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.
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.
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.
-- Toby