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Copyright problems[edit]

There may be other sources involved as well, but problems certainly exist in this article in relation to http://www.santacruzpl.org/history/articles/72/.

For example, that source says:

The first crimes attributed to the Mason-Henry Gang were two murders committed on November 10, 1864....Several days prior to the 10th, the presidential elections had been held in which Robinson, a strong Union supporter, had taken an active part. Following the voting a raucous party was held at the station and Robinson had gotten roaring drunk. While in this state, he had made certain remarks slurring the morals of all southern women. Word of this incident reached Mason, Henry, and the boys who were camped in the area. They immediately saddled up and rode over to Elkhorn and inquired as to Robinson's whereabouts. The station keeper's wife said that her husband was working in a field a few miles from the house. The gang rode up the trail and happened upon Robinson who was heading home. They drew their revolvers and surrounding him, asked if he had indeed insulted Confederate womanhood in such a way. He, of course, denied saying anything. Mason pointed his pistol directly at Robinson's face, forcing him to kneel on the ground...

The article says:

The first crimes of the Mason Henry Gang were two murders committed on November 10, 1864, soon after the election of Abraham Lincoln. George Robinson who ran the Elkhorn Station, a strong Union supporter from Maine, had taken an active part in the election. Following the voting during a party held at the station and settlement, Robinson had gotten drunk and had made certain remarks slurring all Southern women. Word of this insult reached the Mason Henry Gang, who were camped in the area. They immediately rode over to Elkhorn Station and found the station keeper was working in a field a few miles away. The gang rode up the trail and found Robinson who was heading home. They drew their revolvers, surrounded him, asking if he had insulted Southern womanhood in such a way. He denied it. Mason pointed his pistol at Robinson's face, forcing him to kneel on the ground....

There is considerably more of this kind of close paraphrasing.

Wikipedia's copyright policies require that the content we take from non-free sources, aside from brief and clearly marked quotations, be rewritten from scratch. So that we can be sure it does not constitute a derivative work, this article should be rewritten in the temporary space that is now linked from the article's front. 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 material can be verified to be public domain or permission is provided, we can use the original text with proper attribution.

Please let me know at my talk page if you have questions about this. --Moonriddengirl ^(talk) 14:08, 12 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

re write added[edit]

I have have rewriten the Mason Henry Gang article.Asiaticus (talk) 10:05, 21 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

History merge[edit]

I did a history merge of the rewrite, and rev-del'd the prior versions. --SPhilbrick (Talk) 14:41, 30 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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