Template talk:Wikipedia
From wipipedia.org
Usage
{{wikipedia | page_name}}
where 'page_name' is the page on wikipedia the content was taken from. Spaces in the original page title will need to be replaced by underscores.
Display example
{{wikipedia | Janet_Hardy}} on our page about her produces
This article on Janet Hardy incorporates text from Wikipedia
Neccessity
I've added this template as I've found a number of pages have taken content from wikipedia without citing it as the source. Although all text on wikipedia is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, that license requires that attribution (credit) is given wherever it appears. This template provides that in an easy way. --VampWillow 11:22, 14 Jun 2005 (BST)
- Should this template also include mention of the GFDL? I know Wipipedia:About already states that the whole site was under GFDL, but from Wikipedia's section on copyrights I got the impression that sites using Wikipedia material were supposed to indicate GFDL on every page. (Wikipedia acknowledges GFDL in the footer of every page, this site does not.) But IP law makes my head spin, and I could well be mistaken. --Calair 07:50, 21 February 2006 (GMT)
