Talk:Recreational diving

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[edit] External Links

I think this page is attracting external links that are not directly related to the content of the article. The two added on 6 April 2008 seem to violate several Wikipedia policies: WP:EXT#Important_points_to_remember point 3; WP:EXT#Links_normally_to_be_avoided points 1, probably 4, possibly 11; probably WP:EXT#Advertising_and_conflicts_of_interest; possibly WP:COI. Although I am willing to WP:AGF, the editor is not identified and the links here are their only contribution to date. Although the links may be of interest to "Dive sites in New Zealand", I don't believe they they are appropriate in "Recreational diving" - how many dive sites or regions would warrant inclusion in this article? - see WP:NOT#LINK.

In the light of that, it is worth reviewing whether the Red Sea link, the Asia link and the Midwest Quarries link belong in the article as external links. Perhaps they could be rewritten as references or examples for content within the article, but I query their inclusion as stand-alone External Links. --RexxS (talk) 16:03, 6 April 2008 (UTC)