Wikipedia talk:WikiProject External links

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[edit] The CW Television Network

...has 56 external links in the "External news links" section alone. HELP! Morgan Wick 03:32, 2 June 2006 (UTC)

I have added it to Wikipedia:WikiProject Spam's to-do list. Some of the links might be references for the article, but not sure which. --Aude (talk | contribs) 03:42, 2 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Project directory

Hello. The WikiProject Council has recently updated the Wikipedia:WikiProject Council/Directory. This new directory includes a variety of categories and subcategories which will, with luck, potentially draw new members to the projects who are interested in those specific subjects. Please review the directory and make any changes to the entries for your project that you see fit. There is also a directory of portals, at User:B2T2/Portal, listing all the existing portals. Feel free to add any of them to the portals or comments section of your entries in the directory. The three columns regarding assessment, peer review, and collaboration are included in the directory for both the use of the projects themselves and for that of others. Having such departments will allow a project to more quickly and easily identify its most important articles and its articles in greatest need of improvement. If you have not already done so, please consider whether your project would benefit from having departments which deal in these matters. It is my hope that all the changes to the directory can be finished by the first of next month. Please feel free to make any changes you see fit to the entries for your project before then. If you should have any questions regarding this matter, please do not hesitate to contact me. Thank you. B2T2 13:38, 26 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] freehostia.com

What to editors think about freehostia.com links? They seem to fall into the category of forums, blogs, WP:OR sites or are the official website listed in articles on WP:NN topics. I think most could be cleaned out of articles. Typically I would discuss this at WP:WPSPAM, but I think most of those links have not been added as part of a spam campaign. JonHarder 23:02, 8 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Wikipedia Day Awards

Hello, all. It was initially my hope to try to have this done as part of Esperanza's proposal for an appreciation week to end on Wikipedia Day, January 15. However, several people have once again proposed the entirety of Esperanza for deletion, so that might not work. It was the intention of the Appreciation Week proposal to set aside a given time when the various individuals who have made significant, valuable contributions to the encyclopedia would be recognized and honored. I believe that, with some effort, this could still be done. My proposal is to, with luck, try to organize the various WikiProjects and other entities of wikipedia to take part in a larger celebrartion of its contributors to take place in January, probably beginning January 15, 2007. I have created yet another new subpage for myself (a weakness of mine, I'm afraid) at User talk:Badbilltucker/Appreciation Week where I would greatly appreciate any indications from the members of this project as to whether and how they might be willing and/or able to assist in recognizing the contributions of our editors. Thank you for your attention. Badbilltucker 18:44, 30 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Hello

Anyone here or is this project inactive? --Spartaz 12:03, 7 January 2007 (UTC)

  • Same question? Deizio talk 13:59, 7 January 2007 (UTC)
Seems very inactive, but I'm going to start using it at least. Havok (T/C/e/c) 19:47, 8 January 2007 (UTC)

So in order to help more here, Are you interested in preparing the guideline now? Check the talk page archive linked on the top of this page, for the previous efforts made. My plan is to read through them, resolve contraveries, then invite an admin to check it out, and then publish it on the project page and use it. Agreed? huji—TALK 14:31, 11 January 2007 (UTC)

This project was set-up the same time as Wikipedia:WikiProject Spam, which has become very active and has much the same goals. If nobody minds, I suggest redirecting these project pages to WikiProject Spam. --Aude (talk) 14:46, 11 January 2007 (UTC)

I agree. But just don't forget to pass the list of articles gathered in this project for cleanup, to the fellows in the new project. huji—TALK 16:01, 11 January 2007 (UTC)

If we go ahead with this, remember to transfer all templates and such. I just fear the integration process will be to much, as they stand now they are the same but not. As WPEL isn't just spam, but general cleanup of external links as well. Havok (T/C/e/c) 14:32, 12 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] This project

Is there a future for this project? I hope so. I have read the discussion above about merging this with WP:WPSPAM — I don't think this should be done. There are issues that are very special for external links, e.g. dead external links. Dead external links is a topic that isn't covered in the scope on this projects project page yet, but it belongs here very well. I came here after having programmed a bot that tracks dead links, but there's also another site handling this problem. See

I also noticed that there are bot requests from time to time regarding external links, for example: example request. All this could be coordinated or assisted from here.

I would be happy if this project could be revived, as it seems to be quite inactive. These are some first thoughts on what we could do to make this more lively:

  • Link to this project from all relevant pages
  • Make a userbox for members of this project — this might sound rather irrelevant but it improves the visibility of this project a lot
  • Improve the project page
  • Improve the project template
  • Invite editors that work on similar stuff to join the project, see Recruiting

I'd be happy to put my energy into this if there's a chance to make this more lively! What do you think? Will you take part? — Ocolon 18:16, 20 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Bot approvals

Re: Wikipedia:Bot_owners'_noticeboard#Bots_and_external_links_.E2.86.92_WP:WPEL. It would be best to keep an eye on the page yourself, but I'll try to remember to inform you of any requests I see related to your area of activity.

For now, your comments are invited on Wikipedia:Bots/Requests for approval/VixDaemon 4. Thanks! --kingboyk 23:03, 22 March 2007 (UTC)

I agree about keeping an eye on this ourselves. But sometimes bots get speedily approved — it would be a pity if we miss one. Thank you. — Ocolon 08:26, 23 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Added to Community Portal

I added this project to the list of fix-up projects on the Community Portal. Hopefully this will attract more editors to help out. --Gimme danger 23:56, 10 October 2007 (UTC)

Cool :) Thanks, ( arky ) 00:30, 11 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] I want to add this rule...

I want to add this rule...

  1. Links to content providers on pages that elaborate the content should be avoided. For example, COM port redirector, Emoticon and such articles should link to sites that may clarify the reader on what a serial port is. But it should not link to companies that provide serial port redirectors or companies that offer "free" emoticons.

I added it, but User:2005 removed it without reason... I started a discussion on the talk page to decide whether to have this rule or not... Please support... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:External_links#Add_this_rule_too... Mugunth 17:07, 3 November 2007 (UTC)

Actually you added it without reason. Please start a discussion before adding totally new concepts to a guideline that states it is a consensus of editors. 2005 22:48, 3 November 2007 (UTC)
I think this is already covered in WP:EL#Links normally to be avoided, in criterion 5. Happy editing! ( arky ) 02:05, 3 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Bibliographic record keeping discussion.

On the Village pump (technical) there is a discussion to simplify the citing of commonly used sources, and more generally to improve our bibliographic record keeping. There are a number of options presented, some of which are ready for prime-time, and an organised effort is required to consider their suitability and prepare a well rounded proposal if any option appears to be workable. John Vandenberg (talk) 04:09, 31 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Morgellons (Disregard issue resolved)

External links issues resolved among editors. Not sure how to remove from project page, would someone please remove Morgellons from list? Thank you. Ward20 (talk) 06:11, 9 January 2008 (UTC)

Disregard, I figured it out. Ward20 (talk) 20:13, 9 January 2008 (UTC)


[edit] External Links

I have only recently started to try and add things on Wiki. I tried to place a link from my website about panic attacks and anxiety, onto several wiki pages (panic, panic attacks, anxiety) and they kept disapearing and so I persisted because I thought I had done something incorrectly to apply it, later I found to my horror it had not only 'not' been approved but I was temporarily grounded :( May I explain, I am a qualified RMN (Registered Mental Health Nurse) residing in the UK and the website (http://www.cragface.co.uk/index.asp) I designed has no pop-ups, no advertising and no commercial backing. It is purely a source of information in plain English for anyone suffering this debilitating problem and there is no other agenda. (Also for your information, the "membership log-in is there purely to ensure that people behave themselves on the message board and nothing else.) All the information is available to anyone and for free. If external links are not allowed...there appear to be at least two up there that need attention. One link doesn't work (second one) and another appears to be similar to mine but less informative. If it is not allowed that's not a problem to me. I just wanted to clarify what was incorrect in my actions or what content in PanicStop was disaproved of? Thanks. CragFaceCragFace (talk) —Preceding comment was added at 22:24, 10 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Guidance requested on link relevance and placement

I'm having a bit of a problem with an external link recently added, and then re-added after my removal, on Bethlehem Steel. My first reversion was because it seemed like someone trying to advertise their own website, which still seems like it might be the case, and that the website is nothing more than a blog and doesn't represent a website linked to an academic institution or reliable source. User:Haeber and User:67.169.137.214‎ (who very well may be the same person, I'm not sure) are attempting to argue that it has valuable information. Upon reading through the blog post I partially agree that the information is interesting, however it didn't seem to actually include very much new or otherwise relevant information about Bethlehem Steel, but rather seemed more focused on Charles M. Schwab, who is related to Bethlehem Steel. I was wondering if I might have some additional guidance, both on the inclusion of the link in this encyclopedia and on the appropriate article in which it would be inserted. NcSchu(Talk) 15:51, 14 April 2008 (UTC)