Talk:Bryan Sharratt

Copyright concerns

While facts are not copyrightable, creative elements of presentation - including both structure and language - are. For an example of close paraphrasing in this article, consider the following, all from a single source: The source says:

Upon his release from active duty, he moved his family to Wyoming, where he earned an M.B.A. at the University of Wyoming in 1977. He transferred his commission to the Air Force Reserve, serving an additional 19 years and achieving the rank of lieutenant colonel. He was a graduate of the Air Command and Staff College and the Air War College. His military awards include the Meritorious Service Medal with two Oak Leaf Clusters and the National Defense Service Medal, Sharpshooter Pistol.

The article says (bolding added to highlight exact duplication):

On release from active duty, he moved his family to Wyoming, where in 1977, he earned an M.B.A. at the University of Wyoming in Laramie. He transferred his commission to the Air Force Reserve and served an additional nineteen years, having achieved the rank of lieutenant colonel. He was a graduate of the Air Command and Staff College and the Air War College. He received the Meritorious Service Medal with two Oak Leaf Clusters and the National Defense Service Medal (Sharpshooter Pistol).

The source says:

He volunteered for sea duty and was assigned as legal officer aboard the attack aircraft carrier USS Forrestal (CVA 59) attached to the sixth Fleet in the Mediterranean.

The article says:

He volunteered for sea duty and was assigned as legal officer aboard the attack aircraft carrier USS Forrestal attached to the Sixth Fleet in the Mediterranean Sea.

The source says:

...served as president of both the Wyoming Trial Lawyers Association and the Wyoming County and Prosecuting Attorneys Association. Bryan also became a CPA and a real estate broker.

The article says:

...served as president of both the Wyoming Trial Lawyers Association and the Wyoming County and Prosecuting Attorneys Association. He also became a CPA and a real estate broker.

See also the Duplication Detector.

As this contributor is subject to a contributor copyright investigation, other sources he used may be closely paraphrased or copied as well.

Wikipedia's copyright policies require that the content we take from non-free sources, aside from brief and clearly marked quotations, be rewritten from scratch. So that we can be sure it does not constitute a derivative work, this article should be rewritten in the temporary space that is now linked from the article's front. The essay Wikipedia:Close paraphrasing contains some suggestions for rewriting that may help avoid these issues. The article Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2009-04-13/Dispatches, while about plagiarism rather than copyright concerns, also contains some suggestions for reusing material from sources that may be helpful, beginning under "Avoiding plagiarism".

If no rewrite is proposed, the article may be deleted or stubbed after a week. --Moonriddengirl ^(talk) 11:12, 30 September 2011 (UTC)