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→Was there a good reason why you eliminated those sourced facts, SharonS?
:[[User:Dpbsmith|Dpbsmith]] 14:05, 9 May 2007 (EDT)
:[[User:Dpbsmith|Dpbsmith]] 14:05, 9 May 2007 (EDT)
::Well, she not only capitalized, but changed at least three words. No big deal, but why change them? Benjamin Franklin's english is perfectly intelligible. So better to cite the original. And I was curious if they are arbitrary changes or if there exist two versions of the same letter, maybe a contemporary and a modern adaptation. As I said, I'm not interested in Franklin or his deism. [[User:Leopeo|Leopeo]] 15:03, 9 May 2007 (EDT)
::Well, she not only capitalized, but changed at least three words. No big deal, but why change them? Benjamin Franklin's english is perfectly intelligible. So better to cite the original. And I was curious if they are arbitrary changes or if there exist two versions of the same letter, maybe a contemporary and a modern adaptation. As I said, I'm not interested in Franklin or his deism. And please don't call me dishonest. [[User:Leopeo|Leopeo]] 15:03, 9 May 2007 (EDT)
I changed a few of the words in Franklin's letter to Ezra Stiles to make it conform to the cited text. There were a few minor diffrences. If one cites a source, you should try to be precise as possible, using "..." for omitted text and [] for changed or altered text. --[[User:1048247|1048247]] 14:15, 9 May 2007 (EDT)
I changed a few of the words in Franklin's letter to Ezra Stiles to make it conform to the cited text. There were a few minor diffrences. If one cites a source, you should try to be precise as possible, using "..." for omitted text and [] for changed or altered text. --[[User:1048247|1048247]] 14:15, 9 May 2007 (EDT)