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A recent edit [http://memory-alpha.org/en/index.php?title=Tolian_Soran&curid=5078&diff=1056154&oldid=1040449 here] lead me to ask: are we're even going to bother doing this? I really don't see the point but if we are then there needs to be a template for it. {{unsigned|Morder}}
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A recent edit [http://memory-alpha.org/index.php?title=Tolian_Soran&curid=5078&diff=1056154&oldid=1040449 here] lead me to ask: are we're even going to bother doing this? I really don't see the point but if we are then there needs to be a template for it. {{unsigned|Morder}}
:A template would be good, since there are quite a few of these links right now. I don't see any reason to stop anyone from linking to Star Trek.com, since it's not like it is a fannon site. - [http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/User:Archduk3 <span style="color:#00ff00;">Archduk3:</span>][http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/User_talk:Archduk3 talk] 22:35, November 23, 2009 (UTC)
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:A template would be good, since there are quite a few of these links right now. I don't see any reason to stop anyone from linking to Star Trek.com, since it's not like it is a fannon site. - [http://memory-alpha.org/wiki/User:Archduk3 <span style="color:#00ff00;">Archduk3:</span>][http://memory-alpha.org/wiki/User_talk:Archduk3 talk] 22:35, November 23, 2009 (UTC)
   
 
::If you say so. I admit been gradually adding links onto the various character pages (starting with the main characters), as well as filling in missing Mem.Beta and Wiki links. I've also made a few consistancy tweaks here and there (e.g. starship name italics, appendix section formatting, etc).
 
::If you say so. I admit been gradually adding links onto the various character pages (starting with the main characters), as well as filling in missing Mem.Beta and Wiki links. I've also made a few consistancy tweaks here and there (e.g. starship name italics, appendix section formatting, etc).
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:::As an aside, [[StarTrek.com]] is not [[canon]] at all. They have a fair bit of non-canon stuff stuck in there. -- [[User:Sulfur|sulfur]] 22:54, November 23, 2009 (UTC)
 
:::As an aside, [[StarTrek.com]] is not [[canon]] at all. They have a fair bit of non-canon stuff stuck in there. -- [[User:Sulfur|sulfur]] 22:54, November 23, 2009 (UTC)
 
That's fine, I meant to say "you" as in the general and not the specific. But I see how that was a problem on my side. I just think that Startrek.com is a bit off for a name. Same with NCWiki template. The name doesn't fit what it is exactly. Though I'm sure it stands for Non-canon wiki it should probably be more something like MBLink or MBWiki or whatever. &mdash; [[User:Morder|Morder]] ([[User talk:Morder|talk]]) 22:56, November 23, 2009 (UTC)
 
That's fine, I meant to say "you" as in the general and not the specific. But I see how that was a problem on my side. I just think that Startrek.com is a bit off for a name. Same with NCWiki template. The name doesn't fit what it is exactly. Though I'm sure it stands for Non-canon wiki it should probably be more something like MBLink or MBWiki or whatever. &mdash; [[User:Morder|Morder]] ([[User talk:Morder|talk]]) 22:56, November 23, 2009 (UTC)
:The name aside, I would feel a little weird stopping someone from linking to the ''official'' site, even though we don't see eye to eye on the canon front. - [http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/User:Archduk3 <span style="color:#00ff00;">Archduk3:</span>][http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/User_talk:Archduk3 talk] 23:10, November 23, 2009 (UTC)
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:The name aside, I would feel a little weird stopping someone from linking to the ''official'' site, even though we don't see eye to eye on the canon front. - [http://memory-alpha.org/wiki/User:Archduk3 <span style="color:#00ff00;">Archduk3:</span>][http://memory-alpha.org/wiki/User_talk:Archduk3 talk] 23:10, November 23, 2009 (UTC)
 
::::I noticed this and had mixed opinions on it- its non-canon, chiefly, and I think they just plain made stuff up if they needed to, but it is the official site, and we link to Memory Beta(which is licensed products), so I think ultimately it is reasonable to do this. A template is an excellent idea.--[[User:31dot|31dot]] 00:28, November 24, 2009 (UTC)
 
::::I noticed this and had mixed opinions on it- its non-canon, chiefly, and I think they just plain made stuff up if they needed to, but it is the official site, and we link to Memory Beta(which is licensed products), so I think ultimately it is reasonable to do this. A template is an excellent idea.--[[User:31dot|31dot]] 00:28, November 24, 2009 (UTC)
   

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A recent edit here lead me to ask: are we're even going to bother doing this? I really don't see the point but if we are then there needs to be a template for it. The preceding unsigned comment was added by Morder (talkcontribs).

A template would be good, since there are quite a few of these links right now. I don't see any reason to stop anyone from linking to Star Trek.com, since it's not like it is a fannon site. - Archduk3:talk 22:35, November 23, 2009 (UTC)
If you say so. I admit been gradually adding links onto the various character pages (starting with the main characters), as well as filling in missing Mem.Beta and Wiki links. I've also made a few consistancy tweaks here and there (e.g. starship name italics, appendix section formatting, etc).
It's a relatively simple bit of code, and although Tolian Soran's probably not the best example, some of the character pages at Startrek.com (e.g. Jean Luc Picard) are much fuller and worth linking. Plus, it's all as cannon as you could hope for.
If it's causing a problem then I'm happy to stop, but is a template really required before making any more? — Sienar (talk) 22:37, November 23, 2009 (UTC)

We need to discuss it more first before you make a template. {{Startrek.com}} is not a very good name for that. Maybe something like STLink or something that says it's a startrek link. Oh well, either way it's done. — Morder (talk) 22:50, November 23, 2009 (UTC)

Actually, I disagree, startrek.com is a perfectly fine template name. It's exactly what it is. Just like "IMDB", etc. I wouldn't want to use simple "startrek" as a template name, for fear of future use covering. Anyhow, he didn't make the template. I did. Mostly as an example to use. Just because it's there doesn't mean that we have to keep it. I was merely trying something to simplify the style and system of it. -- sulfur 22:54, November 23, 2009 (UTC)
As an aside, StarTrek.com is not canon at all. They have a fair bit of non-canon stuff stuck in there. -- sulfur 22:54, November 23, 2009 (UTC)

That's fine, I meant to say "you" as in the general and not the specific. But I see how that was a problem on my side. I just think that Startrek.com is a bit off for a name. Same with NCWiki template. The name doesn't fit what it is exactly. Though I'm sure it stands for Non-canon wiki it should probably be more something like MBLink or MBWiki or whatever. — Morder (talk) 22:56, November 23, 2009 (UTC)

The name aside, I would feel a little weird stopping someone from linking to the official site, even though we don't see eye to eye on the canon front. - Archduk3:talk 23:10, November 23, 2009 (UTC)
I noticed this and had mixed opinions on it- its non-canon, chiefly, and I think they just plain made stuff up if they needed to, but it is the official site, and we link to Memory Beta(which is licensed products), so I think ultimately it is reasonable to do this. A template is an excellent idea.--31dot 00:28, November 24, 2009 (UTC)

I agree with Sulfur on the StarTrek.com title issue. It's a brand name, like iPod or IMDB. Using it on the link makes it appear more authentic, don't you agree? P.s I think I took this off course with my cannon claim. If we link to Memory Beta, isn't it a little hypocritical to ignore StarTrek.com? — Sienar (talk) 00:34, November 24, 2009 (UTC)

Sorry, Morder. I know you didn't mean me personally. Not a problem. — Sienar (talk) 00:38, November 24, 2009 (UTC)