User talk:Trichnosis
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[edit] External links
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 with which you are affiliated, 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. Khoikhoi 20:14, 23 November 2006 (UTC)
- Please stop adding inappropriate external links to Wikipedia. It is considered spamming, and Wikipedia is not a vehicle for advertising. Thanks. Khoikhoi 23:10, 23 November 2006 (UTC)
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- Hi Trichnosis. While you are encouraged to contribute to Wikipedia, adding links to your website is not allowed. The reason is because that's not how Wikipedia grows, it grows when content (rather than external links) is added to articles. Secondly, we don't want Wikipedia to turn into some directory external links, Wikipedia is an encyclopedia. Therefore, if you see any spam-like links, please be bold and remove them. Regards, Khoikhoi 23:31, 23 November 2006 (UTC)
I'm sorry, but what are you talking about? I checked the entire İstanbul article, and I couldn't find any link to istanbultarihi.net. Where is it? And how am I "protecting" it when I haven't even seen it before? The bottom line is that Wikipedia is not the place to advertise/promote, if you want to do that, please do it elsewhere. See #3 of links normally to be avoided:
- Links mainly intended to promote a website.
