Talk:Syro-Roman law book

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I do not see how links to cities are necessary or helpful here alongside a link to the law school. This is an article about a specific legal text. A link to the law school of Beirut, which has an article of its own that mentions Sidon, Alexandria and Caesaria, is quite sufficient. Srnec (talk) 03:53, 9 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Frankly, there is no conceivable reason why being more specific isn't preferable. Listing the locations of the other eastern law schools takes up little room and quickly informs the reader WITHOUT having to read through the Beirut law school article. In other words, it's extremely convenient. They may not be necessary, but you could make that argument about many, many details in this and many other articles. There is no principle or rule that says a Wikipedia article should say as little as possible, or not repeat information found in other articles. Torvalu4 (talk) 04:14, 9 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Nor is there a rule that says a Wikipedia article should say as much as possible. My problem with your edit is that is hides/obscures the link to an article on one of these eastern schools (the only such article we have) in favour of a series of links to cities. Yes, you kept the law school link, but unless somebody hovers over it or clicks it they won't know. If they try to learn more about the law school of Caesarea Maritima by clicking that link they will be disappointed. That article has nothing on it. In this case, the law school of Beirut is mentioned specifically only because there is a whole article there that provides context for the Syro-Roman law book. If you really think it is important to list these schools here, I would do it in a footnote. For example: <ref>The school of Berytus (Beirut) relocated to [[Sidon]] after 551. There were also schools at [[Alexandria]] and [[Caesarea Maritima]].</ref> Srnec (talk) 22:48, 9 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]