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This should be changed - by removing the unnecessary [[ ]] - unless anyone is ever going to create articles about otherwise meaningless dates. [[User:NeilWalker|NeilWalker]] ([[User talk:NeilWalker|talk]]) 08:28, 26 August 2017 (EDT) | This should be changed - by removing the unnecessary [[ ]] - unless anyone is ever going to create articles about otherwise meaningless dates. [[User:NeilWalker|NeilWalker]] ([[User talk:NeilWalker|talk]]) 08:28, 26 August 2017 (EDT) | ||
| + | :This version of the template dates back to when Wikipedia linked to dates, so that you could see what happened on any date in recent history. After the template was ported to Conservapedia, WP had a wide-spread campaign to unlink dates. Conservapedia does not automatically follow WP's decision-making. Thanks, [[User:JDano|JDano]] ([[User talk:JDano|talk]]) 09:20, 26 August 2017 (EDT) | ||
Revision as of 13:20, August 26, 2017
Fix
The template currently creates dates as wikilinks, ie
}}{{#if: {{{accessdate|}}}
| . Retrieved on [[{{{accessdate}}}]]
The linking also takes place when an archivedate is used, ie
[[{{{archivedate}}}]]
This should be changed - by removing the unnecessary [[ ]] - unless anyone is ever going to create articles about otherwise meaningless dates. NeilWalker (talk) 08:28, 26 August 2017 (EDT)
- This version of the template dates back to when Wikipedia linked to dates, so that you could see what happened on any date in recent history. After the template was ported to Conservapedia, WP had a wide-spread campaign to unlink dates. Conservapedia does not automatically follow WP's decision-making. Thanks, JDano (talk) 09:20, 26 August 2017 (EDT)