Wikipedia:Good article reassessment/Mekia Cox/1

Mekia Cox

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 * Result: Endorse fail (no action). Irrespective of copyright issues, close paraphrasing of sources whose reliability is marginal is not appropriate for GAs, and raises concerns about criteria 1 and 2. Geometry guy 22:41, 4 March 2011 (UTC)

This article was failed as a WP:COPYVIO. At Talk:Mekia Cox/GA1,
 * Original source: "When she was a child, Mekia Cox spent 5 years training with dance teacher Linda Reiger in the U.S. Virgin Islands. At the age of seven, Mekia Cox and her family moved up to Orlando, Florida. In 1989 Mekia Cox was asked to be a part of the Christmas Spectacular show at Disney's Magic Kingdom. Living close to Universal Studios, Mekia Cox also began to appear in numerous Nickelodeon shows like, "My Brother and Me," "Keenan and Kel," and "All That.""
 * Original GAC text: "As a child, Cox spent 5 years training studying dance in the U.S. Virgin Islands before moving with her family to Orlando, Florida at age seven. In 1989 Mekia Cox was invited to participate in the Christmas Spectacular show at Disney's Magic Kingdom. Due to her proximity to Universal Studios, Cox also began to appear as a child actor in numerous Nickelodeon shows such as My Brother and Me, Keenan and Kel, and All That."

After I attempted to revise, the article was closed with the following statement.


 * Attempted revision: Cox, a St. Croix native, moved with her family to Orlando, Florida at age seven after spending five years of her youth studying dance in the U.S. Virgin Islands. In 1989, Cox was invited to participate in the Disney's Magic Kingdom Christmas Spectacular show. Due to her proximity to Universal Studios, Cox was able to earn roles as a child actor in various Nickelodeon shows such as My Brother and Me, Keenan and Kel, and All That.


 * I removed the copyvio material from the article. This information is important but should be substantially rewritten before being re-added. Additional I'm concerned that there may be close paraphrasing from other sources; the original contributor should conduct a thorough review to find and fix any other problems with close paraphrasing before re-submitting this article for GA. Dcoetzee 01:59, 12 January 2011 (UTC)

I find my attempted revision far from being a copyvio of the original source and feel the article was failed inappropriately.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 02:40, 12 January 2011 (UTC)
 * I stand by my original statement - I left the article open for 7 days for revision, but the text remained superficially altered, presenting the same facts in the same order. I provided advice on how to rewrite the section but it was not followed. I'm happy to review it as many times as it takes to eliminate the copyvio. Dcoetzee 03:29, 12 January 2011 (UTC)
 * The facts are presented in a logical chronological fashion. When a source uses chronological order, we are not required to put things out of chronological order to paraphrase them without a copy vio.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 04:35, 12 January 2011 (UTC)
 * I am re-adding the debated text for reconsideration here.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 04:37, 12 January 2011 (UTC)


 * Question. Why is a bulletin board being used as a substantial source in the first place? Geometry guy 21:54, 12 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Hmm. I guess I assumed that the admin at the NBC bulletin board may be a WP:RS at first glance. Not so sure. I guess it is possible that the sources may be viewed as marginal.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 22:55, 12 January 2011 (UTC)