Talk:Nikolaus Gerhaert

Make only links relevant to the context. Too many links makes the article distracting and difficult to read. Just because it can be linked, doesnt mean it should be. The assumption is the reader is intelligent and allready knows what "wood" and "German" and "history" means. Linking to Holland is redundant since the town in Holland is allready linked too, the reader can click the town name and from there get more information. The dates should not be linked since they are not major events. There should be no links inside the title of a work. Stbalbach 23:12, 7 Mar 2005 (UTC)

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Well, that's your opinion. Mine, and that of most others, is different. Linking the countries and to the dates adds valuable context and is appropriate. I like to see what else was happening in a given year. And I much prefer being able to get a direct link rather than having to do it indirectly. Besides, in many contexts this indirect linking doesn't work. Think for example of all the Polish towns that were formerly German, or Ukrainian places that were formerly Polish. Your model breaks down. The article is hardly over-wikified. OK, maybe "wood" is too much. Moreover, Dutch and Holland link to different things, and give a different perspective. I'm not going to go over the three revert limit, but I'm not there yet. I'm reverting. Just because you started the article does not mean it is yours. Fawcett5 23:25, 7 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Offer accepted! Cheers, Fawcett5 00:05, 8 Mar 2005 (UTC)