User talk:Dejonraines

April 2015
Please do not add inappropriate external links to Wikipedia, as you did to Libby, Montana. Wikipedia is not a collection of links, nor should it be used for advertising or promotion. Inappropriate links include, but are not limited to, links to personal websites, links to websites with which you are affiliated (whether as a link in article text, or a citation in an article), and links that attract visitors to a website or promote a product. See the external links guideline and spam guideline for further explanations. Because Wikipedia uses the nofollow attribute value, its external links are disregarded by most search engines. If you feel the link should be added to the page, please discuss it on the associated talk page rather than re-adding it. Thank you. Magnolia677 (talk) 20:15, 3 April 2015 (UTC)


 * Thank you for your message on my talk page. You seem like a decent person, and I'm certain the problem is that you've misinterpreted (in good faith) what Wikipedia is about.  Many new editors mistakenly believe that because Wikipedia is free and anyone can edit, that it is a blog or free posting board.  In fact, it's an online encyclopedia, and one of the strict rules on Wikipedia is that its content is "neutral".  This necessarily means it contains no advertising.  You added a link to this real estate office, owned by John Ague & Dejon Raines (which you've used as your user name).  You've also repeatedly added a link to an online advertisement called "Explore Libby", which contains this ad.  Again, I believe this was in good faith, but it's simply not allowed on Wikipedia, particularly in your position as an elected official from Libby.  I have reverted your edit, and in the next few weeks I'll try to add more meaningful content to the Libby article.  If you'd like to help, create an account under a different user name, and upload some photos of your lovely town.  The article could use a history section too.  Thanks for your understanding.  Magnolia677 (talk) 23:05, 3 April 2015 (UTC)