Disputatio Formulae:URL occultum

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I feel doubtful about this formula because, if I've understood, it includes a history link which would guide a reader towards the deleted spam. That isn't a good thing to do, surely? Better, having deleted it, not to render it more accessible. Andrew Dalby (disputatio) 08:41, 24 Augusti 2023 (UTC)

Hi Andrew. The |prius= parameter is totally optional (I introduced it for borderline cases). For instance, these are both good use cases of this template:

• Vide {{URL occultum}}<sub>--{{subst:u}}</sub> quia est bonus fons.

  ↳ Vide https://www…^{[URL postremo occultum]}_--Grufo quia est bonus fons.

• Vide {{URL occultum|paginam meam}}<sub>--{{subst:u}}</sub> quia est bonus fons.

  ↳ Vide paginam meam^{[URL postremo occultum]}_--Grufo quia est bonus fons.

If I am not wrong, also using it with the |prius= parameter should never be problematic, because old versions of Wikipedia pages don't get indicized by search engines (but I would need a second opinion about this). --Grufo (disputatio) 12:16, 24 Augusti 2023 (UTC)

I think you're right there. OK, that reassures me! It'll be better, if we're dealing with spam, not to use the "prius" parameter. Andrew Dalby (disputatio) 12:55, 24 Augusti 2023 (UTC)

That is a good guideline :) --Grufo (disputatio) 12:58, 24 Augusti 2023 (UTC)