I like Sam's point. Do you really want to print this on a t-shirt?
http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Main_Page&action=history Also, it makes specific reference to Wikipedia. On Fri, Jan 16, 2009 at 2:07 PM, Erik Moeller <e...@wikimedia.org> wrote: > 2009/1/14 Sam Johnston <s...@samj.net>: > > It appears that it would be adequate (as a minimum acceptable standard) > to > > specify the CC-BY-SA license and refer to the Wikipedia article - > certainly > > the license section 4(c) allows for significant flexibility in this > regard. > > The attribution itself would then be something like "Wikipedia 'Widgets' > > article" which is enough in itself for a user to be able to find the > article > > and associated revision history (concise attributions are critical > > especially for print work, on t-shirts, etc.). > > There are a couple of counterpoints to this: > > * For pictures, sound files, etc., there is often just a single > author. If you are the photographer of a high resolution panorama that > you've contributed to Wikipedia, I think it's a reasonable expectation > to be named ("Photo by Sam Johnston"), as opposed to being referred to > as "Photo from Wikipedia". This is equally true, I think, for articles > where there is just a single author, or for pictures which have been > subsequently edited a few times. > > * The attribution terms should avoid requiring specific reference to > Wikipedia, so that it's clear that there is not necessarily a tie > between the project in which collaboration currently happens, and any > future use of the content. If someone creates a better alternative to > Wikipedia where the content is used, why should it be continued to be > attributed to Wikipedia, rather than the authors? > > I think requiring attribution-by-history should be the best practice > for heavily edited articles, at least until we more prominently point > out the author credit in the article footer. > -- > Erik Möller > Deputy Director, Wikimedia Foundation > > Support Free Knowledge: http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Donate > > _______________________________________________ > foundation-l mailing list > foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l > _______________________________________________ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l