User talk:Riptastic

August 2008
Welcome to Wikipedia. Although everyone is welcome to contribute constructively to the encyclopedia, one or more of the external links you added do not comply with our guidelines for external links and have been removed. Wikipedia is not a collection of links; nor should it be used for advertising or promotion. Since Wikipedia uses nofollow tags, external links do not alter search engine rankings. If you feel the link should be added to the article, please discuss it on the before reinserting it. Please take a look at the welcome page to learn more about contributing to this encyclopedia. Libs 18:39, 29 August 2008 (UTC)

Yesterday and Today
Hi Riptastic, and welcome to Wikipedia. I have removed the external link that you have added to the Yesterday and Today article. The reason why is explained at WP:EL. To whit:

Due to the rising prominence of Wikipedia and the amount of extra traffic it can bring a site, there is a great temptation to use Wikipedia to advertise or promote sites. This includes both commercial and non-commercial sites. You should avoid linking to a website that you own, maintain or represent, even if the guidelines otherwise imply that it should be linked. If the link is to a relevant and informative site that should otherwise be included, please consider mentioning it on the talk page and let neutral and independent Wikipedia editors decide whether to add it. This is in line with the conflict of interest guidelines. Note that since Wikipedia uses nofollow tags, external links may not alter search engine rankings.

Having looked at the link, I don't see anything that adds to the understanding of the album, just a collection of butcher covers for sale. However, if you feel you can explain how this link betters the article, please feel free to take it up on the article's talk page.

Thanks, GentlemanGhost (talk) 00:51, 4 September 2008 (UTC)

CEH
Please stop. If you continue to add promotional material to Wikipedia, you will be blocked from editing. Sephiroth storm (talk) 20:43, 23 December 2008 (UTC)