wikiHow:Attribution
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Reasons for our Attribution Requirements
When you republish wikiHow content in another source, we require that you attribute wikiHow as the source of the information. Why?
- To aid editors who will use the link back to the source document to edit and improve the information.
- To give credit to the original authors. Our volunteer editors work hard and it wouldn't be fair for publishers to claim authorship of their work. By linking back to the original page at wikiHow, you will allow others to see who actually wrote the pages.
- To attract more readers to wikiHow. By prominently linking back to us, you may send wikiHow more readers. Some of these readers will eventually become editors and thus help us accomplish our mission of building the world's largest, highest quality how-to manual.
How to Properly Attribute wikiHow
In Online Media
- Place a prominent human and machine followable link back wikiHow's home page (eg http://www.wikihow.com or http://www.wikihow.com/Main-Page) AND to each wikiHow page used (e.g., the specific article such as How to Tie a Tie.)
- State the material is available under our Creative Commons license with a link to http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/.
- Attribute prominently with human and machine followable links (i.e., do not use no-follow links). Attribution to wikiHow should be at least as prominent as any attribution to other sources on your website or publication.
Ideal Website Attribution Example
Article provided by wikiHow, a wiki building the world's largest, highest quality how-to manual. Please edit this article and find author credits at the original wikiHow article on How to Tie a Tie. Content on wikiHow can be shared under a Creative Commons License.
In Offline Media
- Prominently state something to the effect of
- "Article provided by wikiHow, a wiki building the world's largest, highest quality how-to manual. Please edit this article and find author credits at wikiHow.com. Content on wikiHow can be shared under a Creative Commons License."
- Attribution to wikiHow should be at least as prominent as any attribution to other sources on your offline publication.
wikiHow Logo
Using the wikiHow logo in your attribution is optional, but appreciated. You can find copies of our logo here and learn how to Apply the wikiHow Logo to Your Webpage or Blog. However, you may not use the wikiHow logo to potentially confuse people that your site is the actual wikiHow site or to imply that wikiHow endorses you or your re-use of our content.
Tips
- Sites that use over 1000 wikiHow articles on a domain we consider mirror sites. These sites risk being especially confusing to readers as to whether they are the actual wikiHow site, or simply a mirror. To prevent confusion, please prominently link to each original wikiHow articles on the top AND the bottom of each wikiHow article.
- Unlike text, images on wikiHow may be under different licenses and different attribution requirements. Many images on the site are also available for republishing under a variety of licenses which are listed on the Image page of each specific image. Please consult each image for the specific attribution requirements. For the avoidance of doubt, we do not license videos copyrighted and hosted by third parties, user profile photos, advertisements, trademarks or trade dress under wikiHow's Creative Commons license.
- wikiHow is a registered trademark at the US Patent and Trademark Office.
- Questions or modification requests should be sent to [email protected] .
Article Info
Categories: Importing Content to wikiHow
Recent edits by: Lillian May, Eric, Chris Hadley
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