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Speaking of linking, I'd love to hear your opinion of "When to Hyperlink" as I tend to be a big fan of links. I get lost on Wikipedia for hours clicking links. :) Since so much of the outside world is already on the web somewhere, a lot of things we type about in this Wiki could rate hyperlinks. What's your view on adding them in? The more the merrier, or do you not like them because the encourage people to perhaps leave the Wiki? --Tai | Speaking of linking, I'd love to hear your opinion of "When to Hyperlink" as I tend to be a big fan of links. I get lost on Wikipedia for hours clicking links. :) Since so much of the outside world is already on the web somewhere, a lot of things we type about in this Wiki could rate hyperlinks. What's your view on adding them in? The more the merrier, or do you not like them because the encourage people to perhaps leave the Wiki? --Tai | ||
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| + | Oh, I think prolific linking is fine, provided the link out actually has something meaningful to add to the topic. For instance, if we're talking about a favorite movie, a link to the wikipedia or imdb entry is virtually essential, but I'd discourage [[linking]] [[because]] it seemed like a [[fun]] [[thing]] to do. --[[User:Reddick|Jon]] 20:11, 24 September 2007 (CDT) | ||
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Speaking of linking, I'd love to hear your opinion of "When to Hyperlink" as I tend to be a big fan of links. I get lost on Wikipedia for hours clicking links. :) Since so much of the outside world is already on the web somewhere, a lot of things we type about in this Wiki could rate hyperlinks. What's your view on adding them in? The more the merrier, or do you not like them because the encourage people to perhaps leave the Wiki? --Tai
Oh, I think prolific linking is fine, provided the link out actually has something meaningful to add to the topic. For instance, if we're talking about a favorite movie, a link to the wikipedia or imdb entry is virtually essential, but I'd discourage linking because it seemed like a fun thing to do. --Jon 20:11, 24 September 2007 (CDT)
