User talk:Alexanderdavis

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[edit] External links

Hi - I notice you have placed a few external links in the last little while. Contribution to articles on Wiki are always welcome, however links are generally not. Do look at WP:EL, WP:SPAM and WP:NOT before placing any more or putting back the others. Thanks --Nigel (Talk) 07:05, 26 September 2006 (UTC)

You've removed my link (we're non-commercial) while allowing links to other groups just like ours. I don't understand why and it seems wrong. You should allow my link. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Alexanderdavis (talk • contribs) 07:23, 27 Sep 2006 (UTC)

Hi Alexander (?) - if you look at the links I offered you above to Wiki policy you should see that it is not what we should allow that is the issue but what other links we have not got to deleting or reviewing yet. You (or anyone else) have no right to place links in Wiki. In practice most of your editing has been to place links and this is not the way Wiki works. Content not links is what is needed and articles are frequently good enough without links. The fact that you say "we" are non commercial effectively prevents you from placing the link anyway as you are involved with the site. I'll hope to look at the other links on the page today - regards --Nigel (Talk) 07:38, 27 September 2006 (UTC)

I would think including external links to audio theater groups would be very helpful to people wanting to learn about audio theater. In fact, this is how I first learned that there was even an audio theater scene today-- by following links to www.darkerprojects.com included on these audio theater related Wiki pages. Otherwise, I would not know. My organization (just as Darker Projects) is a limited liability company (LLC), but we're releasing our audio theater for free (just as Darker Projects does). Darker Projects was put on these pages by Darker Projects and had remained on these pages for a substantial time. So I don't see how or why we should be treated differently.

Should we either write about this new audio theater scene, including external links to these groups (which I would find messy) or should we simply list them at the bottom of the page? There aren't that many groups online that I could find doing audio theater today-- but what if there are more? Wouldn't that benefit my knowledge if all groups had come forth and listed themselves? I would certainly think so. I don't want to abuse Wikipedia, but I genuinely think this is critical. I would to request that my link be re-added, as well as the links to the other, equal groups.

Furthermore, I find it extremely confusing that my "high-quality" website (as Wikipedia describes) is taken down, whereas links to amateur voice acting *threads* of "clubs" that are no longer active remain. That just doesn't make sense... don't you think, friend?

--Alexander Davis

I happen to agree with you, Alexander. The links in both radio drama and audio theatre are important so that people can see what else is out there. Thanks for re-adding those that had been recently deleted. Raveler1 16:25, 13 October 2006 (UTC)

Hi Alexander. Please do not add links to sites that are simply examples of the subject of an article, links that do not provide encyclopedic information about the subject of an article, or links to sites you are connected with directly to article pages. Such links fail our external links guidelines, and promotion of an organization, especially one you are connected with, is considered spam. If you believe your links will make the articles better despite the guidelines, please get a consensus on the article talk pages before the link is readded. Thanks. -- Siobhan Hansa 13:26, 15 January 2007 (UTC)


[edit] Speedy deletion of Michael c place

A tag has been placed on Michael c place requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section A1 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because it is a very short article providing little or no context to the reader. Please see Wikipedia:Stub for our minimum information standards for short articles. Also please note that articles must be on notable subjects and should provide references to reliable sources that verify their content.

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