[This is David Grant's recent HTML post, redone in plain text. -- Toby Bartels]
Toby Bartels wrote:
David Grant wrote in part:
I would like the template for every article to be altered, to include something similar to the following: "This is licensed under GFDL...if you with to copy this article, go ahead...but you are required to provide a link to the GFDL... and you are required to link back to the original article..." That is essence of what needs to be added to the template for every Wikipedia article. This is in order to stop the ripping of Wikipedia articles without full copyright/license compliance.
But they are /not/ required to link back to Wikipedia! They're required to list up to 5 authors, and linking back to Wikipedia is the easiest way to do that.
Yes, this is the tricky thing though.� However, my opinion is that this needs to be explicit on every Wikipedia article so that all people who "rip" an article, have a "fighting chance" of seeing it at the bottom/top of the page.� It should perhaps say, "You are required to provide a link back to the original wikipedia article, or a link to up to 5 authors."� The part where it says authors, can be a link to the Page history.� But you are
To avoid making people stop believing us, we must separate:
- You /must/ release your version under the GFDL; and
- We /advise/ you to link back to the original Wikipedia article.
Shouldn't we say "MUST" link back OR "MUST" give names of 5 authors?� I don't think using "advise" is a smart thing to do...
More comments on the meta page (possibly, if I get to it), about ideal wording and the like. I do agree with you in general.
Thanks for your comments.
-- Toby