User talk:Srfprice

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Links to The Birth of Classical Europe
Hello. This account has added a number of references to the book The Birth of Classical Europe by Simon Price et al. to various relevant articles. Since the name of this user account is Srfprice and the author of the book is Simon R.F. Price, there is presumably some connection. I would guess that either Srfprice is Simon R. F. Price himself, in which case adding references to your own book falls afoul of our policy on conflict of interest; or it is someone who is trying to embarrass Simon R. F. Price, which is just as bad.

Could you please remove the references to The Birth of Classical Europe -- and leave the possible re-adding of them to a disinterested editor?

Thank you, --Macrakis (talk) 11:57, 13 September 2010 (UTC)

September 2010
Please do not add promotional material to Wikipedia, as you did to Ancient Rome. While objective prose about products or services is acceptable, Wikipedia is not intended to be a vehicle for advertising or promotion. Thank you. ''It seems fairly clear that no one has actually referenced that book in the articles you are adding the reference to, and that you are connected to the writing or publishing of said book. Promotion is not an accepted use of the encyclopedia. Given your credentials, you could contribute to the encyclopedia in a much more constructive way; please consider it. Thank you.'' — Chromancer  talk/cont 12:14, 13 September 2010 (UTC)