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* All links to users had the User: bit inserted.
* All links to users had the User: bit inserted.
* I checked to see if the User page already existed under a variation of the linked name.
* I checked to see if the User page already existed under a variation of the linked name.
** Please create redirects instead at the targets of the links to the appropriate User: pages. See updated [[how-to-play]].  Thanks much for your patience and understanding.
* By doing this, I could go along and put "..." on the User pages. This stops the names from appearing in red, but more importantly, removes that link from the Wanted pages, leaving a cleaner look at really what '''are''' the wanted pages.
* By doing this, I could go along and put "..." on the User pages. This stops the names from appearing in red, but more importantly, removes that link from the Wanted pages, leaving a cleaner look at really what '''are''' the wanted pages.
** It is better that the links remain red.  Users (or others) may never figure out that they need to or should replace the "...".
* The Wanted pages list went from ~120 down to ~50.
* The Wanted pages list went from ~120 down to ~50.
** It's ok to have a high "wanted pages list".
* The "..." might encourage those users to put something meaningful on their User page.
* The "..." might encourage those users to put something meaningful on their User page.
** I doubt it.  If anything, the absence of red links to their names will make it *less obvious* that they should add something to their User page. [[User:Tantek|Tantek]] 17:45, 1 May 2007 (PDT) (for above nested comments also, please feel free to remove all my comments here and rewrite your user page accordingly.)
* If they do, then the links on the various discussion pages become more useful.
* If they do, then the links on the various discussion pages become more useful.



Revision as of 00:45, 2 May 2007

I've made the following changes:

  • All links to users had the User: bit inserted.
  • I checked to see if the User page already existed under a variation of the linked name.
    • Please create redirects instead at the targets of the links to the appropriate User: pages. See updated how-to-play. Thanks much for your patience and understanding.
  • By doing this, I could go along and put "..." on the User pages. This stops the names from appearing in red, but more importantly, removes that link from the Wanted pages, leaving a cleaner look at really what are the wanted pages.
    • It is better that the links remain red. Users (or others) may never figure out that they need to or should replace the "...".
  • The Wanted pages list went from ~120 down to ~50.
    • It's ok to have a high "wanted pages list".
  • The "..." might encourage those users to put something meaningful on their User page.
    • I doubt it. If anything, the absence of red links to their names will make it *less obvious* that they should add something to their User page. Tantek 17:45, 1 May 2007 (PDT) (for above nested comments also, please feel free to remove all my comments here and rewrite your user page accordingly.)
  • If they do, then the links on the various discussion pages become more useful.
  • Note that no links were removed from any pages (that's for someone else with more authority than me to do), just tweaked.

--Gazza 06:10, 1 May 2007 (PDT)