Forum talk:Project: Tolkien Gateway and Wikipedia copies removal


 * Rewriting is fine for people who have the time and the knowledge and have run out of ideas for completely new articles, but it is not true to say that anything that doesn't come from the mind of a LOTR/OWTRTA editor is plagiarism. Copying from Wikipedia, with the proper acknowledgment, is encouraged on Wikia sites, as a starter and great time-saver. Contributors can then expand the articles to include detail that would not be considered notable enough for Wikipedia, along with links to articles on the wiki that have no WP equivalent. (I presume that the expression "to similar" above means "too similar".) -- Robin Patterson (Talk) 03:49, January 27, 2012 (UTC)
 * Maybe plagiarism is too harsh considering the freedom of the Wikipedia content, but it is still a copy none the less and should be rewritten. What is the point in this being specialist and independent wikia city separate from the wikipedia if people are just going copy what others have done? I will continue to nominate these articles for rewriting and naturally you are encouraged to help rewrite them--DarkLantern 04:15, January 27, 2012 (UTC)