I'm not really clear on what a link is. You specify it as a URL, but a URL alone does not constitute a link. A link is the rendering of this code:
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page";>label</a> But the proposed attribution guideline says absolutely nothing about what the link label should be, and only specifies the href component of the link. On Tue, Mar 10, 2009 at 8:41 PM, Erik Moeller <[email protected]> wrote: > Here's a first crack at revised attribution language. When the > language is completely finalized, I'll send a separate note explaining > some of our reasoning for this general approach in more detail. In the > meantime, I'd appreciate it if you could point out any bugs in this > specific language, given its intent which should be self-evident. To > keep the discussion focused, please read it from the perspective of a > "from scratch" attribution model, i.e., imagine that a new > encyclopedia wiki that you'd contribute to had these terms. Which > problems would they cause? Are there specific third party uses that > would be significantly hampered by these terms? > > Thanks for any constructive feedback, > Erik > > Attribution: To re-distribute an article page in any form, provide > credit to the authors either by, at your choice, including a) a link > (URL) to the article or articles you are re-using, b) a link to an > alternative online copy which is freely accessible and conforms with > the license and includes a list a list of all authors, or c) such a > list of all authors. (Any list of authors may be filtered to exclude > very small or irrelevant contributions.) Rich media (images, sound, > video, etc.) that are the result of substantive collaborations between > at least five people can be credited in the same fashion, but must > otherwise be attributed in the manner specified by the uploader. These > attribution requirements apply to content developed and uploaded by > the Wikimedia community. Text and rich media contributions that come > from external sources may attach additional attribution requirements > to the work, which we will strive to indicate clearly to you on the > article or the description page for the file(s) in question. > > -- > Erik Möller > Deputy Director, Wikimedia Foundation > > Support Free Knowledge: http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Donate > > _______________________________________________ > foundation-l mailing list > [email protected] > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l > _______________________________________________ foundation-l mailing list [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l
