User talk:Jeffr

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[edit] St. Catharines, Ontario

Hey,

I noticed you linked up the years in the history section. I used to do that too, but more recently I've been removing such links. Could you please take a look at Wikipedia:Manual of Style (dates and numbers)#Avoid overlinking dates and reconsider your edit? If you'd like to discuss this, feel free to drop me a line. Thanks. --Qviri (talk) 23:06, 9 January 2006 (UTC)

Fair enough, you've got me convinced. I just linked 1780s to the article we have on the decade instead of the year 1780. (To be honest, the decade article gives the context in a more accessible format than the year page -- but linking [[1820s|1821]] would probably mostly confuse people...) --Qviri (talk) 02:23, 11 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] 616

Please cite a manuscript (or several, if there are relevant substantial differences) which has 616 instead of 666 in Number of the Beast. Wikipedia articles must be verifiable and citations are the means to achieve that. —xyzzyn 22:22, 22 June 2006 (UTC)

I don't have the time or patience. It's a well known fact that doesn't need to be cited. [1] Jeffr 12:58, 23 June 2006 (UTC)
For future reference, citations are necessary, even if you know it’s true. —xyzzyn 14:34, 23 June 2006 (UTC)
I don't think this fact meets the criteria cited here. Over-abundant citations reduce readability, in my opinion. I note that you've provided a citation yourself, and it doesn't reduce the readability significantly. Works for me. - Jeffr 17:04, 23 June 2006 (UTC)