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Rule Violations Reports - 54

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Please report any rule violations in this thread. Notifying us of such incidents is highly appreciated.

Additionally, kindly report any sockpuppets that you come across.

Only report violations regarding the wiki rules. False reports due to personal vendettas are unacceptable.

Also, this thread should be for reporting actual rule-breaking, not every single little disagreement.

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ShadowWarrior1999 said:
Nope. If he still hasn't listened despite being warned that many times then the ban should stay.
It seems he actually listened, but just didn´t understand properly when a CRT is needed and when it is not needed to make a change on a page.

I think the ban may be a bit too much for this case judging by the context.
 
"Should" doesn´t mean "Would"

Not everyone reacts to the same thing the same way.

The messages on his wall weren´t even implied to be actual warnings but rather advice and pointing out things, which can easily confuse members regarding this.

I really think he deserves yet another chance, and if possible also put clear in such notifications from now on that this sort of stuff can be banworthy.
 
It is just a temporary ban though. It should help to finally hammer home the point.
 
Also... not a rule violation as far as I'm aware, but this thread (https://vsbattles.com/vsbattles/3351826?useskin=oasis) seems... odd. Should someone talk to him? He's been on the wiki for a while, and seemed like he was genuinely helpful, so I highly doubt he's trolling.

I might try talking to him myself, unless anyone thinks that would be a bad idea.
 
Homelander's biography is completely plagiarized from here: https://the-boys.fandom.com/wiki/Homelander

EDIT 1: Queen Maeve's bio is plagiarized as well: https://the-boys.fandom.com/wiki/Queen_Maeve

EDIT 2: And so is Captain America (Sam Wilson). They're all made by the same user, and it looks like they have a history of doing this. https://www.reddit.com/r/respectthr...espect_sam_wilson_captain_america_marvel_616/

EDIT 3: Patriot (Marvel Cinematic Universe). Plagiarized. Same user. I'm going to bed, but I can dig through this barrel of plagiarization shenanigans in the morning. Willing to bet it extends to every page they've made. https://marvelcinematicuniverse.fandom.com/wiki/Patriot
 
It is well known that the summaries are usually taken from other places without credit. As for FANDOM wikis, they probably have a Creative Commons Attribute-Sharelike license kind or something, so crediting in the references may be enough. But it is also seen that Captain America (Sam Wilson)'s content was reported to be taken from a respect thread, which content, I suppose, it is likely not permitted to use freely without author's permission. Sadly, the respect thread has been taken out, so I don't know how much information was plagiarized.

I suppose that we can start a CRT to replace plagiarism with the original content. I would appreciate more input into this issue and another staff member, who can check it before going to warn a plagiating user.
 
Skalt711 said:
It is well known that the summaries are usually taken from other places without credit. As for FANDOM wikis, they probably have a Creative Commons Attribute-Sharelike license kind or something, so crediting in the references may be enough. But it is also seen that Captain America (Sam Wilson)'s content was reported to be taken from a respect thread, which content, I suppose, it is likely not permitted to use freely without author's permission. Sadly, the respect thread has been taken out, so I don't know how much information was plagiarized.

I suppose that we can start a CRT to replace plagiarism with the original content. I would appreciate more input into this issue and another staff member, who can check it before going to warn a plagiating user.
I don't really know what you mean by this? If it was known that the summary was taken without credit then it should have been changed. Plagiarizing summaries isn't and shouldn't be standard procedure.
 
Aren't there plenty of character pages that just use the summaries from other websites? Just recently, while looking through character profiles randomly, I found other wikis with the exact same description, word for word, on the Lady Maria page. I thought it was pretty common?
 
I've asked about this sort of thing many times in the past, and I was always told not to do it. The exception being if it's an official description from the work itself.
 
I see. Is this rule written down somewhere? It seems to be pretty common, so if it's not been included it should probably be added to any rules regarding page creation and editing.
 
From Editing Rules

Please do not plagiarize from other wikis or online databases. It is unprofessional and shows a lack of effort on the part of the user. If you are getting your information from another wiki, please rephrase and summarize the passage in your own words instead of simply copying it.
 
The summaries should preferably be reworded, yes.
 
I'll start a CRT to replace plagiarism with the original description later, or, if somebody else would be willing to handle it, message me, so I could participate
 
Okay. Thank you for the help.
 
Yeah, as I mentioned before, this seems to be very common. Perhaps a discussion thread should be made where users can post pages that they believe has plagiarised information? That would not only ensure that these pages are getting reported, but it would also help users better understand the necessity of the rule and likely prevent it in the future.
 
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