Thread:Merrimack/@comment-31019144-20170615050104/@comment-32738051-20170616012240

Hi Maguti!

I did some checking today to see what might be the best option for sharing my poetry with you and what I found out complicates things. Fandom, which hosts all wiki sites, including this one, uses Creative Commons licensing for everything any member posts on any wiki site. What this means is creators of original content, including poetry, retain their copyright but agree to license to their work under Fandom's Creative Commons license, meaning granting blanket permission to the world at large to reuse, remix, and transform the creator's work as long as the creator is credited as the work's source. Mostly this protects the creator's rights to their original work. However, the creator's ability to publish that work elsewhere at a later date might be compromised, particularly regarding publications that only accept previously unpublished work.

I mention this because I know I wouldn't want to give up my poems' eligibility for publication with such publishers, even though I haven't often submitted poems for publication and mostly write just for my enjoyment. It's something you may want to consider as well regarding your own poetry. I have submitted my questions to Fandom staff on the matter and am waiting to hear back from them.

Depending on what they say, setting up a page on this wiki for all members to share their poetry may not be the most appropriate option. And we would have to ask the wiki admin team about it. But I have found a wiki that has been set up specifically for people to share their original poetry: Poetry Wiki. There is also a wiki site called Penny's Poetry Pages that has a lot of useful poetry info available, though it's not really meant for posting original poetry. In case you want to look at either of them. There are other external sites that could be used but I think with all these options there will still be that question of whether or not posting a poem online counts as publication.

That being said, it may be better for me to share my poems via email instead, if that works for you, and my email link is on my profile page so you can send me an email instead of posting your email address here on the wiki. Either way, I will let you know what I find out from Fandom when I hear back from them.

Hope you have also had a great day without obstacles. And I know what you mean about RL...it's the same for me. 😍