User talk:Critiq

August 2008
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. --Mhking (talk) 01:08, 2 August 2008 (UTC)
 * [[Image:Stop hand nuvola.svg|30px]] This is the last warning you will receive for your disruptive edits. The next time you insert a spam link, you will be blocked from editing Wikipedia. Persistent spammers may have their websites blacklisted preventing anyone from linking to them from all Wikimedia sites as well potentially being penalized by search engines. — Erik  (talk • contrib) - 17:44, 2 August 2008 (UTC)

I hope I'm using the proper form for replying to your notice. If you consider the external link on the Robert B. Parker page spam then I apologize and will endeavor not to add external links to pages like his. I have added links in other places with the sole idea of expanding sources of additional information regarding the subject. I have, for example, added links to movies for which I was the cinematographer which contain selected frames and other information from a participant's point of view, which I thought would be of value. Book and movie review links appear to be appreciated on Wikipedia, as well. Please keep in mind that the well-intentioned contributor may not have any way to anticipate all the applicable nuances of a spam interpretation. I'm trying to be very careful here and not outdo my welcome. Everything I add seems to be in conformity with what I find to have been accepted. Critiq (talk) 18:01, 2 August 2008 (UTC)Jules Brenner


 * The issue with your contributions is that it appears that you are soliciting a website with which you have ties; see Conflict of interest. While this does not forbid you from editing, you have an agenda in adding content related to your website.  I am not suggesting that this is bad, but you have to realize that a lot of people come to Wikipedia with agendas to add links or content using their own websites.  They may mean well with providing readers with content, but they are still soliciting, which is why we have Spam.  When it comes to editing on Wikipedia, it's suggested to leave any agendas at the door.  We basically provide information that is reported by others.  Hope this makes sense. — Erik  (talk • contrib) - 14:20, 3 August 2008 (UTC)