Wikipedia talk:Date linking request for comment

Arthur's view

User:Arthur Rubin said [21:00, 19 February 2009 (UTC)] "and if not, should an error-prone tool (such as User:Tony1 for delinking or User:Tennis Expert for linking) be allowed." I feel that this comment is far too targeted and personal, and should be refactored. Ohconfucius (talk) 04:14, 25 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Have you suggestions? I want to imply, although stating it outright might be better, that certain editors have been acting as if they were unintelligent bots. The names are not that important. — Arthur Rubin (talk) 15:27, 25 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

OK, fixed. Names removed, but specifically noting that I include as a an "error-prone tool" editors who link or delink without thought. — Arthur Rubin (talk) 15:32, 25 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Response to Deb

What I called 'relevancy' is based on the statement: "Internal links add to the cohesion and utility of Wikipedia by allowing readers to deepen their understanding of a topic by conveniently accessing other articles" as found in WP:MOSLINK. I was hoping that the general principle of only making relevant links would be accepted, but I read your view as indicating that you prefer the position where each individual editor decides unilaterally what links (of any sort) they may make. I would reject that as it runs counter to the principles of collaborative editing, consensus and consistency between articles - the three 'C's, if you wish. You could always make a proposal to test that stance in an RfC. If I'm mistaken and you are suggesting only that date-links should be treated differently from any other links, then please make a suggestion for testing that in an RfC. In either case, it would be instructive to see the balance of opinion on such questions. --RexxS (talk) 23:38, 25 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]