Board Thread:Support Requests - Getting Technical/@comment-452-20140828002814/@comment-25263848-20140913024638

Assuming that this isn't possible by other means (e.g. I can run a quick bot\awb and provide you with much more detailed\formatted list, where I can use filter etc), I don't know how useful it would be.
 * Back to basics:If I convert all interwiki Wikia links to external links, I will gain the ability to search for those links using Special:LinkSearch.

I am specifically asking about using interwiki links on Wikia to link to other Wikia wikis. Whether or not other external links go to trusted sites is not relevant. I seen your example, but you initially asked about "compelling reasons to favour interwiki links over external links". Which is what I tried to answer.

Thanks for your input, but I already have "All the cool kids use them" listed as a reason. Trying to diminish the benefit of sticking to common practice, when you was unable to show a compelling reason to change it, other than it would benefit you personally as an admin, for some reason.

As I said "standards" or in our case such 'common practice' is what business 101 is all about. Wikia is a collaborative effort, and your most valuable resource are editors, and where this is common practice for editors and (Even if in your opinion it may not be warranted, and where your examples do not apply).

Also IMO your your rhetoric and attempt to diminish the above into "cool kids", "monkey", eating bananas, conventions etc is exactly the black and white view that is often exhibited by "immature and foolish" individuals.