Wikipedia:Revocation of our licensing is not permitted: Difference between revisions
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It is our opinion that the [[GFDL]] is non-revocable, and can only be terminated under the provisions of section 9 of the license. Section 9 describes that you can revoke the license from somebody who has broken the conditions of the license. Accordingly, no attempted revocations of the GFDL will be honored or recognized by this site. If you would like to challenge the GFDL, you would have to do so in a court of law; it will not be recognized by this site. |
It is our opinion that the [[GFDL]] is non-revocable, and can only be terminated under the provisions of section 9 of the license. Section 9 describes that you can revoke the license from somebody who has broken the conditions of the license. Accordingly, no attempted revocations of the GFDL will be honored or recognized by this site. If you would like to challenge the GFDL, you would have to do so in a court of law; it will not be recognized by this site. |
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Additionally, any users persisting in a claim of GFDL revocation are immediately banned. Making such a claim is akin to making [[WP:NLT|legal threats]]. Not only that, it presents a serious risk to the site because any such user is basically proclaiming their intentions not to abide by the licensing agreement that makes this entire site possible. Wikipedia is not possible without the GFDL, which allows our content to be freely distributed and freely edited. Likewise, Wikipedia is not possible without a non-revocable GFDL, as even the revocation by a moderately active contributor could potentially precipitate the deletions of hundreds of articles that they had worked on. Accordingly, any user attempting to revoke the GFDL can no longer be trusted, and we do not want their potentially problematic contributions going forward, so they are banned. |
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Revision as of 23:02, 18 August 2007
 | The following is a proposed Wikipedia policy, guideline, or process. The proposal may still be in development, under discussion, or in the process of gathering consensus for adoption. |
It is our opinion that the GFDL is non-revocable, and can only be terminated under the provisions of section 9 of the license. Section 9 describes that you can revoke the license from somebody who has broken the conditions of the license. Accordingly, no attempted revocations of the GFDL will be honored or recognized by this site. If you would like to challenge the GFDL, you would have to do so in a court of law; it will not be recognized by this site.
Additionally, any users persisting in a claim of GFDL revocation are immediately banned. Making such a claim is akin to making legal threats. Not only that, it presents a serious risk to the site because any such user is basically proclaiming their intentions not to abide by the licensing agreement that makes this entire site possible. Wikipedia is not possible without the GFDL, which allows our content to be freely distributed and freely edited. Likewise, Wikipedia is not possible without a non-revocable GFDL, as even the revocation by a moderately active contributor could potentially precipitate the deletions of hundreds of articles that they had worked on. Accordingly, any user attempting to revoke the GFDL can no longer be trusted, and we do not want their potentially problematic contributions going forward, so they are banned.