User talk:Rross 96

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Addition of http://www.theringbearer.ca external link
Welcome to Wikipedia. We invite everyone to contribute constructively to the encyclopedia. However, the external links you added do not comply with our guidelines for external links. Wikipedia is not a mere directory 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, then please discuss it on the article's talk page before reinserting it. Please take a look at the welcome page to learn more about contributing to this encyclopedia. -- SiobhanHansa 19:54, 28 July 2007 (UTC)

Please stop adding inappropriate external links to Wikipedia. It is considered spamming and Wikipedia is not a vehicle for advertising or promotion. Because Wikipedia uses nofollow tags, additions of links to Wikipedia will not alter search engine rankings. If you continue spamming, you may be blocked from editing Wikipedia. OhNo itsJamie Talk 15:12, 14 June 2010 (UTC)

OhNo itsJamie Talk, the links and information posted is from a reputable wedding magazine. I added two new wedding cultures that the wiki didn't have which were removed because they were referenced from this wedding magazine site. How are you expected to add information if the content isn't referenced? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wedding (Rross 96 (talk) 15:44, 14 June 2010 (UTC))
 * Per WP:EL and WP:COI, you can't use Wikipedia to promote your own, non-notable site. OhNo itsJamie Talk 15:50, 14 June 2010 (UTC)

The purpose was not to promote through Wikipedia, it was to educate users on different cultural traditions. If I were trying to promote this site, I would have put half the information with a link back to "read more". Instead, the whole article was referenced. A note on notable - do you have direct experience and knowledge within the wedding industry to make your claim that the site is not notable? The magazine referenced is the biggest wedding resource in Canada? Under the terms you sent over: WP:EL What to link There are several things that should be considered when adding an external link. * Is the site content accessible to the reader? * Is the site content proper in the context of the article (useful, tasteful, informative, factual, etc.)? * Is the link functional and likely to remain functional? Under the terms of Links normally to be avoided this magazine doesn't fall under any one of the 20 terms (Rross 96 (talk) 16:49, 14 June 2010 (UTC))
 * If you continue to add it, you'll be blocked as a single purpose spam account. OhNo itsJamie Talk 17:38, 14 June 2010 (UTC)

Talk So if I am understanding you correctly, you're basically ignoring the WP:EL guidelines based on your own judgment and opinion. I don't see how this is fair. The information added was factual and referenced back to the provider. Wikipedia is based around this one concept. (Rross 96 (talk) 15:54, 15 June 2010 (UTC))