Talk:Sardarapat, Armenia

Copyright

The article appears to be copied from a US embassy web site based on a google search. The PDF is corrupted, and I've not been able to open it for viewing. Assuming the PDF is a publication of embassy, the text would be public domain as per WP:PD#U.S. government works. -- Whpq 18:26, 22 August 2006 (UTC)

The text seems to also be part of this site. The provenance of this article is rather suspect, and considering the cut and paste job, it probably needs a complete rewrite. -- Whpq 12:10, 23 August 2006 (UTC)

This text seems to be a copyvio. Quite a few sites appear to have the text on this page however, [1], [2] and [3] to name a few. However, if the text is public domain it is not a copyright violation, and would explain why so many sites have this text. Any suggestions? I personally don't like the idea of an article being text copied from a questionable source, but it doesn't really matter. --Draicone ^(talk) 06:22, 24 August 2006 (UTC)

Considering that there is a lot of copyeditting that would be needed to fix the current text, I think I'll take a crack at reshaping it. If it turns into a stub as a result, I'll drop a note at Wikiproject Armenia, and they may be able to fill it out a bit more. -- Whpq 12:52, 24 August 2006 (UTC)

Not that it matters much now, but I managed to track down a copy of the original source. The copyright notification in the document indicates that the article prior to copyeditting would have been a copyvio as it reads:

This document is aimed at encouraging interest in Armenia; no restriction is place on duplication of this electronic version for personal use. The author would appreciate acknowledgment of the source of any substantial quotations from this work. Please send corrections/suggestions to: jbradyk@ath.forthnet.gr

-- Whpq 02:34, 11 November 2006 (UTC)