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In March 2010 a reasonably wikified article text was overwritten by wholesale import of the artist's own Facebook biography: [1]. That introduces WP:COPYVIO considerations, albeit probably the artist's own words. I'm minded to reinstate the page as it was prior to the overwrite, thoug possibly with a bit of prior checking as to whether anything else would be lost. Opinions anyone? AllyD (talk) 21:13, 13 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]
The March 2010 re-write is based on Laszlo Gardony's ALL ABOUT JAZZ artist profile: http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/musician.php?id=6946
Laszlo Gardony's Facebook Artist Page bio seem to have also used ALL ABOUT JAZZ's bio. The current Wikipedia article is well referenced with links to reviews, Sunnyside Records' Laszlo Gardony page etc. Reinstating a previous incarnation of the page would result in the loss of these links and I feel that would diminish the encyclopedic quality of the page. Jazzdetails (talk08:35, 14 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]
The problem is that it is someone else's prose. Take for example "Born in Hungary, Laszlo Gardony has come a long way in the world of jazz. He started piano lessons at the age of seven, and soaked in rock, blues and classical styles" - I'm quoting the All About Jazz article but it is word for word duplicated in this article. I don't know who wrote that AAJ piece (the biography isn't authored, which is one reason I try to avoid using these articles for refs) but there's no indication that they licenced it for use in Wikipedia and derivative projects, so it is a problem (as in the policy page linked above) and can't really stay; nor can it just be paraphrased. So I think the issue is how to create (or recreate) a solid Wikipedia-originated article that still has the positive features you've listed above. AllyD (talk) 19:46, 15 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]
I've replaced the page text, but in so doing have maintained the specific review links that had been added, placing them into a "Critical reception" section so that the article can develop from here on. AllyD (talk) 19:01, 18 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]
