Steve Bennett wrote:
Yep. I feel that external links should always be displayed as either:
- Raw URLs (quite appropriate for references sections)
- Quasi-footnote style ("...according to the official website
[www.foo.com]") which renders as "...[1]"
Of late I've often combined these two approaches by wrapping the URL in <ref> tags. Not as tidy as using a {{cite web}} template, but very fast and easy to do.
Even more than I don't like pipe linking for normal links, I really object to it for external links. Thanks for reminding me. :)
You're welcome. A well-aimed five minute hate is always invigorating. :)