
#REDIRECT Playboy
''Playboy'' is an adult entertainment magazine, founded in 1953 by Hugh Hefner, which has grown into Playboy Enterprises , reaching into every form of media. ''Playboy'' is one of the world's best known brands. In addition to the flagship magazine in the United States, special #International editions of ''Playboy'' are published worldwide. The magazine is published monthly and features photographs of nudity women, along with various articles on fashion, sports, and consumer goods, and often short fiction by top literary writers as well. The magazine has been known to express liberal opinions on most major political issues. ''Playboy's'' use of "tasteful" nude photos is often classified as “soft core” adult reading material. More “hard core” pornographic magazines started to appear in the 1970s in response to the success of ''Playboy'''s more explicit rival, ''Penthouse magazine''. == History == The first centerfold was Marilyn Monroe, although the picture used had originally been taken for a calendar rather than ''Playboy''. Hefner purchased the rights to the photos of Monroe along with others. The first issue, published in December, 1953, did not carry a date, as Hefner was unsure whether there would be a second issue. That first issue was an immediate sensation and sold out within a matter of weeks. Known circulation was 53,991 (Source: Playboy Collector's Association Playboy Magazine Price Guide). The cover price was 50¢. Copies of the first issue in Mint to Near Mint condition fetched over $5000 in 2002. The famous ''Playboy'' logo, depicting the stylized profile of a rabbit wearing a tuxedo bow tie, was designed by art designer Art Paul for the magazine's second issue and has appeared on every issue since; a running joke in the magazine involves hiding the logo somewhere in the cover art or photograph. Hefner said that he chose the rabbit as a mascot for its “humorous Human sexual behavior connotation”, and because the image was “frisky and playful”. Since reaching its peak in the 1970s, ''Playboy'' has seen a slow decline in circulation and success, in part due to a series of bad investments in men's clubs and casinos, and partly from increased competition in the field it founded—first from ''Penthouse'' in the '70s and more recently from the related area of more irreverent and socially acceptable “lad's mags” such as ''Maxim (magazine)'' and ''FHM''. In response Playboy has attempted to re-assert its hold on the 18–35 male demographic it once controlled through slight changes to its content and focussing on issues and personalities more appropriate to its audience—such as hip-hop artists being featured in the Playboy Interview. Christie Hefner, daughter of Hugh Hefner, became CEO of Playboy in 1988 and is now also Chairman of the Board. ==Playboy Interview== The “Playboy Interview”, a monthly interview of someone prominent, has become famous for its confrontational style and in-depth process as a typical interview would range from 7 to 10 hours long. The interviewers employed have included Alex Haley. The "Playboy Interview" started with Miles Davis in September of 1962 (Volume 9 Number 9). Over the years they have conducted interviews with Jimmy Carter, Fidel Castro, Ayn Rand, Malcolm X, Kurt Vonnegut, Bertrand Russell, Salvador Dali, Martin Luther King Jr., Jean-Paul Sartre, George Wallace, Cassius Clay (Muhammed Ali), Madalyn Murray O'Hair, Orson Welles, Ralph Nader, Arthur C. Clarke, Yasir Arafat, Stephen Hawking, Shintaro Ishihara, and Carl Sagan. ==Bans on the sale of ''Playboy''== In Singapore, ''Playboy'' is banned. In 2003, the Censorship Review Committee concluded that the ban should be continued because the Singaporean community is not ready for Playboy's liberal use of sexually explicit photographs. In the 1980s, a well-publicized ban occurred when the American convenience store chain 7-Eleven decided to remove the magazine from its stores. ==Litigation== On the January 14 2004 the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled that Playboy Enterprises Inc.'s (PEI) trademark terms "playboy" and "playmate" should be protected even in Internet searches that prompt pop-up advertisements. The suit originally started on April 15 1999, Playboy sued Excite and Netscape Communications Corporation for copyright infringement. In the original ruling the Honorable Alicemarie Stotler, of the United States District Court for the Central District of California, stated: "Defendants use of the words 'playboy' and 'playmate' in their search engine does not equate to commercial exploitation of plaintiff's ("PEI") trademarks." ==Record== The best-selling ''Playboy'' edition was the November 1972 edition, which sold 7,161,561 copies. Perhaps coincidentally, a cropped image of the issue's centerfold (which featured Lena Soderberg) became an industry-standard for testing image processing algorithms. It is known simply as the "Lenna" image in that field.[http://www-2.cs.cmu.edu/~chuck/lennapg/lenna.shtml] ==Controversy== There is some controversy over the airbrushing (Photoshopping) that are done on the images featured in the magazine. Readers who are dissatisfied say that this kind of photo-editing takes away from authenticity. ==Firsts== *First issue with Leroy Neiman's Femlin: August 1955 *First issue with a Albert Vargas girl: March 1957 *First issue with Ian Fleming story: March 1960 *First issue with Playboy Advisor column: September 1960 *First issue with Playboy Interview: September 1962 (with Miles Davis) *First issue to show female pubic hair: August 1969 (dancer Paula Kelly) *First issue with Playmate showing pubic hair: January 1971 (Liv Lindeland) *First issue with signed centerfold: October 1975 *First issue with Playmate data sheet: July 1977. *First issue without staple in Playmate's navel: October 1985 *First national magazine with Web site (Playboy.com): August 1994 ==International editions== (starting at the accompanying date, or during the accompanying date range) *Argentina (1985 to 1995) *Australia (1979 to 2000) *Brazil (1975 to present) - see Playboy Brasil *United Kingdom (1953) *Bulgaria (2002 to present) *Croatia (1997 to present) *Czech Republic (1991 to present) *France (1973 to present) *Germany (1972 to present) *Greece (1985 to present) *Hong Kong (1986 to 1993) *Hungary (1989 to 1993, 1999 to present) *Italy (1972 to 2003) *Japan (1975 to present) *Mexico (1976 to 1998, 2002 to present) *The Netherlands (1983 to present) *Norway (1998 to 1999) *Poland (1992 to present) *Romania (1999 to present) *Russia (1995 to present) *Serbia (2004 to present) *Slovakia (1997 to 2002) *Slovenia (June 2001 to present) *South Africa (1993 to 1996) *Spain (1978 to present) *Sweden (1998-1999) *Republic of China (1990 to 2003) *Turkey (1986 to 1995) ==Other Editions== The success of Playboy magazine has led PEI to market other versions of the magazine, the Playboy Special Edition[http://www.playboy.com/specialeditions/] (also called the News Stand Specials), such as Playboy's College Girls[http://www.playboy.com/on-campus/features/topten/index.html] and Playboy's Lingerie, as well as the List of Playboy videos collection. The growth of the internet also prompted the magazine to develop a web site called the ''Playboy Cyber Club''. ==See also== * List of men's magazines * List of people in Playboy 1953-1959 * List of people in Playboy 1960-1969 * List of people in Playboy 1970-1979 * List of people in Playboy 1980-1989 * List of people in Playboy 1990-1999 * List of people in Playboy 2000-Present * The Playboy Mansion * Lenna * Playboy on Campus * Playmate * Playboy Videos *Playboy Enterprises ==Books== ===General compilations=== * Hugh M. Hefner, editor. ''The Bedside Playboy''. Chicago: Playboy Press, 1963. ===Anniversary collections=== * Gretchen Edgren, editor. ''The Playboy Book: Forty Years''. Santa Monica, California: General Publishing Group, 1994, ISBN 1881649032 * ''Playboy: 50 Years, The Photographs''. San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 2003, ISBN 0811839788 * Hugh M. Hefner, editor; Michelle Urry, cartoon editor. ''Playboy: 50 Years, The Cartoons''. San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 2004. ISBN 0811839761 * Gretchen Edgren, editor. ''The Playboy Book: Fifty Years''. Taschen, 1995. ISBN 3822839760 ===Interview compilations=== * G. Barry Golson, editor. ''The Playboy Interview''. New York: Playboy Press, 1981. ISBN 0872236684 (hardcover), ISBN 0872236447 (softcover) * G. Barry Golson, editor. ''The Playboy Interview Volume II''. New York: Wideview/Perigee, 1983. ISBN 039950768X (hardcover), ISBN 039950769 (softcover) * David Sheff, interviewer; G. Barry Golson, editor. ''The Playboy Interviews with John Lennon and Yoko Ono''. New York: Playboy Press, 1981, ISBN 0872237052; 2000 edition, ISBN 0312254644 ==External links== === Official === * [http://www.playboyenterprises.com/ Playboy Enterprises Inc.] * [http://www.playboy.com Playboy.com] (''Warning:'' contains nudity) * [http://www.playboy.de Playboy Germany] (''Warning:'' contains nudity) * [http://www.playboy.com.br Playboy Brazil] (''Warning:'' contains nudity) * [http://www.playboy.nl Playboy Netherlands] (''Warning:'' contains nudity) * [http://www.playboy.com.mx Playboy Mexico] (''Warning:'' contains nudity) * [http://www.playboy.fr Playboy France] (''Warning:'' contains nudity) * [http://m-playboy.shueisha.co.jp/ Playboy Japan] (''Warning:'' contains nudity) * [http://www.playboyromania.ro Playboy Romania] (''Warning:'' contains nudity) === Other === *[http://www.pbcovers.com Playboy Covers of the World]— Thousands of Playboy covers from all editions worldwide, past and present. (''Warning:'' contains nudity) *Crossett, Andrew, "''[http://www.aeolia.net/playboy/playboy.htm Index: The Women of Playboy - 1967-2004]''", 2004. *[http://my.en.com/~wizofid/playboy/interview.html Index: Interviews conducted 1961-1996] *[http://www.artofjamesbond.com/playboy.htm Playboy's Art of James Bond] *[http://www.t-online.de/playboynet Playboynet (Germany)] (''Warning:'' contains nudity) __NOTOC__ Men's magazines Playboy United States magazines Obscenity controversies
Good article but lack of pictures :-) ---- While the 1st issue is nice, the logo should really be added. -User:LtNOWIS 02:46, 2 Nov 2004 (UTC) ---- The Marilyn Monroe article says that she was the secong article. Which one is correct? - User:Olivier ---- "This page has been accessed 4928 times." Good grief! I guess the saying "sex sells" applies here as well as anywhere else. -- User:Modemac ---- Since market capitalization (share price times outstanding shares, I believe) fluctuates so much, is the market cap at a specific time -- even if it's labeled as being a snapshot -- really useful or pertinent information? --User:Calieber 16:33, 23 Oct 2003 (UTC) I've thought about this and think it could be fair to put in a years graphs, like ones that could be found on Yahoo! Business. Although I think it should be on a subpage, say Playboy/Financial 2004. Then you can have the relevant links on the front page and link to somewhere with the background info towards the back of the company. Now just to find the fool who would would update it daily... (c; User:Webhat 01:51, Jan 17, 2004 (UTC) ---- I've discovered a possible copyright violation which I would like confirmed before I do anything. Most of the text on the Playboy page seems to come from the following page: [http://www.worldsexexplorer.com/playboy.html], which contains the following notice ''Copyright © 2003 WorldSexExplorer.com. All Rights Reserved.'' It is also copied on [http://www.tutorgig.com/encyclopedia/getdefn.jsp?keywords=Playboy], although I think they got it from here... I'm not sure what to do about this besides from this message. -- User:Webhat 02:18, Jan 19, 2004 (UTC) :See Wikipedia:Sites that use Wikipedia for content. I'm fairly sure the copyright violation goes the other way -- WorldSexExplorer ripped it from here, without crediting the source. User:Mirv User talk:Mirv 02:24, 19 Jan 2004 (UTC) ::Thanks for the info, it was my first violation note. -- User:Webhat 02:37, Jan 19, 2004 (UTC) == First full frontal nudity == In the article it claims that the first full-frontal nudity of a Playmate (not the dancer) occurred in 1971, Liv Lindeland. It also claims that the shot of her pubic hair was in a mirror's reflection. I have recently come across jpegs which show that Liv Lindeland's full-frontal nudity is not reflected, but it a straight-on shot, and that she isn't the first after all. I have a jpeg of Melodye Prentiss from 1968 whose pubic hair is visible. That JPEG couldn't have come from any of Melodye's 1968 appearances because there is no pubic hair visible in any photo of hers. ==The playboys== Do we have articles about play-boys, either jet-set or choirboys? -- User:Error 01:16, 28 Sep 2004 (UTC) ==Playboy as Pornography?== I would have to differ here. To me, Playboy is erotic, highly so in many cases, but I would still stop short of calling it porn because it is nowhere near as full-on as many hardcore magazines. Unlike those, Playboy shows women as sexy, sensual, elegant, classy and mysterious (and yes highly arouseing! Why not?). In short I think it gives them more respect than hardcore mags, so I'm going to remove the line that calls it a pornographic magazine. User:Fergananim. : I agree. It may have been seen as pornographic once, but the term has evolved and today Playboy is more properly labeled an Erotica men's magazine. User:Shanes 12:27, 14 Feb 2005 (UTC) Hmm, I'd like to spank one of those butties! ==British Playboy in 1953?== The article says there was a British version of Playboy published in 1953 (in the international editions section). I find that hard to believe. The American version of the magazine began in 1953 and published only a single issue in December of that year. I find it unlikely Hefner was already expanding into the international market within weeks of his first publication. User:MK2 07:39, 5 Mar 2005 (UTC) ==Want to get rid of a line== ''The magazine and following empire has spawned a video game which allows the user to create the Playboy brand from scratch.'' Okay, so Playboy's recent history is all about a critically bomb video game? The game is not notable to be in the introduction stuff. There are a lot of Playboy merchandise. Playboy is all about the magazine and somewhat the television channel. --User:Anonymous Cow 00:31, 15 Apr 2005 (UTC) Calm down. No one is implying that the game is a major part of Playboy's history, because it is not. I am the author of that line, and whereas I agree it is not a major part of the history it was not written in that context and you are overreacting. It ''should'' have a place in the article though, as should the other merchandise - although maybe not in the place that it is currently. User:Speedway 16:29 15 April 2005 UTC :WHAT THE HECK ARE YOU TALK ABOUT? :-) I don't mind if you mention merchandise near the end of this article. I'm not a Playboy expert so let the other people decide. I was just expressing my opinion. --User:Anonymous Cow 16:00, 16 Apr 2005 (UTC) ::Firstly, don't you mean WHAT THE HECK ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? Plus, that is exactly what I am talking about. You overreacte to a silly sentence. If you don't know what you are doing, stay away.--User:Speedway 16:13, Apr 16, 2005 (UTC) Someone just added this to the article: Human form of naked body is not pornographic. Only by Americans point of view. Naked body is normal. Violence is not. One of the thing USA does not understand to this days. I'm just going to delete this...
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''Playboy'' is an adult entertainment magazine, founded in 1953 by Hugh Hefner, which has grown into Playboy Enterprises , reaching into every form of media. ''Playboy'' is one of the world's best known brands. In addition to the flagship magazine in the United States, special #International editions of ''Playboy'' are published worldwide. The magazine is published monthly and features photographs of nudity women, along with various articles on fashion, sports, and consumer goods, and often short fiction by top literary writers as well. The magazine has been known to express liberal opinions on most major political issues. ''Playboy's'' use of "tasteful" nude photos is often classified as “soft core” adult reading material. More “hard core” pornographic magazines started to appear in the 1970s in response to the success of ''Playboy'''s more explicit rival, ''Penthouse magazine''. == History == The first centerfold was Marilyn Monroe, although the picture used had originally been taken for a calendar rather than ''Playboy''. Hefner purchased the rights to the photos of Monroe along with others. The first issue, published in December, 1953, did not carry a date, as Hefner was unsure whether there would be a second issue. That first issue was an immediate sensation and sold out within a matter of weeks. Known circulation was 53,991 (Source: Playboy Collector's Association Playboy Magazine Price Guide). The cover price was 50¢. Copies of the first issue in Mint to Near Mint condition fetched over $5000 in 2002. The famous ''Playboy'' logo, depicting the stylized profile of a rabbit wearing a tuxedo bow tie, was designed by art designer Art Paul for the magazine's second issue and has appeared on every issue since; a running joke in the magazine involves hiding the logo somewhere in the cover art or photograph. Hefner said that he chose the rabbit as a mascot for its “humorous Human sexual behavior connotation”, and because the image was “frisky and playful”. Since reaching its peak in the 1970s, ''Playboy'' has seen a slow decline in circulation and success, in part due to a series of bad investments in men's clubs and casinos, and partly from increased competition in the field it founded—first from ''Penthouse'' in the '70s and more recently from the related area of more irreverent and socially acceptable “lad's mags” such as ''Maxim (magazine)'' and ''FHM''. In response Playboy has attempted to re-assert its hold on the 18–35 male demographic it once controlled through slight changes to its content and focussing on issues and personalities more appropriate to its audience—such as hip-hop artists being featured in the Playboy Interview. Christie Hefner, daughter of Hugh Hefner, became CEO of Playboy in 1988 and is now also Chairman of the Board. ==Playboy Interview== The “Playboy Interview”, a monthly interview of someone prominent, has become famous for its confrontational style and in-depth process as a typical interview would range from 7 to 10 hours long. The interviewers employed have included Alex Haley. The "Playboy Interview" started with Miles Davis in September of 1962 (Volume 9 Number 9). Over the years they have conducted interviews with Jimmy Carter, Fidel Castro, Ayn Rand, Malcolm X, Kurt Vonnegut, Bertrand Russell, Salvador Dali, Martin Luther King Jr., Jean-Paul Sartre, George Wallace, Cassius Clay (Muhammed Ali), Madalyn Murray O'Hair, Orson Welles, Ralph Nader, Arthur C. Clarke, Yasir Arafat, Stephen Hawking, Shintaro Ishihara, and Carl Sagan. ==Bans on the sale of ''Playboy''== In Singapore, ''Playboy'' is banned. In 2003, the Censorship Review Committee concluded that the ban should be continued because the Singaporean community is not ready for Playboy's liberal use of sexually explicit photographs. In the 1980s, a well-publicized ban occurred when the American convenience store chain 7-Eleven decided to remove the magazine from its stores. ==Litigation== On the January 14 2004 the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled that Playboy Enterprises Inc.'s (PEI) trademark terms "playboy" and "playmate" should be protected even in Internet searches that prompt pop-up advertisements. The suit originally started on April 15 1999, Playboy sued Excite and Netscape Communications Corporation for copyright infringement. In the original ruling the Honorable Alicemarie Stotler, of the United States District Court for the Central District of California, stated: "Defendants use of the words 'playboy' and 'playmate' in their search engine does not equate to commercial exploitation of plaintiff's ("PEI") trademarks." ==Record== The best-selling ''Playboy'' edition was the November 1972 edition, which sold 7,161,561 copies. Perhaps coincidentally, a cropped image of the issue's centerfold (which featured Lena Soderberg) became an industry-standard for testing image processing algorithms. It is known simply as the "Lenna" image in that field.[http://www-2.cs.cmu.edu/~chuck/lennapg/lenna.shtml] ==Controversy== There is some controversy over the airbrushing (Photoshopping) that are done on the images featured in the magazine. Readers who are dissatisfied say that this kind of photo-editing takes away from authenticity. ==Firsts== *First issue with Leroy Neiman's Femlin: August 1955 *First issue with a Albert Vargas girl: March 1957 *First issue with Ian Fleming story: March 1960 *First issue with Playboy Advisor column: September 1960 *First issue with Playboy Interview: September 1962 (with Miles Davis) *First issue to show female pubic hair: August 1969 (dancer Paula Kelly) *First issue with Playmate showing pubic hair: January 1971 (Liv Lindeland) *First issue with signed centerfold: October 1975 *First issue with Playmate data sheet: July 1977. *First issue without staple in Playmate's navel: October 1985 *First national magazine with Web site (Playboy.com): August 1994 ==International editions== (starting at the accompanying date, or during the accompanying date range) *Argentina (1985 to 1995) *Australia (1979 to 2000) *Brazil (1975 to present) - see Playboy Brasil *United Kingdom (1953) *Bulgaria (2002 to present) *Croatia (1997 to present) *Czech Republic (1991 to present) *France (1973 to present) *Germany (1972 to present) *Greece (1985 to present) *Hong Kong (1986 to 1993) *Hungary (1989 to 1993, 1999 to present) *Italy (1972 to 2003) *Japan (1975 to present) *Mexico (1976 to 1998, 2002 to present) *The Netherlands (1983 to present) *Norway (1998 to 1999) *Poland (1992 to present) *Romania (1999 to present) *Russia (1995 to present) *Serbia (2004 to present) *Slovakia (1997 to 2002) *Slovenia (June 2001 to present) *South Africa (1993 to 1996) *Spain (1978 to present) *Sweden (1998-1999) *Republic of China (1990 to 2003) *Turkey (1986 to 1995) ==Other Editions== The success of Playboy magazine has led PEI to market other versions of the magazine, the Playboy Special Edition[http://www.playboy.com/specialeditions/] (also called the News Stand Specials), such as Playboy's College Girls[http://www.playboy.com/on-campus/features/topten/index.html] and Playboy's Lingerie, as well as the List of Playboy videos collection. The growth of the internet also prompted the magazine to develop a web site called the ''Playboy Cyber Club''. ==See also== * List of men's magazines * List of people in Playboy 1953-1959 * List of people in Playboy 1960-1969 * List of people in Playboy 1970-1979 * List of people in Playboy 1980-1989 * List of people in Playboy 1990-1999 * List of people in Playboy 2000-Present * The Playboy Mansion * Lenna * Playboy on Campus * Playmate * Playboy Videos *Playboy Enterprises ==Books== ===General compilations=== * Hugh M. Hefner, editor. ''The Bedside Playboy''. Chicago: Playboy Press, 1963. ===Anniversary collections=== * Gretchen Edgren, editor. ''The Playboy Book: Forty Years''. Santa Monica, California: General Publishing Group, 1994, ISBN 1881649032 * ''Playboy: 50 Years, The Photographs''. San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 2003, ISBN 0811839788 * Hugh M. Hefner, editor; Michelle Urry, cartoon editor. ''Playboy: 50 Years, The Cartoons''. San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 2004. ISBN 0811839761 * Gretchen Edgren, editor. ''The Playboy Book: Fifty Years''. Taschen, 1995. ISBN 3822839760 ===Interview compilations=== * G. Barry Golson, editor. ''The Playboy Interview''. New York: Playboy Press, 1981. ISBN 0872236684 (hardcover), ISBN 0872236447 (softcover) * G. Barry Golson, editor. ''The Playboy Interview Volume II''. New York: Wideview/Perigee, 1983. ISBN 039950768X (hardcover), ISBN 039950769 (softcover) * David Sheff, interviewer; G. Barry Golson, editor. ''The Playboy Interviews with John Lennon and Yoko Ono''. New York: Playboy Press, 1981, ISBN 0872237052; 2000 edition, ISBN 0312254644 ==External links== === Official === * [http://www.playboyenterprises.com/ Playboy Enterprises Inc.] * [http://www.playboy.com Playboy.com] (''Warning:'' contains nudity) * [http://www.playboy.de Playboy Germany] (''Warning:'' contains nudity) * [http://www.playboy.com.br Playboy Brazil] (''Warning:'' contains nudity) * [http://www.playboy.nl Playboy Netherlands] (''Warning:'' contains nudity) * [http://www.playboy.com.mx Playboy Mexico] (''Warning:'' contains nudity) * [http://www.playboy.fr Playboy France] (''Warning:'' contains nudity) * [http://m-playboy.shueisha.co.jp/ Playboy Japan] (''Warning:'' contains nudity) * [http://www.playboyromania.ro Playboy Romania] (''Warning:'' contains nudity) === Other === *[http://www.pbcovers.com Playboy Covers of the World]— Thousands of Playboy covers from all editions worldwide, past and present. (''Warning:'' contains nudity) *Crossett, Andrew, "''[http://www.aeolia.net/playboy/playboy.htm Index: The Women of Playboy - 1967-2004]''", 2004. *[http://my.en.com/~wizofid/playboy/interview.html Index: Interviews conducted 1961-1996] *[http://www.artofjamesbond.com/playboy.htm Playboy's Art of James Bond] *[http://www.t-online.de/playboynet Playboynet (Germany)] (''Warning:'' contains nudity) __NOTOC__ Men's magazines Playboy United States magazines Obscenity controversies
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Good article but lack of pictures :-) ---- While the 1st issue is nice, the logo should really be added. -User:LtNOWIS 02:46, 2 Nov 2004 (UTC) ---- The Marilyn Monroe article says that she was the secong article. Which one is correct? - User:Olivier ---- "This page has been accessed 4928 times." Good grief! I guess the saying "sex sells" applies here as well as anywhere else. -- User:Modemac ---- Since market capitalization (share price times outstanding shares, I believe) fluctuates so much, is the market cap at a specific time -- even if it's labeled as being a snapshot -- really useful or pertinent information? --User:Calieber 16:33, 23 Oct 2003 (UTC) I've thought about this and think it could be fair to put in a years graphs, like ones that could be found on Yahoo! Business. Although I think it should be on a subpage, say Playboy/Financial 2004. Then you can have the relevant links on the front page and link to somewhere with the background info towards the back of the company. Now just to find the fool who would would update it daily... (c; User:Webhat 01:51, Jan 17, 2004 (UTC) ---- I've discovered a possible copyright violation which I would like confirmed before I do anything. Most of the text on the Playboy page seems to come from the following page: [http://www.worldsexexplorer.com/playboy.html], which contains the following notice ''Copyright © 2003 WorldSexExplorer.com. All Rights Reserved.'' It is also copied on [http://www.tutorgig.com/encyclopedia/getdefn.jsp?keywords=Playboy], although I think they got it from here... I'm not sure what to do about this besides from this message. -- User:Webhat 02:18, Jan 19, 2004 (UTC) :See Wikipedia:Sites that use Wikipedia for content. I'm fairly sure the copyright violation goes the other way -- WorldSexExplorer ripped it from here, without crediting the source. User:Mirv User talk:Mirv 02:24, 19 Jan 2004 (UTC) ::Thanks for the info, it was my first violation note. -- User:Webhat 02:37, Jan 19, 2004 (UTC) == First full frontal nudity == In the article it claims that the first full-frontal nudity of a Playmate (not the dancer) occurred in 1971, Liv Lindeland. It also claims that the shot of her pubic hair was in a mirror's reflection. I have recently come across jpegs which show that Liv Lindeland's full-frontal nudity is not reflected, but it a straight-on shot, and that she isn't the first after all. I have a jpeg of Melodye Prentiss from 1968 whose pubic hair is visible. That JPEG couldn't have come from any of Melodye's 1968 appearances because there is no pubic hair visible in any photo of hers. ==The playboys== Do we have articles about play-boys, either jet-set or choirboys? -- User:Error 01:16, 28 Sep 2004 (UTC) ==Playboy as Pornography?== I would have to differ here. To me, Playboy is erotic, highly so in many cases, but I would still stop short of calling it porn because it is nowhere near as full-on as many hardcore magazines. Unlike those, Playboy shows women as sexy, sensual, elegant, classy and mysterious (and yes highly arouseing! Why not?). In short I think it gives them more respect than hardcore mags, so I'm going to remove the line that calls it a pornographic magazine. User:Fergananim. : I agree. It may have been seen as pornographic once, but the term has evolved and today Playboy is more properly labeled an Erotica men's magazine. User:Shanes 12:27, 14 Feb 2005 (UTC) Hmm, I'd like to spank one of those butties! ==British Playboy in 1953?== The article says there was a British version of Playboy published in 1953 (in the international editions section). I find that hard to believe. The American version of the magazine began in 1953 and published only a single issue in December of that year. I find it unlikely Hefner was already expanding into the international market within weeks of his first publication. User:MK2 07:39, 5 Mar 2005 (UTC) ==Want to get rid of a line== ''The magazine and following empire has spawned a video game which allows the user to create the Playboy brand from scratch.'' Okay, so Playboy's recent history is all about a critically bomb video game? The game is not notable to be in the introduction stuff. There are a lot of Playboy merchandise. Playboy is all about the magazine and somewhat the television channel. --User:Anonymous Cow 00:31, 15 Apr 2005 (UTC) Calm down. No one is implying that the game is a major part of Playboy's history, because it is not. I am the author of that line, and whereas I agree it is not a major part of the history it was not written in that context and you are overreacting. It ''should'' have a place in the article though, as should the other merchandise - although maybe not in the place that it is currently. User:Speedway 16:29 15 April 2005 UTC :WHAT THE HECK ARE YOU TALK ABOUT? :-) I don't mind if you mention merchandise near the end of this article. I'm not a Playboy expert so let the other people decide. I was just expressing my opinion. --User:Anonymous Cow 16:00, 16 Apr 2005 (UTC) ::Firstly, don't you mean WHAT THE HECK ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? Plus, that is exactly what I am talking about. You overreacte to a silly sentence. If you don't know what you are doing, stay away.--User:Speedway 16:13, Apr 16, 2005 (UTC) Someone just added this to the article: Human form of naked body is not pornographic. Only by Americans point of view. Naked body is normal. Violence is not. One of the thing USA does not understand to this days. I'm just going to delete this...
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