User blog:Trisell Chronos/CONDITION OF WIKIA SITE ISSUE

Alright, so some of you have already noticed a change in the wiki. This is a brief explanation for what’s going on, and what the staff has planned in the best and worst case scenarios.

In short, in 2010, the Wikia decided to make this rule that allows anyone to copy and claim your content on the wikis regardless of your ownership unless you have actual copyright and such for it. This has been an issue in the past, which is why the wikia site has scene wikis fall before, but it gradually become less of an issue until recently where it may be more of a problem.

To what extent this means that everyone should expect their content to be stolen we do not completely know, but so far there have not been any signs of content thievery on the assumed scale. Those of us who have removed our content are not leaving the wiki. Most that have taken immediate action have only done so due to previous experiences with other websites that may not reflect on Wikia.

If this does indeed become a problem, we are considering transferring to a new wikia site called Shoutwiki, which is more protective of its users’ content. If and until that becomes a needed course of action, we suggest following these steps.

>Copy all the content you hold valuable to your computers. Additionally, if you still want people to see and comment on your content, we suggest putting them in GOOGLE DOCS.

>Ask the Staff to help you delete your pages once you have your content saved to avoid thievery.

>If you have saved content you wish to show others, indicate how they can still find it on your profile on the wiki.

Regardless of the result, please back up your content on your computers and google docs. That should be done regardless of any cyber problem.

We strongly urge that no one act rashly. This isn’t a wiki-apocalypse. It might not even be a real threat. This is a precaution for now, and that’s what we want people to treat it as. Nothing more or less. Please don’t start freaking out. We’re all aware of the situation and we’re ready to act in the UNLIKELY event that this becomes an epidemic.