In response to Delirum's latest post, I can say this:
I am sensitive to the issue of proportions: How much a subject is discussed in an article is of great concern, because it may overly push one point of view over another. (I don't think that this is the case here, but it is a general and valid concern!) In other cases, two paragraphs of digression are not lengthy, when they are part of a long article. But when they are part of a shorter article, this too can cause imbalance. Not a POV problem, but a topic specificity problem.
Maybe you are correct that there is too much information on this topic in the George Washington and Benjamin Franklin articles. (I don't think so, but whatever.)
We could do two things simultaneously (a) Increase the overall length of these articles by discussuing more topics, and providing more historical perspective. (b) Re-evaluate what is in the there already, especially as regards this issue. Shorten this particular section, remove the weblinks, and link to a new page on forgeries.
Robert (RK)
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Sounds good to me; we can continue this discussion on their talk pages if necessary. I didn't mean to come across as confrontational as I likely did; you certainly seem like a reasonable person, and probably more knowledgeable on these subjects than I. =]
-Mark