User talk:PagehG

Additions of http://.forgottenvoices.net
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Hi Hu12, To which Wikipedia page is this comment directed? With all due respect, I believe the link is acceptable. I added/wish to add a link to http://forgottenvoices.net, as site that discusses a recently published book, "Forgotten Voices: The Expulsion of the Germans from Eastern Europe after World War II".

Indeed, from the Wikipedia page, "Wikipedia:External links":

"Some acceptable links include those that contain further research that is accurate and on-topic, information that could not be added to the article for reasons such as copyright or amount of detail, or other meaningful, relevant content that is not suitable for inclusion in an article for reasons unrelated to its accuracy."

and under "Links to be considered"

"3. Sites that contain neutral and accurate material that is relevant to an encyclopedic understanding of the subject and cannot be integrated into the Wikipedia article due to copyright issues,[2] amount of detail (such as professional athlete statistics, movie or television credits, interview transcripts, or online textbooks), or other reasons."

The link I wish to ad is for the recently published book, "Forgotten Voices: The Expulsion of the Germans from Eastern Europe after World War II" which, I believe, is not only germane to subject matter, but is a valuable source to provide additional breadth and depth to the subject.

I believe adding this link (or a link to the book with ISBN number) would add to the richness of the article. Please let me know your specific concern and I will be more than happy to address it. Thanks.

Regards, PagehG (talk) 04:01, 17 July 2012 (UTC)

This is on the same topic as above. The thing is, if the link was to an online full copy of the book I could understand adding it in. But it's just a link to the promo site for the book. By itself that's not going to help readers much. So you shouldn't add it. If you want to use the book as a reference - by including text in the article based on it - and then link to the website in the reference, then that would be fine (as long as the source is reliable (my first impression is that it is), the text is written neutrally (see WP:NPOV) and all that.

Btw, if you need help navigating the strange world of Wikipedia policies and guidelines, please let me know and I'll be happy to help. Volunteer Marek 04:25, 17 July 2012 (UTC)

PagehG, Your contributions to wikipedia consist entirely of adding external links to forgottenvoices.net and is considered WP:Spam. Looking through your contributions as a whole, the all seem to be forgottenvoices.net related only. Please do not continue adding links to forgottenvoices.net on Wikipedia. It has become apparent that your account is only being used for adding links to promote a book. Wikipedia is NOT a "vehicle for advertising" and persistent spammers will have their websites blacklisted. Any further spamming may result in your account and/or your IP address being blocked from editing Wikipedia. --Hu12 (talk) 23:40, 17 July 2012 (UTC)

Anyone can publish a book
Please prove that the book has any value. At the moment the link should be removed.Xx236 (talk) 11:03, 17 July 2012 (UTC) From the review "in general the ethnic Germans had become fully integrated and loyal citizens of the areas from which they were expelled" - very funny, indeed. Xx236 (talk) 11:11, 17 July 2012 (UTC)