User talk:210.54.120.42

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Please don't add links to commercial sites to Wikipedia. This is considered spamming. You'll have noticed that links to www.virtualocenia.com has been removed many times before.-gadfium (talk) 03:23, 21 Dec 2004 (UTC)

Second warning: No commercial links -- Chris 73 Talk 04:10, Dec 21, 2004 (UTC)

This is your last warning. The next time you vandalize a page, you will be blocked from editing Wikipedia. -- Chris 73 Talk 04:11, Dec 21, 2004 (UTC)

You have been temporarily blocked from editing for vandalism of Wikipedia. If you wish to make useful contributions, you may come back after the block expires. -- Chris 73 Talk 04:12, Dec 21, 2004 (UTC)

Hi. Listen, you are not permitted to use Wikipedia as vehicle of advertisement. You are encouraged to upload any pictures you want to use in articles, but you must cease from inserting that link anywhere, or you may be blocked from editing. Thanks. El_C 00:58, 9 August 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Visual New Sealand

(posted to User talk:Gadfium

Your message to me about refraining from vandalism is entirely inappropriate and doesn't foster goodwill among the Open Source community. My links from the Wellington/Auckland/Christchurch pages to hundreds of photos from those cities is not inappropriate, rather complimentary. My photos are for the benefit of those who wish to see what those places are like, they are clear an unrestricited (no watermarks), and free to use on other sites if you adhere to the rules I have in the license page. What is it if I make a bit of dosh on the side. Open Source is open as in 'free beer', it is not adverse to making a profit albeit a small one. But as it stands I now do not give permission for use of my images on Wikipedia in any form due to the spirit of uncooperation you have shown.

My question to you is if it is wrong to link to commercial sites, then why have all those commercial links to "whatzon.com" etc. You appear to have a double standard. Not one rule for all, but for some (at your discretion). Is that not predjudice, lack of consistency, even hipocracy.

You then say that it is OK for me to contribute photos to Wikipedia. I have considered making many of my images free, but I feel that giving them to you for free in the spirit of meanness you have shown is a little bit unrealistic.

You are welcome to make money from your photos, but you are not welcome to use Wikipedia to advertise them. You also don't appear to be making any other contributions to us.
You've now had three different users explain to you at this IP address that spamming of Wikipedia isn't acceptable, and I seem to recall you've had other IP addresses as well. If you continue to spam, we will continue to remove your links to visualoceania, and you may receive long term blocks.
You say that you don't give permission for your images to be used on Wikipedia. We take copyright very seriously here; if you find any of your images on this site, let us know and we'll remove them.
I'm not aware of any links to "whatzon.com" within Wikipedia, nor do I know anything about that site. If you find commercial links being added, you are of course free to remove them - as I do.-gadfium 04:08, 9 August 2005 (UTC)
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