Whilst I concur that we need to address more of the specifics, I would disagree that the proposal should incorporate rigidity about the link text itself. There are various contexts which this will potentially accompany, and I cannot imagine that there is a one-size-fits-all link title.
- Chris On Wed, Mar 11, 2009 at 5:03 AM, Brian <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 > _______________________________________________ foundation-l mailing list [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l
