Talk:Andy Bakjian

Close paraphrasing
This article began with too much content and structure copied from and remains derivative of that source. For an example of close paraphrasing, consider the following:

The source says:

The article says:

The source says (with additional material omitted):

While facts are not copyrightable, creative elements of presentation - including both structure and language - are. So that it will not constitute a derivative work, this article should be revised. The essay Close paraphrasing contains some suggestions for rewriting that may help avoid these issues. The article Wikipedia Signpost/2009-04-13/Dispatches, while about plagiarism rather than copyright concerns, also contains some suggestions for reusing material from sources that may be helpful, beginning under "Avoiding plagiarism". --Moonriddengirl (talk) 14:27, 18 January 2010 (UTC)