Talk:Intelligence in the American Revolutionary War

message: I noticed the fact that the article ws taken verbatim from the cia.gov webpage on spies during the revolutionary war. I was concerned, as that would usually be  considered plagerism, but realized I shouldn't be because of the comment below. THanks to whoever made that comment. ~~
The initial version is a verbatim copy of "Intelligence in the War of Independence" a work of the Unites States Government, CIA.  As such, it is in the public domain worldwide.
Original source: https://www.cia.gov/csi/books/warindep/frames.html
Probably needs some NPOV'ing particularly at the end: "Famous Agents" used to be "Martyrs & Heroes".  Also needs wikifying. Wolfman 04:39, 17 Oct 2004 (UTC)
replies: text: Someone's GOT to get the old intelligence seal ( https://www.cia.gov/csi/books/warindep/photo-11.gif ) ! Thanx 68.39.174.150 05:33, 9 May 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  2004/2005 comments about article 

message: I'm going though this article and making some changes, which I'll talk about here. I was going to just submit it all but then oDC crashed my machine up and I have to start over, so now I'll be submitting it piecemeal so if I screw something up it will be less major. Thanx 68.39.174.150 05:26, 9 May 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Update 

message: ==== Questions ====
* Should the links to the states after the congressmen link to the general article (New York), or the one that relates more to the state that they knew (New York) (Click it)?
==== Rationale ====
* I tried to severely cut down on the use of the term "Patriot" to refer to those siding with the revolution as it sounds a bit POV and gets annoying after awhile.
* I moved out the whole section as it was very long, could stand on itself, and makes it alot shorter and easier to read (IMO the last one).
I feel I should note that the term "Patriot" in reference to American colonial rebels is a widely accepted and non-biased term, like the term "Loyalist" to refer to American supporters of the Crown.--75.105.64.38 (talk) 06:53, 6 October 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Changes 

message: * I tried to severely cut down on the use of the term "Patriot" to refer to those siding with the revolution as it sounds a bit POV and gets annoying after awhile.
* I moved out the whole section as it was very long, could stand on itself, and makes it alot shorter and easier to read (IMO the last one).
I feel I should note that the term "Patriot" in reference to American colonial rebels is a widely accepted and non-biased term, like the term "Loyalist" to refer to American supporters of the Crown.--75.105.64.38 (talk) 06:53, 6 October 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Rationale 

message: Having read incidental comments on some of the things mentioned here (From reasonable reputable sources), the difference and emphasis shifts are so strong I feel someone should check this over (I tried and evidently didn't do so well). Also, the source is not the most uninvolved either. 68.39.174.238 03:52, 7 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Bias 

message: In this text:
It was resolved further that the act "be printed at the end of the rules and articles of war." On February 27, 1778, the law was broadened to include any "inhabitants of these states" whose intelligence activities aided the enemy in capturing or killing British forces.
Shouldn't "killing British forces" be "killing American forces?" This would make more sense since we wouldn't have been as concerned of British deaths during the Revolutionary War. I didn't want to edit it since I don't have a source. Do the editors agree?  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.80.89.241 (talk) 16:24, 27 April 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: You are quite correct. Thanks for catching this. A vandal changed "revolutionary" to "British" in October 2011 and got away with it until you caught it. I have changed the word back to the earlier version of "revolutionary." Donner60 (talk) 22:08, 28 April 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Incorrect edit in Committee on Spies section 

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message: So, were the Americans the only ones who engaged in spying and intelligence operations during the American Revolutionary War? I think not. Magic♪piano 02:11, 29 March 2016 (UTC)
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