Board Thread:SmashWiki Business/@comment-8-20130820204412/@comment-8-20130821213631

Puppy/Dr. Pain 99, I understand your perspective is different, but I maintain that creating a new wiki from scratch would have been a redundant effort.

Of the more than 6500 past authors of this wiki, some decided to copy the wiki to a new host and edit there - as is their right under the license. Later authors have as much legitimacy and as much right to continue this wiki as those who started it. Just as you had when you joined the 3 year old wiki back in 2009.

And to clarify my comments on plagiarism: the same license that gave you the right to take a copy of this wiki (including contributions of people not involved in the fork - for example those who had already left before that) also gives anyone the right to use that content (under certain conditions). I'm not saying this wiki will copy any pages, personally I would prefer that they didn't. I'm just pointing out that it is not plagiarism to reuse content that's under a free license. I think it's important that everyone understand the full implications of the license.

I'm wondering whether to block your account now. You have been vandalizing and disrupting this wiki (again) under various accounts - frankly, I don't think you are in any position to talk about moral standards! So how about this: I will block this account on this wiki only, leaving you able to discuss anything you want to with me via my message wall on Central. It's been almost three years, it really is time for you to move on.