User talk:Drjkyll

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. —— Eagle 101  Need help? 16:35, 30 March 2007 (UTC)

Concerned about my links
I was curious to know why I cannot post the links to reviews of films / DVDs on wikipedia. I've noticed that most films have reviews posted from other sites.

Our site has been running for over 7 years and already has it's own base of readers. We're not looking to advertise.

Thanks!


 * I just addressed this matter with another editor. Please read below (I've stricken out the irrelevant portion):


 * Please understand, you are not the first person to use Wikipedia to offer free content through a site, nor will you be the last. Your site, and others, are not spam in the commercial sense, but there is a vested interest in creating traffic for these sites.  A very strong rule of thumb that a certain site is being solicited (at least among film articles, my area of expertise) is when they exist across multiple articles.  Some editors, including myself, purge the articles of these links for that reason.  External links are supposed to provide supplementary content; however, they need to be judged on a case-by-case basis for inclusion (not exclusion) if a link does not appear to be of great prominence.  Many people offer fan sites and personal reviews on Wikipedia, but this is not always appropriate.  Wikipedia is not a link farm.  In regard to IMDb and Rotten Tomatoes, it is the general consensus of WikiProject Films that these links are appropriate to include (see WikiProject Films/Style guidelines).  These sites respectively include cast/crew information and aggregated film reviews -- they meet the supplementary standards of external links.


 * In addition, at External links, DharmaFlix.com the site appears to violate #3 (since there is an interest in making it more prominent through Wikipedia) and #12. The pages at DharmaFlix.com also violate the rich media standard of an external link, with several types of embedded rich media that pop up.  Lastly, as an owner of the site who is interested in including it on Wikipedia, your petition constitutes a conflict of interest.  If you are interested in having your site available to Wikipedia readers and do not believe my judgment to be accurate, I would suggest initiating a discussion at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Films to see how editors of film articles perceive your site as an external link.  I hope this answers your questions. —Erik (talk • contrib) - 14:03, 20 June 2007 (UTC)