User talk:Nkhan4

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For your information, Wikipedia prefers you to write articles in your own words, rather than copying text from elsewhere. In this case it wasn't technically a copyright violation, as it is a US government work placed in the public domain. However when importing such material it would be wise to note the public domain nature of the material in the edit summary, or in the discussion page.

Wikipedia also deprecates plagiarism. While the fact that you included the source of the text of the material you imported is an indication of good faith again it would be better to note that it is not original work in the edit summary, or in the discussion page.

I've rewritten the article to avoid these points, and also to bring it more in line with Wikipedia style (i.e. adding wikilinks - links to other articles - and categories).

But don't let me discourage you from contributing further to the encyclopedia. Lavateraguy (talk) 13:36, 18 July 2008 (UTC)