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| :::As I understand it, links to centuries are not required on that basis. If that were so, then each century would need a link in each article. It is not necessary to read the '18th century' article to understand that article. Since this is a matter of general interest and interpretation, perhaps we should raise this at wp:mosnum. ] (]) 18:17, 13 April 2008 (UTC) | :::As I understand it, links to centuries are not required on that basis. If that were so, then each century would need a link in each article. It is not necessary to read the '18th century' article to understand that article. Since this is a matter of general interest and interpretation, perhaps we should raise this at wp:mosnum. ] (]) 18:17, 13 April 2008 (UTC) | ||
| ::::They may not be required, but it is a good idea. I didn't say that it was ''necessary'' to understanding the article (not the threshold for linking anyway) - such a link and its consequent reading would promote a fuller understanding of the article. An article about an eighteenth-century figure, such as Barbauld, would be better understood if someone read about the history of the period, thus the link. We also link topics that are related to the article - the history of the period that someone lived in is not irrelevant to their life. ] (]) 18:35, 13 April 2008 (UTC) | |||
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Dinner Party
If you are who I think you may be, then your dinner party tonight was fun, and do check out my Bushwick page. But, if this thought is a case of mistaken identity, then feel free to delete this subsection. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Noremacmada (talk • contribs) 04:46, 13 April 2008 (UTC)
Orders of magnitude
Discussion moved to Wikipedia_talk:Manual_of_Style_(dates_and_numbers)#Orders_of_magnitude
Lightmouse (talk) 11:13, 11 April 2008 (UTC)
Be careful with AWB
see diff. Your edit in the Michigan article inserted a conversion where there was already one and removed the word mile completely. You may need to adjust your ] code to not remove the whole word—just the link. Regards, —MJCdetroit 14:00, 10 April 2008 (UTC)
- Oops. Thanks for letting me know. I was trying to get rid of links to common units of measurement as per wp:overlink. Perhaps it would be better to get a bot to do this. Lightmouse (talk) 15:46, 10 April 2008 (UTC)
Piped links
Discussion moved to Wikipedia_talk:Manual_of_Style_(dates_and_numbers)#Piped_links Lightmouse (talk) 12:04, 13 April 2008 (UTC)
AWB
Please stop running AWB repeatedly on articles. I have had to undo changes on Anna Laetitia Barbauld several times now. The first time is helpful - the second, third, fourth, etc. are not. Awadewit (talk) 18:03, 13 April 2008 (UTC)
- I did not intend to run it multiple times on the same article. I see that the last time it hit the article was over 10 weeks ago, so that might explain it. Sorry about that. Is there a particular reason for a link to '18th century'? Lightmouse (talk) 18:09, 13 April 2008 (UTC)
- Most readers are unfamiliar with the history of the eighteenth century. Awadewit (talk) 18:10, 13 April 2008 (UTC)
- As I understand it, links to centuries are not required on that basis. If that were so, then each century would need a link in each article. It is not necessary to read the '18th century' article to understand that article. Since this is a matter of general interest and interpretation, perhaps we should raise this at wp:mosnum. Lightmouse (talk) 18:17, 13 April 2008 (UTC)
- They may not be required, but it is a good idea. I didn't say that it was necessary to understanding the article (not the threshold for linking anyway) - such a link and its consequent reading would promote a fuller understanding of the article. An article about an eighteenth-century figure, such as Barbauld, would be better understood if someone read about the history of the period, thus the link. We also link topics that are related to the article - the history of the period that someone lived in is not irrelevant to their life. Awadewit (talk) 18:35, 13 April 2008 (UTC)