Forum:Terms of use

An update has been made to Wikia's Terms of use. Wikia also now has a formal privacy policy which you can find here. Angela (talk) 07:06, 6 January 2009 (UTC)

Privacy Policy
Typo: "is left on History tab" &rarr; "is left on the History tab"

The following sentence is confusing:
 * All details submitted in regard to your request for the creation of a wiki at Wikia may be made public.

because the page only talks about making an account (not creating a wiki). Perhaps insert "If you request that a wiki be created, ...".

The policy says:
 * Any "optional information" you choose to provide may be made public.

I know it's implied, but should clarify what is the optional data (perhaps it would be sufficient to start a new para before talking about the optional data). Is an email address optional (and so could be made public)?

Maybe make three paras: --JohnBeckett 09:21, 6 January 2009 (UTC)
 * 1) Information required to create an account. The username will be made public; the password and DOB will not be made public.
 * 2) Email address is requested when an account is created. Outline why. Outline policy on use (how often will Wikia send unsolicited mail?). Mention that address becomes public only when user sends to a mailing list, or replies to an email message.
 * 3) Optional information. May be made public.


 * H John. Thanks for your comments, and for reading the new policy so carefully. I've fixed the typo. I've reordered the words in the confusing line about wiki creation. The optional data is listed (“Optional information” that we request you provide may include your first name, last name, and your gender.) The part about email is deliberately before this to (hopefully) make it clear that email isn't part of what would be made public. I think an email policy may be a separate thing which is still needed, but is partly covered in Help:Email notification and c:help:Help:Create an account. It's something which will be considered in future revisions. Angela (talk) 06:11, 7 January 2009 (UTC)


 * Privacy policy link in w:c:messaging:MediaWiki:Monaco-footer-wikia-links should be updated --Ciencia Al Poder (talk) -WikiDex 10:34, 7 January 2009 (UTC)


 * Thanks for pointing it out. I've updated that. Angela (talk) 22:35, 12 January 2009 (UTC)

Few Questions
--LordTBT Talk! 01:59, 8 January 2009 (UTC)
 * 1) Wikia is revoking the following: "Wikia will never host pop-up adverts" ?
 * 2) If I am "solely responsible" for maintaining a backup, shouldn't this link work?

Answers: Hope that helps. --Michaeldsuarez (Talk) (Deeds) 02:07, 8 January 2009 (UTC)
 * 1) Well, I can only aswer the second question since I'm not on the inside.
 * 2) You can use Special:Export to keep copies of pages in XML form on your computer.


 * Hi Michael. I'm curious as to what happened to the full history XML that I could use previously? Your method is possibly the most tedious I have ever heard, do you expect Wookieepedia to do that? --LordTBT Talk! 02:12, 8 January 2009 (UTC)


 * I wouldn't say we're revoking the part about pop-ups - just that this version was written by lawyers who know better than to make infinite promises! The download link can be found via database download - you just need to add .gz to the end of your link and it will work. Please note that this line doesn't mean that Wikia is not also making backups - of course we are, but things can go wrong! Angela (talk) 03:18, 8 January 2009 (UTC)

Additional note: add a .gz to the end of your url above. the offered xml dumps are now compressed to save space and bandwidth --Uberfuzzy 23:14, 12 January 2009 (UTC)


 * Yes, when Angela said it, i udapted the links i put on fr.guildwars and fr.3d in the admin page i've set up on thoses (just an ordinary page that sum up what admin might need). — TulipVorlax 03:04, 14 January 2009 (UTC)

The Club Penguin Fanon gets pop up adverts.

Fair use

 * You may not submit content to the Service that you did not create or that you not have permission to submit.

This could be interpreted to mean "no non-free images without explicit permission from the copyright holder". In other words, every pop culture-related wiki must now delete 98% of its files. Please clarify that that was what you meant. Ryan W 00:15, 20 January 2009 (UTC)
 * It doesn't specify that you need "explicit" permission. Pop culture wikis could use copyrighted images under a "fair use" claim, since they have permission, from US federal guidelines. Non fair use images would still need permission from the copyright holder. inclusivedisjunction 09:32, 20 January 2009 (UTC)