Thread:Uskok/@comment-1618941-20130409025000

In reply to your message to me, I can report that I've now had a response from Support:

This sort of use is actually one of the things we encourage under the CC-BY-SA; it's kind of an ideal case of using relevant content in a related wiki and that kind of sharing is one of the things that the license encourages. The license convers even whole pages and templates.

However, it HAS to be attributed. Ideally, they would use the Import/Export tool: http://community.wikia.com/wiki/Help:Exporting_pages with the setting to keep edit histories intact, although linking to the original source is also an acceptable attribution.

It sounds like you have spoken to a Bureaucrat, and they are at least mindful of the need for attribution and working toward a solution. I will be happy to step in with a heavy hand if they refuse, or fail to attribute after being warned but if they are taking steps to fulfill the license then there isn't much for Wikia to do.

Best,

__ Sean McGilvray Wikia Community Support

...Obviously not what either of us were hoping to read.

The reason why I'm posting this here rather than on the Pirates Wiki is because I noticed something relating to this very subject on the Marvel Cinematic Universe Wiki. You have content here which has been posted with less-than-adequate attribution, and you are in breach of Wikia policy until you take steps to rectify this.

Example: S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicarrier

Note that I wrote much of that and now find it copied with only a link under "External Links" to give any clue to its origin. A more appropriate way to attribute is with a template stating that the article uses content from another wiki, such as the template now sprouting up on the Disney Wiki after my complaints.

Can you remedy this, please? 