User talk:Hoha2

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. Natalie 02:29, 17 April 2007 (UTC)

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 attract visitors to a web site or promote a product. See the external links guideline and spam policy for further explanations. 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. Natalie 02:30, 17 April 2007 (UTC)


 * Sorry it took me so long to get back to - the weather finally got nice where I am so I decided to tear myself away from the computer and actually go outside. I understand your desire to provide a resource other hard of hearing people, and your link may be appropriate. Your additions set off the spam radar for a few reasons, namely your adding the link to the top of the external links list. That's what spammers often do, because it isn't enough for them to get their links on Wikipedia. They also need to be first in line. I understand that you aren't a spammer, I'm just explaining why you appeared to be a spammer.


 * The website that you were adding, however, appears to fail our external links policy, specifically numbers three and ten in "Links normally to be avoided". I see you have brought this to the talk page of the respective article, which is a good idea. I would also suggest not linking directly to the forums: number ten on the list of links to be avoided addresses social networking sites, in which fora are usuallly classified. Also, we usually just include one link to the main page of any website, and assume that the reader can find their way around the website well enough. If the other editors at hard of hearing and hearing aid are all right with a link to Hard of Hearing Advocates, I will not object. Natalie 19:55, 20 April 2007 (UTC)