Wikipedia talk:Template index/User talk namespace/Archive 12: Difference between revisions

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I wondered was a talk page template for users who are being [[WP:POINT]]y, and although {{tl|uw-point}} exists, it takes the odd standpoint of "your recent edit to the user page of another user could give an editor the impression that you are forcing your own point", which isn't really what WP:POINT is about. From the edit history it was created last July by a user "creating my first template", and has had no other edits since. Is it worth bringing this in line with WP:POINT? --[[User:McGeddon|McGeddon]] ([[User talk:McGeddon|talk]]) 13:02, 16 July 2013 (UTC)

:I updated the template to be more in line with WP:POINT. --[[User:Ahecht|Ahecht]] (<small>[[User_talk:Ahecht|<span style="color:#FFF;background:#00f;display:inline-block;line-height:1.1em;vertical-align:-0.3em;font-size:75%;text-align:center;"><b>TALK<br />PAGE</b></span>]]</small>) 04:26, 17 July 2013 (UTC)

== Template for linking words in article body to external URLs instead of using references ==

I think there should be a template for linking words in article body to external URLs instead of to other Wikipedia articles. I run into this frequently with new editors, and it is a violation of [[WP:ELPOINTS]], which says that "External links should not normally be used in the body of an article. Instead, include appropriate external links in an "External links" section at the end of the article, and in the appropriate ___location within an infobox, if applicable."

--[[User:Ahecht|Ahecht]] (<small>[[User_talk:Ahecht|<span style="color:#FFF;background:#00f;display:inline-block;line-height:1.1em;vertical-align:-0.3em;font-size:75%;text-align:center;"><b>TALK<br />PAGE</b></span>]]</small>) 02:51, 18 July 2013 (UTC)