User talk:The Media Purchase Guide

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If you believe this block was made in error, you may appeal this block by adding the text below, but you should read the guide to appealing blocks first. Alexf(talk) 18:47, 18 September 2014 (UTC)

Just for clarification (to all concerned), I believe this user is talking about the "Reception" or "Critical reception" sections found in many film and video game articles. In such sections, it is common practice (despite the Manual of Style frowning on it) to add scores from various review sites, ideally aggregators. It is important to note that this data is not added by Gamespot, MetaCritic etc., but by (arguably misguided) users who have no affiliation to these organisations. It is also not added for the purpose of allowing a reader to make a decision over whether to purchase a film/book/game etc. - instead, the general critical response is noted as an item of information about the topic. Yunshui 雲 水 14:32, 22 September 2014 (UTC)
 * Hello JamesBWatson and Yunshui. Thank you for getting back to me. You will notice that I have not added a new user name. The reason for this is that I feel you have suitably answered my question above, and I will no longer dispute this ruling, if this is to be the case. JamesBWatson, I see lots of these...more than I can mention here. Until your mentioned this is not a acceptable move above, I was under the impression that this was in fact "acceptable". However, A site as large as Wikipedia, I can see it hard to block all of these promotional items, especially if done by established editors. I will also note that virtually any major movie or game release has it, and as Yunshui noted, this is provided as information on the topic, something I wanted to contribute to. For example, stating the game factually has over 200 songs but only Final Fantasy fans would enjoy those songs is, I think, good information that people interested in game may find helpful. The link added at the end was only because I thought citing a reference was required, but did not want to promo the site...just share my knowledge on these subjects, based on what i have seen on products all the time(like my Destiny link above). Yunshui, thank you for clarify that it is not the companies themselves posting this, but others. I was under the impression that it was the companies themselves, and wanted to know why this was acceptable. Of course, it could be argued that it is unknown if these users are part of said company using an alias, but that is, I imagine, very hard to track and not the behavior I would partake in myself. In any case, i will question this no further, and thank you both for answering my questions. Take care — Preceding unsigned comment added by The Media Purchase Guide (talk • contribs)


 * Question Are you agreeing categorically to not add links to your site if unblocked? OhNo itsJamie Talk 22:04, 23 September 2014 (UTC)


 * Some key points: (1) Per WP:Verifiability and reliable sources, we don't allow content based on "real world experience"; any content needs to be backed by a third-party source that meets WP:RS guidelines. Gamespot and Metacritic are well-established and notable sites, and as such are frequently used. On the other hand, Wikipedia is not a vehicle for editors with a conflict of interest to canvass links to their own sites. OhNo itsJamie  Talk 15:27, 24 September 2014 (UTC)