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:If we create placeholder articles, it will be harder to tell what needs to be added or not. At least with redlinks we can see where we need to add things, and all of those things are nicely orgaized on one nice page. :) (Gumby) | :If we create placeholder articles, it will be harder to tell what needs to be added or not. At least with redlinks we can see where we need to add things, and all of those things are nicely orgaized on one nice page. :) (Gumby) | ||
::I am all too well aware of the issue and have tried in the past to fight it. You should be aware that [[User:geyser|geyser]] (who runs this wiki, whether he admits it or not) is personally responsible for redlinks like "anarchy" and he and I have been back and forth over why that does or does not make sense. His position is that all his redlinks are ideas that can be related to Oni if anyone ever takes the time to write those articles, and that in the meantime the redlinks aren't hurting anyone. My position is, the one making the redlinks should be writing the articles or at least starting off with stubs for others to build upon. geyser has not had the time to write those pieces, and I have not had the time to either write them or remove the redlinks. In short, I'm not telling you what to do, but I do encourage you to not remove the redlinks too quickly or you may find your edits getting reverted... certainly think about whether you or anyone could ever write an article on the wiki with that title, and if so, let it lie. Also, you can consider changing redlinks to links to entries in Wikipedia or the Wiktionary with the <nowiki>[[wikipedia:]] and [[wiktionary:]]</nowiki> syntax. --[[User:Iritscen|Iritscen]] 23:46, 28 July 2008 (CEST) | ::I am all too well aware of the issue and have tried in the past to fight it. You should be aware that [[User:geyser|geyser]] (who runs this wiki, whether he admits it or not) is personally responsible for redlinks like "anarchy" and he and I have been back and forth over why that does or does not make sense. His position is that all his redlinks are ideas that can be related to Oni if anyone ever takes the time to write those articles, and that in the meantime the redlinks aren't hurting anyone. My position is, the one making the redlinks should be writing the articles or at least starting off with stubs for others to build upon. geyser has not had the time to write those pieces, and I have not had the time to either write them or remove the redlinks. In short, I'm not telling you what to do, but I do encourage you to not remove the redlinks too quickly or you may find your edits getting reverted... certainly think about whether you or anyone could ever write an article on the wiki with that title, and if so, let it lie. Also, you can consider changing redlinks to links to entries in Wikipedia or the Wiktionary with the <nowiki>[[wikipedia:]] and [[wiktionary:]]</nowiki> syntax. --[[User:Iritscen|Iritscen]] 23:46, 28 July 2008 (CEST) | ||
:::Imago: If you really think weeding out redlinks is the best use of your wiki time, as compared to, say, fixing messy or outdated on prominent pages, then I have two suggestions for you: | :::Imago: If you really think weeding out redlinks is the best use of your wiki time, as compared to, say, fixing messy or outdated entries on prominent pages, then I have two suggestions for you: | ||
::#If you fix a redlink by making a quick-and-dirty stub, please label it as such, preferably with a category template: stuff will be tidy your way (no red links) and stuff will stay tidy my way (virtually empty pages identifiable as such). | ::#If you fix a redlink by making a quick-and-dirty stub, please label it as such, preferably with a category template: stuff will be tidy your way (no red links) and stuff will stay tidy my way (virtually empty pages identifiable as such). | ||
::#If you feel like linking to wiktionary/wikipedia a lot, please consider doing so by means of a template (e.g. <nowiki>{{wp|cancer}}</nowiki> or <nowiki>{{wk|megalomania}}</nowiki>). Same sorta compromise as the stubs, basically. | ::#If you feel like linking to wiktionary/wikipedia a lot, please consider doing so by means of a template (e.g. <nowiki>{{wp|cancer}}</nowiki> or <nowiki>{{wk|megalomania}}</nowiki>). Same sorta compromise as the stubs, basically. | ||
:::Iritscen: no, I am not running this wiki. Especially now. Especially at this time of year. You can tell by the tons of outdated info in critical places - Elvis has left the building, and everybody else still thinks Elvis is in charge somehow. | :::Iritscen: no, I am not running this wiki. Especially now. Especially at this time of year. You can tell by the tons of outdated info in critical places - Elvis has left the building, and everybody else still thinks Elvis is in charge somehow. | ||
::::[[User:Geyser|geyser]] 00:38, 29 July 2008 (CEST) | ::::[[User:Geyser|geyser]] 00:38, 29 July 2008 (CEST) | ||