User talk:David rivkin

Please do not add inappropriate external links to Wikipedia. Wikipedia is not a mere directory of links nor should it be used for advertising or promotion. Inappropriate links include (but are not limited to) links to personal web sites, links to web sites with which you are affiliated, and links that exist to attract visitors to a web site or promote a product. See the external links guideline and spam policies for further explanations of links that are considered appropriate. 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. - Bobet 11:38, 22 May 2007 (UTC)

Hello Bobet,

I am not affiliated with the web site that I added to wikipedia at all. Moreover, I have absolutely no interest (no financial or whatsoever) in promoting the pages that I added. I a friend of mine has referenced to it and I just added links to my favorite persons, which are relevan to the articles. The web site is new but I liked the concept and I am convinced other Wikipedia users will find it interesting as well. In my understanding the web site does not even provide any advertising and is a purely fan site. Finally, I would appreciate if you could point to a section of Wikipedia guidelines which is violated by my adding the reference urls to the article. I read the section that you pointed to but could not reading anythin which would render the links inapropriate.

David R.


 * Hi, the reason I removed the links is that the site in question doesn't have any content, it's just a social-networking website with a specific theme. Here's a more specific link to a relevant guideline: External_links. Basically, there are millions of sites around the Internet that mention eg. Michael Schumacher. In order for the link to be useful, it should contain something that's useful for a reader of an encyclopedia, not a list of random nicks of people who like the subject. - Bobet 21:25, 23 May 2007 (UTC)