User talk:PolyTany

Hello, I'm PostScarcity. I wanted to let you know that one or more external links you added to Polyamory have been removed because they 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.

Hi PostScarcity, thanks for letting me know that your remove the link. I would like to ask you why? because the page I added is relevant to the Polyamory. I also read the guidelines and I will be appreciate if you tell me why am I wrong. Many thanks.

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Hi PolyTany, Wikipedia is not a link directory and it is not a place for the promotion of your personal projects. Please read what Wikipedia is not. You may want to submit your link to the relevant category at the Open Directory Project (dmoz.org) and link back to that category from the Polyamory article using the dmoz template.

PostScarcity (talk) 00:21, 30 December 2016 (UTC)

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Thank you PostScarcity. I get the feeling that you judge me instead of the content. The reason you removed the link is because the website is mine? I think the articles on the website are useful and visitors may get value from it. There are other external links on Polyamory, like Polyamory Bibliography, which is broken. (but you didn't remove it).

Could you please take a look one more time on the link https://polyamory.dating/everything-you-always-wanted-to-know-about-polyamory/ to see if the content is match to Wiki.

Thank you very much.

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Hi PolyTany, I didn't choose your link through a systematic evaluation of the external links section, so that's why I didn't remove (or check) other links. I came across it when I was browsing the edit history for the Polyamory page and saw that it had been removed previously by Mindmatrix and then added again by you. So I looked at the link to see if it was appropriate or not and came to the same conclusion as Mindmatrix. I believe it is inappropriate for the reasons I stated previously. I think it would be more appropriate if you were to add it to the relevant category at the Open Directory Project (dmoz.org) and link back to that category from the Polyamory article using the dmoz template.

PostScarcity (talk) 02:38, 30 December 2016 (UTC)

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Hi PostScarcity, Thanks for your quick reply. I will read again the guidelines and see. In any case it should not be 'because it's my website' - if that page is relevant to the subject, meets the rules of Wikipedia and gives value to users - why not? I will write to you again when it will be relevant. Many thanks.

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Hi PolyTany, the fact that you are adding your own website to Wikipedia is a bad sign. Wikipedia isn't for self-promotion. It is not the only reason I have given. As I've said, Wikipedia is not a link directory. Why do you think your website is a unique resource beyond what the article would contain if it became a featured article.? In other words, what encyclopedic value does your website have beyond that which the Polyamory article does (or should) itself contain? Personally, I don't see much that is particularly notable on your website. Dating advice? Stories about polyamory? Collections of links? This content doesn't in my opinion have any encyclopedic value. Again, I would point you to the Open Directory / DMOZ option. A final option that you may consider, is to solicit a Third opinion, but given that another party (Mindmatrix) has also expressed the same opinion as myself, I don't feel you will have much luck with this. I have expressed my editorial opinion and I don't anticipate that your interpretation of the guidelines will change it.

PostScarcity (talk) 14:12, 30 December 2016 (UTC)

Hi PostScarcity, Thanks again for your explanation. I appreciate it.

You may be right and 'my' website has to improve until it comes to the point that it will be very useful for people. Yes - I think 'my' website will be interesting for visitors to read about polyamory. These articles are free (all website is free)and everyone can read without registration. But, what make me upset is there are 2 links on polyamory page which they are broken and no one remove them, but because I added 'my' website this is 'a bad sign'. It's totally not fair! Another external link ncsfreedom.org doesn't give much value, for sure not more than 'my' website.

I'm not going to publish 'my' website without permission, but I wish that someday someone else will find 'my' website very useful (and unique!) and add to Wikipedia. Until then, I will improve the website.

One more thing, it is not only about SEO - it's principle - Wiki is the best place to find high quality and reliable information, and that's why I'm so interesting to add the articles and stories to Wiki. DMOZ in my view is garbage (sorry), and I want to avoid place where I can't give real value to people. Anyway, Thanks for help.

HAPPY NEW YEAR! :)

p.s: I'm not a native English speaker(Hebrew) than, sorry for my English mistakes here.