[WikiEN-l] Turn off article creation AND deletion.

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Keith Old wrote:

>David,
>
>I think that the idea is worth pursuing with one minor suggestion that
>external links be changed to external references.
>
>Links should be added only if the site has been used as a source in
>preparing the articles or if they provide a valuable resource for the reader
>to find out more about the topic.
>
>Regards
>
>
>Keith Old
>
>
>Keith Old
>User:Capitalistroadster
>  
>
Bad idea. References are references; links are links. For instance, in 
the [[iMDB]] article, having imdb.com as an external link would make 
sense. But a reference would be a specific page on imdb.com about its 
history, processes or staff, not the main imdb.com webpage itself.

John Lee
([[User:Johnleemk]])

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