On Mon, May 21, 2012 at 2:57 AM, David Gerard dgerard@gmail.com wrote:
On 20 May 2012 22:32, Gwern Branwen gwern0@gmail.com wrote:
There's nothing to answer; and I've been copying the most informative or hilarious quotes for posterity, such as an active administrator in good standing wondering if it might actually increase article quality and not constitute vandalism at all! The whole thing was worth it just for that quote; I could not have made up a better example of the sickness.
So, your attempt to prove that no-one cares about external links that aren't references showed that ... no-one cares about external links that aren't references.
That aren't references, that aren't official, that aren't template-generated, and that aren't the only external link on the page,
What I'm feeling about this *feels* just like hindsight bias, but I vaguely recall saying something just like that.
Certainly makes sense.
What doesn't make much sense is the simultaneous belief that 1) no one cares; and 2) it is vandalism that absolutely *must be stopped* lest Kant roll over in his grave.