User talk:Dmdunne

Links in Health Insurance
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. Vectro 16:19, 18 January 2007 (UTC)
 * could you clarify how my mention in health insurance in Australia could be denied yet another health fund is mention and linked to (on their description page), is this not advertising? This link give them an unfair advantage on competitors Dmdunne 06:11, 18 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Sorry, I don't see the link you're referring to. Perhaps you could point it out more clearly? Vectro 21:38, 18 July 2007 (UTC)
 * the link is below Health Insurance in Australia the term HCF is linked to a page about them which is linked to their home page Dmdunne 06:33, 19 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Health insurance in Australia
 * The public health system is funded by a system similar to the US Medicaid called Medicare. The private health system is funded by a number of health insurance organisations the largest being Medibank which is government owned. The remainder of the private health insurers are 'for profit' enterprises with the notable exception of HCF Health Insurance which is a non-profit organization.
 * The policy here can get a little confusing; the main thing is that it's not that links to companies are outright banned, but rather that they must be closely topical. A link to HCF is topical on an article about the company, but it would not be topical on, say Health Insurance. HCF has an article on Wikipedia because it satisfies the Wikipedia notability guidelines. Unlike external links, internal links to other Wikipedia articles, even those about private companies, are encouraged. Hope this clears things up. Cheers, Vectro 23:36, 25 July 2007 (UTC)