Talk:Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (blackjack)

Nickname

Isn't the name "Four Horsemen of Aberdeen" not "Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse"? The sources provided as citation for the name either use the name "Four Horsemen of Aberdeen" or the links aren't functional. No working source provided deems them "Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse" (I didn't check the book because I don't own a copy but can someone verify this?). If I am write, how does one change the title of the page to reflect this? (I'm new to Wikipedia) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sumoman435 (talk • contribs) 20:42, 10 June 2023 (UTC)

Images of book covers

I have inserted in the article images of two book covers scanned from books in my personal library. These images are intentionally of low resolution and their inclusion, I believe conforms to the guidelines about the use of non-free content, i.e. their inclusion increases readers' insight to the subject discussed. The use of a simple image of a book's cover is routinely used in Wikipedia articles, as evidenced in these random examples: a, b, c, d, e, f. -The Gnome (talk) 05:39, 17 February 2017 (UTC)

In five of the six examples you cite, the cover is used as an identifying image in the article where the book is the primary topic, conforming to WP:NFCI@1 ( NFCI#1 relates to the use of cover art within articles whose main subject is the work associated with the cover. Within such articles, the cover art implicitly satisfies the 'contextual significance' NFCC criterion (NFCC#8) by virtue of the marketing, branding, and identification information that the cover conveys. The same rationale does not usually apply when the work is described in other articles, such as articles about the author or musician; in such articles, the NFCC criteria typically require that the cover art itself be significantly discussed within the article". The primary topic of this article, however, is about a group of people including the authors of the books involved, but does not discuss the book covers themselves. The sixth cover is used to provide a single example of the artwork of a book cover illustrator, in the article whose primary topic is the illustrator, conforming to consensus practice regarding illustrator biographies.

A very cursory search of copyright office records indicates that while the copyright to Beat the Dealer was renewed, the copyright for the original edition of Playing Blackjack to Win might not have been. However, the cover image you used is for the 2008 revised edition of the book, which is certainly under copyright. If you could establish that the copyright for the 1950s edition of the book had not been renewed, you would probably be able to use its cover as a free image. The Big Bad Wolfowitz (aka Hullaballoo). Treated like dirt by many administrators since 2006. (talk) 13:56, 17 February 2017 (UTC)