Template talk:Self/doc

Questions

I find this hard to understand:

1. It tells us If the image was not uploaded by its author, the author= parameter or instead the name= parameter must be set.
   1. Is it only for images? If so, isn't it superseded by other templates? If it isn't only for images, then reword.
   2. If the image or whatever was uploaded by its author, would this be helpful without the author's name?
   3. What's the difference between the "author=" and the "name=" parameters? (Why choose the one over the other? If they're the same, better to say so explicitly, so that people don't worry over the choice between the two.)
2. It says: Fully copyright protected works need a year= parameter too.
   1. Mightn't "Conventionally copyright works ('all rights reserved', not copyleft)" be easier to understand?
   2. Shouldn't assertions of copyleft too be dated? (After all, copyleft too is a form of copyright.)
3. It says: Here are 3 variants of the template's call. I think this means: "Here are three examples of use of the template", which I find easier to understand.
4. It tells us If the user= parameter is chosen it should name exactly the wiki user name of the copyright holder.
   1. I think that "name exactly" should read "be precisely the same as".
   2. "the wiki user name" sounds vague. Guess: "the username within Camera-wiki.org (or the username at the time within Camerapedia.org) of the copyright holder". (Although I fear that for clarity these should be two alternative fields, perhaps "userCW=" and "userCP=". A change that unfortunately might entail more work.)

... NB I may have made one or more misunderstandings. Zuleika 01:48, 3 April 2011 (PDT)