User talk:Millisecond

This account has been blocked indefinitely from editing Wikipedia, because it has been identified as an account used for promotion of a company or group, with a username that implies that this has been done by that company or group. See Business' FAQ and Conflict of interest.

This kind of activity is considered spamming and is forbidden by Wikipedia policies. In addition, the use of a username like yours violates our username policy. --Hu12 (talk) 06:51, 16 November 2012 (UTC)

Hi. While my company is in the business of selling psychological software, my web site also includes free online demos of dozens of popular and commonly used psychological measures and paradigms. Did you look at the page I linked to? These demos are free of charge, there is no advertising, and they are used (again, free of charge) for instructional purposes in psychology courses throughout the world. I understand the Wikipedia policy that prohibits the promotion of commercial products, but I'm simply linking to free service that my web site provides that contains useful and in many cases unique information. I hope you'll reconsider including the link and removing the block on my account.

Millisecond (talk) 16:38, 16 November 2012 (UTC)Millisecond
 * Unfortunately the External links policy on Advertising and conflicts of interest states you should avoid linking to a website that you own, maintain or represent. Clearly there is a conflict of interest in this case. See WP:NOPAY. Additionally your site fails Wikipedias specific requirements of our External Link policy guidelines for inclusion. Equally, Wikipedia is not a place to to promote a site.--Hu12 (talk) 17:58, 16 November 2012 (UTC)

Ok, I understand how I've run afoul of the recommendation of not linking to one's own site. Beyond that, it's not clear to me what requirements my link violates. There is no way to get around the fact that a hyperlink promotes the target web site - that's an inherent quality of links. Considered from the perspective of the Wikipedia user, my site contains useful and beneficial content that would advance the reader's understanding of measures used in experimental psychology. I wouldn't have added it otherwise.


 * Spam link removed. . . Mean as custard (talk) 19:10, 16 November 2012 (UTC)