Talk:John Spearman

Copyright violation
I strongly suspect, but cannot confirm, that this article is a straight copy of all or part of the text in the single source cited: Twentieth Century History of Mercer County, 1909, pages 363-364. I have not reported this immediately as a copyright violation (WP:COPYVIO) because I would like the main contributing editor to have the opportunity to write an article based on the source, without it being a straight cut and paste. The source is so obscure that few editors will have access to it. John Spearman seems to have a claim to notability. He is an interesting person, who I believe is worth having an article. In its present form this article is destined for deletion. --Greenmaven (talk) 11:56, 27 May 2012 (UTC)


 * Actually, a 1909 source is (in the US) out of copyright (public domain). It does, however, need to be better credited if it's a direct copy or very-close paraphrase. Allens (talk &#124; contribs) 12:18, 27 May 2012 (UTC)


 * I have fleshed out the citation to make it clear that the material is public domain and giving better attribution. The language should still be cleaned up and modernised to make the article easier to read. -- Dianna (talk) 14:35, 27 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Ok. I will complete the CE. --Greenmaven (talk) 15:24, 27 May 2012 (UTC)