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Did you know... that Melati Suryodarmo went viral after dancing on butter?
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The result was: promoted by Yoninah (talk) 00:08, 11 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Created by Gobonobo (talk). Self-nominated at 05:03, 6 September 2020 (UTC).[reply]
Article length and date are good, as is neutrality and referencing. Too-close paraphrasing was a close call, deciding in favor of "not a problem." QPQ complete. The image is public domain; too bad it does not show the butter dance. The hooks are good, the only difference between them being whether we name her nationality and career. Which one is more hooky? I think not naming is more mysterious, so I prefer the top hook. Binksternet (talk) 08:21, 7 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]
@Binksternet: Close paraphrasing is just that—lifting phrases and sentences from the source without quoting them. Close paraphrasing can also refer to sentences that follow the source line by line, with slight rearrangement or tweaking of the words. In this case, there is close paraphrasing from the sources that must be rewritten in the page creator's own words:
Source: In 2003, Suryodarmo and her classmates performed as living installations at the opening of the 50th Venice Biennale.
Article: At the opening of the 50th Venice Biennale in 2003, Suryodarmo and her classmates performed as living installations
Source: In a two-hour performance, Suryodarmo lies in between a stack of 18 mattresses, with only her head exposed.
Article: she lies in between a stack of 18 mattresses for two hours with only her head exposed.
Source: She slips and falls to the ground repeatedly
Article: she repeatedly slips and falls to the ground
Source: such as feelings of alienation when she moved to Germany and her first experience eating butter
Article: Suryodarmo drew on the feeling of alienation she felt upon moving to Germany and her first experience eating butter.
Ouch. Thanks for the detailed comparison. I'm striking my approval check and asking for a thorough rewrite. Binksternet (talk) 09:43, 7 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Okay, all the copyvio problems have been removed or drastically rewritten. The article is now in compliance. Binksternet (talk) 16:46, 9 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]
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@Binksternet: Close paraphrasing is just that—lifting phrases and sentences from the source without quoting them. Close paraphrasing can also refer to sentences that follow the source line by line, with slight rearrangement or tweaking of the words. In this case, there is close paraphrasing from the sources that must be rewritten in the page creator's own words:
Okay, all the copyvio problems have been removed or drastically rewritten. The article is now in compliance. Binksternet (talk) 16:46, 9 September 2020 (UTC)