User talk:Gerryf849

November 2012
Please do not add inappropriate external links to Wikipedia, as you did to Swimming pool. 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 web sites, links to web sites with which you are affiliated, and links that attract visitors to a web site 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. Graham 87 03:17, 11 November 2012 (UTC) Graham - I'm not sure if this is the correct format to respond to your edit but here goes - I'm aware of the nonfollow attributes of external links and the purpose is not to generate website traffic but rather to educate. Anywhere that swimming pools are discussed there should be, on the same page, information on ways to protect from accidential drowning (much the same as cancer warnings on cigarettes), hence the PDF on the BOCA Code. There are 300 accidential drownings annually in swimming pools and ignoring that fact will not make it go away. Only education will help and while it may seem like common sense to both you and I - as a professional with expirence I assure you that many people do not think the same way. Wikipedia has their rules and I understand. However, I write to give you with my personal feeling on the matter. Further, if you'll indulge me, I request you use the link below to an article I wrote and pay particular attention to "Drowning Statistics". Thank you. http://buildipedia.com/knowledgebase/division-32-exterior-improvements/32-30-00-site-improvements/32-31-00-fences-and-gates/do-it-yourself-pool-fence Most respectfully submitted, GerryF849@gmail.com