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The '''text''' of this site is freely licensed under the terms of the '''GNU Free Documentation License''' (GFDL). Reusers of the content must retain it under the same licence, ensuring it remains free.
 
   
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Except where otherwise specified, the text on the RuneScape Wiki is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike License 3.0 (Unported) (CC-BY-SA).
Please read the [[Wikia:Text of the GNU Free Documentation License]] for full details of this license.
 
   
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* [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/legalcode Read the full legal code of the license].
:<b>Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no Invariant Sections, with no Front-Cover Texts, and with no Back-Cover Texts.</b>
 
:<b>A copy of the license is included in the section entitled "[[Wikia:Text of the GNU Free Documentation License|GNU Free Documentation License]]".</b>
 
:<b>Content on Wikia is covered by disclaimers and the Wikia terms of use (see below).</b>
 
   
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== Editing the RuneScape Wiki ==
==GNU Free Documentation License==
 
   
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To grow the commons of free knowledge and free culture, all users contributing to the RuneScape Wiki agree to grant broad permissions to the general public to re-distribute and re-use their contributions freely for any purpose including commercial use. Such use is allowed where attribution is given and the same freedom to re-use and re-distribute applies to any derivative works. '''By editing the RuneScape Wiki, you agree to license any text you add under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike License 3.0 (Unported)'''.
The '''GNU Free Documentation License''' ('''GFDL''') is a copyleft license for free content, designed by the Free Software Foundation (FSF).
 
   
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As an author, you agree to be attributed in any of the following fashions: a) through a hyperlink (where possible) or URL to the article or articles you contributed to, b) through a hyperlink (where possible) or URL to an alternative, stable online copy which is freely accessible, which conforms with the license, and which provides credit to the authors in a manner equivalent to the credit given on this website, or c) through a list of all authors. (Any list of authors may be filtered to exclude very small or irrelevant contributions.)
The GFDL is a "copyleft" license, meaning the content can be copied, modified, and redistributed so long as the new version grants the same freedoms to others and acknowledges the authors of the Wikia page. Wikia content will, therefore, will remain free forever and can be used by anybody subject to certain restrictions, most of which serve to ensure that freedom.
 
   
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== Importing text ==
Wikipedia, one of the web's most popular reference works, uses the GFDL. Using the same license as that site makes it easy for Wikia users to reuse the content from Wikipedia. You must adhere to the GFDL when using Wikipedia content.
 
   
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If you want to import text that you have found elsewhere or that you have co-authored with others, you can only do so if it is available under terms that are compatible with the CC-BY-SA license.
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Work which you do not hold the copyright to, or which is not available under this license, should not be added to the RuneScape Wiki.
==Image guidelines==
 
   
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If you import text under a compatible license which requires attribution, you must, in a reasonable fashion, credit the author(s). Where such credit is commonly given through page histories (such as copying within the wiki), it is sufficient to give attribution in the edit summary, which is recorded in the page history, when importing the text.
GFDL or public domain images are strongly preferred on Wikia. Copyright-violating images are subject to deletion. Copyright information must be added to the image description page of every uploaded image. Images and other uploaded files may be available under an alternative free license, or used under fair use guidelines.
 
   
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== Non-text files ==
   
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Freely licensed or public domain images are strongly preferred on the wiki.
For more information, see the following pages on the Central Wikia:
 
   
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Non-text media on the wiki should not be assumed to be available under the same license as the text. Please view the media description page for details about the license of any specific media file.
* [[Wikia:Wikia disclaimers]]
 
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* [[Wikia:terms of use]]
 
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If you are uploading files to the wiki, you should cite the source of the file, attribute the authors, and note any [[Help:Image copyright tags|copyright information]], where applicable. Individual communities may elaborate upon and refine requirements for file uploads.
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* [[Wikia:Multi-licensing]]: License your own edits under the GFDL plus something else
 
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== Using the RuneScape Wiki's content ==
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When re-using the wiki's content that has been released Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike License, you must provide credit to the authors either by including a) a hyperlink (where possible) or URL to the page or pages you are re-using, b) a hyperlink (where possible) or URL to an alternative, stable online copy which is freely accessible, which conforms with the license, and which provides credit to the authors in a manner equivalent to the credit given on this website, or c) a list of all authors. (Any list of authors may be filtered to exclude very small or irrelevant contributions.). If you make modifications or additions to the page you re-use, you must license them under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike License 3.0 or later. For further information, please refer to the [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/legalcode legal code of the CC-BY-SA License].
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Latest revision as of 22:36, 29 June 2018

Except where otherwise specified, the text on the RuneScape Wiki is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike License 3.0 (Unported) (CC-BY-SA).

Editing the RuneScape Wiki

To grow the commons of free knowledge and free culture, all users contributing to the RuneScape Wiki agree to grant broad permissions to the general public to re-distribute and re-use their contributions freely for any purpose including commercial use. Such use is allowed where attribution is given and the same freedom to re-use and re-distribute applies to any derivative works. By editing the RuneScape Wiki, you agree to license any text you add under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike License 3.0 (Unported).

As an author, you agree to be attributed in any of the following fashions: a) through a hyperlink (where possible) or URL to the article or articles you contributed to, b) through a hyperlink (where possible) or URL to an alternative, stable online copy which is freely accessible, which conforms with the license, and which provides credit to the authors in a manner equivalent to the credit given on this website, or c) through a list of all authors. (Any list of authors may be filtered to exclude very small or irrelevant contributions.)

Importing text

If you want to import text that you have found elsewhere or that you have co-authored with others, you can only do so if it is available under terms that are compatible with the CC-BY-SA license.

Work which you do not hold the copyright to, or which is not available under this license, should not be added to the RuneScape Wiki.

If you import text under a compatible license which requires attribution, you must, in a reasonable fashion, credit the author(s). Where such credit is commonly given through page histories (such as copying within the wiki), it is sufficient to give attribution in the edit summary, which is recorded in the page history, when importing the text.

Non-text files

Freely licensed or public domain images are strongly preferred on the wiki.

Non-text media on the wiki should not be assumed to be available under the same license as the text. Please view the media description page for details about the license of any specific media file.

If you are uploading files to the wiki, you should cite the source of the file, attribute the authors, and note any copyright information, where applicable. Individual communities may elaborate upon and refine requirements for file uploads.

Using the RuneScape Wiki's content

Attribution example when re-using the wiki's content on your own website:

This article uses material from the Gielinor article on the RuneScape Wiki at Wikia and is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike License.

When re-using the wiki's content that has been released Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike License, you must provide credit to the authors either by including a) a hyperlink (where possible) or URL to the page or pages you are re-using, b) a hyperlink (where possible) or URL to an alternative, stable online copy which is freely accessible, which conforms with the license, and which provides credit to the authors in a manner equivalent to the credit given on this website, or c) a list of all authors. (Any list of authors may be filtered to exclude very small or irrelevant contributions.). If you make modifications or additions to the page you re-use, you must license them under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike License 3.0 or later. For further information, please refer to the legal code of the CC-BY-SA License.

Off-wiki content (for example, emails, IRC chats, off-wiki forums, etc.) should not be assumed to be released under this license if this is not explicitly stated.


These terms are based on those of another company; the Wikimedia Foundation; and are used under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike License (view authors).