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=== Cloning the wiki? ===
 
=== Cloning the wiki? ===
 
how do I clone the wiki? I need to do it correctly or I could violate Attribution [[User:DG|DG]] ([[User talk:DG|talk]])
 
how do I clone the wiki? I need to do it correctly or I could violate Attribution [[User:DG|DG]] ([[User talk:DG|talk]])
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: [[User:Madprime|Madprime]] do you have an answer for this? [[User:Katoss|Katoss]] ([[User talk:Katoss|talk]]) 14:46, 4 March 2022 (UTC)
 
: [[User:Madprime|Madprime]] do you have an answer for this? [[User:Katoss|Katoss]] ([[User talk:Katoss|talk]]) 14:46, 4 March 2022 (UTC)
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:: [[User:DG|DG]] There is no "easy" export tool baked into mediawiki, but there are some instructions online on how to go about automating the process: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Exporting_all_the_files_of_a_wiki
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:: It might be that no standard tool exists because people end up having different preferences on "what" they want to export (what they want to do). Also, note that licensing issues can vary according to content. While a lot of content is CC-BY-SA by default, there can be material (e.g. uploaded images) with other licensing, e.g. non-free material that's used as "fair use" in this wiki but may be a copyright violation if used elsewhere.
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:: '''I AM NOT A LAWYER AND THIS IS NOT LEGAL ADVICE:''' Regarding "attribution" requirements, I think it can be tricky to handle (highly visible attribution can disrupt re-use!). Sometimes people try to handle attribution via a link (e.g. on an imported file) to a source URL, and the source URL contains (or links to) information about authorship. If in doubt, you might share your plan and see whether others think it's met the requirement. :)
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:: [[User:Madprime|Madprime]] ([[User talk:Madprime|talk]]) 19:36, 9 March 2022 (UTC)
  
 
=== designing an experiment page ===
 
=== designing an experiment page ===

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Cloning the wiki?

how do I clone the wiki? I need to do it correctly or I could violate Attribution DG (talk)

Madprime do you have an answer for this? Katoss (talk) 14:46, 4 March 2022 (UTC)
DG There is no "easy" export tool baked into mediawiki, but there are some instructions online on how to go about automating the process: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Exporting_all_the_files_of_a_wiki
It might be that no standard tool exists because people end up having different preferences on "what" they want to export (what they want to do). Also, note that licensing issues can vary according to content. While a lot of content is CC-BY-SA by default, there can be material (e.g. uploaded images) with other licensing, e.g. non-free material that's used as "fair use" in this wiki but may be a copyright violation if used elsewhere.
I AM NOT A LAWYER AND THIS IS NOT LEGAL ADVICE: Regarding "attribution" requirements, I think it can be tricky to handle (highly visible attribution can disrupt re-use!). Sometimes people try to handle attribution via a link (e.g. on an imported file) to a source URL, and the source URL contains (or links to) information about authorship. If in doubt, you might share your plan and see whether others think it's met the requirement. :)
Madprime (talk) 19:36, 9 March 2022 (UTC)

designing an experiment page

this is a request. about similar things as statistics pages. DG (talk)

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