[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #14811: Make an option to disable self-pings

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#14811: Make an option to disable self-pings
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 Reporter:  Hedge             |        Owner:         
     Type:  enhancement       |       Status:  closed 
 Priority:  normal            |    Milestone:         
Component:  Pings/Trackbacks  |      Version:  3.0.1  
 Severity:  normal            |   Resolution:  wontfix
 Keywords:                    |  
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Comment(by nacin):

 We don't add options without very good reason. A) Pings should simply
 work, and B) there's already a plugin for it that does exactly as
 described. So we would not add an option for this.

 As written in #13649:
 > Some people like self-pingbacks as a way to easily cross-link related
 articles.
 > Going to close as worksforme; you might wish to open an ideas forum
 thread:  http://wordpress.org/extend/ideas.

 Closing as wontfix.

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