User talk:Sbouter

Halifax Regional Municipality
Hi, from your edit history I see that you are new here, so it's posible that you don't know much about wikipedia policy. Before jumping right in and adding external links, you would be better off first reading the policy which is found here WP:EL, and also a subsection of the policy that explains what external links not to add to the article, which is WP:ELNO. The external link you have added twice to this article is a link that is only accessible to some users, and also requires the user to first download an application from the company in order to access, both of which appear to conflict with wikipedias policy on external links which is why I have removed the external link. Also, the link you added seems to be on a companys website that deals with computer technology and comes across as if the videos are part of a tourism advertising program. If this is the case, than there is the posibility that the links could also be inappropiate for inclusion for that reason as well. Since your new here, I will assume that the edits were made in good faith. Cmr08 (talk) 01:36, 30 June 2010 (UTC)


 * Removing the words "mobile phone" isn't going to change anything. Just because the words wouldn't be listed doesn't change the fact that the external link is only for readers with a mobile phone. I see where an editor who has much more experience and knowledge than I do about wikipedia has also reverted your addition of this external link, which should tell you something. What you could do is use the article's talk page to explain the link, and hopfuly get some feedback from other editors on the posible inclusion of the link. Even if the chances aren't great, you will atleast get the respect of other editors by discussing, as opposed to just re-adding the link everytime another editor reverts your edit. Also, if your going to leave messages for other editors, use their talk page, not their user page like you did to me. Cmr08 (talk) 23:07, 1 July 2010 (UTC)

July 2010
Welcome to Wikipedia. Although everyone is welcome to contribute 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 as a platform for advertising or promotion, and doing so is contrary to the goals of this project. Because 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 article's talk page before reinserting it. Please take a look at the welcome page to learn more about contributing to this encyclopedia. Thank you. Ckatz chat spy  18:56, 1 July 2010 (UTC)