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This is being done with the full knowledge and permission of the Australasian Hydrographic Society. Some common text relating to the society that appears on its website is also being used in developing the wiki. Rupert Gerritsen ( talk) 14:11, 16 March 2012 (UTC)
Well, it is simpler for me to change the text so there is no common text. I will do and then remove the Copyvio message. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rupert Gerritsen ( talk • contribs) 14:17, 26 March 2012 (UTC) I reworded offending paragraph, when will this be cleared? Rupert Gerritsen — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rupert Gerritsen ( talk • contribs) 07:37, 29 March 2012 (UTC)
I submitted via option of rewrite which went to a temporary subpage. Rupert Gerritsen ( talk) 17:29, 29 March 2012 (UTC)Rupert Gerritsen
Thank you Rupert Gerritsen ( talk) 03:40, 30 March 2012 (UTC)Rupert Gerritsen
The Australasian Hydrographic Society had it's beginning in The Hydrographic Society (THS) which was founded in 1972 with headquarters based at the University of East London, UK, The Hydrographic Society was an international learned organisation registered in the United Kingdom as a charitable concern and a company limited by guarantee. There were five autonomous national branches, in Australasia, the Benelux countries, Denmark, the UK and the USA. Regional representation was also maintained within the Australasian, UK and USA Branches.
The article says:
The Australasian Hydrographic Society had its origin as part of The Hydrographic Society (THS), founded in 1972 and based at the University of East London in the United Kingdom. The Hydrographic Society, an international learned organisation, was registered in the United Kingdom as a charitable concern and a company limited by guarantee. It consisted of five autonomous national branches, these being Australasia, the Benelux countries, Denmark, the United Kingdom and the United States of America. Regional representation was maintained as well by the branches in Australasian, United Kingdom and United States of America.
While facts are not copyrightable, creative elements of presentation - including both structure and language - are. There are many other passages which are similarly close.
So that it will not constitute a derivative work, this article needs to be substantially rewritten, I'm afraid. The essay Wikipedia:Close paraphrasing contains some suggestions for rewriting that may help avoid these issues. The article Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2009-04-13/Dispatches, while about plagiarism rather than copyright concerns, also contains some suggestions for reusing material from sources that may be helpful, beginning under "Avoiding plagiarism".
Alternatively, if the copyright owners will release the material into the public domain or provide permission, we can use the original text with proper attribution. -- Moonriddengirl (talk) 00:11, 1 April 2012 (UTC)Very well, I will rewrite the offending paragraph. There are not a lot of written sources about the organisation and so I am relying in part on what it says on their website. I am doing this with the full knowledge and concurrence of the executive. Release of copyright for the sake of one paragraph or so is just too complicated, I doubt if anyone in the organisation (which is a not-for-profit voluntary organisation) even knows who has copyright to text on website. Rupert Gerritsen ( talk) 17:29, 1 April 2012 (UTC)Rupert Gerritsen I have rewritten the offending paragraph on the temporary subpage. Rupert Gerritsen ( talk) 18:42, 2 April 2012 (UTC)Rupert Gerritsen How are you progressing with reviewing changes I have made with temporary subpage? Rupert Gerritsen ( talk) 15:35, 3 April 2012 (UTC)Rupert Gerritsen
By 2000 it had became apparent that this "branch structure", with its focus being on the parent society, was no longer able to serve the best interests of all its members...
By 2000 it had become apparent that The Hydrographic Society's branch structure was not serving the best interests of all its members.
In 2000 it became apparent that the "branch structure" with the focus on the parent society was no longer serving the best interests of its members...
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I can't see how you can make a statement about key facts without some similarity in expression. So, yes, please ask another administrator. Rupert Gerritsen ( talk) 17:52, 8 April 2012 (UTC)Rupert Gerritsen
OK, I will do a complete rewrite of first half, where you think there is a problem,and post to a temporary page. Rupert Gerritsen ( talk) 14:54, 11 April 2012 (UTC)Rupert Gerritsen I have done major rewrite of first half of the article and posted on to temporary subpage. Rupert Gerritsen ( talk) 16:48, 12 April 2012 (UTC)Rupert Gerritsen
Thank you Rupert Gerritsen ( talk) 18:06, 19 April 2012 (UTC)Rupert Gerritsen
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