Talk:What About Bob?

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Contents 1 NPOV 2 NPOV? 3 Fair use rationale for Image:What About Bob.jpg 4 Plot summary

[edit] NPOV

I've not seen the film, and although mental illness has afflicted several of my family members in varying degrees, claims that the movie is "a mockery" or that it doesn't portray the illness "effectively" are clearly an opinion. Similarly, claiming that the "the films (sic) stigmatize the public" violates the NPOV policy.

If this could be reworded with appropriate citations to sources that make such claims, this may no longer violate the policy. Travisl 03:53, 3 May 2006 (UTC)

• You're right on the mark. They have posted all these opinions without citing any references. They have an axe to grind, apparently. And typically, those opinions get axed. Wahkeenah 03:56, 3 May 2006 (UTC)
• I see that all this junk has been added in just the last couple of days. I recommend zapping it. However, you might want to wait a day or two for the a-none who posted it to move on to its next diatribe. Wahkeenah 04:00, 3 May 2006 (UTC)
  • I also see that a supposedly different user posted similarly-titled commentary on The West Wing. Looks like we have a self-appointed shrink editing these pages now. Wahkeenah 02:39, 5 May 2006 (UTC)
    • It was deleted on West Wing and I'm about ready to do so here. Post any objections, quickly. Wahkeenah 03:21, 5 May 2006 (UTC)
      • No objection here. Travisl 04:15, 5 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] NPOV?

Some folks take comedy way too seriously. There's a good chance that the diatribes posted on this page are by folks who are often quoted as saying "What's funny about that?" It reminds me of when someone posted something on the page of A Boy Named Sue complaining that an adult would be at liberty to change his name and that the song was not logical. Yeh, that's true, he could change his name, but then it wouldn't be funny! Holy Moly! What's wrong with people? Wahkeenah 03:54, 3 May 2006 (UTC)

I think there should be a little more article. You can keep the quotes, even add to them, but I think this page looks a little unencyclopedic. -69.67.229.33 03:52, 28 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:What About Bob.jpg

Image:What About Bob.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.

Please go to the image description page and edit it to include a fair use rationale. Using one of the templates at Wikipedia:Fair use rationale guideline is an easy way to insure that your image is in compliance with Wikipedia policy, but remember that you must complete the template. Do not simply insert a blank template on an image page.

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BetacommandBot 04:42, 20 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Plot summary

I've trimmed the overlong plot summary to a version from an older revision [1] --TS 00:04, 19 February 2008 (UTC)

I did the same, but for some reason anonymous IPs keep readding the extra information! It's too long! Lady Galaxy 20:41, 16 March 2008 (UTC)