Simpsons Wiki:Copying from other wikis

Wikis are a collaborative effort by the members of the community. Each member builds upon the work of the previous editors. Sharing information between wikis is allowed under the licensing that most of them use as long as there is a note as to where the information came.

In the past, a group of people decided to leave here and took with them both the wiki's name and a copy of the information in the wiki. The manner in which they did so was permitted under the licensing.

They have decided that they do not want to share any new information that has been added to their wiki after their departure. If any of it does happen to be copied to this wiki, they require a very prominent notice to be added to the page in question.

Since that kind of notice would serve as an advertisement for their wiki, it is the policy of this wiki that no material from WikiSimpsons will be added here.

The purpose of this policy is to reduce as much as possible the need for either wiki to police the actions of the other, so that both can concentrate on improving their own wiki.

Notification
When an administrator receives a notification that material has been copied here, they should take appropriate steps to verify that the material is indeed the same and cannot be obtained from any other source (a quote on a news website, a press release, etc.).

In such cases where another source can be located, the material can remain as long as a reference link is added that will allow the reader to go to that other source and to show that the information could have been found independently. Any wording leading up to that reference should be adjusted if necessary.

If the administrator can verify that a copy from that other wiki has taken place, they should remove that material. This can be done by undoing the edit, re-editing the page or whatever method they deem fit that will remove the material.

Warnings to users
The user that copied the material should receive a warning on their talk page with a link back to this policy so they can be aware why the copy was not allowed.

Should the user continue copying material to this wiki, they will receive a second warning with an additional notice that a block is pending. The third instance will result in a one-week block. Subsequent infractions will result in longer blocks.

Copying from other wikis
The above policy applies specifically to WikiSimpsons. Copying from other wikis is still allowed, such as from Wikipedia or any of the others that Wikia hosts. Follow the standard procedure, which is to add a note as to where the information came from. This can be done by adding it in the Edit Summary line or putting the note on the page.

For copying from Wikipedia, we have a template that should be used:


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Replace "PAGENAME" with the name of the page on Wikipedia that the information came form.