User talk:DavidL

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Hey DavidL, I just wanted to reach a middle ground. I'm not sure why you removed a link to a French wikibook when the page that was linked is in great condition. What is your rationale for removing this? If it is pertaining to Wikidata links, take note the community here has agreed to keep the interwiki links in 2015 and that, as far as I know, has not changed. Please provide your reasoning and I hope we can agree to something here. Thanks. —Atcovi (Talk - Contribs) 02:12, 22 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Hi Atcovi,
 * The reason is wikidata link is the same. Also, when explicit interwiki link is used the quality indicator is not shown.
 * The 2015 discussion page is not an official community decision about not using wikidata. The debate should be open for a clear community decision, for the two separate kind of interlinks : project interlinks and language interlinks.
 * -- ◄ David L • discuter ► 14:31, 22 February 2022 (UTC)
 * From the discussion, "I've also added a note to the coordination page at Wikidata requesting that editors desist from reforming interwikis" from MarcGarver implies that users should not remove interwiki links. We discussed this issue in March of 2018 at my talk page and another user was warned to stop removing interwiki links or they would be blocked (MG's talk page).
 * You've been persistant in removing interwiki links despite community consensus to not remove them for the last few years on this project. I'm going to regard this discussion as a final warning to cease in removing interwiki links. Please adhere to this warning or start a discussion in Reading Room. Thanks. —Atcovi (Talk - Contribs) 18:43, 28 February 2022 (UTC)
 * You don't have real argument to respond !
 * Don't be aggressive in discussion, last warning for you too !
 * -- ◄ David L • discuter ► 22:52, 28 February 2022 (UTC)
 * The Wikibooks community supports retaining Wikilinks. That's the end of it. If you want to change this policy, you may raise if for discussion in the Reading Room. Until then, removing links will be treated as disruptive editing and if you continue you will be blocked. And, let's face it, what a stupid thing to get in an argument with the community about. There is no harm in Wikilinks, so you're just being difficult. MarcGarver (discuss • contribs) 11:24, 1 March 2022 (UTC)

David, there's a discussion about this at User talk:Mrjulesd/Archive 1, if you're interested. Although we don't have a policy on this, it has been a community norm for some time. If you want to propose a change it's fine, but please do so before making these kind of edits. -- Jules (Mrjulesd) 12:00, 1 March 2022 (UTC)