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External links
edit- Apparently, many articles have the same entries in the "External links" section.
- Some things just grow by incremental edits and get out of hand. The "External links" section, one of the optional appendices, had grown to 6 entries. Three seems to be an acceptable number and of course, everyone has their favorite to try to add for a forth. There is also an issue of links being treated as references.
- The problem is that none is needed for article promotion.
- ELpoints #3) states:
Links in the "External links" section should be kept to a minimum. A lack of external links or a small number of external links is not a reason to add external links.
- LINKFARM states:
There is nothing wrong with adding one or more useful content-relevant links to the external links section of an article; however, excessive lists can dwarf articles and detract from the purpose of Wikipedia. On articles about topics with many fansites, for example, including a link to one major fansite may be appropriate.
- ELMIN:
Minimize the number of links
. -- - ELCITE:
Do not use {{cite web}} or other citation templates in the External links section. Citation templates are permitted in the Further reading section.
- WP:ELBURDEN:
Disputed links should be excluded by default unless and until there is a consensus to include them
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- Move excessive links here (from article) for possible discussion.
- Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB), query form (info Archived 16 December 2017 at the Wayback Machine)
- Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, Google books
- Discovery Circumstances: Numbered Minor Planets (1)-(5000) – Minor Planet Center
- 2004 Lexell at the JPL Small-Body Database -- Otr500 (talk) 19:17, 5 September 2024 (UTC)