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Revision as of 20:44, 8 December 2006

The LGPedia is what you're reading right now. It is a wiki-style encyclopedia that documents the Lonelygirl15 universe. Anyone can edit it!

LGPedia Administration

The administrators on the LGPedia are:


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 rights 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. It should be noted however that the video called Grillz feat. Danielbeast, LG15, P. Monkey, and O'n has not migrated to Revver.com, presumably due to copyright issues and use of this material should be approached with caution until the copyright issues are clarified.

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 not 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.

If a user wishes to retain copyright to what they have written it is probably better to write it elsewhere (such as a personal blog) along with an appropriate copyright notice. The user could then quote the material and it would retain its original copyright. However it is not clear if all such quoted material would be accepted by the LGPedia community since they would not be free to modify the quote (other than deleting parts or all of it).

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.

How do I talk to another LGPedia user?

LGPedians can formally discuss topics by using the user talk feature of the wiki. To comment on a specific article just click on the "Discuss" icon in the header and leave your comment. Note that there is a signature element on the edit menu bar that you can use to sign your discussion comment. Also, if you click on the my talk link at the very top of the page it will take you to a record of comments that have been left for you for discussion. If someone leaves a comment for you here there is probably a preferred place to respond to it but I am not sure what that is so I hope someone will edit this to add in that information.

For less format chat user are encourage to explore the live LG15 Chat room which can be entered via the chat link on the left hand menu.

How do I re-direct a page to the correct page if there is an alternative spelling of the page name?

1). Create a new page with the desired name.

2). Edit the content of the pages so it contains only the following information...

#REDIRECT [[NameOfTheArticleRedirectedTo]]

How do I create a Template?

Templates are sections of wiki code that can be used to format information across multiple pages. For example the videos pages all share the same basic template to describe key paramereters of each video (cast etc). The template for creating this format is given here. To complete the template the key information that is specific to each web page is added to the code for that page in a section that invokes the template that was previously created.. To view an example of this just click on edit on any of the video pages and view the completed template.

Creating a template is a little tricky but it is described on Wikipedia in greater detail for those that are curious.

Will the Creators protect my privacy?

There is no privacy policy statement on the Lonelygirl15 website. Further it is unclear what kind of commercial entity the Creators are using to commercialize the Lonelygirl15 series. This means that we can only speculate on what might be their privacy policy. Since no privacy statement is given its probably best to assume that users have no right to privacy meaning that the Creators can use, sell, trade or otherwise market personal information submitted to them by users. A user might try to argue that their is an implied privacy just as their is an implied warranty when you purchase a product. However it is not clear if this position would have any validity in the courts.

What is LGPedia's deletion policy?

LGPedia is currently formulating a deletion policy. To participate in the discussion please go here.