User talk:Hornorama

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 * Hi - apologies, that was not my intention at all. I am the site owner and have moved the domain from .info to .uk and I wanted to make sure the link was accurate.
 * Also the original description described the site as an 'information' site and my intent was to give a more accurate context to the link in that the site is a historic record dedicatyed to preserving the memories.
 * Thanks for the advice, Julian Hornorama (talk) 10:33, 2 September 2023 (UTC)
 * Given that you are the owner or the site, you have a direct conflict of interest in using that site here. I strongly recommend you read our conflict of interest guideline, and avoid adding links to your website anywhere on this project. --Hammersoft (talk) 12:32, 2 September 2023 (UTC)
 * I did not put the link on there myself! It has been on there for some years as a bibliographic link and at no point have I done anything to promote anything! All I wanted, was to maintain accuracy on content on Wikipedia.
 * I shall not bother trying to help Wikipedia anymore.
 * Thank you and good night. Hornorama (talk) 12:42, 2 September 2023 (UTC)
 * That isn't our point. Imagine, if you will, a website that allows for user generated content. Imagine more than 300 thousand companies and organizations trying to push their products and promotional materials onto that website. How do you think the people who operate that website would feel? That is precisely the situation we have here on Wikipedia. Have a look at Category:Wikipedians who are indefinitely blocked for promotional user names. There, it says "The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 307,555 total." All we're asking is you not be one of those companies/organizations trying to promote their website/product. That's why we have Conflict of interest. Your contributions to this project are very welcome. But, for your website, you have a conflict of interest that makes it difficult for you to write dispassionately, in an encyclopedic tone. If there are things on the project that you feel are incorrect but with which you have a conflict of interest, you can raise the issue at the location's talk page. If you have any questions, let me know. We're here to help, not stop you. --Hammersoft (talk) 13:41, 2 September 2023 (UTC)
 * Then, with the greatest of respect, may I explain:
 * 1) I have (as far as I can recall) never contributed any content to the page in question. None of it is my work.
 * 2) The [my] site was linked by the original author(s) of that page as they found the site useful in putting content up and included its address as a bibliographic entry (I have no idea who that might have been).
 * 3) The website that was (and I see is once again) linked as rafwatton.info has been moved to a new domain of rafwatton.uk
 * 4) In a few weeks when the .info domain expires, since I not renewing that, the 301 redirect will no longer work. At that point the link to the site that the article cites as a source will be broken. That doesn't affect me in the slightest but to users of Wikipedia, it ever so slightly, reduces its accuracy which I suggest Wikipedia might like to address.
 * Lastly, I do not understand why there is the assumption that I am trying to promote the site - it is a false assumption. I should very much like to make it clear to all, that the site is not one of "more than 300 thousand companies and organizations trying to push their products and promotional materials". 
 * It is non commercial, does not sell anything, it does not promote anything. For the last 20 years (or thereabouts) it has been purely a record of history in the SAME SPIRIT as Wikipedia that records memories contributed by people who served at the station in the years it operated.
 * I have NEVER solicited, nor received, any financial support for the site through adverts, sales, gifts or any other means. It has ALWAYS been entirely funded from own pocket for the benefit of anyone who cares to use it as a research resource or other interest.
 * I have no interest in ensuring the domain linked by Wikipedia is correct other than the academic benefit of accurate references by Wikipedia users.
 * If I am wrong in that, then so be it. As I hope I have made clear, at the end of the day it makes no difference to me. Hornorama (talk) 14:22, 2 September 2023 (UTC)
 * I have updated the URL on the article to the current URL. Please understand; the nature of how you updated that URL provided text that was not encyclopedic in nature. That, more than anything, would lead people to revert such a change. To you, it may seem to be entirely appropriate. To a person dispassionate, disconnected from the subject, it does not come across as encyclopedic. If you wish to make any other changes to Wikipedia that are tied in with the site you maintain, I will restate; raise the issue at the location's talk page. If you're in need of assistance, you can let me know via the ping template. --Hammersoft (talk) 00:32, 3 September 2023 (UTC)
 * Thank you.
 * All advice accepted, noted and understood.
 * Hornorama (talk) 05:37, 3 September 2023 (UTC)