User talk:Kaitlinz

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February 2014
Hello, I'm Velella. I wanted to let you know that I undid one or more of your recent contributions to Sustainable living because it appeared to be promotional. Advertising and using Wikipedia as a "soapbox" are against Wikipedia policy and not permitted. Take a look at the welcome page to learn more about Wikipedia. Thank you.  Velella  Velella Talk 13:00, 5 February 2014 (UTC)

Hello Velella, thank you for your work for Wikipedia. I appreciate that there are guidelines regarding promotional materials, and without a doubt wishes to adhere to it. However, I do believe the material on Sustainable living can be better. There are significant new development in the recent years in waterless toilet technology but it is hardly mention in a section about toilets and water use. Also the description on composting toilets is only one of the many ways it can be done. And nowhere in this section is energy production from humanure mentioned, even though it is a significant part of sustainable living. There is still much for me to learn and I hope we can work together to make the page better. Kaitlinz (talk) 09:28, 6 February 2014 (UTC)


 * I totally agree, and I would be delighted to see further additions from yourself and others. The critical aspect, as far as I am concerned, is that the additions should make no mention of, or use any refluence to, Loowatt or any other proprietary make or system. That is simply advertising, and the addition of such material is regarded as link spam in Wikipedia. Thanks  Velella  Velella Talk 11:25, 6 February 2014 (UTC)


 * Sounds great, Velella. Thank you for your help. Can I write about the new technology without a citation? Or can I use a reference to Wired here: