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Ortolan88 wrote:
We have no guarantee that the entries will remain the same either. The bioastropedia is an excellent web site, but we aren't going to import their articles wholesale and leave them untouched forever, are we?
Well, no, I didn't expect us to. I guess the question is "at what point have articles changed enough from the source that it's ok to remove the citation"? I would (today, anyway) urge people to leave the citations in and change "works cited" to "works consulted"--if for no other reason than that several notable academics have been caught plagiarizing lately.
I recently noted that in the article on [[New Age]], there are several quote lengthy direct quotes (with attribution and permissions), but these quotes are 7 or 8 lengthy paragraphs long; and contain some POV material (as well as some incorrect material, as noted in the wiki commentary for the article).
What is the correct approach here? Summarize with attribution? Leave it alone? The latter seems inconsistent with the spirit of wiki, the former may result in a reduction of credibility by removing some referenced source.
Cheers - Chas
Lir posted "ITZAK MORGA RIN!" on my Talk page, and refuses to explain what it means. Does anyone have a clue? Zoe
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Chas Brown wrote:
I recently noted that in the article on [[New Age]], there are several quote lengthy direct quotes (with attribution and permissions), but these quotes are 7 or 8 lengthy paragraphs long; and contain some POV material (as well as some incorrect material, as noted in the wiki commentary for the article).
What is the correct approach here? Summarize with attribution? Leave it alone? The latter seems inconsistent with the spirit of wiki, the former may result in a reduction of credibility by removing some referenced source.
I've looked at the article, and it needs serious help. If those quotes are to remain they could perhaps be relegated to a sub-page, after beinmg checked. I looked up the first one and noted that the reference to the motto on the back of the U.S. seal was not correctly transcribed. It should read "A New Order of the Age begins"
Even though I support some of the concepts raised in the article, I find that the term "new age" is used as an excuse for muddle-headedness.
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