User talk:Egrefin

November 2021
Hello, I'm Serols. I wanted to let you know that one of your recent contributions—specifically this edit to Birotron—has been undone because it appeared to be promotional. Advertising and using Wikipedia as a "soapbox" are against Wikipedia policy and not permitted; Wikipedia articles should be written objectively, using independent sources, and from a neutral perspective. Please take a look at the welcome page to learn more about Wikipedia. If you have any questions, you can ask for assistance at the Help desk. Thank you. Serols (talk) 12:07, 22 November 2021 (UTC)

Please do not add promotional material to Wikipedia, as you did with this edit to Chamberlin. While objective prose about beliefs, organisations, people, products or services is acceptable, Wikipedia is not intended to be a vehicle for soapboxing, advertising or promotion. Thank you. Serols (talk) 12:07, 22 November 2021 (UTC)

Please stop your disruptive editing. If you continue to add soapboxing, promotional or advertising material to Wikipedia, as you did with this edit to Mellotron, you may be blocked from editing. Serols (talk) 12:08, 22 November 2021 (UTC)

You may be blocked from editing without further warning the next time you use Wikipedia for soapboxing, promotion or advertising, as you did with this edit to Fairlight CMI. Serols (talk) 12:08, 22 November 2021 (UTC)

Hi, I am surprised by the harshness of your messages. URL additions to my site are by no means promotion, just additional information to articles. If you don't know, my website about Mellotron and Fairlight (and close relatives) has been online for about 20 years (formerly called Candor Chasma) and has become the de facto reference on these topics. I don't need any promotion as my site has been well known to fans and users of these musical instruments for years. Many famous and not-so-famous contributors contributed information and photos. I think you deleted all my links without taking the time to visit my site. Sorry, but that's not what I call smart moderation. Also, the contributors who contributed to the Wikipedia articles on these subjects drew heavily on my site. I see no problem but it seems legitimate to me to mention the URL of my site in addition.

Another proof of blind moderation without reflection: on the Birotron page, there is already a link that points to my old site: Mellotron Cousins - Short article on the Birotron with some unique photographs. If you click on this link, there is an automatic redirect to my new site (Out of Phase). Among the modifications I had made, I had simply updated this old link with the new one and a new title for my site (Out of Phase). But you deleted everything to leave an obsolete link. Great! And for sure, it's so much better to leave obsolete links, like those that point to sites that no longer exist (web.archives.org), like on the Fairlight page.