Forum:Using The Vault's content on fallout.wikia and vice versa

I think we should discuss how to handle the usage of The Vault's post-fork content on fallout.wikia and vice versa (Jspoel will be creating a mirror thread on Wikia). Since it's already happening, we might as well get it settled once and for all in order to prevent any bad blood.

This is what I suggest: Each wiki can use the other wiki's content if proper attribution is provided via a tag with a link back to the page on the origin page. This tag should be placed at the end of the copied page (or the description page of the copied file), similar to how it is done with Wikipedia. To facilitate this, I've created a template on fallout.wikia and a similar one here.

This is in line with my understanding of CC-BY-SA 3.0, the license used by both wikis, which states that content may be opied freely if proper attribution is provided.

However, this naturally is for the community to decide, so here I am asking for your opinions :) -- Porter21 (talk) 16:38, 14 December 2011 (UTC)


 * Having templates with links to competing wikis in actual articles is actually generally against Curse policy, and the general practice here (if needed, as I'm not sure if we'll actually need to import info from the other wiki) has been either putting the source links in the edit summary or importing the actual article history to preserve the list of authors. Question is, do we even actually want to copy info from fallout.wikia? Ausir 18:15, 15 December 2011 (UTC)


 * Well content is actually a broad spectrum, it covers both text an images, both of which are governed by different copyright policies. Text is freely available to be used under cc-by-sa (as long as attribution is noted) by both sides. Discussing this exchange in that respect is only a courtesy. However, how we apply attribution is a different matter. Personally for small extracts of a pages content, edit summary attribution should be sufficient. For whole page content, a template would be the best solution. But I don't foresee copying full page content actually happening at out end, so the Curse issue shouldn't be an problem, this is going to be more to do with Wikia using Porter's templates. As for images, that will be down to gaining permission from the copyright holder, even for derivative work. The terms of usage would actually be down to that person. User avatar tag.gif Avatar talk.png 23:30, 15 December 2011 (UTC)


 * Then perhaps what is required is the removal of the link to fallout.wikia, but still keeping the acknowledgement if it is against Curse policy. Unless of course this is made and exception, which would be easier. Aside from that, I can see no fault in anyone's logic on here(Not that I am saying the link is). TheGuardianCalligraphy.pngGuardianoftheWastesTag.png 20:00, 20 December 2011 (UTC)