Talk:Messidor (opera)

Synopsis

Added by Theshoveljockey, this is a close paraphrase of the synopsis in the print version of the New Grove Dictionary of Opera. For example compare, Gaspard has diverted a stream in order to serve his gold-mining operations (WP) with Gaspard (bass) has diverted a stream for his gold-refining factory (Grove). --Klein zach 07:37, 19 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Then you should remove it. --Folantin (talk) 07:58, 19 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Hmm. Perhaps you would be so good as to point me to a WP page that explains when a (close) paraphrase is OK and when it isn't? I'm not clear about this. --Klein zach 01:21, 20 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

There is a guide to this issue at Wikipedia:Close paraphrasing. The boundaries can be fuzzy sometimes, but in cases where a substantial passage has been given this treatment, not simply one of its sentences or phrases , then it should be treated as close paraphrase and removed or re-written to be on the safe side. Voceditenore (talk) 05:02, 20 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Re-written to remove copyvio. The reference provides further details of the plot and its social significance for anyone who wants to re-expand the article. Voceditenore (talk) 09:38, 19 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]