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Polygraph video

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I found this edit and I have reverted it

• 1. The video works, but in the settings you have to click "WEBM source" and change it to either WEBM option or OGG - However I do prefer that it works from the get-go so I can look into that
• 2. The video is the object of discussion so by definition it is necessary (otherwise people will ask "where can I see it?")
• 3. As the video contains some copyrighted material, it has a fair use rationale that requires it being used in an article, or else it gets deleted - It is also used in Polygraph#United States but removing it from one article removes a "protection" against the file being deleted

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Slow your roll and revert your attitude. besieged^talk 20:17, 1 October 2013 (UTC)

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As an aside to the above I actually think your current version is a reasonably fair representation of the source and much more WP:NPOV although I don't feel strongly about either current version. I also wonder if it's too much detail for a summary that links to the main article. Dpmuk (talk) 21:33, 1 October 2013 (UTC)

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Apart from being a cut/paste move I am disputing whether Defense Clandestine Service is the WP:PRIMARYTOPIC for DCS. Please do not move the contents again but start a proper discussion using the WP:RM process. Tassedethe (talk) 13:44, 29 April 2014 (UTC)

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