User talk:Raelind

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The Wikipedia tutorial is a good place to start learning about Wikipedia. If you have any questions, see the help pages, add a question to the village pump or ask me on my talk page. By the way, you can sign your name on Talk and discussion pages using four tildes, like this: &#126;&#126;&#126;&#126; (the software will replace them with your signature and the date). Again, welcome! With regards to your proposed addition of the fan wiki, please see our guideline on external links, particularly the sections on which links are generally inappropriate and how to resolve disputes around links. Nikkimaria (talk) 03:34, 3 May 2020 (UTC)

Thank you for providing the link to Wikipedia's policy on external links. This helped me to understand why the link I added previously had been removed several times, often with minimal to no explanation. However, after reviewing Wikipedia's policy on this matter, I believe the external link I provided is appropriate and compliant with the policy.

In particular, the NWN2 wiki appears to comply with section 12., which provides for exceptions of links to normally be avoided (in this case, an external wiki). Section 12 precludes "Open wikis, except those with a substantial history of stability and a substantial number of editors. Mirrors or forks of Wikipedia should not be linked." I believe the NWN2 qualifies as a wiki with: I believe the NWN2 wiki meets the above two criteria as evidenced by the following:
 * 1) substantial history of stability and
 * 2) a substantial number of editors.
 * 1) The NWN2 has been in existence since Dec 9, 2005.
 * 2) The Wiki has over 3,812 pages
 * 3) Contributors are not required to own the game NWN2 or be registered users on the site
 * 4) The NWN2 Wiki does not earn a profit (except possibly tangentially by the ads that appears on some of the pages, but I doubt this is a disqualifying factor), nor does it encourage the reader to buy the game
 * 5) The Wiki is intended to be a knowledge resource for those playing the game or who may be interested in the game.
 * 6) During the over 14 years this wiki has been in existence it has undergone over more edits than I can count to build accuracy, clarity and impartiality of knowledge for its readers, users and contributors
 * 7) As part of Fandom, the NWN2 Wiki is administered solely by unpaid volunteers (such as myself) and is monitored for standards of civility, decency and legality by both the admins of the Wiki, Fandom's paid staff and Fandom's automated monitoring system.
 * 8) All contributions to NWN2Wiki are considered to be released under the CC-BY-SA

In light of the above, I believe the NWN2 Wiki complies with Wikipedia's policy on external wikis and hope you will see fit to leave this external link in place.

I am happy to discuss further and, if you decide it has to be removed, I will respect the decision and not get into an edit war. This was not my intention, and I apologize for the appearances of doing so.

Respectfully submitted, Raelind (talk) 04:29, 3 May 2020 (UTC)