Talk:The Ten Commandments of Dog Ownership

Section removal

I removed the section which republished the copyrighted list of commandments. While a portion may be included as a block quote for example, the example here was beyond what is reasonable for fair use. Like a song's lyrics or a poem, only portions may be used, and then because they are relevant to some verifiable point in the article. If you have additional questions, please ask. My76Strat (talk) 08:09, 21 January 2012 (UTC)

Author/copyright holder EXPLICITLY states that the list can be used and quoted freely as long as it is not for financial gain.

From author's site: "You can use my Ten Commandments in websites,blogs facebook etc, as long as it is not for financial gain.

I would require being credited as the author, and linked back to my site with the following:

Stan Rawlinson Dog Behaviourist and Obedience Trainer. Author of the "Ten Commandments For Pets"

You can visit his website and articles at http://www.doglistener.co.uk/ - See more at: http://www.doglistener.co.uk/humour/commandments.shtml#sthash.5dQQcfeX.dpuf"--89.146.153.98 (talk) 13:08, 2 October 2014 (UTC)

Is this version from the Japanese Wikipedia acceptable as a paraphrase?--Lionratz (talk) 08:19, 21 January 2012 (UTC)

I tend to believe it is not. Consider this essay which outlines the prohibition against close paraphrasing which I believe this egresses. The best form is to present the information in prose, for example:

The commandments form a basis of understanding to incorporate empathy into the human role.

My life is likely to last 10-15 years; any separation from you will be painful for me. Remember that before you buy me

The above example demonstrates how the commandments are written from the dog's perspective and how they elude to principles assumed important to dogs. Additional commandments convey ideas of trust, tolerance, anger, hurt, pain, and forgiveness amongst others.

This is just a hap hazard example of how to use prose to describe the commandments, with the inclusion of an appropriately proportionate block quote to illustrate a point in the prose, namely that they are written from the dogs perspective. I hope this helps a bit, and am glad you are agreeable to discussing alternatives and/or methods of compliance. Good luck to you and feel free to ask additional questions as you desire. My76Strat (talk) 10:08, 21 January 2012 (UTC)

An additional edit

I edited the article to present the alternate title in bold text which is accepted best practice. Additionally I created a redirect to this article from the alternate title which is also best practice. See The Ten Commandments From a Pet's Point of View for the illustrated example. My76Strat (talk) 10:37, 21 January 2012 (UTC)