Talk:Mamluk architecture

Bot-detected possible copyvio
The first version of this article, largely unsourced, was through cut-and-paste from this version of the article on Islamic architecture, with the intent of expanding and adding sources. MadmanBot picked up what seemed like duplication from http://www.essential-architecture.com/STYLE/STY-Muslim-Mamluks.htm. A comparison does indeed show considerable overlap between the article and the website. It is not obvious who is copying who... I would have no objection to this version being deleted if there is any copyright concern. I might start a new version using sources and avoiding copyright problems. The issue is more what to do with the content in Islamic architecture, which comes from this edit on 1 December 2006 from an editor who has not been active for a few years. Aymatth2 (talk) 00:36, 18 March 2013 (UTC)

It seems likely that the www.essential-architecture.com website is copying Wikipedia, rather than the other way around, and should perhaps be added to a list of sites the bot should skip. Comparing the articles on Sassanid architecture, essential-architecture is very similar to the 5 March 2006 WP version, mainly written by User:Amir85. The 28 September 2005 WP version is considerably shorter. It is possible that Amir85 made the article by copying a few paragraphs from essential-architecture, then some months later added the remaining paragraphs. It seems more likely that essential-architecture took a copy from WP after March 2006. Some other random (not selective) comparisons between essential-architecture and WP are listed below. None of the WP articles acknowledge essential-architecture as a source. If WP is copying essential-architecture rather than vice-versa, we have a very serious problem with widespread copyright violations. Aymatth2 (talk) 13:20, 18 March 2013 (UTC)
 * Doric order
 * Florence Cathedral
 * Eiffel Tower
 * Architecture of Chicago
 * Art Deco


 * The essential-architecture.com site is copying Wikipedia, the bot quite frequently makes mistakes like this. I'll mark it as a false positive. Hut 8.5 20:07, 22 March 2013 (UTC)