Hoi,
There is an acrimonious discussion on nl:wikipedia. This has to do with
some people who consider wiktionary to be external to wikipedia and,
they consider the information that a dictionary supplies to be of no
additional value to wikipedia.
I want to diffuse this situation and I need the help from the
developpers for that. The content of other wikipedia's can be found by
clicking on the left hand side under "in other languages". I would like
a method that allows us to link to the wiktionary article in that
general area.
*This will remove any standard references to wiktionary from the
wikipedia article itself.
*The content of a sister article in another wikipedia should
(theoretically) not add information to a wikipedia article as, it should
only present the information in another language. As the referal to
other wikipedia's is an established fact, the inclusion in that space of
wiktionary information should not be a problem as wiktionary DOES add
relevant information to the wikipedia article (translations, etymology,
pronounciation etc)
* Technically, the link requires a parameter as some wiktionaries do not
have first character capitalisation.
The link from Wiktionary to Wikipedia is not a problem; here it is
accepted that encyclopedic information should find its way in Wikipedia.
The fact that dictionary information has no place in Wikipedia is also
an established and respected fact.
Thanks,
GerardM