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Linkspam
I've reverted your additions of a link to the NFSA page twice on the WWI page, for two reasons. First, linking to that page, as you've done to dozens of other pages within the past 2-3 days, is linkspam. Second, linking to images and other media that is under copyright generally isn't acceptable. Parsecboy 01:40, 8 June 2007 (UTC)

Linkspam?
Hi Parsecboy

I work for the National Film and Sound Archive (a division of the Australian Film Commission) and have been updating various Wikipedia entries about history (e.g. WWI) and audiovisual materials (e.g. Australian films) external links sections to point people to our digital holdings - all of which have been copyright cleared for display on the internet (we are a govt body with a no-risk attitude to copyright infringement). The NFSA holds a wealth of material not generally available elsewhere, particularly early examples of audiovisual culture.

I am a little puzzled if this is inappropriate as I got the idea to add the external links from reviewing other pages which pointed to cultural institutions such as the Powerhouse Museum, govt. agencies such as the Australian Mint and commercial sites such as IMDB.com.

In all instances, I have added a note to the edits I have made explaining that the link was to point users to holdings within the National Collection of the National Film and Sound Archive.

Could you please let me know if the NFSA's activities have breached Wikipedia guidelines in light of the fact that all data being linked is copyright cleared and posted on the internet by a govt. agency.

Yours sincerely UpdArch 02:01, 8 June 2007 (UTC)UpdArch


 * No, it's fine. I must have misunderstood on the NFSA page when it said something about being under unknown copyrights. There's nothing wrong with posting a link there, as it's all copyright cleared. My apologies. Parsecboy 10:42, 13 June 2007 (UTC)

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