KidzSearch Encyclopedia:Transwiki attribution
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This page explains how to attribute articles you simplify and convert from another Wikimedia project.
Instructions
- Bring the article over. You can do this manually, or with a transwiki import (admins and importers only). The transwiki import tool will take care of the attribution for you. For manual moves, see the instructions below. If you do not provide attribution to the source page, it will be deleted as a copyright infringement. You can request an import by an admin at the administrators' noticeboard.
- Then you must simplify the article into Simple English or it will be deleted.
For manual moves
On the article talk page, provide a link to the last revision using an attribution template.
- For content from the English Wikipedia, use either {{enwp based}} or {{based on}}. You can use them for example like this...
{{enwp based|url=http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Philosophical_skepticism&oldid=346768538}}
- or
{{based on|Philosophical skepticism|version=346768538}}
- For content translated from a different-language wikipedia, use {{translated page}}. For example, if taken from the Spanish Wikipedia (
es), like this:
{{translated page|es|Escepticismo filosófico|version=51708082}}
Permanent link
A permanent link to the current version of an article is normally available from the sidebar, under Tools-> Permanent link. Click on Permanent link and the url at the top of the page will change to that of the permanent link.
You can also find it by going to the history page of the article on the other Wikipedia. Find the date and time of the version you used as a basis for the article here, and click on it.
The URL will end with a number that looks like this: oldid=123456789. That is the version number to use in the {{enwp based}}, {{based on}}, or {{translated page}} template.