User talk:American Pool Network (APN)
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Please do not add commercial links or links to your own private websites to Wikipedia. Wikipedia is not a vehicle for advertising or a mere collection of external links. You are, however, encouraged to add content instead of links to the encyclopedia. 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. NawlinWiki 17:14, 30 August 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Links?
Hi,
Which links in particular are you warning me about? I've modelled this entry on another very similar entry that has been on Wiki for over a year...Andy Jeronimidis 19:03, 30 August 2006 (UTC)
regards,
Andy
- Let me know what that other entry is and I'll be glad to compare them. It's quite possible that another page has improper commercial links that nobody has noticed yet. NawlinWiki 17:38, 30 August 2006 (UTC)
- For example - International Pool Tour - they have a link to their homepage under "external links"Andy Jeronimidis 19:03, 30 August 2006 (UTC)
- You were pretty quick, I only started building the page an hour before you sent the 1st message!!Andy Jeronimidis 19:03, 30 August 2006 (UTC)
- International Pool Tour appears to be a professional league, and its page has one link to its homepage. Your league is an amateur league, and it seems to be inextricably tied into your "Billiards Boutique" business. I actually did not put the proposed delete tag on the American Pool Network article, but I agree with the tag. Wikipedia is WP:NOT for advertising your business. NawlinWiki 18:20, 30 August 2006 (UTC)
- Fair enough...I have deleted all links and references to Billiards Boutique. Is the rest of the page OK?Andy Jeronimidis 19:03, 30 August 2006 (UTC)
- BTW...I didn't like your reference to the IPT's professional leagues and APN's amateur leagues - what's the difference to you? I am not trying to build an advert, and this is my first ever attempt at doing a Wiki page, just be a bit nicer when you chat OK...Andy Jeronimidis 19:03, 30 August 2006 (UTC)
- You say my page was "inextricably tied" to my Billiards business, yet you allow full publication of eg McDonalds logo, menu, etc. Why is that not considered an advert?Andy Jeronimidis
- Look at WP:CORP for an explanation of corporate notability. NawlinWiki 18:50, 30 August 2006 (UTC)
- OK, saw the Corporate notability...point taken. Now that I have removed any offending material can I have my page back?Andy Jeronimidis 19:03, 30 August 2006 (UTC)
- Your page is still there -- it just has a proposed delete tag on it. I am going to change that to a AFD tag so that the community can come to a consensus on whether to keep the article. By the way, please sign your posts with four tildes (these --> ~ ). NawlinWiki 18:58, 30 August 2006 (UTC)
