We should not allow links to outside Websites in either the questions or answers. The idea is that WE are the destination site for users - it seems a bit lazy!!
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Speaking of lazy!! Just sayin'.– apadernoAug 8, 2010 at 22:43
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What's lazy about asking the question?– OcaasiAug 9, 2010 at 16:15
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1This seems against the spirit of the web, not to mention exclusionary. However, posting guidelines as to what types of links are appropriate sounds useful.– Goodbye Stack ExchangeAug 12, 2010 at 18:57
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1Answers: Short, concise with outside links used to provide additional information that might validate or elucidate upon the original point. Does that sound like a fair recap?– AttilaNYCAug 21, 2010 at 12:18
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I disagree.
There might be additional related information in the question or an answer.
Also, you need reason to believe the information. There's often a need to provide reference materials (eg, FDA guidelines, if nothing else). We do not want people copy & pasting information and introducing plagiarism issues without correctly citing the source.
Answers also need to be short and to the point. I prefer to direct readers to more detailed answers and explanations elsewhere. As Joe mentioned, it also helps validate the answer in the mind of the reader.
