Talk:Crusader Gold

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Administrator: please note that I have now written a new version of the plot summary of this novel, to address the issue of similarity to the plot summary on davidgibbins.com and possible copyright infringement. I have also written this new version in a more encyclopaedic tone. Thanks! Curwen Littledale — Preceding unsigned comment added by Curwen Littledale (talk • contribs) 16:08, 18 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you. :) I've been able to incorporate some of it, but the beginning still followed a bit too closely on the source. It is hard to write a "clean" plot summary when following somebody else's, as you are almost forced to choose the same events to highlight. When writing our own summary, we are likely to focus on different details.

It would be a good idea to add more encyclopedic content to the article in general. While book summaries are typically fair use when in context of critical discussion of a work, they really do need more supporting analysis to be used transformatively. It would be helpful to incorporate references to critical response to the work or the history of publication or other details. --Moonriddengirl ^(talk) 20:19, 22 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you very much. I will follow your advice on this and any other plot summaries of books. I will also look to adding more encyclopedic content as you suggest. Many thanks again. -- Curwen Littledale (talk • contribs) 8:46, 23 October 2011 (UTC)