User talk:Garo

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[edit] Wiki upgrade

hey it's thrasher, i just so happen to be up at the same time as you... (can't sleep). hop on jabber and we can upgrade the wiki real quick

[edit] Wikipedia links

I think you should leave those links to the definition pages, most howtos will not benifit from a link to wikipedia - Thrasher 17:28, 23 April 2006 (UTC)

I have no problem with you linking to wiki pedia on things like Ext3, ReiserFS, ISO, etc.. These pages are definition pages and will be very short. However on HOWTOS and other tutorials these links are not useful, they link to a definition when the user is reading about a process to do something and i think we should keep the wikipedia links to page that are definitions - Thrasher 17:41, 23 April 2006 (UTC)

Keep adding them, but for definition pages only plz -- Thrasher 17:45, 23 April 2006 (UTC)

For HOWTO pages they ALL deal with more then 1 topic, yes your linking to the primary topic on the page but I really dont want to start seeing 5 of these on a single page for something like HOWTO Install Courier with maildrop and ClamAV and SpamAssassin, that page _should_ link to those topics in the text then those pages should link to wikipedia -- Thrasher 21:59, 23 April 2006 (UTC)

It's not you i'm worried about with these its what other people will do with them, I know historically what users do. Also i'm working on a new structure for the wiki; the current one is lacking and will fall apart soon enough. so for the time being _please_ just restrict these to teh definition page.

New Structure:

• Definition
• Definition/Instalation
• Definition/Something
• Definition/Troubleshooting

Etc...