Wikipedia talk:Historical archive/Changing attribution for an edit

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How does this gibe with GDFL? RickK 03:48, 15 Oct 2003 (UTC)

My opinion: GFDL requires that the authors be attributed. The official Wikipedia line is that "Wikipedia contributors" is sufficient for this, although opinions are divided. An IP address is not an author -- IP addresses are essentially anonymous. The author should have the right to attach their real name (or a nickname) to the contributions they have made. This page allows authors to do that, providing they can prove authorship. See my user page for an IANAL statement. -- Tim Starling 04:00, Oct 15, 2003 (UTC)
To put it another way: the rights of the author should not be infringed by quirks in our software. -- Tim Starling 04:33, Oct 15, 2003 (UTC)

Thanks tim :) Martin

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