Editing Talk:Billhook (section)

== Links pruning ==
I've removed a lot of links where the sites were purely commercial (catalogues, manufacturers which make many other tools) or where the link to the topic is tenuous at best (a single image where a billhook is featured as part of a group shot buried 3 links deep) or completely non-apparent (historical society pages which do not have any mention of billhooks anywhere). I know the links were put there in good faith but they should be direct examples that further the reader's understanding. -- [[User:89.240.103.111|89.240.103.111]] 11:23, 15 June 2007 (UTC)

:Hmmm! Problem with removing links is that it takes way the opportunity for readers to follow them - some of them may have been tenuous, and others may still be able to be found via those links that do remain - but at least there was an option to follow them or not (without having to go back into history to view earlier pages). Billhooks are not just a tool still used by hedgelayers and conservation groups, but are an historical artifact that links many different disciplines: Anthropology, Agriculture, Metallurgy, History, Geography, Design, Ergonomics, Manufacturing, Sociology etc. Different readers may thus be searching for different viewpoints - the whole point of Wikipedia is to spread knowledge - not restrict it... [[User:BillhooksUK|BillhooksUK]] 11:54, 22 June 2007 (UTC)