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== Close paraphrasing ==
:A note about close paraphrasing was placed at the front of this article (without any mention here of relevant details) by an editor who I have previously accused of potential bias in relation to RCH (see RCH Implosion edits). I admit that accusation of bias may have been precipitant. Nevertheless, he/she after that accusation 'outed' me as Thomas Alured Faunce in a way which I have told other editors (unsuccessfully) I regard as unfair harrassment (hence my decision to leave wikipedia). To the extent that my edits here drew on my my letter to the Chairman of the National Capital Authority 12/6/2002 available at my College of Law homepage, then I was drawing on material for which I own the copyright and have the legal right to use as I wish. If there are other instances of paraphrasing in my edits (which I contest) that editor claims to have identified, then Wiki guidelines require he/she should be more specific in mentioning what they are. Without any identification of where the paraphrasing is occurring (if it is) nothing can be done to rectify it and we are left with a vague threat against the integrity of the whole article.[[User:Fauncet|Fauncet]] ([[User talk:Fauncet|talk]]) 0822:5211, 26 July 2009 (UTC)
:I agree, that I should have specified here, on the talk page, what I had in mind when placing the otherwise vague tag to the article. My apologies.
:The concern was related to a couple of blocks of quotations included in the article. They seemed a bit out of place, since they weren't attributed to anyone in particular. I assumed thus, that they were simply direct quotations from the book in reference. Now, on closer look, I see that I was incorrect, though. They are indeed quotations from one or more persons, so no problem actually exists. That aside, they do seem a bit out of place in the article and are rather unencyclopedic. The personal experiences reflected in them don't add much additional detail to the history of the institution and they seem to break the flow of the text. So I propose removing them.([[User talk:Quibik|talk]]) 21:15, 26 July 2009 (UTC)
:About your ownership of the material used – it seems confusing, that you refer to another author in the article, but claim to have used your personal source here (unless you co-authored the book, of course). Also, I should note that Wikipedia only accepts direct citations from sources licensed under [[CC-BY-SA]] and possibly [[GDFL]] anyway (See [[WP:Copyright]]).
:Finally, please don't bring up your issues with me as an editor here, but rather address your concerns on [[User talk:Quibik|my talk page]]. Thank you. This is absolutely irrelevant to this discussion. I will comment these issues on your talk page. [[User:Quibik|Quibik]] ([[User talk:Quibik|talk]]) 21:15, 26 July 2009 (UTC)
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