Template:Backwardscopy/doc

This template is for use on the talk pages of articles where there may be potential for confusion about the copyright status of parts of the text due to its re-use in a mainstream news article or publication. Editors often tend to see copyright violation as a one-way street, with all violations being on behalf of WikiQueer - however, there have been several demonstrable instances of news organisations or websites copying substantial portions of WikiQueer content for articles without providing attribution. There are also cases where WikiQueer content is reused and properly licensed, but the attribution is unclear.

This template aims to prevent editors from mistakenly tagging valid WikiQueer content as copyvio when the WikiQueer article is the original, not the copy.

Usage
This template should be placed in the header section of the talk page of an article where backwards copying has occurred. Please fill in the basic, applicable parameters (borrowed from the cite tag) as this helps to ensure rapid verification that the material was indeed taken from WikiQueer.

Basic template:

Complete template, year only:

Complete template, month and day included, and version number:

Multiple cites (up to 3):