User talk:Lucy Paquette

November 2012
Hello, I'm Gilo1969. I wanted to let you know that I removed an external link you added to the page Edgar Degas, because it seemed to be inappropriate for an encyclopedia. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page, or take a look at our guidelines about links. Thank you. GILO  A& E&uArr;  17:38, 3 November 2012 (UTC)

Please do not add inappropriate external links to Wikipedia. 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 page, please discuss it on the associated talk page rather than re-adding it. Thank you. -- Gogo Dodo (talk) 18:39, 3 November 2012 (UTC)


 * Re your message: Since you are the author of the book, I do not recommend that you add in any link or listing of the book because you have a conflict of interest. Unless you can establish that your book is a notable book, you should probably avoid writing about it. -- Gogo Dodo (talk) 18:59, 3 November 2012 (UTC)

Regarding your edits
Hello, Lucy Paquette. We welcome your contributions to Wikipedia, but if you are affiliated with some of the people, places or things you have written about on Wikipedia, you may need to consider our guidance on conflicts of interest.

All editors are required to comply with Wikipedia's neutral point of view content policy. People who are very close to a subject often have a distorted view of it, which may cause them to inadvertently edit in ways that make the article either too flattering or too disparaging. People with a close connection to a subject are not absolutely prohibited from editing about that subject, but they need to be especially careful about ensuring their edits are verified by reliable sources and writing with as little bias as possible.

If you are very close to a subject, here are some ways you can reduce the risk of problems:


 * Avoid or exercise great caution when editing or creating articles related to you, your organization, or its competitors, as well as projects and products they are involved with.
 * Be cautious about deletion discussions. Everyone is welcome to provide information about independent sources in deletion discussions, but avoid advocating for deletion of articles about your competitors.
 * Avoid linking to the Wikipedia article or website of your organization in other articles (see Spam).
 * Exercise great caution so that you do not accidentally breach Wikipedia's content policies.

Please familiarize yourself with relevant content policies and guidelines, especially those pertaining to neutral point of view, verifiability of information, and autobiographies.

For information on how to contribute to Wikipedia when you have a conflict of interest, please see our frequently asked questions for organizations. Thank you. -- Gogo Dodo (talk) 18:39, 3 November 2012 (UTC)

Gilo, I have not intended to spam or provide inappropriate links. I honestly am not clear why, for example, Patricia O'Reilly's book on Kathleen Newton, "A Type of Beauty," is "appropriate" but my book is not. I would appreciate it if you would clarify. This is a fictional portrayal like other books and movies that are included on wiki pages. I have looked at the guidelines. I have included the ISBN like Ms. O'Reilly. Perhaps I should not include the link to amazon.com, just the book's title and ISBN? Again, I am not intending anything nefarious. Thanks for helping me understand why you consider this book inappropriate as a "fictional portrayal." Thanks, Lucy Paquette Lucy Paquette (talk) 18:47, 3 November 2012 (UTC)