Forum:Copying and pasting articles

so i'm very confused here. lets say there is another page here i want to copy and paste most of the article on my wikia but make a few adjustments. can i do that? or is that wrong?


 * From a copyright point of view it depends on the sources licensing / copyright status. If its from a source such as another wikia or wikipedia etc it is OK as long as you acknowledge the source (as per the Creative Commons license or GDFL) see Licensing & copyright for more info.


 * Technically there can be problems with the 'hidden code' that are in some document formats and are also used by wikia to create the formated page that is displayed, as you see it in viewer mode as opposed to edit mode. The Wikia WYSIWYG editor hides most of this code. So when you copy a Wikia page you can loose formatting information in some external editors (wordprocessors), and gain other similar mark up info. So to edit text for wikia off line you need to use a basic text editor ( NOT Word or similar complex programs that create .DOC files), and have an understanding of the 'mark up' codes used, or add the formating(page layout codes) in wikia after importing the text. e.g items like ==Heading Title== which creates a Bold level 1 heading title, which you do not see if using the WYSIWYG editor). - BulldozerD11 21:30, April 12, 2010 (UTC)