User talk:Aplaces

July 2007
Welcome to Wikipedia. We invite everyone to contribute constructively to the encyclopedia. However, the external links you added do not comply with our guidelines for external links. Wikipedia is not a mere directory 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, then 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. Mattinbgn/talk 02:45, 25 July 2007 (UTC)

Please stop adding inappropriate external links to Wikipedia. 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. Mattinbgn/talk 08:22, 25 July 2007 (UTC)

Adding external links
Hi Aplaces and thanks for the message. Wikipedia has a number of policies that apply when adding external links to articles, especially adding links to sites with which you have a connection.
 * External links provides guidance on what links are appropriate and what are not. Note in particular "You should avoid linking to a website that you own, maintain or represent, even if the guidelines otherwise imply that it should be linked."
 * Conflict of Interest has more general information on linking to your sites, and
 * Spam provides some more information on when external links can be seen as spam. Specific information can be seen in the section "How not to be a spammer".

I apologise if I have incorrectly read your intentions, but in general linking your own site to a series of articles can be seen as spamming Wikipedia regardless of whether your site is commercial or not. Also, it is important to realise that Wikipedia is an encyclopedia and not a travel guide. I hope this answers some your questions. I will also leave the standard welcome message which may be useful. Cheers, Mattinbgn/talk 12:05, 1 August 2007 (UTC)

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Mattinbgn/talk 12:05, 1 August 2007 (UTC)