LGPedia
The LGpedia is what you're reading right now. It is a wiki-style encyclopedia that documents the Lonelygirl15 universe. Anyone can edit it!
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LGpedia Administration
The administrators on the LGPedia are:
- User:Admin
- User:Dharmabum420
- User:Terryfic
- User:jsmith (Jerry Smith is the lead programmer for the LG15 website}
- User:Twjaniak (Web Master and Site Administrator of lonelygirl15.com)
- User:JayHenry
- User:Brucker
Who controls LGpedia?
LGpedia is a wiki and hence communtiy based. However, there are instances when the Creators of LG15 have certain override privileges. They may insist that a particular template or feature appears on a given page, such as production credits appearing on the video blog pages. They may also insist upon the creation of specific pages to serve specific purposes such is the case with the The Story So Far... article. Most people are familiar with the open structure of wikipedia, however this is not always the case in wikis. Rather some wikis choose to have a much stronger level of editorial control.
Who owns what you contribute to LGpedia?
The rise of world wide web has given rise to many new questions that have not been completely resolved in the courts. Wikis such as Wikipedia use the GNU Free Documentation License. However, it has not been stated what policies are in effect for LGpedia. It is possible that some right may remain with the original author or the web site owner (the Creators.) Videos posted on Revver are goverened by the Creative Commons Attribution Non-commercial No Derivatives License. With this license, users are free to download and share the videos as long as links are provided back to the owner and credit is given. Ownership remains with the creator of the video. Though some may argue that making videos that include LG15 footage violates the "no derivations" aspect of the above license, fair use principals still apply, allowing for quotation, current-affairs reporting, or parody, which most if not all LG15 fan-videos fall under. The situation is much less clear with screen shots which use a much more limited amount of the source content. Many fan sites use screen shots for source material and to date this issue has not been challenged in the courts so we do no have any legal guidelines as to whether or not a screen shot is legal or illegal. Given that lonelygirl15.com is owned by the Creators the issue of screen shot usage on the web site, forums and LGpedia is moot.
What plaform does LGpedia use?
The LGpedia uses the MediaWiki platform.
Can you remove material that you have added to the LGpedia?
The answer is yes and no. You can use the edit feature to delete information that you have added. However the wiki also has a feature that will allow other users to restore what you attempted to delete. This is where its important to understand the ownership issue above. If you do not own the copyright to your contribution you cannot force the wiki to delete the contributed information. Hence, when you make a contribution its best to accept that you are permanently giving away all right to what you have contributed. In specific case you could add a copyright notice and describe specific terms of use if you so desired.
