Forum:CT Archive/Links within references

For a while now, Sourcing has had "Do not add links to references, unless the source is not linked to elsewhere in the article" as a rule listed as "undecided." As a result, we have articles both with links and without, and occasional disputes on talk pages as to whether one way or the other should be used. I think it's time we addressed this.

Require removing links
This would make the undecided rule formal.

Require adding links
This would replace the rule with "Provide links in all references for ease of finding the source in question," or some similar text.
 * 1) I think all references should have links. It makes it easy, after following a reference, for a reader to see what that reference is, instead of trying to find it in an (potentially quite long) Appearances or Sources section.  Additionally, in my opinion, references look better with links, especially when a reference isn't linked elsewhere in the article and thus has to be linked anyway. I think both these advantages outweigh the concern that it might be redundant to have the references linked. jSarek 02:55, 17 August 2007 (UTC)

No policy
This would remove the rule from the page and not provide a replacement. Linking would be left up to the individual referencing the article.

Other options
Think all of these are bad ideas? Make other suggestions here.