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Contents 1 Language 2 Previous Marriages 2.1 Fair use rationale for Image:Goo Goo Dolls Big Machine.jpg 2.2 Rewrite 2.3 Personal Life

[edit] Language

"His last name (which means butcher in Polish) indicates his Polish ancestry, his parents (Joseph and Edith Rzeznik) both being immigrants from Poland." (Quote from article)

"Both of his parents are immigrants from Poland." (Quote from article)

Neither of his parents are immigrants from Poland. His mother is German-Scottish and his paternal GRAND-parents are immigrants from Poland.

[edit] Previous Marriages

Laurie Farinacci his xwife was never mentioned in the post. I met her, and she is fine. I cannot find a picture of her anyway though, and I dont know if I have a photo of her somewhere in my house (long story).BTW Iris was written about her unfortunately I cannot find a source of that off the net and only know that from her a previous interaction with her now deceased sister Coolguy 1175 07:12, 7 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:Goo Goo Dolls Big Machine.jpg

Image:Goo Goo Dolls Big Machine.jpg is being used on this article. I notice the image page specifies that the image is being used under fair use but there is no explanation or rationale as to why its use in Wikipedia articles constitutes fair use. In addition to the boilerplate fair use template, you must also write out on the image description page a specific explanation or rationale for why using this image in each article is consistent with fair use.

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[edit] Rewrite

I've performed a fairly major re-write tonight in an effort to get this rated above Start Class - added some new sections, expanded upon others. I didn't remove much that was already there, but I did move some of it to where I though it might be more appropriate. I also removed "Before It's Too Late" from his individual discography section, as that song is credited to the Goo Goo Dolls. I'd appreciate it if someone could flesh out the details on his divorce, as I couldn't find much information on that. Ivor Longfellow (talk) 22:32, 4 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Personal Life

This section is completed unsited and should be cited or removed. I'll try to find some citations for the claims made, and if I can't I will be removing this section. Either way it's in the wrong part of the article. Ivor Longfellow (talk) 12:35, 30 May 2008 (UTC)