User talk:Andreilow

References of List of Google easter eggs
Thank you for adding references to List of Google easter eggs. I'll follow up later with some formatting using Cite web unless you fancy having a go at it yourself. Using templates like that help format the references in a consistent manner across Wikipedia. Thank again, you're really helping. fredgandt 12:12, 20 April 2016 (UTC)

www.unlockunit.com
Please do not add inappropriate external links to Wikipedia. Wikipedia is not a collection of links, nor should it be used for advertising or promotion. Inappropriate links include, but are not limited to, links to personal websites, links to websites with which you are affiliated (whether as a link in article text, or a citation in an article), and links that attract visitors to a website or promote a product. See the external links guideline and spam guideline for further explanations. Because Wikipedia uses the nofollow attribute value, its external links are disregarded by most search engines. If you feel the link should be added to the page, please discuss it on the associated talk page rather than re-adding it. Thank you. OhNo itsJamie Talk 15:28, 9 May 2016 (UTC)


 * I'd like to add a thank you (again) for your effort to add references to articles. Whilst commercial blogs could be considered inappropriate, the subject of technology is most frequently reported on sites that are in some way or other commercial, and many authoritative blogs exist with great popularity.
 * Nope: I just looked through your contributions, which include multiple cases of adding links to this site. If there's a conflict of interest you should declare it so the community can discuss the issue. If we decide that the links (external or reference) are useful, then the COI won't count against them. But if a COI does exist (and it looks that way) but is not declared, we're unlikely to trust the site or anyone adding links to it. 16:06, 9 May 2016 (UTC)

Hi Fred, Thank you very much for the message. No, it's not a conflict of interest. I've just searched on Google for a reliable source which I can add to the article and indeed, this blog appeared quite a few times among the first results. I'm trying to alter the sources I'm adding as much as possible, in order to avoid situations like this.


 * Can you see why is concerned by the frequency of your additions of links to this particular site across Wikipedia articles?
 * There's no problem with it's single use in List of Google easter eggs (which was appreciated), but you have added links to the same site in many other articles for quite some time. I'm sure Ohnoitsjamie (being an admin) will happily discuss the issue with you here, and we can reach a helpful understanding. 09:30, 10 May 2016 (UTC)
 * Obscure commercial sites like unlockunit don't meet WP:RS. What's more suspicious is that the site has been used as a ref for statements that one could've easily found more reputable sites to support. I've seen many a spammer attempt a similar ruse. It doesn't work. OhNo itsJamie Talk 13:26, 10 May 2016 (UTC)
 * Addendum Now that I see that you are likely lying about your conflict of interest, I've gone ahead and added the link to the blacklist to prevent future spamming. OhNo itsJamie Talk' 13:30, 10 May 2016 (UTC)