Talk:Onion (dog)

Importation of material from Wikipedia (or other sources)
Hi Leslie,

I have just looked at the article and although it is greatly expanded, much of the material comes directly from the Wikipedia article of the same name.

Here is the Editorial Council ruling about this sort of situation from a year or so ago:

Importation of articles
The importation of articles copied from other sources, in particular from other Internet encylopedias such as Wikipedia, is not allowed.

The only exceptions to this general rule are
 * articles written originally almost entirely by the Citizen who imports them and who, in addition, is also an active contributor, and
 * specific articles that are explicitly accepted by the Editorial Council.

Remark: Of course, any available source&mdash;including Wikipedia&mdash;may be used in a professional manner to find information and inspiration.

There is a proposal in the form of a referendum to modify this rule in the upcoming Election, for which balloting begins tomorrow. In the meantime, I doubt if the article, as presently written, will be allowed to remain, although I am not sure what precisely should be done about it in the near future. Best, Hayford Peirce 18:46, 9 June 2012 (UTC)