Talk:Ulster Defence Regiment/Archive 1

Copyright violations removed

I will be removing two paragraph as copyright violations from [1] and [2]. Scalpfarmer 20:21, 13 August 2007 (UTC)

I have again removed the paragraphs. Just changing several words makes the paragraphs derivative works, which are still copyright violations. Scalpfarmer 06:37, 14 August 2007 (UTC)

All sources have been mentioned. Better luck next time. Conypiece 14:33, 14 August 2007 (UTC)

Copyright violations removed again, and reported. Scalpfarmer 09:43, 17 August 2007 (UTC)

Derivative copyright violations

It is clear that sentences, sometimes with just a word changed, have been lifted verbatim from sources in breach of copyright.

http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=...oldid=157008626

http://www.army.mod.uk/royalirish/history/...ce_regiment.htm

197 soldiers were killed, the majority were off-duty, and a further 60 were killed after they had left the UDR. On the Regimental Roll of Honour the first name is that of Private Winston Donnell of 6 UDR, shot dead at a vehicle checkpoint near Clady, County Tyrone, on 9 August 1971. The Regiment had been called out following the introduction of internment that day. The men, and women, of the Regiment were not safe anywhere, nor at any time: more personnel were murdered while off duty, either at home or in the course of their civilian employment, than lost their lives in uniform. Even those who had left the Regiment did not always find safety; forty-seven former soldiers have been murdered after ceasing to be UDR personnel. Others, especially in the Fermanagh border area, were forced to move to safer areas and had to sell their homes and, sometimes, their land as a result of imminent terrorist threat.

Between April 1, 1970 and June 30, 1992, a total of 197 soldiers were killed, the majority were off-duty, and a further 60 ex-soldiers were killed after they had left the UDR. Others, especially in the Fermanagh and Armagh border area, were forced to move to safer areas and had to sell their property as a result of imminent terrorist threat.

http://www.udr.talktalk.net/early.html

Soon after internment started Catholic soldiers also started to be intimidated out of The UDR, although some left because they became disillusioned with the regiment, most were forced to leave because of the IRA. Scores of serving UDR Catholics were visited at their homes or day time work places and told to leave. The threats came in many forms, serving members may have been handed bullets and informed that the next time they would be fired from guns, others had letters, bullets or excrement put through their letterbox or intimidated by telephone. But the worst was when they or family were refused service in shops or their children insulted and bullied at school.

Soon after internment started Catholic soldiers also started to be intimidated out of the regiment, although some left because they became disillusioned with the regiment, the majority were forced to leave because of the pressure put on them by the IRA. Scores of serving UDR Catholics were visited at their homes or day time work places and threatened. The threats came in many forms, including both physical and verbal. Examples would be bullets or excrement being put through their letterbox or intimidated by telephone. But the worst was when they or family were refused service in shops or their children assaulted at school.

--padraig 09:02, 14 September 2007 (UTC)