User talk:OberRanks
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Trivial awards
Hi OberRanks!
Sorry to pester you, I see you added content to the Golden Party Badge article. I'm having some trouble with one editor about what is allowed to be added and what isn't, regarding linking to an existing stand-alone article. I'm not asking for you to take sides, I'm trying to get some guidance here. I added to the content of the article by creating an Awards and Decorations section. I then added some awards and decorations and provided links to their own stand-alone pages on wiki. One editor in particular has now decided that some of them are "trivial" and I, and presumably anyone, is not allowed to refer to these stand-alone articles. This includes the Golden Party Badge and the Blood Order. I have had several sections of added content on the Röhm page, and others, deleted because of this so-called trivial/menial business, yet when I've asked for a hard and fast list of all the articles I'm not allowed to refer to via links, I've not been given one. I'm not sure why a stand-alone article exists if you're not allowed to link to it? What do you think I should do here? Just never refer to an existing article via a link or persevere and hope for the best. As it stands now I just add links and wait and see if they are deleted under this new totally ambiguous decision by this editor, and then wait for the inevitable aggressive warning. Not sure what to do! Could use your input on the Röhm talk page re this in general and the Golden Party Badge in particular. Sorry for bothering you mate Troy von Tempest (talk) 03:05, 16 July 2018 (UTC)
- This a long running battle and, sadly, those of us who wish to include all Nazi awards in articles have been giving ground for about five years now. I answered on the talk page about using service record articles, which is at least a type of compromise, although even those types of articles may come under attack. I have actually given up this fight, and have taken my ranks and awards lists now to professional publications out in the real world. -O.R.Comms 03:12, 16 July 2018 (UTC)