User talk:Defendersofwildlife

Welcome[edit]

Welcome!

Hello, Defendersofwildlife, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are some pages that you might find helpful:

I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Please sign your messages on discussion pages using four tildes (~~~~); this will automatically insert your username and the date. If you need help, check out Wikipedia:Questions, ask me on my talk page, or ask your question and then place {{helpme}} before the question on your talk page. Again, welcome! Clayoquot (talk | contribs) 07:50, 25 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Link canvassing[edit]

Welcome to Wikipedia. Although everyone is welcome to contribute constructively to the encyclopedia, one or more of the external links you added do not comply with our guidelines for external links and have been removed. Wikipedia is not a collection of links; nor should it be used for advertising or promotion. Since Wikipedia uses nofollow tags, external links do not alter search engine rankings. If you feel the link should be added to the article, please discuss it on the article's talk page before reinserting it. Please take a look at the welcome page to learn more about contributing to this encyclopedia. Thank you. OhNoitsJamie ^Talk 17:48, 25 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Please stop adding inappropriate external links to Wikipedia, as you did to Bat. It is considered spamming and Wikipedia is not a vehicle for advertising or promotion. Since Wikipedia uses nofollow tags, additions of links to Wikipedia will not alter search engine rankings. If you continue spamming, you will be blocked from editing Wikipedia. OhNoitsJamie ^Talk 17:54, 25 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

This is the last warning you will receive for your disruptive edits.
The next time you insert a spam link, as you did to Alligator, you will be blocked from editing Wikipedia. Persistent spammers may have their websites blacklisted as well, preventing anyone from linking to them from all of Wikipedia. Mfield (talk) 22:00, 25 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Friendly suggestions[edit]

Hello, glad that you're still around to read this message. Sorry your first experiences as a Wikipedia editor have been rough. You probably have a lot to contribute that Wikipedia would be very grateful for. As a fellow contributor to wildlife articles, please allow me to offer some friendly advice.

The best ways to contribute are:

Photographs. We *love* photographs of wildlife
Add factual information about animals, with a footnote to a published book, scientific journal, or major news outlet. Note that some articles are more complete than others; consider focusing on the articles that most need attention.
Consider releasing the Defenders of Wildlife fact sheets under GFDL so they can be copied entirely to Wikipedia.

The following kinds of contributions tend to be reverted:

Anything with a footnote to an activist website. The more neutral the publication, the better.
Information about the accomplishments of your organization. Talk about the animal and the conservation issues, not about your organization.
Links to pages that give the same information that is already in the article.

In a nutshell, if you try to promote your organization here, it won't fly. However, if you use Wikipedia as a way to educate the public with neutral, verifiable scientific information, you will find that it is a rewarding use of your time.

I hope this helps. Cheers, Clayoquot (talk | contribs) 06:11, 26 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you, Clayoquot. We certainly did not intend to "spam." Defendersofwildlife (talk) 15:44, 26 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Username blocked[edit]

This account has been blocked indefinitely from editing Wikipedia, because the name is that of an organization.

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Add {{unblock-un|your new username here}} below. This is possible because even when you are blocked, you can still edit your own talk page.
At an administrator's discretion, you may be unblocked for 24 hours to file a request.
Please note, you may only request a name that is not already in use. The account is created upon acceptance – do not try to create the new account before making the request for a name change since we can far easier allocate your new name to you, if it is not yet used. Usernames that have already been taken are listed here. For more information, please visit Wikipedia:Changing username.

Last, the automated software systems that prevent vandalism may have been activated, which can cause new account creation to be blocked also. If you have not acted in a deliberately inappropriate manner, please let us know if this happens, and we will deactivate the block as soon as possible. You may also appeal this username block by adding the text {{unblock|your reason here}} below or emailing the administrator who blocked you.

--Orange Mike | Talk 17:09, 3 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Your request to be unblocked has been granted for the following reason(s):

Allowing username change to NRockiesWolf (talk · contribs). Please put this request in at Wikipedia:Changing username as soon as possible to avoid re-blocking.

Request handled by: Jayron32.talk.contribs 23:41, 17 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

--Jayron32.talk.contribs 23:41, 17 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]