thanks for your reply i looked at the wp el page and it seems to be somewhat at odds with what you're saying according to that page's first paragraph and expanded upon further down the page with similar language an external link is ok if it contains meaningful relevant content that is not suitable for inclusion in an article for reasons unrelated to their reliability such as reviews and interviews that's exactly how i would describe the links i'd added too opinionated for wikipedia proper but highly relevant for people reading the article they fit all the other criteria on wp el too but rather than discuss this here it maybe would be better for me to discuss a possible external link on the article's talk page kitchencomeon