On Apr 1, 2005 9:54 PM, Richard Holton richholton@gmail.com wrote:
On Apr 1, 2005 8:57 PM, Alphax alphasigmax@gmail.com wrote:
Hang on, isn't the author still the copyright holder? I get the feeling that User space pages are *not* treated as GFDL, but some mix of CC licenses. Many userpages I have seen that say "Thanks to (other user) for the layout of this page". Also, editing another user's User page appears to be seen as vandalism where the 3RR doesn't apply.
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Well, yes. The author retains the copyright of the work. But by placing onto Wikipedia (even the User space), the author is releasing it under the terms of the GFDL. As I understand it, this means that you may still publish the work in another form and give to mention of Wikipedia. However, others may also use the submitted work so long as they meet the requirements of the GFDL.
This applies to anything posted to Wikipedia. You'll see the same notice about the GFDL below the edit box on a User page as anywhere else.
What seems to have at least some degree of consensus is that others should grant people a great deal of control over what they have in their user space. But this is a matter of courtesy, not a matter of copyright or Wikipedia policy (that I am aware of).
Many admins seem to treat unwanted changes to another's user pages as vandalism...and I do not wholly disagree. But I don't know that it follows the letter of the policy.
-- Rich Holton
en.wikipedia:User:Rholton
To fix my own typo that may be confusing: the second sentence in the first paragraph should read: "As I understand it, this means that you may still publish the work in another form and give no mention of Wikipedia.
-- Rich Holton
en.wikipedia:User:Rholton