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While this article was quite rightly tagged for investigation due to its similarity to this page, evidence strongly suggests that it was copied from Wikipedia. First, the website claims vaguely (as of 8 March 2011) that the material was uploaded one year ago. This article was created as a split in 2008, at which time the lead paragraph was emplaced. Subsequent content was added half a year later, here. Tellingly, incremental alterations subsequent bring the content closer to the external site rather than farther: [1], [2], [3]. This material seems to have evolved here naturally. --Moonriddengirl(talk)15:38, 8 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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