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I know policy says no copying from Wikipedia but there is a well written article located at the exact same name as this that I would like to copy from there. And there is little I can do to make it any better. So with the communities permission I would like to copy and paste it.--'''''<span style="border: 2px #000000 solid;background:#FFD800; font-variant:small-caps">[[User:FellowChristian16|<font color="#000000">Fellow</font>]][[User talk:FellowChristian16|<font color="#000000">Christian16</font>]]</span>''''' 18:39, 19 March 2008 (EDT)
I know policy says no copying from Wikipedia but there is a well written article located at the exact same name as this that I would like to copy from there. And there is little I can do to make it any better. So with the communities permission I would like to copy and paste it.--'''''<span style="border: 2px #000000 solid;background:#FFD800; font-variant:small-caps">[[User:FellowChristian16|<font color="#000000">Fellow</font>]][[User talk:FellowChristian16|<font color="#000000">Christian16</font>]]</span>''''' 18:39, 19 March 2008 (EDT)
:As far as I understand, it's not our policy which restricts copying from Wikipedia as much as Wikipedia's policy and copyright law. You can copy only pages that you made (without contributions from others), but once someone else edits it, it is no longer allowed to be copied. [[User:HelpJazz|Help]][[User talk:HelpJazz|Jazz]] 20:27, 19 March 2008 (EDT)
:As far as I understand, it's not our policy which restricts copying from Wikipedia as much as Wikipedia's policy and copyright law. You can copy only pages that you made (without contributions from others), but once someone else edits it, it is no longer allowed to be copied. [[User:HelpJazz|Help]][[User talk:HelpJazz|Jazz]] 20:27, 19 March 2008 (EDT)
:HelpJazz is correct, except that it's not really Wikipedia's fault. Wikipedia allows copying to places that have a compatible licence. However, Conservapedia's licence is not compatible with Wikipedia's. That may not be the only reason for the policy of no copying from Wikipedia, but that reason alone is enough to prevent what you ask. [[User:Philip J. Rayment|Philip J. Rayment]] 21:36, 19 March 2008 (EDT)