User talk:72.24.169.199

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Welcome to Wikipedia. We invite everyone to contribute constructively to the encyclopedia. However, the external links you added to the page Term of patent in the United States do not comply with our guidelines for external links. Wikipedia is not a mere directory of links; nor should it be used for advertising or promotion. Since Wikipedia uses nofollow tags, external links do not alter search engine rankings. If you feel the link should be added to the article, then please discuss it on the article's talk page before reinserting it. Please take a look at the welcome page to learn more about contributing to this encyclopedia. Thank you. --Edcolins 12:35, 12 May 2007 (UTC)

Hi Michael. Thank you for your message on my talk page. Thank you as well for pointing out that there was another commercial link in the article "Term of patent in the United States". I have just removed it. Please take the time to read Wikipedia:External links, especially the section Advertising and conflicts of interest (this also applies to non-commercial sites) and Wikipedia:Conflict of interest:

You should avoid linking to a website that you own, maintain or represent, even if the guidelines otherwise imply that it should be linked. If the link is to a relevant and informative site 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.

Thanks. --Edcolins 20:15, 15 May 2007 (UTC)