2009/1/22 Erik Moeller <[email protected]>: > A vast number of pseudonyms below have no meaning except for > their context in Wikipedia.
Apropos of which, a thought. We have spilled a good bit of ink over whether or not it is appropriate for the reuser to attribute "Wikipedia users" either alone or in addition to the usernames - should the project have a right to attribution, etc etc etc. In practice, wouldn't it be almost essential to name the site where the work was done *as well* as the usernames? Many of the pseudonyms, in effect, depend on that context... (Apologies if this was raised before - I don't remember seeing it) An article which has had many developments and been passed on might then wind up with an amalgamated attribution line like: "by the United States Atomic Energy Commission (1962), Wikipedia contributors "NukeUser", John Smith, Jane Doe and Mike Placeholder (2004-2007), Citizendium contributors Alan White, John Smith and Betty Green (2007-2009), and anonymous contributors." It's not exactly smooth, but it is comprehensible, and it does seem helpful to name the project to give some context to the names. -- - Andrew Gray [email protected] _______________________________________________ foundation-l mailing list [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l
