Talk:Generalizations of Fibonacci numbers

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[edit] Copyvio reverted

I have reverted [1] a copyright violation from [2] per WP:COPYVIO. The text was copied directly and poorly formatted for Wikipedia. I haven't examined reliability of source or notability of content. PrimeHunter 01:22, 28 May 2007 (UTC)

It seems notable to me, see the various Fibonacci number generalizations used in Mathematica: [3]. Well, most of these are probably not "used", but it's still an astonishing variety of generalizations to real and complex numbers. It's too bad the "author" of the deleted material didn't bother to write it and source it properly, because this is precisely the sort of thing the article needs. Silly rabbit 12:39, 28 May 2007 (UTC)

PrimeHunter and Silly rabbit, thanks for your help and encouragement. I have added a Copyleft notice to my website. Both to My home page [4] and to my What is a Fibonacci Number? page [5] . It says:

Copyleft notice by author: Harry J. Smith: This site is under GFDL (GNU Free Documentation License) and GPL (GNU General Public License) and Wikipedia has permission to use material from this site.

I hope this is enough to get my reverted edits to Generalizations of Fibonacci numbers reinstated. Hjsmithh 16:39, 29 May 2007 (UTC)

I have limited copyright knowledge but this appears to solve the copyright problem. I don't personally want to reinstate your edit [6] in that form because it is rather poorly formatted for Wikipedia. Also, I don't know the subject well enough to judge it and I'm not sure your site satisfies WP:RS and WP:V#SELF. Can you format it better and provide an additional source to support it (maybe http://mathworld.wolfram.com/FibonacciNumber.html)? I admit Wikipedia already contains a lot of information that has problems with our policies and guidelines. PrimeHunter 00:05, 30 May 2007 (UTC)

I have restored it, with some changes in wording so it's not as much of a glaring potential copyvio. I actually don't think it's an issue at all, since the page in question is now under the GFDL. We incorporate stuff from planetmath all the time. Anyway, I admit it's a rush-job. The formulas need to be checked for accuracy, and references still need to be provided. But I think it's a reasonable start. Silly rabbit 00:22, 30 May 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for formatting it. I see you put the source link in a comment. As far as I know (see for example Wikipedia:GNU Free Documentation License resources), we must give the source when it is GFDL-licensed and used so closely, so I have added the link. PrimeHunter 01:11, 30 May 2007 (UTC)