User talk:Columbiafan

A welcome from Sango123
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Happy editing!

-- Sango  123   (talk)  21:37, 7 November 2005 (UTC)

P.S. Feel free to leave a message on my talk page if you need help with anything or simply wish to say hello. :)

columbia.tfd.com
Hi Columbiafan,

I've just noticed the links for columbia.tfd.com you've been adding. Sorry to say, that these all probably count as spam links (see spam) and will have to be removed. Similarly we don't link to Britannica, Encarta or any other encyclopedia. On the whole we aren't really looking to add external links to Wikipedia, we would much rather have the information inside the encyclopedia.

A much better approach is look for any extra information in the articles you are linking, then rewrite that information and add it into the appropriate section of the Wikipedia article. -- Solipsist 09:29, 8 November 2005 (UTC)


 * All 69 articles reverted. Cost: one hour of my life I'll never get back. May I recommend a block? --Craig (t|c) 13:05, 8 November 2005 (UTC)