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I suggest that this template be renamed to "Copy to Wikisource". Putting this template in place does not cause an article to be moved, it causes it to be copied. Once copied, the original might be deleted from wikipedia, or it might be rewritten, expanded, etc. Calling this "Move to Wikisource" makes people who come across the template think that the template will cause the deletion of the article, and often leads people to remove the template inappropriately. Giving it the proper name would end that. Note that I'm also suggesting the renaming of some of the other "Move to" templates to "Copy to", see Wikipedia:Village_pump_(proposals)#Rename_all_Move_to_templates_to_Copy_to. -- Xyzzyplugh 11:08, 2 September 2006 (UTC)
For the reasons listed in my first paragraph above, I have moved this template to Copy to Wikisource. Also, see Template_talk:Move_to_Wiktionary#Move_vs._copy, where this subject was discussed (although for Move to Wiktionary) and consensus was that this change was appropriate. I plan to similarly rename the Move to Wikibooks and Move to Wikibooks Cookbook templates, and possibly some of the others. There are mentions in various articles and help files and such around wikipedia which mention "Move to Wikisource" which will need to be changed, I will do that after some time has passed, waiting first to see if there is some major disagreement to this change. -- Xyzzyplugh 04:21, 6 September 2006 (UTC)
Currently this template notes: "if this source text is not in English, it will have to be copied using the transwiki". As opposed to what? Aren't all copies to Wikisource performed with transwiki? -- Kubanczyk ( talk) 09:25, 10 May 2008 (UTC)
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I suggest that this template be renamed to "Copy to Wikisource". Putting this template in place does not cause an article to be moved, it causes it to be copied. Once copied, the original might be deleted from wikipedia, or it might be rewritten, expanded, etc. Calling this "Move to Wikisource" makes people who come across the template think that the template will cause the deletion of the article, and often leads people to remove the template inappropriately. Giving it the proper name would end that. Note that I'm also suggesting the renaming of some of the other "Move to" templates to "Copy to", see Wikipedia:Village_pump_(proposals)#Rename_all_Move_to_templates_to_Copy_to. -- Xyzzyplugh 11:08, 2 September 2006 (UTC)
For the reasons listed in my first paragraph above, I have moved this template to Copy to Wikisource. Also, see Template_talk:Move_to_Wiktionary#Move_vs._copy, where this subject was discussed (although for Move to Wiktionary) and consensus was that this change was appropriate. I plan to similarly rename the Move to Wikibooks and Move to Wikibooks Cookbook templates, and possibly some of the others. There are mentions in various articles and help files and such around wikipedia which mention "Move to Wikisource" which will need to be changed, I will do that after some time has passed, waiting first to see if there is some major disagreement to this change. -- Xyzzyplugh 04:21, 6 September 2006 (UTC)
Currently this template notes: "if this source text is not in English, it will have to be copied using the transwiki". As opposed to what? Aren't all copies to Wikisource performed with transwiki? -- Kubanczyk ( talk) 09:25, 10 May 2008 (UTC)