[Wikipedia-l] No subpages. Is that your final answer?

[Jimmy Wales]

Tim Chambers wrote:
> I also agree that the new software should be smart about linking to
> parent pages. I think it's better solved with software than with
> subpages. The idea of a back-link feature has been tossed around. That
> was a feature of Ward's original WikiWiki. It's helpful.

Can you brief us on how this works?  It'd be nice to have a concept of
"being smart about linking to parent pages" but without the downsides
(and I agree there are many) to subpages.

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