User talk:Hflhomenl

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I Ching external links
Please do not add commercial links (or links to your own private websites) to Wikipedia. Wikipedia is not a vehicle for advertising or a mere collection of external links. You are, however, encouraged to add content instead of links to the encyclopedia as we drive for print or DVD publication; see the welcome page to learn more. Thanks. Petros471 16:02, 11 February 2006 (UTC)

Remember to mark your edits as minor only when they genuinely are (see Minor edit). "The rule of thumb is that an edit of a page that is spelling corrections, formatting, and minor rearranging of text should be flagged as a 'minor edit'." Petros471 16:02, 11 February 2006 (UTC)


 * In reply to your comments on my talk page: I'm not in a position to be looking at external links right now, but when I placed the above messages, it appeared that your link wasn't suitable for Wikipedia. In that article there are almost certainly plenty of other links that aren’t either, and I guess I should probably do a clearout of those (I only picked up your addition because I was monitoring recent changes to the whole site for potential vandalism). Please do not re-add your link, however I will take another look later to see if it should be in the article.


 * It is true that external links are a tricky thing. I got into a few problems when I first started editing, with a link to my website on Dragon Age.


 * When using talk pages, it is helpful to sign then by typing ~ (or clicking the signature button, second from right, on the toolbar above the edit box). This automatically adds your username and timestamp. Petros471 09:16, 14 February 2006 (UTC)
 * I've reviewed your link, and all the others in that article. I decided to remove most of them (including yours) as do not seem to meet External links. Wikipedia is not a link directory, so I linked to one instead. Petros471 21:47, 17 February 2006 (UTC)


 * Thank you for your follow up on my talk page. I agree that http://pacificcoast.net/~wh/Index.html looks better than http://www.crystalray.org/iching/links.htm with more links, and more professional presentation. The only thing I've done is changed the description by the links, to make them slightly more neutral. Thanks again for your help! I hope you don't mind but added a couple of headings and given you the 'standard' welcome to this page. The headings make it easier for future reference (assuming you stick around here, and get other messages on different topics!). Petros471 20:24, 20 February 2006 (UTC)