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:I think you misunderstood what I was trying to explain regarding preventing other sites from "ripping off" the wiki. Let me explain: | :I think you misunderstood what I was trying to explain regarding preventing other sites from "ripping off" the wiki. Let me explain: | ||
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:1. The CC BY-NC-SA license, being irrevocable, grants everyone the right to create a separate wiki and host the content there, but only under the NC condition, meaning that this secondary wiki could not serve ads. | :1. The CC BY-NC-SA license, being irrevocable, grants everyone the right to create a separate wiki and host the content there, but only under the NC condition, meaning that this secondary wiki could not serve ads. (LATE CORRECTION: Apparently, showing ads aside NC content may be fine. I'll still go through the re-licensing effort for avoidance of doubt, to honor the wishes of those who contributed under the assumption that the wiki would never serve ads and don't want their content to stay up, etc.) | ||
:2. Past contributors, who made their content available under the CC BY-NC-SA, have a choice regarding what additional license to grant bg3.wiki to allow monetizing the content. | :2. Past contributors, who made their content available under the CC BY-NC-SA, have a choice regarding what additional license to grant bg3.wiki to allow monetizing the content. | ||
:3. The main offer I will make to past contributors is that they agree to re-license their content under CC BY-SA, meaning that not only bg3.wiki but also everyone else will be allowed to monetize the content. | :3. The main offer I will make to past contributors is that they agree to re-license their content under CC BY-SA, meaning that not only bg3.wiki but also everyone else will be allowed to monetize the content. | ||