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:::::::::::::::::::I'm going to request a third editor come to break the logjam. - [[User:MrOllie|MrOllie]] ([[User talk:MrOllie|talk]]) 21:34, 15 September 2020 (UTC)
::::::::::::::::::::I got here from [[WP:3O]]; this whole thing seems a little strange to me. I don't get the point of talking about all the implications of the policy in a general sense, when the actual link is right in front of our noses and we can just click on it to see what it is. Policies against linking to certain types of external websites are, as far as I can tell, based on the observation that tons of ''uninformative'' and ''irrelevant'' stuff tends to pile up if it's not kept under control. That's what makes it spam. I've looked at the link, and while I don't work with Microsoft's SQL Server specifically, I do work with a lot of software where a list like this would be extremely helpful. It's not like the site is even trying to sell you anything -- I guess the presence of ads means that the owner of the blog is getting half a cent whenever someone goes to the link without adblock on, but honestly, I think that anyone who clicks that link expecting a list of all Microsoft SQL Server lists is going to get exactly what they wanted. It's hardly taking advantage of anyone, and it's providing information that's extremely relevant to the subject of the article (''and'' wouldn't be proper to include in the article). It's hard to understand what the problem is. [[User talk:Jacob Gotts|{ <small><math>\mathbb{JPG}</math></small> }]] 23:24, 15 September 2020 (UTC)
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