[WikiEN-l] Solution to BJAODN criss

[David Mestel]

IANAL, but that would seem quite unlikely, since the GFDL is specifically
mentioned in detail and defined precisely...

Perhaps the answer would be to modify the move feature such that one could
duplicate a page, as well as replacing it, while retaining the history?

David

On 09/06/07, Jimmy Wales <jwales at wikia.com> wrote:
>
>
> There is an implied license when people put stuff on the site for us
> to use it in all kinds of ways
> that would not be possible on other websites.
>
> MOST interpretation/translation from one language to another does NOT
> bother with the contribution
> history, nor does it need to do so.  It's all within the same project.
>
> On Jun 5, 2007, at 1:42 AM, The Cunctator wrote:
>
> > On 6/4/07, Steve Bennett <stevagewp at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> It's pretty obvious isn't it?:
> >>
> >> 1) Undelete it all.
> >> 2) Download it, converting all internal links to external links
> >> 3) Host it on some external site that doesn't claim to respect the
> >> GFDL.
> >> 4) Link to it from Wikipedia.
> >> 5) Redelete it on Wikipedia.
> >
> >
> >
> > Better would be
> > 1) Undelete it all
> > 2) Add contributor listings (since nearly every BJAODN entry was
> > added by
> > one person, it's really not that hard)
> > 3) For entries whose contribution history has been lost, the
> > rational thing
> > would be to recognize that NOONE WILL EVER CARE. But since we don't
> > have to
> > be rational, those can be shunted off to some external site.
> >
> > Oh wait, we're done.
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David