User talk:Blowhard77

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If you have any questions, feel free to ask me on my talk page. Thanks and happy editing, Alf melmac 19:59, 11 November 2005 (UTC).

Please do not add commercial links &mdash; or links to your own private websites &mdash; to Wikipedia. Wikipedia is not a vehicle for advertising or a mere collection of external links. See the welcome page if you would like to learn more about contributing to our encyclopedia. Thanks. Zzyzx11 (Talk) 20:36, 11 November 2005 (UTC)


 * Please stop. If you continue to use Wikipedia for advertising, you will be blocked from editing. Zzyzx11 (Talk) 00:21, 12 November 2005 (UTC)

re: Recent Edits Deleted for "advertising"
I guess I have trouble understanding. Help to me clarify... How do your links follow Wikipedia's guidelines stated on External links and What Wikipedia is not? Zzyzx11 (Talk) 17:13, 15 November 2005 (UTC)


 * So here what I figure is my problem: I am well familar with sites such as IMDB and Rotten Tomatoes because I see links to them everywhere and they have been extensively written about. But not the7thlevel.com. Therefore, could you point to me where exactly I can find stuff written about it from credible third party sources. Thanks. Zzyzx11 (Talk) 18:59, 15 November 2005 (UTC)

You wrote:
 * But you're right. You shouldn't invest time in websites you haven't heard of. In fact, feel free to never use Google again, since there will clearly never be a need for you to find new websites, since the ones you've already heard of are the only ones of merit. Of course, I only heard of Wikipedia a few weeks ago...

A word of advice friend: it is very unwise to use sarcasm when trying to persuade and influence someone. Quite frankly, I know a lot of people (including me) who, in many social situations, would immediately walk away and not listen anymore. After all, as the Sarcasm article says, "Sarcasm is sneering, jesting, or mocking a person".

That said, I will admit that I might be in error and those articles from those other web sites might follow under the External links. Zzyzx11 (Talk) 15:01, 21 November 2005 (UTC)


 * When you add those links back in, and also when you make future edits, here are a few things you should keep in mind:
 * When editing an article on Wikipedia there is a small field labelled "Edit summary" under the main edit-box. The text written here will appear on the Recent changes page and the page revision history. If you leave the edit summary blank, some of your edits could be mistaken for vandalism and may be reverted, so please always briefly summarize your edits, especially when you are making subtle but important changes, like changing dates or numbers.
 * Remember to always sign all of your posts on talk pages. Typing four tildes after your comment ( &#126;&#126;&#126;&#126; ) will insert a signature showing your username and a date/time stamp, which is very helpful. Otherwise, it takes a little longer for users like me to know who the message is from.
 * Sorry about out misunderstanding. Zzyzx11 (Talk) 20:36, 22 November 2005 (UTC)

Please do not add commercial links or links to your own private websites to Wikipedia. Wikipedia is not a vehicle for advertising or a mere collection of external links. You are, however, encouraged to add content instead of links to the encyclopedia. If you feel the link should be added to the article, then please discuss it on the article's talk page rather than re-adding it. See the welcome page to learn more about Wikipedia. Thank you. IrishGuy talk 23:36, 30 August 2006 (UTC)