::::::Per WP:ELNO, external links should not be used in place of text that would normally be present if the article were to be improved to FA level. External links are not supposed to be the lazy way of adding content. Furthermore, WP:ELNO recommends against having a stand-alone list made up entirely of external links, which the newbie help list was. I do not see in this or the previous discussion the kind of overwhelming consensus required to overturn standard WP guidelines.