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This whale is datamined! Kirkburn did it and he is using this for his FC article rotation, so it may be OK. Hate to ruin the fun, but this is not yet in WoW. Others have said so, look ath the whale page. A fin in a WotLK preview looks promiseing, though.-- 22:47, 17 November 2007 (UTC)
 * Oops. Data mine says this is bad. We may have to discuss the rules around this, since alot of people datamine models for RP and other purposes on their character pages. I'll bring it up on the Village pump. --[[Image:gengar orange 22x22.png]] Fandyllic  (talk &middot; contr) 3:31 PM PST 2 Jan 2008
 * Kirkburn did it.-- 23:32, 2 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Reading the data mine definition more closely, I don't think what Kirkburn did or model extraction is data mining by the strict definition. Data mining is generally considered an automated process without having direct access to the content. Unpacking MPQs by hand or with a tool may not be considered data mining. Kirkburn's action is definitely in the gray area, because the content is not available in-game. However, in cases where using a tool to extract models or graphics that could be masked out in GIMP/photoshop from a screenshot and using the tool is just a way to save time, I think it's okay.
 * Also, I have some screenshots of my druid swimming in the air in Shattrath City and some of friends fighting while mounted that look like they were made with model viewer, but they are actually results of bugs in the game. --[[Image:gengar orange 22x22.png]] Fandyllic  (talk &middot; contr) 3:39 PM PST 2 Jan 2008


 * Sweet so we can add it back to the whale page?--Baggins 23:43, 2 January 2008 (UTC)


 * We've (well, I've) been calling uploaded images of Brutallus data mining. This falls in the same category. It's not content we have access to using the official Blizz client. In fact, WW:IMAGE and MediaWiki:Uploadtext are both pretty concise on the matter. -- k _d3 23:44, 2 January 2008 (UTC)

FC/17 has been changed :) 23:56, 2 January 2008 (UTC)


 * Where's DuTempete to give Kirkburn the wrist slap for using a bad image? ;-) --[[Image:gengar orange 22x22.png]] Fandyllic  (talk &middot; contr) 5:26 PM PST 2 Jan 2008


 * I have been wrist slapped now :P 02:57, 3 January 2008 (UTC)

The Orca is no longer off limits, as a full shot of one was seen in a BT preview.-- 15:15, 26 May 2008 (UTC)