User talk:Shortshire

Allergy external link
Firstly, welcome to Wikipedia and thanks for your help so far. As for your Allergy edit: I do not believe it is appropriate. Wikipedia is not a collection of external links, and the External links section should be filled sparingly. The idea is to not use external linkage as a substitute for having information in the article itself; if the external link has credible information that isn't in the article, it should be added to the article, not linked. I recommend reading over WP:EL for a more thorough discussion. ~ Booya Bazooka 00:16, 11 January 2007 (UTC)
 * If you look in the history of the article (with the history button at the top) or just by clicking this link you will see that what happened was Fvasconcellos reverted your edit to the version by me. I reverted someone testing/trying out Wikipedia who deleted a section and replaced it with "jjjjj" see . You then edited after me (adding the link), and the person who edited after you changed it back to the version by me (with no link). If you want to ask them why they reverted you, you can do so in the same way you asked me. Anyway, welcome and have fun editing. If you have any questions feel free to ask me. Best wishes, James086 Talk  23:07, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

Asthma link
Hi there Shortshire. I removed your link mostly because it does not really add anything to the Asthma article. Wikipedia's guideline on External links clearly states that links which do not provide a unique resource beyond what the article contains should be avoided. The Asthma article is very comprehensive—in fact, it is a Featured Article, meaning it provides some of the best content on Wikipedia—and already has quite a few external links. If you read the article you will see it already presents nearly everything contained in the website you added. "Asthma Signs & Symptoms" is also supported by ads, and most ad-supported websites are considered inappropriate for inclusion here. I would recommend that you read our guidelines on linking to external websites and spamming if you'd like any more information. Regards, Fvasconcellos 16:28, 31 January 2007 (UTC)

External link policy
You obviously read this, in fact I know you have spoken about the subject on several occations. But it is very obvious to the wikipedia community what you are trying to do.

Just to reiterate the policy:
 * Do not add your own site.
 * Do not add sites that do not add any value to the existing article.
 * If the link is not the site of the article subject (person or organisation) in question ask:
 * Is it authoriative? anybody can write about medical themes, but is he a doctor?
 * Is it a blogs?
 * Is it SEM content.
 * if the answer to any of that is yes - DON'T add the link

Remembering these points will help you to enjoy a long and happy career as a wikipedia editor. Agathoclea 09:53, 1 February 2007 (UTC)