On 10/9/05, Ilya N. ilyanep@gmail.com wrote:
There's no way to discern a 'good' (adding to the content) wikilink and a 'bad' (not adding to the content, such as [[sound]] or [[the]]...yes I suppose the latter is an extreme example) wikilink, and I believe that's what Tony Sidaway is talking about
I am aware of the overlinked articles Tony is speaking of. But just as we cannot convince everyone to adopt a certain style of prose immediately, we cannot instantly convince everyone to follow our own ideas of what is overlinking and what is underlinking. We have to gradually negotiate our way, article by article, always pointing people to established examples to guide them.
We can't solve the problem all at once, so I've suggested an option to make it less troublesome in the meantime. If the default wikilink colors (blue and red) were closer to black unlinked text and less of a contrast, the articles would all be instantly much more readable.
-- Michael Turley User:Unfocused