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I feel like a bit of an anachronism myself...

A792137 - I'd like to use it on wikipedia - under the GFDL. That basically means that anyone can edit it, but their modified versions have to also be released under the GFDL. Plus I'll add a link back to your original at A753806.

Yeay? Nay?

Hmmm. So much of it is mine. Does Wikipedia work with pseudonyms or real names? I want to think about this, I am not agin it, but not yet wildly enthusiasitic either.

B

Wikipedia works with real names and pseudonyms, as and when. Generally the attribution footers tend to use real names, but I don't think that's a hard and fast rule - just convention.

Here's the attribution footer I was planning on using, though I'm happy to change it around if you'd prefer to be credited with your real name, etc:

On page:

An _earlier_version_ of this article was posted on h2g2 by _a_girl_called_Ben_, 21 May 2002

On top of talk page: (accessed via "discuss this page")

I (_Martin_) am the co-author with "A girl called Ben" of the _corresponding_article_ on h2g2. Both Ben and I agree to licence this joint article under the GFDL. Please note that an _earlier_version_ of this article on h2g2, created solely by "A girl called Ben", contains additional material not in this article, and this earlier version is not licensed under the GFDL.

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You can see it with proper markup here:

http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:MyRedDice/Scratch

What else might you want to know? Stuff under the GFDL *can* be used for commercial purposes, provided they stick to the terms like everyone else. My understanding of the GFDL is that the kind of attibution notice I would add would have a minimum expiry time of four years, but I'm not a lawyer, so I can't be 100% sure. Wikipedia is shortly to become a formal non-profit organisation.

Other details: http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_FDL

If you're in any doubt, which sounds like it's the case, I won't put the article on wikipedia. After all, I've got it published here on h2g2, so I've already got my five minutes of fame

I am not in doubt - I just wanted more information, and to think it over.

I am perfectly happy with what you are proposing to do and the way in which you are proposing to do it, and I am flattered that you would want to.

Thanks for asking.

B

Splendid

You still going to Brum meet?

Probably not. My private life is a little complicated right now.

B