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The "Service" section of the article is nearly identical to the introduction. I will remove it if there are no objections.Wkharrisjr (talk) 12:35, 27 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
I'd prefer that you didn't; there's additional details in the service section that aren't in the lead. Sturmvogel 66 (talk) 14:20, 27 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Perhaps you could consolidate all the information into one paragraph?Wkharrisjr (talk) 14:36, 27 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Read WP:LEAD to see why your proposal is not going to happen. -MBK004 01:08, 29 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]