Template talk:National members of the International Federation for Equestrian Sports

Redlinks and such
Consolidated discussion at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Agriculture, here, there is a need to list all members of the FEI, whether they have articles up or not. To do otherwise implies that the organization only has a handful of members, when it is worldwide. Montanabw (talk) 18:40, 12 February 2014 (UTC)
 * No it doesn't imply that at all - just that these are the ones with articles (the same argument could be applied to the category). How does it aid navigation when you have about 5 active links and about 50 redlinks?  The events and disciplines cannot be linked in the template either as, per WP:BIDIRECTIONAL, it would not be appropriate to transclude this navbox on the relevant article pages.  This is how navboxes work.  Again, there seems to be confusion as to what is appropriate for navboxes and what is appropriate for articles - navboxes are not mini-articles.  The information can (and should) be presented at the article, not relegated to this navbox.  The extant articles are not even linked there!!!  --Rob Sinden (talk) 12:45, 13 February 2014 (UTC)


 * There is a clear exception at NOTRED for redlinks in a navbox when they are part of a "set" - which I noted at consolidated discussion. You over-interpret the BIDIRECTIONAL instructions to a reducto ad absurdum level; the navbox should wind up on each counry's article, and I see no reason not to add it (collapsed) to the articles on the disciplines as well as anywhere else needed.  By the way, if you want a dandy example of overuse of navboxes, check out John Elway.  Now THAT should keep you busy!   Montanabw (talk) 01:05, 14 February 2014 (UTC)
 * That's as maybe, but as this information is not even included on the article, how do we know that this is a full set, or even that it is notable? The benefits of a navigation box with only 5 active links and about 50 dead links are dubious.  The events and disciplines should not be linked in the template either as, per WP:BIDIRECTIONAL.  You know what, I'm going to WP:TFD.  --Rob Sinden (talk) 10:34, 14 February 2014 (UTC)


 * See you there.  Montanabw (talk) 22:12, 14 February 2014 (UTC)


 * Not sure how one footnotes a navbox, but here is the source: http://fei.org/fei/about-fei/members/regional-groups    Montanabw (talk) 22:19, 14 February 2014 (UTC)