User talk:Wildcoyphotography

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April 2020
Please do not add inappropriate external links to Wikipedia, as you did to Bokeh. Wikipedia is not a collection of links, nor should it be used for advertising or promotion. Inappropriate links include, but are not limited to, links to personal websites, links to websites with which you are affiliated (whether as a link in article text, or a citation in an article), and links that attract visitors to a website or promote a product. See the external links guideline and spam guideline for further explanations. Because Wikipedia uses the nofollow attribute value, its external links are disregarded by most search engines. If you feel the link should be added to the page, please discuss it on the associated talk page rather than re-adding it.  MrOllie (talk) 14:38, 21 April 2020 (UTC)

I was adding a vital link to the explanation? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Wildcoyphotography (talk • contribs)

Please stop your disruptive editing. If you continue to add inappropriate external links to Wikipedia, you may be blocked from editing. It is considered spamming and Wikipedia is not a vehicle for advertising or promotion. Because Wikipedia uses nofollow tags, additions of links to Wikipedia will not alter search engine rankings.Your photography blog is not an acceptable citation. MrOllie (talk) 14:56, 21 April 2020 (UTC)

I am just trying to add information about star trail long exposures? How can I do this? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Wildcoyphotography (talk • contribs)


 * You can consult our guidelines on sourcing here: WP:RS. In this case I would suggest some photography textbook from a reputable publisher. - MrOllie (talk) 15:04, 21 April 2020 (UTC)

Thanks for the reply Ollie. So adding my own professional citations is not a viable option? I am a professional photographer and just wanted to add an additional paragraph to the long exposure part aimed at star trails. Particularly with all the satellites being launched at the moment. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Wildcoyphotography (talk • contribs)


 * No, self published sources are generally not acceptable. - MrOllie (talk) 15:29, 21 April 2020 (UTC)