Board Thread:Suggestion Box/@comment-4199666-20140626134739

Alright ladies, gentlemen and other losers,

It's been brought up on multiple occasions that we're having issues with people stealing codes made EXCLUSIVELY for Lumblr Wiki, usually made by Cece or myself. I feel like we need to come up with some proper methods of dealing with this because different users get different answers depending on who they talk to, and I feel like we need a clear-cut policy which applies to all templates here, and not just certain ones.

As someone who worked hard on one of the major templates, I know how disheartening it is to find that someone has stolen it without giving any recognition. Usually either Cece or myself will quietly message one of the admins on that wiki asking them to remove it, and in most cases there has been compliance.

A recent issue has arisen, however, where codes were taken from this wiki without permission, but at the bottom of the template page there is an accreditation and a link to this wiki. I'm not going to link it here though.

Also, with Wikia's format, there really is no way of ensuring that coding isn't stolen, and as it can be protected on other wikis, which it on occasion has been, it is very hard to keep tabs on it.

My suggestions for policies on it are as follows: '''This coding was designed by  for use on the Lumblr Wiki, and has since been modified by . If you wish to use this coding for your own wiki, please ask permission from the Lumblr Wiki admins.''' Anyway. I don't know what you guys think. Personally I'd rather keep these templates exclusively for Lumblr Wiki, seeing as I designed them and whatnot - also because when I developed other wikis I made my own unique character templates for them instead of copying codes I created BUT obviously this is a problem which isn't going away. Also, because we did copy codes like Word Bubble (after altering it) and Heading (after seeking permission AND altering it), it would be hypocritical of us to totally ban people from using our codes as a basis for theirs.
 * No codes may be copied without expressly getting permission from at least two of the administrators or bureaucrats.
 * If you have previously copied coding from the Lumblr Wiki without asking permission, you may be denied permission to continue using them.
 * If a template was designed exclusively (i.e. only to be used) for Lumblr, such as Lumblr Network, Disabled Lumblr or Char, it must be modified before being used on another wiki. If the admins in charge of granting permission decide that it is different enough, it may be used, whilst still providing credit to Lumblr Wiki.
 * All copied material which was designed by anyone on the Lumblr Wiki must carry the following disclaimer at the top of the page.
 * The Lumblr Wiki admins should be given a link for the wiki which it is being used for, and names of all the admins there (in case one of them has copied coding from Lumblr Wiki before and is trying to use someone else to dodge the previous rule).
 * Also (this is if we edit in a little lumblr wiki insignia), no one is to delete the small insignia or alter the link when copying over templates. It should always link back to the Lumblr Wiki. If you wish to use our codes for free, you can promote our wiki for free.

Peace out and whatnot. Tell me what you think and what you'd change. If you're indifferent, I'm sorry, but if you're really opinionated, feel free to totally argue and complain with me about this.

Thanks.

Bye. 