User talk:PicketyFence

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[edit] Wikipedia policy

Before reverting changes without discussion, please read the Wikipedia policy I link to in the edit summary. --Tenebrae 15:31, 8 September 2007 (UTC)

Again, you're violating policy. There is a consensus discussion going on here, and several editors are indicating these are not appropriate links. Until this discussion finishes, do not re-add disputed links. That's not the way Wikipedia works. Please note in particular that consensus was reached against a similar Marvel Comics template here. Unilaterally going against consensus can be considered vandalism. --Tenebrae 15:19, 9 September 2007 (UTC)

Additionally, please read WP:EL#Links normally to be avoided. That's the page about Eternal links, and not sources, and it states the policy against linking to open wikis except in narrow, consensus-agreed-upon circumstances. User:217.129.169.136 cannot, personally, by herself, decide that any particular outside open wiki meets the high criteria stated there. --Tenebrae 15:50, 9 September 2007 (UTC)

Actually, the discussion is about the appropriateness of those links. If the links are appropriate, a template is appropriate. We are not to link to an open wiki, per WP:EL and elsewhere, without a consensus. Try to imagine if someone came up with, say, a "woman of DC" wiki that was low on information but had lots of cheesecakey images. A lot of fans might like that. But without a consensus, no one editor can decide to put links to that wiki through WPC. I'm sure you can see why we need a consensus.

A discussion started today at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Comics. Come join in. --Tenebrae 22:22, 9 September 2007 (UTC)

Because I was cleaning up dozens of pages and instituting a consensus discussion, and so missed those two links. I'm not sure that my overlooking two links is worth getting excited over. --Tenebrae 19:39, 11 September 2007 (UTC)