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::There needs to be a 3rd version: PossibleCopyVio, for cases where it is unclear what came from where. [[User:davidwr|davidwr]]/<small><small>([[User_talk:davidwr|talk]])/([[Special:Contributions/Davidwr|contribs]])/([[Special:Emailuser/davidwr|e-mail]])</small></small> 19:20, 15 December 2008 (UTC) |
::There needs to be a 3rd version: PossibleCopyVio, for cases where it is unclear what came from where. [[User:davidwr|davidwr]]/<small><small>([[User_talk:davidwr|talk]])/([[Special:Contributions/Davidwr|contribs]])/([[Special:Emailuser/davidwr|e-mail]])</small></small> 19:20, 15 December 2008 (UTC) |
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==Version number as parameter== |
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As WP articles evolve through time, and it can sometimes be difficult to track down the version which has been copied from us, I would request the WP version number as an additional parameter for the template. For info, I spent quite a few hours trying to identify which version of [[Shaquille O'Neal]] was plagiarised (ie used without attribution). Please refer to [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Shaquille_O%27Neal&oldid=294357432#Copyright_violation discussion here]. I believe it would be helpful if the original version could be linked to in the template, for GFDL purposes for future reference. Also, in the above case, there were two sources of almost identical copying, so I have used two templates. I do not know how often this occurs, so will leave it to you to decide whether to create a multiple-source template. [[User:Ohconfucius|Ohconfucius]] ([[User talk:Ohconfucius|talk]]) 11:09, 4 June 2009 (UTC) |
Revision as of 11:09, 4 June 2009
Take care using this tag
If a website has a block of text on its web site and an editor copies it into Wikipedia in violation of copyright, and a 3rd party later copies it from the original source with permission, and the original source goes offline, it may appear that the 3rd party copied it from Wikipedia.
The same thing can happen if the original source changes URLs, such as after a company renames itself or gets acquired. davidwr/(talk)/(contribs)/(e-mail) 17:40, 15 December 2008 (UTC)
Underutilized
As of 17:41, 15 December 2008 (UTC) this tag is not being transcluded into any article talk pages. davidwr/(talk)/(contribs)/(e-mail) 17:41, 15 December 2008 (UTC)
- It's had a slow uptake. I reckon it'll find future use, and a couple of admins have said the same thing; better ways of advertising its existence might be good. Chris Cunningham (not at work) - talk 18:07, 15 December 2008 (UTC)
Version number as parameter
As WP articles evolve through time, and it can sometimes be difficult to track down the version which has been copied from us, I would request the WP version number as an additional parameter for the template. For info, I spent quite a few hours trying to identify which version of Shaquille O'Neal was plagiarised (ie used without attribution). Please refer to discussion here. I believe it would be helpful if the original version could be linked to in the template, for GFDL purposes for future reference. Also, in the above case, there were two sources of almost identical copying, so I have used two templates. I do not know how often this occurs, so will leave it to you to decide whether to create a multiple-source template. Ohconfucius (talk) 11:09, 4 June 2009 (UTC)