User talk:Arif Chow

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Warp drive
Welcome Arif... thanks for the warp drove contribution... I'm going to move it to a different section an make it a little more encyclopedia-like... thanks! Chris vLS (talk) 07:55, 25 November 2018 (UTC)
 * Also, I linked the original Business Insider article. While Business Insider is not a great source, it is more reliable than the blog you originally linked. You might want to review Wikipedia's policy on sources at WP:RS, that and WP:NPOV are some of the most important things to know if you want your contributions to stick. Thanks! Chris vLS (talk) 19:01, 25 November 2018 (UTC)

Recent edit to Space exploration
Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia. I wanted to let you know that I removed one or more external links you added to the Space exploration article, because I don't believe that was the right place for that link. You may find our linking guidelines helpful in this regard. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thank you! Kinetic37 (talk) 10:47, 25 November 2018 (UTC)
 * Also, it looks like all of your edits have included links to the same site. Please don't do that, as it looks like you might be adding spam links. Kinetic37 (talk) 10:47, 25 November 2018 (UTC)

Promoting Graptechpedia
Hi Arif

A quick web search for Graptechpedia and Arif shows a linkedin entry for a Arif Chowdhury as the CEO of that site. First off, congrats on a great looking site. Lots of interesting stuff. But, I'd like to suggest that you not spend your time putting Graptechpedia links onto Wikipedia, for a couple of reasons. First, since it doesn't look like Graptechpedia has its own editorial staff doing its own reporting and fact checking, Graptechpedia doesn't really qualify as a wikipedia source, so most of your links will get removed. Second, the discussion of these links will reflect badly on Graptechpedia; you will just have people on the web saying it is not a good source. And third, it won't generate much traffic. So ultimately, it will not be a good use of your time. Cheers Chris vLS (talk) 19:13, 25 November 2018 (UTC)