User talk:70.55.141.129

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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 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.

Continuously adding links to your website www.itoctopus is considered spamming. Please review the guidelines here WP:EL. Calltech 15:34, 14 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] WP:EL issues

Thanks for writing on my talk page. There are several issues with your links. Please review WP:EL and you will see the problems.

  • 1. Links are to a commercial website (you advertise your web service right on top of each page)
  • 2. Links are to a site you own or control
  • 3. Adding links to the same website in many articles is considered spamming
  • 4. Replacing another external link with your own is considered a form of vandalism

The specific guideline Advertising and conflicts of interest in WP:EL

"Due to the rising profile of Wikipedia and the amount of extra traffic it can bring a site, there is a great temptation to use Wikipedia to advertise or promote links. This includes both commercial and non-commercial sites. Use of Wikipedia to link to a website that you own, maintain or are acting as an agent for is strongly recommended against, even if the guidelines otherwise imply that it should be linked to.
If it is a relevant and informative link that should otherwise be included, please consider mentioning it on the talk page and let neutral and independent Wikipedia editors decide whether to add it. This is in line with the conflict of interests guidelines."

Please remember that WP is not a link directory or a forum to promote your website. If you review the history of many of the articles where your links were removed, you will see many others removed, particularly from articles that have a lot of traffic.

I hope you found this information useful. Calltech 22:52, 14 March 2007 (UTC)