[WikiEN-l] BJAODN restored again

[The Cunctator]

On 6/7/07, Anthony <wikimail at inbox.org> wrote:
> On 6/7/07, Charlotte Webb <charlottethewebb at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > On 6/6/07, The Cunctator <cunctator at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > Also, I don't have anything against making it a choice. Just that it
> > > would be helpful if it were the default. That we act like it's
> > > important to credit IP addresses is a sign of a broken policy.
> >
> > By default we are required to credit everyone. Whether they edit as a
> > name or a number is not relevant.
>
>
> OK, but credit them how?  The GFDL certainly doesn't explicitly say that
> giving the IP address which the person used to add the text counts as
> crediting them, so you have to admit that there's a bit of reading into the
> spirit of the license going on.
>
> An IP address does not identify a person.  As far as I'm concerned it's as
> much in compliance with the GFDL as saying "an anonymous contributor".

Exactly.