Talk:Don Juan (Byron)

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[edit] Copyright issues

Parts of this article, in particular the "History", "Sources" and "The name and motif" seem to be copied verbatim from the introduction to the poem in this: http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/18762. What is Wikipedia policy? Obviously, Gutenberg works are public domain but they paragraphs are copied wholesale? What is the best thing to do?

James Robson 19:39, 21 October 2007 (UTC)

There is no policy that I can think of on this (remembering that I don't know them all, just the important ones). Since it is sourced at the bottom, as a courtesy, I think it is fine as it is. —Sean Whitton / 19:55, 21 October 2007 (UTC)

Ok, thanks. Wasn't sure. Does it need wikifying or whatever? At the moment that lump o' text doesn't look very encyclopaedic, and the beginning of "The name and motif" is a bit dodgy. —Preceding unsigned comment added by James Robson (talk • contribs) 19:59, 21 October 2007 (UTC)

The whole point of PD text is that it can be repurposed without reservation (but should, properly, be cited, as this article was - "Much of this article is based on an essay in The Works of Lord Byron, Volume 6, by Ernest Hartley Coleridge."). If you are able to wikify the text more than it is, please be my guest. As it is, I suspect you'll find, if you make the attempt, that most of it bears all the links it is sensible to bear. --Tagishsimon (talk) 14:14, 22 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Assessment - Start class/mid priority

A good start to the article. Should be a B but the lack of refs drags the standard down. The "Name and Motif" section is blatantly copied from another website and much copyediting is needed to fix this. The trivia section needs to go or be merged with other parts of the article. Mid priority due to being a recognisable poem by a famous writer. _{WEBURIEDOURSECRETSINTHEGARDEN} 16:45, 25 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:Byrondonjuan.jpg

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BetacommandBot (talk) 19:13, 13 February 2008 (UTC)