File talk:Fixingdino2.jpg
After several failed attempts to add the required GFDL tag to the original dino photo, in such a way that it would actually appear on the image page along with the ifd tag, I performed the following test:
- temporarily removed ifd tag, with explanation that it was a temporary test.
- added GFDL tag. It worked -- the tag displayed on the page.
- re-added the ifd tag, per tag instructions to "keep it on the page".
- THEN, re-uploaded a new dino image (this one), with a new name, with complete copyright and license information, so the article does not appear to violate image policies while actually complying.
- REVERTED the article to its state before the images were removed.
- You should now be able to view GFDL license information, as well as thorough information concerning its owner, source, photo credit, description, and license information, on the image page and its talk page.
So what we've learned is this; When an image is marked "ifd", a tag which MUST be kept and not removed, it is impossible to add the GFDL tag in such a way that it displays on the page. This seems a bit strange.
Without the measures I took above, it would have been impossible to include the article on the page while providing information, as I was instructed to on the "ifd" tag.
If you are confused about this, please leave a message on my talk page.
I have added a talk page to the original dino photo image and the new one, and have marked it "to watch this page." I suggest we carry on any lengthy further discussions on one of those pages, in the interest of keeping your talk page free of chatter, and to make it easier to follow the measures being taken to document the image.
Again, let me suggest that offering help would take care of any actual problems, keep the process efficient, and keep all efforts in the spirit of Wikipedia. paul klenk 11:56, 8 September 2005 (UTC)
