User blog comment:Meighan/10 Ways to Engage Users on Your Wiki/@comment-1393830-20110609021631/@comment-1025281-20110610010212

I already said that I didn't come up with box elements &mdash; Wikipedia did (someone on my wiki, not me, modified them to use tables rather than divs) and many older wikis on Wikia used/use them. That's not what I'm talking about; I'm talking about specific examples of direct copying of original templates that have remained unattributed for years. Are you telling me that I can't recognise my own work? Your Template:Header is almost a direct copy of ours (specifically this revision), with only one user listed in the revision history, who is neither Dantman or TheUltimate3. Even the phrasing is essentially the same &mdash; "Participate, it's fun", "(insert characters) and the rest", "The (series) Universe" etc. And come to think of it, I have serious doubts as to whether Bleach Wiki was also created in July 2005.

I suggest that you actually look at the links I've given you. The links from Bleach Wiki are of current versions &mdash; they're most definitely still in use. For example, I don't think the configuration of your "Forum:Index" is anything like the default from the installation. Neither do I think Wikia's default installation of the forum extension contains a forum called "Improvements and Issues", which is a term that originated directly from Avatar Wiki.

Under no circumstances am I trying to say that you shouldn't be using work from another wiki. That's commonplace and more than just acceptable; in fact I wholeheartedly endorse it. But Bleach Wiki should at least have the courtesy of recognising someone else's work and providing some form of attribution under the terms of CC-BY-SA. It really isn't that much to ask.