User talk:Lappo

Overlinking
Hi Lappo.

Please read WP:OVERLINKING which explains you should NOT link "The names of major geographic features, locations (e.g. United States, London, New York City, France, Berlin ...)" - Thanks - Arjayay (talk) 10:49, 30 September 2016 (UTC)

OK, I returned everything as it was. Lappo (talk) 11:03, 30 September 2016 (UTC)

I didn't say that, I was just commenting on your linking of United States, which I see you have done on a number of other articles. How small a state or city needs to be before it is not a "Major location" is not explained in the guideline - IMHO Dallas, or Dallas, Texas would both be acceptable - even though Texas is bigger than a lot of countries. - Arjayay (talk) 11:38, 30 September 2016 (UTC)
 * Hi Lappo.

September 2016
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 * It appears that you're misrepresenting WP:OVERLINK. When you unlink United States, that's acceptable per the guideline. When you unlink a city, such as Austin, Texas, or another smaller city, that's not acceptable based on the guideline.
 * When you change "United States" to "USA", that's incorrect based on WP:NOTUSA.
 * I have been spending some time correcting (usually just reverting) these changes. I will continue later today. Walter Görlitz (talk) 13:29, 30 September 2016 (UTC)