Wikipedia:External links: Revision history

14 October 2024

• curprev 04:4804:48, 14 October 2024 Nikkimaria talk contribs 49,361 bytes −195 partial rv
• curprev 00:2800:28, 14 October 2024 WhatamIdoing talk contribs 49,556 bytes +383 →Important points to remember: Expand per talk page Tag: 2017 wikitext editor

12 September 2024

• curprev 04:2104:21, 12 September 2024 Beetstra talk contribs 49,173 bytes +3 →Official links: still, only one - avoid wikilawyering/linkfarming
• curprev 02:0302:03, 12 September 2024 WhatamIdoing talk contribs 49,170 bytes 0 Formatting Tag: 2017 wikitext editor
• curprev 02:0202:02, 12 September 2024 WhatamIdoing talk contribs 49,170 bytes +526 Encourage inclusion of official links in infoboxes Tag: 2017 wikitext editor

4 September 2024

• curprev 23:3023:30, 4 September 2024 WhatamIdoing talk contribs 48,644 bytes +43 →Links in lists: Clarify Tag: 2017 wikitext editor

19 August 2024

• curprev 19:1719:17, 19 August 2024 The ed17 talk contribs 48,601 bytes −174 →Rich media: remove one example that I don't believe I've ever seen used in practice Tag: 2017 wikitext editor

16 August 2024

• curprev 03:4403:44, 16 August 2024 Fgnievinski talk contribs 48,775 bytes −316 →top: moving long dab hat to dab page Tag: Disambiguation links added

14 August 2024

• curprev 18:2018:20, 14 August 2024 Fgnievinski talk contribs 49,091 bytes +32 →Important points to remember

6 August 2024

• curprev 20:0320:03, 6 August 2024 Mod creator talk contribs 49,059 bytes +60 EXT - extended (confirmed) Tag: 2017 wikitext editor

24 July 2024

• curprev 00:3600:36, 24 July 2024 HypeBoy talk contribs 48,999 bytes +2 →Links normally to be avoided: Punctuation. Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit

11 July 2024

• curprev 22:1122:11, 11 July 2024 WhatamIdoing talk contribs 48,997 bytes −12 Rm shortcut that is used <2% as often as the standard shortcut, per WP:LINKBOXES, which says "The point of these template boxes is not to list every single redirect for any given page (that's what Special:WhatLinksHere is for). Instead, they generally should list only the most common and easily remembered redirects." Tag: 2017 wikitext editor

19 June 2024

• curprev 19:1519:15, 19 June 2024 Dustfreeworld talk contribs 49,009 bytes +55 →What to link: hatnote

4 June 2024

• curprev 01:3901:39, 4 June 2024 Jlwoodwa talk contribs m 48,954 bytes 0 →Links normally to be avoided: spacing

10 April 2024

• curprev 21:3821:38, 10 April 2024 WhatamIdoing talk contribs 48,954 bytes +38 →Links in lists: Show alternate formatting option Tag: 2017 wikitext editor
• curprev 21:3621:36, 10 April 2024 WhatamIdoing talk contribs 48,916 bytes +3 →What can be done with a dead external link: Template Tag: 2017 wikitext editor
• curprev 21:3521:35, 10 April 2024 WhatamIdoing talk contribs 48,913 bytes −102 →Longevity of links: Rm redundant Tag: 2017 wikitext editor

4 April 2024

• curprev 02:4502:45, 4 April 2024 WhatamIdoing talk contribs 49,015 bytes +537 →Links in lists: Additional example per talk page Tag: 2017 wikitext editor
• curprev 02:3202:32, 4 April 2024 WhatamIdoing talk contribs 48,478 bytes +11 →Links in lists: It'd be silly to have a list of websites and not say what the websites are Tag: 2017 wikitext editor

14 February 2024

• curprev 12:1412:14, 14 February 2024 Largoplazo talk contribs 48,467 bytes +25 →Important points to remember: Direct NOTPORTAL

27 January 2024

• curprev 18:5818:58, 27 January 2024 WhatamIdoing talk contribs 48,442 bytes +113 →Official links: Maximum of one Tag: 2017 wikitext editor
• curprev 18:5418:54, 27 January 2024 WhatamIdoing talk contribs 48,329 bytes +366 →What can be done with a dead external link: Examples Tag: 2017 wikitext editor

28 December 2023

• curprev 15:1415:14, 28 December 2023 Nikkimaria talk contribs 47,963 bytes −12 →Restrictions on linking: clarify
• curprev 13:2413:24, 28 December 2023 HarlambiDaabrev talk contribs 47,975 bytes −24 →Restrictions on linking Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit Advanced mobile edit
• curprev 13:2313:23, 28 December 2023 HarlambiDaabrev talk contribs 47,999 bytes +74 →Restrictions on linking Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit Advanced mobile edit

30 November 2023

• curprev 02:0102:01, 30 November 2023 Chchowmein talk contribs 47,925 bytes +215 →Official links: add instructions for usurped site inside Cite web (etc)

28 November 2023

• curprev 16:1416:14, 28 November 2023 GreenC talk contribs 47,710 bytes +383 →Hijacked and re-registered sites

8 November 2023

• curprev 15:1615:16, 8 November 2023 8086-PC talk contribs 47,327 bytes 0 No edit summary

7 November 2023

• curprev 04:2304:23, 7 November 2023 Panamitsu talk contribs 47,327 bytes +10 add another shortcut

6 November 2023

• curprev 22:0222:02, 6 November 2023 GreenC talk contribs 47,317 bytes −3 →What can be done with a dead external link: bold update per talk page

31 October 2023

• curprev 02:0202:02, 31 October 2023 WhatamIdoing talk contribs 47,320 bytes −6 Undid revision 1182451743 by LOOKSQUARE (talk) Please do not list barely used shortcuts. Tag: Undo

29 October 2023

• curprev 12:4512:45, 29 October 2023 LOOKSQUARE talk contribs 47,326 bytes +6 WP:XL shortcut Tags: Reverted 2017 wikitext editor

3 October 2023

• curprev 23:2023:20, 3 October 2023 TheTechnician27 talk contribs 47,320 bytes +12 "Almost nobody uses [WP:EXTERNAL]" isn't a justification not to include it, because its lack of inclusion in the first place is why nobody uses it (they don't know it exists). https://pageviews.wmcloud.org/?project=en.wikipedia.org&platform=all-access&agent=user&redirects=0&start=2022-10&end=2023-09&pages=Wikipedia:EXT Look at the sharp, enormous dropoff in usage after WhatamIdoing removed WP:EXT.

24 September 2023

• curprev 19:2019:20, 24 September 2023 Largoplazo talk contribs 47,308 bytes 0 →Important points to remember: Copyediting
• curprev 19:0319:03, 24 September 2023 Mathglot talk contribs 47,308 bytes +141 →Important points to remember: Added: also doesn't apply to links generated by Template:interlanguage link. This addition acknowledges long practice (ten years, 150k transclusions). I bundled it with the last bullet item, but the wording could be improved, or possibly it should have it's own bullet.

12 September 2023

• curprev 03:1803:18, 12 September 2023 HaeB talk contribs 47,167 bytes +51 Undid revision 1174955182 by Danbloch (talk) - disagree, not every user who has been pointed to this section will read the entire page. (Also, please do not mark such content-changing edits as minor, see WP:NOTMINOR) Tag: Undo

11 September 2023

• curprev 20:3320:33, 11 September 2023 Danbloch talk contribs m 47,116 bytes −51 →Links to be considered: trim entry. This is redundant. Tag: Reverted

11 August 2023

• curprev 00:4300:43, 11 August 2023 CopperyMarrow15 talk contribs m 47,167 bytes −34 separated footnotes into <ref>s and {{Efn}}s for differentiation between sources and comments. note c: changed spelling for consistency. note g: fixed punctuation Tag: 2017 wikitext editor

1 August 2023

• curprev 02:5302:53, 1 August 2023 Mathglot talk contribs 47,201 bytes +24 →Important points to remember: Add shortcut.

13 July 2023

• curprev 14:5214:52, 13 July 2023 Kleuske talk contribs m 47,177 bytes 0 Reverted edit by PorkyPowerPeanut (talk) to last version by WhatamIdoing Tag: Rollback
• curprev 09:4909:49, 13 July 2023 PorkyPowerPeanut talk contribs 47,177 bytes 0 No edit summary Tag: Reverted

1 July 2023

• curprev 17:5717:57, 1 July 2023 WhatamIdoing talk contribs 47,177 bytes −19 Almost nobody uses these two shortcuts Tag: 2017 wikitext editor

28 June 2023

• curprev 17:0917:09, 28 June 2023 TheTechnician27 talk contribs 47,196 bytes +12 Added 'WP:EXTERNAL' to list of viable shortcuts.

13 June 2023

• curprev 03:0903:09, 13 June 2023 Danbloch talk contribs m 47,184 bytes +1 →Links to be considered: MOS:CONTRACTIONS
• curprev 02:5702:57, 13 June 2023 WhatamIdoing talk contribs 47,183 bytes +53 →Links to be considered: Better? Tag: 2017 wikitext editor
• curprev 02:5602:56, 13 June 2023 WhatamIdoing talk contribs 47,130 bytes +23 →Links to be considered: Clearer? Tag: 2017 wikitext editor

12 June 2023

• curprev 17:3217:32, 12 June 2023 Danbloch talk contribs 47,107 bytes −72 →Links to be considered: update ELMAYBE #1 (professional reviews) per talk page discussion
• curprev 17:3017:30, 12 June 2023 Danbloch talk contribs 47,179 bytes +277 undo ELMAYBE #1 (professional reviews) changes prior to submitting a more accurate change Tag: Undo

11 June 2023

• curprev 04:1504:15, 11 June 2023 Butwhatdoiknow talk contribs 46,902 bytes +29 →Links in lists: explain why entry is not linked
• curprev 02:5102:51, 11 June 2023 Johnuniq talk contribs 46,873 bytes −23 Undid revision 1159549467 by PorkyPowerPeanut (talk) unexplained; why is that an acceptable use of links? Tag: Undo