User talk:Nuorder

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[edit] January 2007

Please do not replace Wikipedia pages or sections with blank content, as you did to John Hancock. It is considered vandalism. Please use the sandbox for any other tests you want to do. Take a look at the welcome page if you would like to learn more about contributing to our encyclopedia. Thanks. Insanephantom (my Editor Review) 13:50, 25 January 2007 (UTC)

I don't see John Hancock in your contributions list [1] but you have blanked a number of the cities pages you added links to [2]. Please be careful not to do this, it's considered vandalism. --Milo H Minderbinder 15:58, 25 January 2007 (UTC)

Oh, I've checked my contributions list and someone else seems to have vandalised that article. Probably an inaccurate copy-and-paste. Still, some of the edits are removing content. Insanephantom (my Editor Review) 08:31, 29 January 2007 (UTC)

Checked, it should say Bartlett, Illinois. Insanephantom (my Editor Review) 08:33, 29 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Article spamming

Repeatedly adding a forum link, as you have done, is considered WP:SPAM. Please stop doing it, if you continue it may lead to a block or a blacklisting of that site. Thanks. --Milo H Minderbinder 14:21, 25 January 2007 (UTC)

If you read Wikipedia:External links, specifically Wikipedia:External links#Links normally to be avoided, number ten is "Links to social networking sites (such as MySpace), discussion forums or USENET." Also note Wikipedia:External links#Advertising and conflicts of interest as well as Wikipedia:Spam and Wikipedia:Conflict of interest, which say that it's a bad idea to add links to your own site, or to add links for the purpose of promoting a site. It's also a bad idea to add a link to an article multiple times, or add it back again once it has been removed by another editor. If you have a site you think should be added to an article, I'd recommend making a request on the talk page for that article and letting other editors add it if they feel it's appropriate. --Milo H Minderbinder 15:55, 25 January 2007 (UTC)

As I said, you could make a suggestion on the talk page, if other editors agree it's a good link they will add it. That said, I doubt it would get added since WP:EL specifically says to avoid links to forums. Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, not a link directory and links are generally kept to a minimum. --Milo H Minderbinder 17:38, 25 January 2007 (UTC)

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. Please don't add forum site links to articles. --Dual Freq 15:29, 28 January 2007 (UTC)

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