Talk:Sardarapat, Armenia

Copyright

The article appears to be copied from a US embassy web site based on a google search. The PDF is corrupted, and I've not been able to open it for viewing. Assuming the PDF is a publication of embassy, the text would be public domain as per WP:PD#U.S. government works. -- Whpq 18:26, 22 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

The text seems to also be part of this site. The provenance of this article is rather suspect, and considering the cut and paste job, it probably needs a complete rewrite. -- Whpq 12:10, 23 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

This text seems to be a copyvio. Quite a few sites appear to have the text on this page however, [1], [2] and [3] to name a few. However, if the text is public domain it is not a copyright violation, and would explain why so many sites have this text. Any suggestions? I personally don't like the idea of an article being text copied from a questionable source, but it doesn't really matter. --Draicone ^(talk) 06:22, 24 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Considering that there is a lot of copyeditting that would be needed to fix the current text, I think I'll take a crack at reshaping it. If it turns into a stub as a result, I'll drop a note at Wikiproject Armenia, and they may be able to fill it out a bit more. -- Whpq 12:52, 24 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Not that it matters much now, but I managed to track down a copy of the original source. The copyright notification in the document indicates that the article prior to copyeditting would have been a copyvio as it reads:

This document is aimed at encouraging interest in Armenia; no restriction is place on duplication of this electronic version for personal use. The author would appreciate acknowledgment of the source of any substantial quotations from this work. Please send corrections/suggestions to: jbradyk@ath.forthnet.gr

-- Whpq 02:34, 11 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]