I'd rather keep all the forums out of external links, unless they're
for a forum we have an article about.
On 11/13/06, Ryan Wetherell
<renardius(a)gmail.com> wrote:
I like this idea a lot. Just an external link to
a more relevant wiki
isn't really as attention-getting as it should be if people really
want to know more.
In general, we should be more selective with what external links we
provide, and how we present them. We should distinguish between:
- Sources of the information in the article
- Sites that are more informative than the article (particularly where
the article is very short)
- Sites that represent some example of what is described in the
article (eg, a ski resort, for an article about ski resorts...)
- Community/portal/forum sites, where people may want to go if they're
really interested in the topic..
I have no objection to us providing a link to Johnny's Sk8boarding
Forumz, but it shouldn't be mixed in with other, more "encyclopaedic"
links...
Steve
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