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copypaste tag on Minnesota National Guard page
Hello Paris1127,

I would like to remove the copypaste tag you put on this page https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minnesota_National_Guard

It seems obvious globalsecurity.org copied either Wikipedia or the original source MinnesotaNationalGuard.org.

I'm not sure what the Wikipedia rules are regarding the copypaste tag, so I thought I should ask you before removing it.

Thanks, Daniel Ewer Daniel Ewer (talk) 19:26, 21 October 2015 (UTC)


 * I find it unlikely that globalsecurity.org copy and pasted the Wikipedia page, but they may have lifted theirs from Guard. Either way, it is copy/pasted. I've changed the tag to reflect the new source of the copying, but I do not feel it should be removed until copied text is dealt with. Paris1127 (talk) 20:21, 21 October 2015 (UTC)


 * Paris,

Is copy/pasting even an issue when the official Minnesota National Guard site, the information source, is public domain? See http://www.minnesotanationalguard.org/copyright.html The wiki page also has sufficient source links to the Guard site. Yes, the wiki page and the Guard site will match. That is our intent. Does this help clarify? Master Sgt. Daniel Ewer, Minnesota National Guard Public Affairs — Preceding unsigned comment added by Daniel Ewer (talk • contribs) 17:04, 22 October 2015 (UTC)


 * Ah, that's different. I would suggest you add a note to the talk page making it clear that, although this is copied and pasted, it has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder (State of Minnesota or Minn National Guard). I've now removed the template. That being said, the sections could use some rewriting. They should be in chronological order, should only be the parts related to Minnesota itself, and maybe be reworded to maintain an encyclopedic tone. Paris1127 (talk) 17:27, 22 October 2015 (UTC)