On 5/24/07, Jim Jagielski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
On May 24, 2007, at 8:50 AM, Colm MacCarthaigh wrote: > On Thu, May 24, 2007 at 08:05:30AM -0400, Joshua Slive wrote: >> External links are encouraged where they add substantial value, but >> you may not link to your own pages or otherwise seek private benefits >> from external links. > > I like the elegance of this rule, because if it's your page and you > words, well you can just add the content to the wiki anyway. But at > the > same time it may invite even more awkward and inappropriate behaviour, > e.g. paying someone else to add the links on your behalf. > > I think this problem is always going to fall into the "We know abuse > when we see it" category, it requires a vague kind of rule-making > which > only humans can apply. > > I'm in favour of banning these links in this instance, though not all > external links. > +1
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