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Why does WikiAnswers have information copied from Wikipedia when the latter is unreliable?
Wiki User
∙ 14y ago
Answers that are directly copied from Wikipedia or other sites are considered plagiarism. WikiAnswers does not tolerate plagiarism as it not in accordance with WikiAnswers plagiarism policy.
If you find a plagiarized answer, contact a WikiAnswers supervisor, or report it in the Community Forum.
Wiki User
∙ 14y ago
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Why are your answers copied straight from Wikipedia?
If you find an answer that was copied from anywhere, flag it or take care of it yourself. Plagiarism is not allowed on WikiAnswers.
Did WikiAnswers copy Wikipedia or did Wikipedia copy WikiAnswers?
Neither copied the other. Both sites are based on the wiki concept, meaning that anyone can contribute to the content on the sites. There are lots of wiki websites on the internet.
Can answers be copied from Wikipedia to WikiAnswers?
No; that is plagiarism, and is illegal. You may quote sections it if it relevant to the answer, but we do encourage all answers to be your own work. You can link to Wikipedia using the "Related Links" section of the answer.
Should WikiAnswers allow quality edits to their Wikipedia articles?
Unfortunately, the Wikipedia articles that are on Answers.com (on the ReferenceAnswers side, not the WikiAnswers side) are exact copies of the Wikipedia articles, and they update almost as fast. It wouldn't do any good to edit it only on the ReferenceAnswers side, because any edit would only be copied over when we got the next update from Wikipedia.
Is Wikipedia Encylopedia copying answers and info from other websites?
NOTE: The website you are presently viewing is WikiAnswers, NOT Wikipedia. They are two different sites. WikiAnswers is a question and answer site. Wikipedia is an online encyclopedia. Both are "wikis", which means they are human-edited. Info should never be copied word for word from other sites. This answer depends on the user and their personal integrity.
Who can upload information to Wikipedia?
Wikipedia allows anyone the possibility to upload information to the site. However, the articles that are submitted are reviewed by others so the information is checked for its sources and to see if the individual copied it from anywhere as well as grammar and many other things prior to it being uploaded for public view to this site.
What are copied test questions to be deleted?
This question has been set up as a merge point for test questions that have been copied and pasted to WikiAnswers.
When a user account template is copied group membership information is also copied True or false?
True.
Are wikipedia articles copyright or can they be copied and used as part of a book with another author?
Wikipedia publishes under a Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike 3.0 License (CC-BY-SA). Attribution means Wikipedia must be credited for the copied content, and ShareAlike means the new work can only be issued under the same license, CC-BY-SA 3.0.
When did gunpowder originate?
9th century by Chinese alchemists searching for an elixir of immortality. Copied from Wikipedia-History of Gunpowder
What is the name of the location that stores cut or copied information?
clipboard
What is the of the windows location that stores cut or copied information?
CLIPBOARD
