User talk:Mbinu

Please do not add inappropriate external links to Wikipedia. Wikipedia is not a mere directory 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 exist to attract visitors to a web site or promote a product. See the external links guideline and spam policies for further explanations of links that are considered appropriate. If you feel the link should be added to the article, then please discuss it on the article's talk page rather than re-adding it. See the welcome page to learn more about Wikipedia. Thank you.

Mbinu, please review WP:EL before adding any more links to your articles. What you are doing is considered link spamming. Calltech 18:03, 14 December 2006 (UTC)


 * Hi Mbinu, I read your message on my user page. FYI, please add messages on a User's Talk page.  Usually the User page is where most people put up personal information and the talk (discussion) page is where messages are left - like here.


 * Regarding putting up links on WP, there are several issues. First if the information you link to is something you wrote or it's on a website that you maintain or publish, there's a conflict of interest.  Here's a WP link to review WP:COI.  The WP:EL covers areas of what should and shouldn't be linked.  If it's your website or published material, it's better to make an entry in the article's talk page suggesting the inclusion in the link to this site and let another neutral editor add it.  This is part of WP's WP:NPOV policy.  When you are simply adding links to the same website, particularly when it's to one you own or maintain, it is considered promotion and that is how WP defines link spamming.  The contents can be fantastic, but to be neutral, WP prefers a third party add it or you gain consensus among other editors.


 * I hope I've explained this clearly and that to maintain WP's encyclopedic integrity, these guidelines were put in place. This is in no way a reflection on your work or the quality of the website.  I'm sure you can appreciate what WP would become if there was no control over how links are added.  Another article to read is WP:SPAM.  Thanks and good luck contributing to WP.  Calltech 03:32, 16 December 2006 (UTC)