On Tue, 30 Oct 2001, Magnus Manske wrote:
IMHO, that linkback table is a little overkill for
people who only
want to use a single article (or just a part of it). Thinking about
it, how about a little button to append at the end of the text (like
the Nupedia "N") that links back to
wikipedia.com or to the article
itself? Linking to
wikipedia.com might be better in the long run,
because we can give a one-line-source for the button that needs no
change; and, people who follow the link will see what we have to offer
*in addition to* that specific article (which they can find using
search pretty easy). Also, a small button wouldn't ruin layouts, is
smaller than even a text link, but can still be quite visible (how
about a white W on black background?)
The main problem I can see with a button is that many people wouldn't know
what it would mean, if that's *all* that were included--that is, they
wouldn't know that it's a link back to Wikipedia, which defeats the
purpose of the linkback.