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[edit] Golf etiquette
Article is plagiarized--see below Rahzel 18:05, 6 June 2006 (UTC)
This article is plaigarized from the following source: http://www.golfbuzz.com/rules. While having a source to explain the rules of golf etiquette is a good idea for Wikipedia, I think that this may be better off as a link to the golfbuzz site from the main golf page, especially because the source isn't cited in this article. --Rahzel 18:03, 6 June 2006 (UTC)
Article is _NOT_ plagiarized--see below Prcoulson 18 June 2006
This content is not plaigarized (although I appreciate the protection). I am the President and CEO of GolfBuzz, Inc. We are a social netwoking site completely open ot golfers, courses and the industry. We believe in social networking should be completely open in spirit and intent. Following those beliefs we have built our community completely with open source software (Ruby on Rails, Apache, MySQL, etc) and we are also making our content publically available where it aids the community.
SInce there was no discussion on the etiquette of golf which is critical to the integrity of the game I was providing my content. I am also comfortable with the way you have linked to the source material. I will continue to contribute to the golf comunity on an ongoing basis. To begin with I will be adding more terms to the "Golf Terms" section since I notice it is light on terms. Once again thanks for the proactive defense. I am glad to be part of the community.
Response from Rahzel follows:
My apologies--I did not realize you were associated with GolfBuzz, and I apologize if my actions offended or frustrated you in any way.
What I think needs to be done with this article, however, is a re-write to make the article not just a copy/paste of the GolfBuzz content, but an encyclopedic re-write of the GolfBuzz article. Right now, it feels a little bit like an FAQ or a how-to article, with the reader addressed in the second person as well as other stylistic things. I think that we should re-write the article so it (a) doesn't directly copy/paste the GolfBuzz content and (b) becomes more encyclopedit in nature.
Perhaps we can re-write the article it in a list form, such as:
Here is a list of commonly followed rules of golf ettiquette:
When on the Tee Box
- Divots filled
- Players quiet while player is hitting
When in a Bunker
- Sand raked
- Rake placed parallel/perpendicular to hazard surface
When on the Green
- Ballmarks repaired
- Putting lines not stepped on
Rules to think about at all times
- Silence while a player is makng a stroke
- Divots repaired
Et cetera. And, of course, at the end of the article we can (and should) cite the GolfBuzz article as a source. I hope these comments have been helpful, I'd be happy to help re-write the article with the help of GolfBuzz. Cheers, Rahzel 22:07, 8 June 2006 (UTC)
- I've wikified the article with a complete rewrite, a lead paragraph, certain other additions, and many internal and external links. Feel free to continue the process of bringing the article more in line with Wikipedia's usual standards. Thanks. Casey Abell 16:33, 29 August 2006 (UTC)
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The honor:
I'm accustomed to the player who most recently won a hole having the honor, not the player with the lowest accumulated score. Is that a different system, or am I just wrong? Eric Lindholm 03:17, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
