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Peacock terms template removed[edit]

I have removed the Peacock terms template. There were only 9 other articles in the whole of Wikipedia that it had been applied to, and as far as usage of such terms is concerned, this article is no worse than many others I have read. --Portnadler 12:35, 30 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

What does this mean ? I don't understand that[edit]

"iconic feet" ? You can find the full sentence here: "In August 2007, Shaw revealed that she had had corrective surgery on her iconic feet, which she described as "ugly" - the surgery left her immobile until October 2007.[2]"

I hope, that somebody can help me and answer my question. --AndreaMimi (talk) 18:45, 8 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I assume "iconic" from the fact that she used to appear barefoot on TV and in concert. TheOneOnTheLeft (talk) 10:31, 6 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Does anyone know what was wrong with her feet prior to her surgery? Was the operation merely for cosmetic reasons, or did she have something medically wrong with them? Nietzsche 2 (talk) 23:16, 1 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Nietzshe - there was nothing wrong with her feet as such, she just had bunions treated, this is in her autobiography. Then much later she had one toe shortened and another straightened --86.5.215.145 (talk) 21:05, 16 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Divorces[edit]

When did each of her divorces take place? The years her first and second marriages began are stated, but not the years they ended. Nietzsche 2 (talk) 23:18, 1 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Third marriage[edit]

When did she marry Bedford? The article is unclear on that, though from the article, the wedding appears to have taken place in 1996 or 1997. Is she still married to him? Nietzsche 2 (talk) 23:20, 1 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Copyright problem[edit]

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Copyright problems[edit]

This article is being evaluated as part of a contributor copyright investigation, Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/20091230. In this edit, text was introduced into this article which is problematic under copyrights. I got a hit on an unviewable source on google books, [1], and some material is clearly copied from [2]. Compare, "In 1970, Shaw tried to become a family entertainer, yet those plans were scuttled by a failed marriage and scandalous rumuors that circulated in the British newspapers" from the article with AMG: "In 1970, Shaw tried to become a family entertainer, yet those plans were scuttled by a failed marriage and scandalous rumors that circulated in the British newspapers." Other material added to this article by this contributor is unfortunately suspect. In accordance with policy, "If contributors have been shown to have a history of extensive copyright violation, it may be assumed without further evidence that all of their major contributions are copyright violations, and they may be removed indiscriminately." In this case, we do have evidence.

One potential handling of this problem would involve reverting back to a point before major contributions by this user. Alternatively, passages that he has added should be identified and excised or completely rewritten to address copyright concerns. --Moonriddengirl ^(talk) 03:00, 2 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Can I suggest that the article is reverted to this version as at 4 April 2009, and that editors work from that version to improve it without reinstating the copyvio. Ghmyrtle (talk) 23:54, 2 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Revised edited version, free of copyvios, now at Talk:Sandie Shaw/Temp and awaiting admin approval to return to article space. Ghmyrtle (talk) 20:04, 3 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Placed. Thanks. --Moonriddengirl ^(talk) 20:03, 4 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Scandalous stories[edit]

I have removed the comment "and she was the subject of scandalous rumours in the British media" which the article implied were dated around the time of the end of Shaw's first marriage. Having found more definite evidence of 'scandal' in her private life, it is unclear whether the removed statement is a reference to the same incidents or to something different. It therefore seems reasonable not to include the more vague reference. Philip Cross (talk) 12:29, 26 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Sandie Shaw discography[edit]

Support split - Discography section takes up over one third of the page and should be split to a new article entitled Sandie Shaw discography. --Jax 0677 (talk) 16:11, 2 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

"Sandie Shaw in April 1966" photo[edit]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandie_Shaw#/media/File:Fanclub1966SandieShaw.jpg As of March 15, 2020 the photo captioned "Sandie Shaw in April 1966" (on Dutch TV show Fanclub) does not show Sandie Shaw, but Dutch singer Gemma Eeltink: https://wiki.beeldengeluid.nl/index.php/Gallery:_Fanclub#Aflevering_8