User talk:Jacksos1

Spamming
Your edits highlighting BASF as a vendor of various chemicals are probably well-intentioned. The problem is that, based on clauses somewhere in the Wikipedia rulebook, links to commercial vendors are discouraged. So please consult the group at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Chemicals before proceeding with your project.--Smokefoot (talk) 01:20, 7 October 2008 (UTC)

It seems strange that we wouldn't be able to reference companies that are legitimate manufacturers of certain products - especially with the organozinc and Rieke products since BASF is an official licensee. jacksos1Jacksos1 (talk) 01:45, 7 October 2008 (UTC)
 * I agree in part - and by the way, I dont make rules. But there is a sense that commercial links would be an unending process. Your edits can be viewed as pretty blatant, to be honest (multiple links to BASF, bolding the BASF name).  But probably better to simply link the company at the bottom of the article.  Thanks for the note, I am an experienced editor who has seen your kind of editing quashed decisively.  Anyway, readers are more interested in factual content than links to producers.--Smokefoot (talk) 02:00, 7 October 2008 (UTC)

Ok - I can appreciate your comments. So it would be ok to at least put the link under "external links"? jacksos1Jacksos1 (talk) 02:06, 7 October 2008 (UTC)

Well, putting a link in the "external links" section would seem more appropriate, but even that material gets deleted periodically. About the only material that survives long-term is hard core content (how something is made, who discovered it, what it's good for practically, physical data). My advice is to find subjects that you're semi-interested in/knowledgeable about, and then edit in that space. It's kinda satisfying to set the record straight, even in small increments. Best wishes,--Smokefoot (talk) 02:32, 7 October 2008 (UTC)