Link to Wikipedia pages for Celebrities, etc.?

chaos386 · December 30th, 2007, 11:25 AM

I was just thinking, there are a lot of topics that Wikipedia already has decent coverage on that we can't really add much to, such as some automotive terms (OHC, ECU) and the "Star in a Reasonably Priced Car" celebrities. So, instead of using [[]] to link to pages that don't exist yet, we could use [[Wikipedia:<article>]] to link to the appropriate Wikipedia page. I mean, do we really need pages like this?

What do you think? I already did this in the Abbreviations article and was wondering if we could come up with a general list of stuff that doesn't need any TG-specific info. Like celebrities, automotive terms (except torques of course!), and british-specific terms like conkers.

Viper007Bond · December 30th, 2007, 12:30 PM

I threw together a mockup of my thoughts:

http://wiki.finalgear.com/wiki/Final...Person_Example

matt2000 · December 30th, 2007, 02:53 PM

that's exactly what i was thinking. there is no need for us to write about them, and Wikipedia has more info than we could ever get images/smilies/smile.gif

Blayde · December 30th, 2007, 03:20 PM

I was wondering if it would be worth it for the powerlap board to be listed as an entry, the cars could be linked to their respective entries on the site, and/or associated episode for the car

matt2000 · December 30th, 2007, 03:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Blayde

I was wondering if it would be worth it for the powerlap board to be listed as an entry, the cars could be linked to their respective entries on the site, and/or associated episode for the car

It is

Blayde · December 30th, 2007, 03:30 PM

Whoa, even before i imagined images/smilies/blink.gif

i was going to also suggest some gooTube vids, but it looks well enough images/smilies/biggrin.gif

December 30th, 2007, 11:25 AM	#1
chaos386 .sa = bad driver! Joined: Nov 8th, 2004 Last Online: November 30th, 2008 Location: Paris, France Age: 22 Posts: 3,443 LFS Status: Rep Power: 58	Link to Wikipedia pages for Celebrities, etc.? I was just thinking, there are a lot of topics that Wikipedia already has decent coverage on that we can't really add much to, such as some automotive terms (OHC, ECU) and the "Star in a Reasonably Priced Car" celebrities. So, instead of using [[]] to link to pages that don't exist yet, we could use [[Wikipedia:<article>]] to link to the appropriate Wikipedia page. I mean, do we really need pages like this? What do you think? I already did this in the Abbreviations article and was wondering if we could come up with a general list of stuff that doesn't need any TG-specific info. Like celebrities, automotive terms (except torques of course!), and british-specific terms like conkers. __________________ "My dog is worried about the economy because Alpo is up to $3.00 a can. That's almost $21.00 in dog money." -Joe Weinstein

December 30th, 2007, 12:30 PM	#2
Viper007Bond Lazy Head Dude Joined: Sep 21st, 2003 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Portland, Oregon Age: 24 Posts: 20,988 Car: Dodge Viper (I wish!) Rep Power: 234	I threw together a mockup of my thoughts: http://wiki.finalgear.com/wiki/Final...Person_Example __________________ Fight back against the evil Quiky by +1'ing this post! There is no replacement for displacement. - Wolfgang Bernhard, Chief Operating Officer, Chrysler Group talking about the Dodge Viper SRT-10 ... I ask Herb Helbig, vehicle synthesis manager for SRT and a member of the original Team Viper development group since day one, if they'd ever thought of adding traction control. "It comes with two," he says, pointing at my feet. "Learn to use them." Got it. - Motor Trend on the 2006 Dodge Viper Coupe, November 2005 Last edited by Viper007Bond; December 31st, 2007 at 04:36 AM.. Reason: URL change

December 30th, 2007, 02:53 PM	#3
matt2000 Squirrel Mincer Joined: Feb 17th, 2006 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Market Harborough, UK Age: 18 Posts: 3,479 Car: '77 Land Rover Series III LFS Status: Rep Power: 54	that's exactly what i was thinking. there is no need for us to write about them, and Wikipedia has more info than we could ever get __________________ Signature last updated 27/11/08. Photos last updated 25/10/08.

December 30th, 2007, 03:20 PM	#4
Blayde Joined: Dec 20th, 2004 Last Online: 04:30 AM Location: Bahrain Posts: 1,894 Car: '02 Nissan X-Trail, '06 Honda Civic EXi Rep Power: 52	I was wondering if it would be worth it for the powerlap board to be listed as an entry, the cars could be linked to their respective entries on the site, and/or associated episode for the car __________________ Some say he migrated when fuel hit 4 pounds per gallon and that he can make 'special price' for you. All we know is, he's the Stig's Arab cousin; Al-Stig!

December 30th, 2007, 03:30 PM	#6
Blayde Joined: Dec 20th, 2004 Last Online: 04:30 AM Location: Bahrain Posts: 1,894 Car: '02 Nissan X-Trail, '06 Honda Civic EXi Rep Power: 52	Whoa, even before i imagined i was going to also suggest some gooTube vids, but it looks well enough __________________ Some say he migrated when fuel hit 4 pounds per gallon and that he can make 'special price' for you. All we know is, he's the Stig's Arab cousin; Al-Stig!

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