User talk:Jlockard

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Dear Jlockard,

On nearly any notable topic one could find a wealth of other websites containing more information than the corresponding Wikipedia article; however we much endeavor to keep the articles' external links section down to a bare minimum. To this effect, myself and other volunteers must regularly traverse many articles and prune links.

One the primary methods used to determine whether a link should stay or go is the method in which it was added to the article(s). In this case (as I mentioned above) the links to the Antislavery Literature Project were added "bare" (with no additional content added to the article) across a multitude of pages. This raises a major red flag; had it not been me that reverted the changes, someone else likely would have.

Wikipedia needs more content, not more external links. The best way to incorporate a link that points to an external website into an article is to contribute cited text - add information to the article that can be learned from the link in question and then cite it per normal guidelines. This is the happy medium that we strive for. You may also wish to consider adding the link to a smaller number of articles - preferrably one main article on the topic.

I hope this helps to explain the reason these links were removed. In closing, I refer you to the following guidelines regarding external links:

--AbsolutDan (talk) 02:53, 11 May 2006 (UTC)

I have checked the history of the John Pierpont article, and you're right, in that case I did overlook your previous edit in which you contributed much of the article's text. However I do stand by the remainder of my removals, as only the bare links were contributed (Special:Contributions/129.219.46.76).
One of the major goals of Wikipedia is to compile a print version, for which more content and citations is much needed. If you are adding a link that serves as a reference for text that is in the Wikipedia article, then great (and thanks!) - but I implore you to focus on adding more content to the articles as you did with the John Pierpont article. If your website can be used a a source for the content you add, then by all means include it as a citation. Thanks! --AbsolutDan (talk) 23:56, 11 May 2006 (UTC)


[edit] Thanks!

JLockard:

Thanks for the edits to Underground Railroad and William Still. It was so nice to see an edit that wasn't vandalism on those pages. Keep up the good work! wrp103 (Bill Pringle) 00:25, 12 May 2006 (UTC)

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