User talk:Efootage

Welcome to Wikipedia. We invite everyone to contribute constructively to the encyclopedia. However, the external links you added do not comply with our guidelines for external links. Wikipedia is not a mere directory of links; nor should it be used for advertising or promotion. Since Wikipedia uses nofollow tags, external links do not alter search engine rankings. If you feel the link should be added to the article, then please discuss it on the article's talk page before reinserting it. Please take a look at the welcome page to learn more about contributing to this encyclopedia.  Leebo  T / C  17:14, 8 June 2007 (UTC)

Please stop
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.  Leebo  T / C  20:15, 8 June 2007 (UTC)

Re: question
It's not so much that the link to eFootage is inappropriate or disallowed. I would need to review it and the other links on the page. The issue is that, given your username, you are affiliated with eFootage. It is a conflict of interest for you to add the link to the page, as it would be in your interest to promote eFootage. If another user who is familiar with the subject and the link decides that it's appropriate, then it could be considered. I am personally not familiar enough with the subject to make that judgment. My recommendation would be to propose the addition of the link at Talk:Stock footage and see what other users think of it. I would recommend that you do not edit the Stock footage article, or other articles with which you may have a conflict of interest.

Lastly, your username appears to be in violation of the username policy, specifically the part regarding usernames that match well known companies for promotional purposes. If you wish to discuss the eFootage link, it may be better to register a new username.

It is not my intention to make you feel as though you alone should not include a link to a particular site; perhaps this is a good opportunity to discuss the validity of the other links in the article as well.  Leebo  T / C  00:59, 21 June 2007 (UTC)