Talk:Difang and Igay Duana

Contested external link
An IP editor is insisting that the following link:

Tristin Hopper: This is what actual, real-life cultural appropriation looks like

an article from the National Post, be removed from the external links section. Their only comments, in edit summaries, is that "The linked article has a similar premise, but it doesn't have anything else in common with this article," and "article listed does not reference the Duanas, Taiwan, "Return to Innocence", or "Enigma". These, however, are not proper justifications for removal, since one of the purposes of the External Links section is to provide the reader with further information that could not, for various reasons, be included in the article.  That this article concerns an incident of "cultural appropriation" and the linked article is about a different incident of cultural appropriation merely serves to provide the reader with a broader context for the incident in the article.

The IP editor;s failure to discuss the issue here, or on their talk page, may be an indication that they wish the EL to be deleted simply because WP:IDONTLIKEIT, which, of course, is never a justification for deletion.

I've asked the IP editor to stop edit-warring, and make their specific objections known here. What I'm interested in hearing are any policy-based reason to remove the EL. BMK (talk) 23:55, 11 June 2016 (UTC)


 *  Neutral pointers to this discussion have been placed on the talk pages of the two WikiProjects listed above. BMK (talk) 23:59, 11 June 2016 (UTC) 


 * it was added along with a bunch of unrelated links to stuff like the trail of tears.--76.21.6.165 (talk) 00:46, 12 June 2016 (UTC)
 * Policy, please, specific policy for the removal of the specific link. BMK (talk) 04:49, 12 June 2016 (UTC)
 * I ran across this at a project, and am in the middle of something, but I did glance at the article. One thing is that there is sometimes justification by consensus to add more entries in the "External links" section (three is usually an acceptable number) on longer articles, that may be relevant and unable to be incorporated as a reference, but many editors do fight hard to prevent "External links" bloat. When a link can be a reliable source it should be used as such and not just dropped in what is often used as convenient dumping ground. I have worked within the External links section and will look at this as soon as I can, of course with policies, guidelines, and even community consensus discussions where applicable. Please be advised that I also prefer a short list in the "External links" with justifiable exceptions only. Otr500 (talk) 13:46, 4 July 2016 (UTC)

Merge proposal
I propose merging Kuo Ying-Nan into Difang and Igay Duana. Both article are about same Taiwanese aboriginal singers. John123521 (Talk-Contib.) 14:52, 12 February 2024 (UTC)