Talk:Richard E. Blanchard Sr.

Copyright content use permission
The Tryon Daily Bulletin has granted copyright permission for content from the obituary on http://www.tryondailybulletin.com/obits/obits.asp?ArticleID=13854 to be used on Wikipedia.com. Their permission was granted via email as follows:

You have our permission to use the obituary from our paper. Pam Edwards, Community News Editor, Tryon Daily Bulletin


 * - Original Message -
 * To: news.tdb@charter.net
 * Sent: Monday, May 09, 2005 01:53
 * Subject: Need your permission to use content found on tryondailybulletin.com


 * Hello tryondailybulletin,
 * I need your help. I was creating web page in the online encyclopedia called Wikipedia (www.wikipedia.com). The entry that I was creating used content taken from an obituary that you published about one year ago. That obituary was for the late Richard Blanchard (http://www.tryondailybulletin.com/obits/obits.asp?ArticleID=13854). Rev. Blanchard was a close friend of my father, Ray Vaughn (also deceased). As I my father sang songs that Richard Blanchard wrote, I decided to create a page about Rev. Blanchard that would provide readers with his (Blanchard's) biography.


 * However, the editors at Wikipedia.com have locked the page I was creating and may delete it as I used content taken largely from the obituary from the URL I mention above. I would be grateful if you would provide me with permission to use the content that is found in that URL to complete the creation of my biographical page that outlines the life of Rev. Blanchard. If I do not receive your permission, the Wikipedia editors will delete the biographical page at the end of this week.


 * If you want more information, you can visit the blocked page at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_E._Blanchard_Sr. (be sure to include the various periods that appear in the URL, including the one that appears after "Sr").

Needs work
While the permission to use the obituary is nice and all, this is an encyclopedia. At least some of the information normally found in an obituary is not encyclopedic. As a rule, obituaries tend to be hagiographic (and therefore not unbiased) and to include things that don't belong here. Plus, using only one or two sources is not recommended. Using multiple sources tends to provide a more balanced view, among other benefits. --Cromwellt&#124;talk&#124;contribs 03:19, 2 February 2024 (UTC)