From: wikien-l-bounces(a)Wikipedia.org
[mailto:wikien-l-bounces@Wikipedia.org] On Behalf Of Alphax
(Wikipedia email)
Sent: Friday, 24 February 2006 16:08
To: English Wikipedia
Subject: Re: [WikiEN-l] Username block (was Admin Abuse)
Peter Mackay wrote:
It also comes
up when you click on a redlink.
Clicking on a redlink /is/ trying to edit.
No it's not. I've clicked on redlinks with no intention of editing.
For one thing, it's an easy way to get to a new editor's empty user
page so as to get that "User Contributions" link.
Install [[WP:POPUP]].
Yeah, I've done that. Handy gear. I'm not sure when [[WP:POPUP]] became
available, but I wasn't aware of it until recently.
I'll agree with you that most of the time, clicking on a redlink IS
intentionally editing, at least for an editor who knows what they are about.
But not ALL the time, and there's enough pedant in me to pick that nit.
Peter (Skyring)