[Foundation-l] Proposed revised attribution language

[David Gerard]

2009/3/16 Michael Snow <wikipedia at verizon.net>:
> Anthony wrote:

>> For offline copies, that would likewise be no attribution at all.

> Can we please drop the nonsense that a URL is "no attribution at all" in
> an offline context? I've made this point before, but URLs do not
> suddenly become devoid of meaning just because you're using a medium
> where you can't follow a hyperlink. I could just as soon say that print
> media aren't acceptable sources for Wikipedia articles because you can't
> check them by following a hyperlink, it's the same logic. We allow
> references that adapt the conventions of other media to our context, we
> should allow people using other media the same privilege in adapting our
> conventions to their context.


Indeed. The claim is meaningless and querulous noise. Printed objects
commonly have a URL on them these days. Listing a source or history
short URL would do the job it's intended to.


- d.