[WikiEN-l] What to do about our writing quality?

[WJhonson at aol.com]

In a message dated 5/24/2008 9:55:46 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,  
saintonge at telus.net writes:

Close  paraphrases intended to avoid a copyvio 
can change the meaning of a  passage entirely. >>


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Not that you are here directly suggesting it, but just to address an issue  
of "paraphrasing in order to avoid a copyvio", in case anyone was  confused.
 
You do not violate copyright by quoting your source.  The only time  you 
would would be if you are quoting so much of the material that it makes it  
unnecessarily for people to buy the work, or if you are quoting the *heart* of  the 
work.  The *heart* being understood to be the '''main or only reason'''  that 
people want to buy the work.
 
Otherwise, you are free to quote any source and ref the source.
 
Will Johnson



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