Thread:User talk:CodeCat/Write Down Page/reply (14)

"If you think that reverting your edit is slander, you're just not cut out for participating in a wiki."

Straw man.

I do not think reverting an edit is slander. I think designating it as "spam" without reason and banning a user as a result is slander.

A wiki is a community effort,

Yes, I agree with this point. Wikipedia is a community effort where participants are required to give reasons for their actions. For example, those who ban other users without explanation are not acting with the spirit of the community in mind.

"and you're just one person in the community:"

And so are you.

you may think your video link is the best thing since sliced bread, but everyone else (so far) disagrees.

No one in this exchange has given a legitimate reason other than the odd "overly detailed". I would have thought that a dictionary should be brimming with detail!

So, what is your reasoning against adding this link?

We don't usually include links to YouTube, anyway, even when they're relevant-

Actually, this is false. Wikis definitely do have "external links" secions. Would you like me to provide some examples?

this is a dictionary, not a collection of links to other sites.

It would only be a collection of links to other sites if there was no information on the main page of each article. Since this is not the case, your use of the exaggeration "not a collection of links to other sites" is illogical. Wiki articles provide more than enough information on the main page of each entry, external links are just additional.