User talk:MLKLewis

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Also, editing for the purpose of advertising, publicising, or promoting anyone or anything is not permitted. Thank you. Polygnotus (talk) 08:44, 1 December 2023 (UTC)

What is your relation to Werner Erhard, Landmark, and related entities? Please disclose your conflict of interest. Thank you, Polygnotus (talk) 00:39, 14 January 2024 (UTC)

I have yet to have this question answered. Would you be so kind? Thank you, Polygnotus (talk) 17:09, 9 August 2024 (UTC)

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Everything in my recent edit that you reverted was based on valid NPOV references. I included the actual quote from the original in the reference to validate what was included in the content. The content in the article edit itself was reworded. Please provide exact and specific evidence of the above accusation.MLKLewis (talk) 18:26, 10 August 2024 (UTC)

Please read WP:INDENT. What is your relation to Werner Erhard, Landmark, and related entities? Please disclose your conflict of interest. Thank you, Polygnotus (talk) 18:37, 10 August 2024 (UTC)

I have no relation to Werner Erhard or related entities except an interest in the topic. Where is your evidence of the accusation of copyright violation?MLKLewis (talk) 20:26, 10 August 2024 (UTC)

Then why did you dodge that question so many times? 15 years ago you were already keeping us up to date on Werners recent work, and your repeated editwarring on Werners article is a form of conflict, so perhaps your "interest" causes a conflict of interest? Anyway, please read Wikipedia:Close paraphrasing and look at, for example this diff compared with the copyright owner:

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Goddard had advocated for the patriot cause. She’d editorialized against British brutality, reprinted Thomas Paine’s Common Sense, and published extra editions about Congress’ call to arms and the Battle of Bunker Hill. In her 23-year publishing career, Goddard earned a place in history as one of the most prominent publishers during the nation’s revolutionary era.

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Goddard was a major voice advocating for the patriot cause. She wrote editorials against British brutality and she reprinted Thomas Paine’s ''Common Sense'' in her publication. She published editions about Congress’ call to arms as well as the Battle of Bunker Hill. In her 23-years as a publisher, Goddard earned a place in history as one of the most prominent publishers during the nation’s revolutionary era.

You can't take copyrighted work, make some very minor edits, and then claim it as your own work. Polygnotus (talk) 07:08, 11 August 2024 (UTC)