24:
80:
304:
to be hidden, such as accidentally editing logged out or an attack username. Hiding a username will remove the contribution completely from the user's contributions list (except from administrators, who will see a warning indicating it is invisible to users), rather than a crossed out entry for
176:
A list of authors does not include page content and cannot provide blame. Therefore, the licensing requirements do not include blame. In
January 2022, via email with a Knowledge (XXG) administrator, Wikimedia Foundation Legal shared their perspective reaching the same conclusion.
101:
functionality lists all edits made to a page and all users who made these changes, but administrative deletion actions may remove or hide some of this information. A list of authors satisfies the attribution requirements without providing the specific contributions.
333:
218:
is a copyright cleanup technique that has been superseded by revision deletion. It involves deleting the page and restoring specific revisions, so it uses these attribution methods.
234:
option, usernames are not deleted. They remain visible in the history, which still functions as a list of authors. This is the setting generally used, including with the
191:
305:
deleted edits without hidden username. This will cause issues with users trying to review actions taken on the user, as well as potential copyright violation risks.
209:
198:. Since deleted revisions are not publicly visible, attribution is provided by a list of usernames. When such a list is a separate page, it is tagged with
195:
170:
272:
The revision contains no valid information copyrightable to the user who posted it (e.g. plagiarism, gibberish, vandalism, adding categories, no
166:
Through a list of all authors (but please note that any list of authors may be filtered to exclude very small or irrelevant contributions).
39:
It contains the advice or opinions of one or more
Knowledge (XXG) contributors. This page is not an encyclopedia article, nor is it one of
40:
119:
361:
215:
289:
241:
235:
227:
97:
requires that attribution be given to all users involved in creating and altering the content of a page. Knowledge (XXG)'s
202:
356:
282:
The user accidentally posted while being "logged out" and the aim is protection of privacy at the request of the user.
162:
The
Wikimedia Foundation's Terms of Use, section 7.b.iii, specifies a list of authors as a valid attribution method:
88:
Attribution must be given to all contributors, but the licensing requirements do not include their precise edits.
273:
123:
115:
337:
255:
94:
279:
All copyrightable changes have been reverted and the text of all intervening revisions has been hidden; or
194:
if their content is non-problematic and desired for reuse, but there are alternative methods described in
141:
44:
54:
262:
to hide the username from a revision while leaving their edited changes to the page in public view.
32:
137:
98:
149:
350:
47:. Some essays represent widespread norms; others only represent minority viewpoints.
114:
is the credit that a contributor receives, required by the
Wikimedia Foundation's
258:
require that accessible edits be linked to the user who performed them, so it is
133:
334:
Knowledge (XXG):Administrators' noticeboard/Archive340 § Let's ask the WMF
322:
196:
Knowledge (XXG):Copying within
Knowledge (XXG) § Reusing deleted material
122:. It should not be confused with attribution of sources as covered by
290:
Knowledge (XXG):Revision deletion § Changing visibility settings
171:
Knowledge (XXG):Copying within
Knowledge (XXG) § List of authors
146:
74:
18:
62:
140:. The term is a tongue-in-cheek reference to the
132:is a user's precise contribution, the individual
242:Knowledge (XXG):Revision deletion § Notes on use
300:be used where that username or IP has a reason
249:Username hiding (copyright attribution issues)
8:
210:Category:Pages used to preserve attribution
41:Knowledge (XXG)'s policies or guidelines
315:
323:https://www.git-scm.com/docs/git-blame
7:
296:Hiding of a username or IP should
216:Knowledge (XXG):Selective deletion
45:thoroughly vetted by the community
14:
228:Knowledge (XXG):Revision deletion
276:made to revision text, etc.); or
181:Attribution without full history
78:
22:
16:Essay on editing Knowledge (XXG)
173:clarifies its use in practice.
232:Delete editor's username or IP
1:
124:Knowledge (XXG):Attribution
95:Knowledge (XXG)'s licensing
378:
52:
362:Knowledge (XXG) copyright
142:Knowledge (XXG):WikiBlame
86:This page in a nutshell:
208:, which includes it in
120:7. Licensing of Content
357:Knowledge (XXG) essays
307:
287:
168:
294:
246:
238:copyright criterion.
190:Deleted pages may be
164:
43:, as it has not been
274:copyrightable change
230:and deselecting the
260:generally a problem
203:Attribution history
254:Knowledge (XXG)'s
222:Revision deletion
92:
91:
73:
72:
369:
341:
331:
325:
320:
302:in and of itself
269:acceptable are:
207:
201:
152:
82:
81:
75:
65:
26:
25:
19:
377:
376:
372:
371:
370:
368:
367:
366:
347:
346:
345:
344:
332:
328:
321:
317:
312:
265:Cases where it
224:
205:
199:
188:
183:
160:
158:List of authors
145:
108:
79:
69:
68:
61:
57:
49:
48:
23:
17:
12:
11:
5:
375:
373:
365:
364:
359:
349:
348:
343:
342:
326:
314:
313:
311:
308:
286:
285:
284:
283:
280:
277:
263:
223:
220:
187:
184:
182:
179:
159:
156:
155:
154:
127:
107:
104:
90:
89:
83:
71:
70:
67:
66:
58:
53:
50:
38:
37:
29:
27:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
374:
363:
360:
358:
355:
354:
352:
339:
335:
330:
327:
324:
319:
316:
309:
306:
303:
299:
293:
291:
281:
278:
275:
271:
270:
268:
264:
261:
257:
253:
252:
251:
250:
245:
243:
239:
237:
233:
229:
221:
219:
217:
213:
211:
204:
197:
193:
186:Page deletion
185:
180:
178:
174:
172:
167:
163:
157:
151:
148:
144:tool and the
143:
139:
135:
131:
128:
125:
121:
117:
113:
110:
109:
105:
103:
100:
96:
87:
84:
77:
76:
64:
60:
59:
56:
51:
46:
42:
36:
34:
28:
21:
20:
329:
318:
301:
297:
295:
288:
266:
259:
248:
247:
240:
231:
225:
214:
189:
175:
169:
165:
161:
138:page history
129:
116:Terms of Use
111:
99:page history
93:
85:
30:
226:When using
112:Attribution
63:WP:NOTBLAME
31:This is an
351:Categories
310:References
118:, section
256:licenses
192:restored
153:command.
106:Glossary
55:Shortcut
136:in the
150:blame
130:Blame
33:essay
338:diff
298:only
134:diff
236:RD1
147:git
353::
292::
267:is
244::
212:.
206:}}
200:{{
340:)
336:(
126:.
35:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.