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There is nothing wrong with copying Wikipedia articles to BhamWiki, however, be sure you cite it as a reference and use the GFDL template. I added it to the Garywood Assembly of God article for you, and did a little cleanup. Our audience here would be people who are researching Birmingham topics, so you can delete links and references to Alabama since that is a given. [[User:Wheresdib|--Wheresdib]] 10:54, 21 March 2007 (PDT) | There is nothing wrong with copying Wikipedia articles to BhamWiki, however, be sure you cite it as a reference and use the GFDL template. I added it to the Garywood Assembly of God article for you, and did a little cleanup. Our audience here would be people who are researching Birmingham topics, so you can delete links and references to Alabama since that is a given. [[User:Wheresdib|--Wheresdib]] 10:54, 21 March 2007 (PDT) | ||
* I think Helmsb was the primary contributor to the Wikipedia article, so we might not strictly need to dual-license or that reference. For what its worth. --[[User:Dystopos|Dystopos]] 11:01, 21 March 2007 (PDT) | |||
* I did contribute most of the wikipedia article and I know the other gentleman who did most of the rest but I will definitely cite the reference next time. Thank you for pointing that out. As far as the Alabama references it is a habit when I write articles. I will just have to remember next time. [[User:Helmsb|Helmsb]] 12:30, 21 March 2007 (PDT) |
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Hello and welcome to Bhamwiki. We're really excited to see your contributions. If you haven't already, please read our User agreement and then feel free to dive in. --Dystopos 07:36, 21 March 2007 (PDT)
Using Wikipedia articles
There is nothing wrong with copying Wikipedia articles to BhamWiki, however, be sure you cite it as a reference and use the GFDL template. I added it to the Garywood Assembly of God article for you, and did a little cleanup. Our audience here would be people who are researching Birmingham topics, so you can delete links and references to Alabama since that is a given. --Wheresdib 10:54, 21 March 2007 (PDT)
- I think Helmsb was the primary contributor to the Wikipedia article, so we might not strictly need to dual-license or that reference. For what its worth. --Dystopos 11:01, 21 March 2007 (PDT)
- I did contribute most of the wikipedia article and I know the other gentleman who did most of the rest but I will definitely cite the reference next time. Thank you for pointing that out. As far as the Alabama references it is a habit when I write articles. I will just have to remember next time. Helmsb 12:30, 21 March 2007 (PDT)