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== using content in a discussion forum ==

I run a UK Discussion forum/online community. Within my forum I have subforums for each and every city/town in the UK. The forum is designed to be an interactive resource for the UK. However, I am in need of basic content to kick start these regional boards.

My question is: Can I use the content available here in my forum by posting it? If I can, what steps do I need to take?

Thanks

:The content of Wikipedia is available under the [[GNU free documentation license]] (GFDL), meaning anybody can use it in any way (s)he wishes, as long as the result is also available under the GFDL. So, basic answer is: Yes, go ahead and use the content, as long as you don't claim copyright on the text, even if you change/modify the text. Additionally, we would be pleased if you could link to Wikipedia and credit us as a source. So add someting like "''This article is licensed under the <a href="http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html">GNU Free Documentation License</a>. It uses material from <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page">Wikipedia</a>. ''" with links to GFDL and Wikipedia. Finally: Images are not always released under the GFDL, but may be other licenses that do or do not allow copying. Please check on the image page for the license. A complete discussion can be found on [[Wikipedia:Copyrights]], section "Users' rights and obligations". Hope this answers your question -- [[User:Chris 73|Chris 73]] | [[User talk:Chris 73|Talk]] 02:36, 26 Jul 2004 (UTC)