Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-209674-20140225224507/@comment-366087-20140228225034

Anyone who does anything on the internet, especially unsecured venues such as Wikia, needs to prepare themselves for their schtuuf to be copied. Unless it is something they are doing with expectation of paid compensation, they need to realize this is the *price of life on the internet*.

That does not mean it should be open season on the fruit of their labors, just that they should not be surprise when "pies left cooling in the window" get taken. People should at least get a "thank you note" in the way of attribution, such as a link-back and or comment on the page, even if a hidden comment seen only when editing.

This is why Export/Import is considered the best way to copy-with-attribution as it keeps the page's history intact and copied as well.