Talk:Be Here Now (book)

message: We are free to reproduce any part of the book with the permision of the publishers (according to the book). We should get a picture of the cover if possible! - Grinick - 4/25/2006
:But not according to our CC license requirements. Here is the books statement: "This is made in love for love. Any portion of this may be reprinted to ring the bell of the dharma, but only with the prior written permission of Hanuman Foundation." thats a standard copyright statement. We thus must limit our quotations to brief excerpts.Mercurywoodrose (talk) 19:05, 12 September 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: It is from the book, and i am pretty sure this brief quote is acceptable.Mercurywoodrose (talk) 19:05, 12 September 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Copyright

message: Oasis have an album of the same title. Any idea if this book inspired that ?
Kendirangu 10:44, 20 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: the wikipedia article for the album Be Here Now says, "according to Noel Gallagher, the album name stems from a John Lennon quote. When asked what history was, Lennon replied "to be here now" . "Be Here Now" is also the title of a song by George Harrison." i believe it was Timothy Leary that turned on the Beatles, so i wouldnt be surprised if the album is a fairly indirect reference to Ram Dass. --Ganeshananda 08:21, 21 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Wrong. One of the Beatles' physicians (a dentist I believe) turned them on to LSD circa 1965-1966.RM Gillespie (talk) 17:05, 4 August 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: That just goes to show how deep Oasis is.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.20.177.72 (talk) 01:38, 18 December 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Title of Oasis Album 

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thread_title: Fair use rationale for Image:Be Here Now.gif

message: Hi all, and thank you for the great article. I moved the name to its actual name, which is also a teaching and a guide in itself. I did make the change on other pages to reflect this page. The book was and is a big part of many lives. Randy Kryn (talk) 13:53, 25 October 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: The book may have this title (its not clear from the actual book), but its most notably known as "Be here now", the books spine lists it as such, and the copyright page doesnt help. the page describing how the funds are distributed calls it "be here now".Mercurywoodrose (talk) 19:05, 12 September 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Remember Be Here Now 

message: In the lede it describes the book as "seminal" - a term of praise which sounds like WP:PEACOCK. I had previously rephrased the sentence to remove the word "seminal" and moved the references to the end of the sentence. User:Skyerise disagreed and reverted the sentence, saying in the comment that a properly cited acclaimation is not WP:PEACOCK. It seems to me that if sources X and Y praise the book as seminal, the article should say that the book was praised by X and Y as seminal, rather than claiming it as seminal. Consider the example paragraphs about Bob Dylan in WP:PEACOCK - the Peacock example uses words of praise such as "defining" and "brilliant", while the "Just the facts" version lists (with citations) what others have said about Bob Dylan. As it stands, the article is making a value statement about the book (that it is seminal) rather than adopting a neutral view of what has been said about the book. Autarch (talk) 19:05, 23 May 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: Do you have a source that says it's not seminal (or an equivalent word)? Seminal means very important, and that seems about right. Be Here Now was a major work of the era (and why it's not the direct link for the name seems odd, at least to me), influenced major figures who went on to shape a nice percentage of modern western society, and brought about quite a bit. If you haven't read it, highly recommended, why a movie hasn't been made is a question just popped into my mind. I'd pay to see it. But being here now, maybe another wordage? How about replacing "seminal" with "very important", including the 'very', which would fit the reference by definition. Randy Kryn 20:18, 23 May 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: Merely replacing "seminal" with "very important" doesn't change the issue - it would leave the article stating an opinion as fact - see WP:WikiVoice. Instead, the article should prefer nonjudgemental language, rather than language with positive or negative terms. It should also follow WP:VERIFY and use verifiable facts (e.g. awards won, sales, number of editions) using reliable sources. Autarch (talk) 21:21, 25 May 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: You're right , I stand corrected and in agreement. Moved the word 'seminal' and its references from the lead to the section 'Cultural influence' where it seems more appropriate. Randy Kryn 4:14, 26 May 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Possible WP:PEACOCK, WP:NPOV issues 

message: Wondering whether this publication received permission from the original publisher or current copyright holder.If not, it will have to be removed from the article. Skyerise (talk) 13:10, 16 May 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Reimagined copy of From Bindu to Ojas called "More Than Ever"