User talk:MBT-skl

January 2021
Please do not add inappropriate external links to Wikipedia, as you did to Diamonds as an investment. 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 websites, links to websites with which you are affiliated (whether as a link in article text, or a citation in an article), and links that attract visitors to a website 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.  MrOllie (talk) 15:27, 29 January 2021 (UTC)


 * To note that you spammed the link cross-wiki abusing our wikipedias, so I have globally blacklisted the domain. to note. — billinghurst  sDrewth  22:43, 29 January 2021 (UTC)

January 31 2021
MrOllie sDrewth I was not aware of the cross language citation rule. Maybe I over did it. However, Edahn Golan Diamond Research is a leading diamond industry analyst, one of very few such people globally. His insights are commissioned by some of the largest diamond firms (De Beers, Alrosa, Rio Tinto)in the world and the leading consultancy firms (BCG, Kearney) as shown on their client page (edahngolan dot com/clients/). As such, they are very appropriate and high quality references, an important resource for Wikipedia users and should not be blocked. NYT, CNN, WSJ, and a long list of diamond/jewelry industry press seem to interview him regularly (edahngolan dot com/press). Isn't that the best way to ensure the relevance of a source? MBT-skl (talk) 14:54, 31 January 2021 (UTC)

February 7 2021 - Diamond resource
HI, I'm trying to resolve this issue and not getting replies. Can you help? MBT-skl (talk) 10:42, 7 February 2021 (UTC)
 * I am not stopping you from editing. The only restriction is the inability to add that domain. I am now wondering what declarations you should be making with regard to paid editing or conflict of interest editing. — billinghurst  sDrewth  10:57, 7 February 2021 (UTC)
 * Happy to clarify the points: I'm not being paid for this. I'm a diamond industry insider with an understanding of the trade. I know Golan and all other analysts in the industry, but I don't work for him, nor did I discuss this with him. As a person working in the industry, I have great respect for his work. He and the site were referenced in the past by others on wikipedia and elswhere, and at the end of the day, the goal is to provide high quality and accurate data. If that is the case, than a blanket ban on a source is flat out wrong. Going through the various diamond and diamond related entries, I see a large number of of references to commercial sites. If it is right for them, it should be right for others as well, especially since we are talking of well regarded writers. --MBT-skl (talk) 08:51, 8 February 2021 (UTC)