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Contents 1 Merger 2 Rocket 3 Book cover 4 Call me Dave Stevens 5 Fair use rationale for Image:Octoberskymovieposter.jpg 6 Plot?? 7 Pic?

[edit] Merger

I dont think that "Rocket Boys" should be merged with "October Sky". One is about the book, the other is about the movie. Having seperate articles for each seems to be standard practice on Wikipedia. -Fadookie 04:33, 5 October 2005 (UTC)

I second that. -Tcwd (talk) 21:07, 7 October 2005 (UTC)

I also agree. Feedback from the readers of the novel and viewers of the movie also proves that the two are very different in content and plot. They should remain as individual articles. -Matt0401 (talk) 01:21, 11 February 2006 (UTC)

I just reverted an suspicous change that said the last launch was dedicated to his teacher, changed from father. If this was wrong please make the edit again and comment on this talk page. Orangutan 14:04, 12 April 2006 (UTC)

Well, the name of their last rocket was "Miss Riley" (On the side of the rocket,) but Homer did dedicate it specifically to certain people, namely, his father. 67.82.102.128 02:04, 6 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Rocket

In the movie (in which this article is about, not the book), the rocket is emblazoned with the words "Miss Riley". Doesn't this mean that the rocket is dedicated to her as she was dying or something? Homer does let his father push the button, but does that constitute as "dedication"?—Preceding unsigned comment added by [[User:{{{1}}}|{{{1}}}]] ([[User talk:{{{1}}}|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/{{{1}}}|contribs]])

i could transcribe the movie, but as he stands in front of the crowd as he launches the last rocket, he dedicates it to the entire town, Miss Riley, Ike Bykovsky, Leon Bolden, and finally his mom and <pauses as he realizes his father is in the crowd for the first time> his dad. I added this to the article as well. Stuph 05:46, 1 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Book cover

I have a copy of the book that looks alot like the cover of the DVD cover. I know how to upload pictures off the Internet, but how do you go about uploading pictures that you have taken? What tag do you use?--Chili14^(C|@|T) 20:56, 17 July 2006 (UTC)

GFDL-self with the syntax {{GFDL-self}} for pictures you have taken. However, since it is a book cover, the bookcover template (using the syntax {{bookcover}}) would be a better choice. Cbrown1023 21:06, 7 September 2006 (UTC)

there is absolutely nothing in the article about the rocket process or plot. Urgent work needed.71.102.160.34 05:04, 11 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Call me Dave Stevens

Anybody remember a similar book, in print in the '70s? Trekphiler 08:26, 9 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:Octoberskymovieposter.jpg

Image:Octoberskymovieposter.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 this Wikipedia article 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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BetacommandBot 23:41, 26 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Plot??

Almost every other movie article out there on Wikipedia has a plot section. Shouldn't this article?? soldierx40k (talk) 20:41, 26 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Pic?

How's this one? http://imagecache2.allposters.com/images/pic/MG/190824~October-Sky-Posters.jpg soldierx40k (talk) 20:41, 26 November 2007 (UTC) yeah you should have all the important events —Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.141.182.68 (talk) 23:38, 24 April 2008 (UTC)