Forum:Copied Wiki

Forums: Index > Watercooler > Copied Wiki

Anybody remember DonoPik? Slightly strange, some clichéd ideas on his page, stuff like that . . . he thanked PikFan and I for giving him a few tips and "creating this wiki". . . . Well, I noticed that he started a wiki, on Wikia, called the "Pikmin-O-Pedia." Well, it's a bit strange . . . considering that there are already two wikis dedicated to Pikmin, at least one of which he already knows about. . . . Not only that, they're copied word from word for our pages (or at least, the pages already there; there's only twenty-two. You can see an example at the Onion page over there. Compare it to our page. The images are different, but the words are the same. Do you think we should try to shut him down (either by going to his wiki or talking to Wikia staff {perhaps not the brightest idea, as they may have a grudge against NIWA users . . .) or do you think it's too low-key to worry about? It's also a bit humorous in the way he designed it, too; not only is it pretty ugly (which is standard with Wikia), he has an entire page available in the menu about him, labeled "About the Author." What do you guys think? -Los Plagas

I think he's going to flop, but it would be better to shun him about this little stunt. The sooner he can go through life understanding that people don't want their hard work stolen (and that nobody likes lazy rip-offs), the better. I guess I could do it, I still have a Wikia account in good standing, and I'm activeish on Carmageddon Wikia, at least until I move that into an independent domain. — {Espyo^T} 07:10, 19 November 2013 (EST)

I agree with your statement, but one thing that could pose a problem is that, somehow, he already has a small community (on a side note, I believe he also copied the Pikmin fanfiction wiki's little guilds and ranks, too). In the comments section, you can see some users interacting with him and everything. But we should probably wait and see - activity will most likely tend to decrease, and if not, we can go ahead and report his wiki, either to him or Wikia. -Los Plagas

One thing: I left a calm message to DonoPik on his wiki explaining how we feel. I told him he was free to continue editing, and that we were not yet sure it was copied, but that, if it was, to please remove the copied material (which, sadly, is basically everything). I'm not going to do anything more than that just yet, but if he proves to be too obstinate, I will ask you to report him. I tried to give the benefit of the doubt and say that it's possible he didn't actually copy, but it's pretty much guaranteed that he copied, and unless there's some amazing reason (considering we have proof he's gone on this wiki before), I won't take no for an answer. -Los Plagas