User talk:Logisticalwizard
Student of philosophy
Welcome
[edit]Welcome!
Hello, Logisticalwizard, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are some pages that you might find helpful:
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Stop!
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Please stop adding "Please link all your dates" to articles. There is a policy that covers the linking of dates at WP:MOSDATE; it is convention not to link every date. You're inserting this phrase (which links to no page) in the middle of sentences which is very unhelpful. -- Jza84 · (talk) 11:18, 25 October 2007 (UTC)
- Hello again. Would you be so kind as to re-read the policy above? You're linking stand-alone years, which is not the House style at Wikipedia, and so you're creating more work that needs to be undone.
- Examples for linking dates:
- Linking April or 1982 is incorrect, because it doesn't not provide a full date (DD/MM/YY).
- Linking 15 March without a year is incorrect, because it doesn't not provide a full date (DD/MM/YY).
- Linking 19th century (as an example of centuries) is strongly recommended against, and should be used sparingly.
- Linking 23 February 1987 is correct, because the date is provided in full (DD/MM/YY).
- Stand-alone dates may only be linked in an article about "dates" or "time" or other "unit of time", as they provide context.
- If you take an interest in linking dates, please take the approach above. This policy was developed with an overwhelming consensus by editors on what they think is the most helpful style on Wikipedia to editors and readers. It is also there to ensure consistency across the project. Thanks, -- Jza84 · (talk) 12:01, 2 November 2007 (UTC)