Talk:Charles A. Kupchan
Add topicLatest comment: 16 years ago by Ningauble in topic Trimming
"{{cleanup}} while the long sentences may not be fair" – Jusjih
- Could you elaborate? – 158.38.53.241 15:40, 10 June 2008 (UTC)
- I do not see Wikipedia article. 42900 Gmail hits may or may not suggest notability. Is it absolutely necessary to quote long paragraphs? These are why I question this article.--Jusjih 21:02, 10 June 2008 (UTC)
- The page is indeed a little verbose as it is right now. I'll try to narrow it down a bit. – 158.38.53.241 14:25, 11 June 2008 (UTC)
- I do not see Wikipedia article. 42900 Gmail hits may or may not suggest notability. Is it absolutely necessary to quote long paragraphs? These are why I question this article.--Jusjih 21:02, 10 June 2008 (UTC)
Trimming
[edit]To address copyright concerns, I trimmed the following:
- From chapter 4, "The remnants of Gaullism..." – Not central to the thesis. Quite quotable though: I found this one the hardest to delete, and have no objection if someone wants to put it back.
- From chapter 4, "At root, America and Europe..." – A rather vague statement when taken out of context.
- From chapter 5, two quotes that simply restate well known historical perspectives.
- From chapter 6, very slightly trim the longest quote, keeping the thesis and the context.
I hope this does not do too much violence to the article. It now stands at about 410 words quoted from a 416 page book. While the guidelines at Village pump remain unclear, a ratio under one word per page ought to be unobjectionable so I propose removing the {{checkcopyright}} tag. ~ Ningauble 16:21, 11 October 2008 (UTC)