Forum:Copying articles from Wikipedia to a Wikia

I've been trying to find the rules on this, but I haven't had any luck. So what's the rules on copying an article from Wikipedia to a Wikia? For instance say you wanted to copy the Wikipedia article for Lex Luthor onto the Superman Wikia. How would one go about doing this, or is it completely disallowed? Livingston 09:15, 4 October 2007 (UTC)


 * It is allowed, both use similar licenses. In general, to be polite, I recommend copying and using the Template:Wikipedia to allow people to find the original article. Tjoneslo 14:25, 4 October 2007 (UTC)
 * Thanks for that. ^_^ Livingston 14:57, 4 October 2007 (UTC)
 * Actually, using is nothing to do with being polite. It's called attribution. If you copy from Wikipedia or another GFDL licensed source you must attribute the original or else you're copying a work in an illegal manor. ~ NOTASTAFF Daniel Friesen (DanTMan, Nadir Seen Fire) (talk) (tricks) (current topic)  Oct 4, 2007 @ 15:38 (UTC)
 * Thanks, for that as well. I've been around wiki for awhile so I basicially assumed that would be a requirement rather than a "polite" thing to do. I knew you had to do something just couldn't remember what, as I was there back when the Wookieepedia started transfering articles to their site. So thanks again. ^_^ Livingston  15:43, 4 October 2007 (UTC)