Talk:Angelina Jolie/Archive 1

message: Did she really dream of becomming a funeral director?  I looked in the history, but it wasn't vandalism, it looked like a valid edit.  Growing up with actors as parents, you'd think she'd want to be an actress.  And then she attended a theater school when she was 11--not exactly the best training to become a funeral director.  Whhat is the source of this factoid? 
If it's valid, we should insert why she wanted to be a funeral director.  Otherwise, it sounds bogus (like it does now). — Frecklefoot | Talk 17:47, Sep 24, 2004 (UTC)
:It seems so. I've read this rumour on many places. Can't be sure though, but I wouldn't be surprised because Angelina is a bit odd, I mean, she's not exactly the girl next door if you know what I mean.
:EliasAlucard Talk 16:14, Apr 13, 2005 (UTC)
:: I've read this in an interview with her. It was something that came out during her "goth" phase around the time she won the Oscar. Can't remember exactly where I read it. 23skidoo 00:35, 3 Jun 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: Yeah, I've heard her say that too. Can't remember where, some arbitrary interview. Like what skidoo said, it might have been something she just "said" during her goth phase, but she definately did claim that as a child she wanted to be a funeral director. Poisonouslizzie 00:39, 12 December 2005 (UTC)

text: Angeloonie 16:44, 20 December 2005 (UTC)

text: Good work. I've added the link. Incidentally you don't have to be a registered user to add information to articles, though it's easy to sign up so you can have access to other features. 23skidoo 14:28, 11 January 2006 (UTC)

text: Nice job Jake! You should register an account if you plan to start any new articles btw, as of last month only registered users can do that.  But registering is quick and simple.  Thanks again, --Naha|(talk) 15:22, 12 January 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Funeral Director?

message: I have removed the quotes because 1. the quote given was not cited. 2. the better place for quotes would be wikiquote. 3. the link cited was likely the source of the quote and its copyright did not allow us to copy them. 4. wikipedia is not a collection of links.
The best thing to do would be to find a public domain source of quotes, create a wikiquote article with them, and then come back and link the wikiquote article from here.  If you could do that, I would love it because I, personally, love some of the things she says. Cavebear42 20:09, 8 Nov 2004 (UTC)
thread_title: quotes

message: maybe we can get a better picture here.
:above comment by68.211.13.124
:please sign your comments with ~~~~ to help us make this more readable.
:we ahve tried to find a better pic that could be released under a public domain or free licence but have not yet cam up with one.  in the case that you have one, please go ahead and put it up. Cavebear42 22:31, 22 Nov 2004 (UTC)
replies: text: This is what fair use is for. --Sn0wflake 05:36, 13 Feb 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: Not really.  fair use is for "the Progress of Science and useful Arts".  And in order to claim fair use "... one must demonstrate how it either advances knowledge or the progress of the arts through the addition of something new."  While we are able to claim that we are adding something new to the world by working on this project, we must tread lightly on this matter.  Using a picture because she looks much sexier in it surely has no interest in furthering science.  If there was no possible way to find a pic that was free, then we might have a claim to fair use.  That aside, I try to consider the spirit of this project as furthering the end goal.  For instance, while the Wikipedia is obviously not 100% factual, more good editors than bad means that we are approaching truth all the time.  In the same way by replacing fair use pictures with PD pics and by replacing PD pics with freely licensed pics, we are approaching a freely licensed encyclopedia. Cavebear42 23:01, 15 Feb 2005 (UTC)

text: It is for a nonprofit cause, though. Wikipedia is simply displaying the picture, not charging money for people to see it. It is equivalent to hanging the picture on one's wall.→  JarlaxleArtemis 23:59, 22 Feb 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: fair use does not mean that non-profit orgs can use whatever they want it means that you can use it to further science and useful arts.  not wanting to get off topic but, while you would prob get away with hanging a picture on your wall, that does not make it legal to do so and you are surely not protected by the fair use clause, esp when your "wall" is visable to the entire world over the internet. Cavebear42 05:44, 23 Feb 2005 (UTC)

text:  I notice a new picture has been added from a movie premiere. That one's much better. I think a better UN-related shot of her is available, too. 23skidoo 00:36, 3 Jun 2005 (UTC)

text: I dunno. It looks like she has a black eye to me. I think a better image can be found by making a fair use screen capture from one of her movies. I'm willing to go through the effort. Alternately, the cover of her book could be used.23skidoo 22:20, 12 Apr 2005 (UTC)

text: Why not swap it for the perfectly fine premiere photo at the bottom? 23skidoo 02:29, 1 August 2005 (UTC)
replies: text:  I went ahead and made the switch. I think a headshot is a better choice for lead image anyway because you get a better look at the person, as opposed to a full- or partial-body shot as was the case with the magazine cover. 23skidoo 05:24, 1 August 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  picture