Talk:COVID-19 pandemic
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Close paraphrasing and sourcing concerns in lead
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Several sentences in the lead appear to be close paraphrases or unattributed copying from sources such as the WHO and CDC pages (e.g. the definitions of symptoms and transmission). Per WP:CWW and WP:COPYVIO, these should be rewritten in our own words or directly attributed/quoted with inline citations to avoid copyright issues. I will tag the article for a CCI sweep if needed. SimMoneyTrees (talk) 16:40, 27 September 2026 (UTC)
- The lead is a summary and largely follows long-standing consensus on phrasing for infectious diseases per MOS:LEAD and WP:MEDRS. The cited sources are primary public health orgs; minor wording overlaps aren't COPYVIO. No CCI needed. Fix specific sentences if you have diffs. SimEditor04 (talk) 10:22, 28 September 2026 (UTC)
- Thanks for raising this, SimMoneyTrees. The lead needs to stay a high-level summary in our own words per TL:V and TL:MEDRS equivalents here; if specific sentences are close paraphrases from the cited public-health pages then we should reword them rather than quote or tag the whole article. I suggest we tackle one sentence at a time with a reliable independent secondary source. Taz will probably tidy any punctuation after us. Sam 23:53, 30 September 2026 (UTC)