Steve Block wrote
Steve Bennett wrote:
In general, we should be more selective with what external links we provide, and how we present them.
We already do.
We should distinguish between:
- Sources of the information in the article
These should be placed in the References section, not the External links one.
I looked at [[Wikipedia:Citing sources]] on this, and I don't think that guideline is optimal. It is much better, if you need a weblink as reference for something specific, to make an inline link or make a note. In fact a note is much superior, because you can attach a comment or point up some specific phrase used.
If you just put raw weblinks in a References section, and don't specify the relevance, how can anyone tell that the link is playing a reference role?
Charles
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