User talk:Louan44

Hi. I noticed that you've added a link in several authors' articles. I may be misjudging the site, but it doesn't appear that it contains much more information than our articles already contain. You might read over this page before you continue adding the link. It contains information on which external links are, or are not, appropriate in Wikipedia. Joyous! | Talk 19:51, 13 September 2009 (UTC)

Please stop adding these uninformative links. Skomorokh 21:39, 13 September 2009 (UTC)

I've began adding my links to pages because I thought it would be appropriate to identify the novels that are bestselling. I have noticed a few other sites on authors' pages that are similar to mine.

Is there any reason why my site is prohibited?

Thanks

Louan44 (talk) 23:45, 13 September 2009 (UTC)

It's great to identify best-selling novels, but it would probably be better to use a primary source for the information, rather than a secondary source. For example, if a novel was on the NY Times bestseller list, someone could note that in the Wikipedia article, and use a link to the appropriate NY Times page as a reference. Joyous! | Talk 01:58, 14 September 2009 (UTC)

Why are others like Fantastic Fiction and the like allowed? What do they offer to Wikipedia that isn't already there? How can I get on your whitelisting?

Sincerely, Thanks,

Louan44 (talk) 14:10, 14 September 2009 (UTC)

November 2009
Please do not add inappropriate external links to Wikipedia, as you did to Nevada Barr. Wikipedia is not a collection 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 guideline for further explanations. Because Wikipedia uses the nofollow attribute value, its external links are disregarded by most search engines. If you feel the link should be added to the article, please discuss it on the article's talk page rather than re-adding it. Thank you. Fred the Oyster (talk) 01:42, 14 November 2009 (UTC)

I don't get it...Why are other sites similar to our are allowed to put their sites on Wiki and we are not? What's not on Wikipedia is the bestselling novels, which is new and informative. Some other sites are just about selling. Please respond.

Louan44 (talk) 02:07, 19 November 2009 (UTC)