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:I know what you mean, but that would be pushing it. You can read over what they wrote, look at their sources, then write your own article based on that. Even then, you should cite the non-Wikipedia sources. Taking and changing their article, though, is not a good idea. If they contribute to your article, you need to cite them. If you take a part of what they wrote, don't try to hide it. For text from a single source, you can include it as a cited quote. You can't do that WP though. Your best bet is to look up the sources used in the WP page, and see if you can quote from them. Besides, what good is Conservapedia if it is composed of text directly from WP? [[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|talk]]) 23:07, 4 January 2016 (EST)
:I know what you mean, but that would be pushing it. You can read over what they wrote, look at their sources, then write your own article based on that. Even then, you should cite the non-Wikipedia sources. Taking and changing their article, though, is not a good idea. If they contribute to your article, you need to cite them. If you take a part of what they wrote, don't try to hide it. For text from a single source, you can include it as a cited quote. You can't do that WP though. Your best bet is to look up the sources used in the WP page, and see if you can quote from them. Besides, what good is Conservapedia if it is composed of text directly from WP? [[User:DavidB4|DavidB4]] ([[User talk:DavidB4|talk]]) 23:07, 4 January 2016 (EST)
I had in mind that after borrowing pieces from Wikipedia, users could edit the articles and then the content of the Conservapedia article would gradually become entirely different from the borrowed Wikipedia pieces. However, as you have just said, it would not be a good idea. Your suggestion is good. I will try it, although, as you can see from my often creating stub articles, my time and writing are quite limited. Thus, after I have improved my researching and writing skills, I would be glad to try out your suggestion. Thank you for your help! [[User:U.U|U.U]] ([[User talk:U.U|talk]]) 23:32, 4 January 2016 (EST)