Talk:User group meeting & agenda 16 December 2008

The question was asked last week, "If you could have one thing fixed that is wrong with the Wiki, what would that be?" I wasn't at last week's meeting so I am replying now. My reply is: make the Wiki capable of receiving imported tables from Word. It would be a GREAT savings of time and trouble!

Barbara Baker

Internal Links
I believe it may be a good idea to make sure everyone is educated on how to create an internal link. For example, if you go to the Oklahoma Census article, take a look at the link to the Special Censuses section right below the Historical Background section. You will find that this is full URL to the link such as:

Special Censuses

where it is better to have a relative link such as:

Special Censuses

Yes, I realize that I can change the article, but wanted to make sure it can be used as an example. Thomas Lerman 19:32, 16 December 2008 (UTC)

Redundant links
At what point is it too much? I just rollbacked one article because all books had two links to the same source. The 2nd newer link bloated the article so much. Can't the moderator (it was a moderator in this case) check to be sure instead of willy-nilly adding 2nd links when the first links are already there for "ages"? I happen to be moderator for that particular state and this particular moderator didn't have any email linked. dsammy 20:41, 16 December 2008 (UTC)