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This is an old revision of this page, as edited by BuzbyBumbles (talk | contribs) at 11:06, 13 November 2008 (→‎Liz Hurley). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Liz Hurley

An IP user has just "cleaned up" the Elizabeth Hurley article, but in my opinion far too much info has been removed and I think a revert is needed. I was going to do a quick revert, but first I wanted your thoughts on the matter as you have contributed the most to the article. Thanks. Eagle Owl (talk) 10:37, 28 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Yep, my mistake, I was a little hasty! I will admitt that I was half asleep this morning, lucky I didn't revert after all. Regards. Eagle Owl (talk) 19:54, 28 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

BuzbyBumbles (talk) 11:06, 13 November 2008 (UTC)Dear Busillis, I am concerned by the fact that there are several inaccuracies in the article which you claim to have almost entirely created yourself. Every time the corrections are made, you change them back. I’m afraid that I will be forced to make a formal complaint unless you stop doing this. All the changes and additions I have made have been correctly referenced. Can I remind you that Wikipedia is meant to be an unbiased source of information compiled by members of the public- as opposed to by one member of the public with strong views on the subject.[reply]

1) “Bi monthly column for the Telegraph”

This is incorrect. It was a weekly column for The Sunday Telegraph. Columns were published for example on the following dates 30th Dec, 6th Jan, 13th Jan 21st Jan and so on which as you can see is every week. This is an easy fact to check.

2) You wrote in your note to me, “…if her mother calls her a straight A student, then that doesn't make her so - we have no objective source confirming that so it is not a fact”.

I read her mother’s book and added a quote from it in quotation marks. “According to her mother she was a straight A student, “academic and hardworking ” Why is this a less reliable piece of information than the quotation which you added from “a friend” in Hello magazine, which states that Hugh Grant’s lifestyle was “a handful” and at the end of their relationship, Khan "was quite worn down."? This also has no objective source confirming it. My addition is clearly in quotation marks and the same book has been used as a reference in another Wikipedia entry (see Sheherazade Goldsmith) and found to be acceptable. The same applies to , “In her teens, according to her mother, Khan was an accomplished equestrian, competing in and winning several prestigious competitions including The Horse of The Year Show and The Royal International Horse show.” You removed this. Why? I believe this to be of interest.

4) You also removed the references to Romania and Bangladesh. Khan has visited both these places on behalf of UNICEF (see UNICEF’s website). This was a valid addition. References were provided (see below). You also removed the ref to UNICEF’s Growing up Alone campaign?

5) She, her sons, and her mother participated in three demonstrations outside Downing Street in November 2007 to protest the imposition of a state of emergency in Pakistan.[44] Khan in fact attended the demonstrations but she also took a part in organising them according to a number of articles. She set up and headed the Free Pakistan Movement to protest the State of emergency in Pakistan imposed by President Musharraf. See The Guardian, “In praise of Jemima Khan, unlikely freedom fighter” She also led teh campaign for her ex husband's release form jail. http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2007/nov/20/pakistan.features11. All of this was correctly referenced. Why did you remove this?

6) In 2001, she raised funds and provided tents and clothing to Afghan refugees at Jalozai camp in Peshawar.[43] In fact, she set up The Jemima Khan Jalozai Camp Appeal and ran it as a charity for several years. The Appeal is advertised at the end of the article which you yourself referenced. Why did you remove this?


7) After three collections, the company was closed in 2001

This is incorrect. A fashion line always has collections twice a year. Autumn/ Winter and Spring/ Summer. It was launched in 1998, closed in 2001 after 6 collections.

Please stop allowing others to make their own contributions to teh site unless you have good reason.


http://www.unicef.org.uk/celebrity/celebrity_biography.asp?celeb_id=14 - Romania

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1388470/Jemima-Khan-is-Channel-5-news-reporter.html - Bangladesh

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/1309339/Jemima-Khan-joins-Unicef-campaign-for-war-orphans.html - growing up alone campaign