On 20 Sep 2006, at 10:12, David Gerard wrote:
On 19/09/06, Stephen Streater
<sbstreater(a)mac.com> wrote:
On 19 Sep 2006, at 21:52,
[[User:Unforgettableid]] wrote:
> On 9/19/06, Stephen Streater <sbstreater(a)mac.com> wrote:
>> external linking
>> of media on Wikipedia is being phased out, so I
>> couldn't link to an external website hosting it either.
> Why is it being phased out?
The idea is that content should be included
within Wikipedia.
Apart from anything else, CD ROMs of WIkipedia would then
be self-contained, but also content could not be altered or
withdrawn by third parties.
First I've heard of it. You mean, in the 'external links' section?
That's ridiculous. Where can I find this?
Have a look at my RfA. It's full of other stuff too,
but once you take out the usual RfA storms,
this was one of the points people tended to
agree on. Also look at the Gmaxwell talk page.
There are several discussions there as he has
removed external media links from several
articles, and given explanations when asked.
In fact, Gregory Maxwell is probably the best
person to explain this, and he is on the list.