[WikiEN-l] [Ticket#: 115103-FW] Just wondering

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From: "O'Neil, David MSER:EX" <Dave.ONeil at gems8.gov.bc.ca>
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Subject: [Ticket#: 115103-FW] Just wondering 

> Hello,
> 	Just wondering what the policy on materials that are embedded in
> your pages, when the material is taken from other sites?  I noticed a
> map on
> site (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:BCMap-doton-Victoria.png
> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:BCMap-doton-Victoria.png> )  that
> originally came from our web site
> (http://www.bcstats.gov.bc.ca/data/pop/maps/rdmap.htm
> <http://www.bcstats.gov.bc.ca/data/pop/maps/rdmap.htm> ).  The real
> source
> of this image really should be BC Stats, Ministry of Management
> Services.
> Descriptive bits were removed from the image, but I don't think it
> removes
> the reality of the actual source of the image.  I'm not that retentive,
> but
> we try to always properly attribute source, to avoid confusion (among
> other
> things).
> 
> Cheers
> 
> David O'Neil,  Manager
> Population Section, BC Stats
> Service BC
> Ministry of Management Services
> 
> email: Dave.ONeil at gems8.gov.bc.ca
> tel: 250-387-0335    fax: 250-387-0329
> www.bcstats.gov.bc.ca <www.bcstats.gov.bc.ca> 
> 
> 
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