Wikipedia:Boilerplate request for permission

This page is intended as boilerplate text for requesting permission to re-use somebody else's content in Wikipedia. Usually, to do this, they must re-license it under the GFDL or a GFDL-compatible license. For more, read Wikipedia:copyrights.

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<AUTHOR | WEBMASTER>,

I really liked your <WHATEVER>! I found it very informative and useful. I would love to use it in a project I'm involved with called Wikipedia, so I'm seeking your permission.

Wikipedia is a free encyclopedia that is collaboratively-edited by volunteers from around the world.

I'd like to include your materials in this article /wiki/<RELEVANT_WIKIPEDIA_PAGE>; . To get a sense of the freedom of wikipedia, you could even edit this without registration right now.

We can only use your materials if you are willing to grant permission for it to be used under terms of the GNU Free Documentation License. This means anybody will have the right to share your materials and update them: for example, to keep up with new information. You can read this license in full at:
/wiki/Wikipedia:Text_of_the_GFDL
(note: To keep things simple, we don't use Invariant Sections, Front-Cover Texts, or Back-Cover Texts)

The license also expressly protects authors "from being considered responsible for modifications made by others" while ensuring that authors get credit for their work. There is more information on our copyright policy at:
/wiki/Wikipedia:Copyrights

If you agree, we will credit you for your work in the resulting article's references section by stating it was based on your work and is used with your permission and by providing a web link back to:
<URL OF SOURCE>

Thank you for your time.

Kindly,

<WIKIPEDIA AUTHOR>

See also

• Wikipedia:Building Wikipedia membership