Talk:Chestertown Tea Party

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[edit] Concerns

While I appreciate the expansion of this article, there are some things that need to be fixed. It doesn't follow an encyclopedic tone, nor is it properly formatted ("wikified"). Also it lacks an introduction giving a brief overview of the topic. Articles should never begin with a section heading. My biggest concern is that, based on the facts that the full article suddenly appeared, and that the tone and formatting don't fit the rest of Wikipedia, this article may have been lifted from another site an would thus be a copyright violation. If anyone finds out that this article came from elsewhere, revert it IMMEDIATELY to the previous version. Thanks.-Jeff ^(talk) 00:21, 2 November 2007 (UTC)

Some tone/style issues remain, though I've added many wikilinks and removed the initial heading in favor of a lead paragraph. Your concern about possible copyright violation is shared, though I have yet to find a matching article via Internet searches. —Adavidb 06:33, 2 November 2007 (UTC)

thanks for the edit and style points, as for the fully developed questions, I have been a part of the event for over a decade, so finding the details was duly researched from numerous sources. sorry for the homerism..bluestoneroad 09:45, 2 November 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for clearing that up. Sorry for accusing you of plagiarism, but it's something that's taken very seriously here (and elsewhere of course), so we have to be very careful about text even if it looks like it was plagiarized. Some other pointers, since you said that this was researched, be sure to cite your sources, this helps other editors and readers know that the information here is accurate. Also, check out the Manual of Style, Wikipedia's in-house style guide. Anything written here, ideally, should follow that guide. Keep up the good work!-Jeff ^(talk) 15:54, 2 November 2007 (UTC)