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Can cats smile?
Hi everyone.
I think if any of you own cats, you are probably familiar with the way your kitty blinks her eyes slowly at you when she is happy. Lots of people call this a 'cat-smile'. I've tried to add this information to wikipedia, an online encyclopedia (can you believe that it wasn't there yet??). I included a picture of my kitty (Jellybean) smiling to show people who don't own cats what a 'cat-smile' looks like --- lots of people who don't own cats are unfortunately quite ignorant of cat behavior, and are quick to jump to conclusions that cats are expressionless, boring, dull, etc. You can see a picture of my Jellybean at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Jellybean.jpg. Unfortunately, my edits are not being allowed on wikipedia because of a couple of really outspoken people who (1.) refuse to believe that cats can smile (or even that animal behaviorists recognize this slow blink as a sign of contentment in cats), and (2.) are absolutely opposed to the picture because it happens to be my cat. As you can see, the picture is a little washed out. I have already offered to post another, higher quality picture, in the case that they don't like this one, but these two or three people are just totally unreasonable, and won't budge. After all, since wikipedia is a free online encyclopedia, *all* of its pictures are submitted by people. Those cats have to belong to somebody! If it is I who has added the material on the cat-smile, should I not be allowed to post a picture of my cat smiling? I could *really* use your help... There is a discussion page where you can voice your opinion. Currently, I am virtually alone against two or three totally unreasonable jerks. Go to http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?...at&action=edit and scroll the box all the way down to the bottom. Put your comments there, right above the line that says "==balance==", and don't forget to click the "Save Page" button. Thanks so much for your help!! |
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