this article where sentences could be restructured for better flow. For example, "Her first album was Gourmandises, which received Platinum certification within three months of release" is written in the passive. It is generally a good idea to write this fact as "Gourmandises, her first album, received ..." (active voice), but since this article is about Alizée, I was wondering if it is better to keep her as the subject in most sentences. What do you guys think (English buffs, especially)? Eli 05:22, 27 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: The article does have such problems (fixing it is on the radar of the editors; see the to do box above). I am currently a bit busy. So, if you wanna lend a hand, you are most welcome. As for the voice, either is fine as long as it is consistent. The current version mixes it at will it needs to be fixed. --soum (0_o) 07:06, 27 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Awkward Language?