[WikiEN-l] Ten things is a good idea - sort of

[John Reaves]

I don't like the idea of sticking editing specific links in the anon
notice.  The "10 things..." list is a handy page that readers might find
interesting/informative.  We need to remember that most people that use
Wikipedia are readers, not editors, so we shouldn't necessarily impose links
about something they could care less about on them.

--John Reaves

On 8/31/07, stevertigo <stvrtg at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hello list,
>
> I like the fact that people (by one means or another) agreed on using
> the banner space for something other than the fund drive (there is
> already a permanent link in the interaction sidebox, no?).  Then
> things is an interesting usage for that valuable bulletin space.
>
> But I don't think its the best usage. A better usage would be for
> mobjobs; fix-it tasks which would effectively serve double duty as
> reminders (or first time notices) of some basic process and policy,
> focusing on particular problems or aspects. These can be minor items
> that need lots of eyeballs to correct on a large scale. My favorite
> peeves are:
> * the misuse of external links in the body of articles,
> * improper hatnotes (WP:HAT - hey, my protologism is official terminology!
> ;)
> * self refs in-body/outside-of-parenthesis. 'For more information,' etc.
>
> -stevertigo
>
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