User talk:82.163.87.53
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Please do not add inappropriate external links to Wikipedia. Wikipedia is not a mere directory of links nor should it be used for advertising or promotion. Inappropriate links include (but are not limited to) links to personal web sites, links to web sites that you are affiliated with, and links that exist to attract visitors to a web site or promote a product. See the external links guideline and spam policies for further explanations of links that are considered appropriate. If you feel the link should be added to the article, then please discuss it on the article's talk page rather than re-adding it. See the welcome page to learn more about Wikipedia. Thank you. SFC9394 12:05, 25 October 2006 (UTC)
- It would be adbisable to read the wikipedia guideline on external links: Wikipedia:External links. A few things to highlight from it:
"Links to be avoided: A page which only provides information already in the article, or which does not provide a unique resource beyond what the article here would have once it becomes a Wikipedia:Featured article."
and:
"A page that you own or maintain, even if the guidelines above imply that it should be linked. This is because of neutrality and point-of-view concerns; neutrality is an important and difficult objective at Wikipedia. If your page is relevant and informative, mention it on the talk page and let unbiased Wikipedia editors decide whether to add the link."
In essence, we can't have one site linking themselves to hundreds or articles because then I could go and setup another network of sites and list them - and so on and so on - until we have external links sections that are longer than the articles themselves - "Wikipedia is not a web directory" being a key thing to keep in mind. It is probably better that you do not add any more - other editors will add them if they think they are usable, but since you are connected with the site itself then the links are not being added for the right reasons. Regards, SFC9394 12:18, 25 October 2006 (UTC)
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