Talk:Haslingden
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[edit] Haslingden Halo website Spam
This article (and related articles about Rossendale, Rawtenstall and Haslingden) are being defaced with the inclusion of links to website about the Haslingden Halo. This website is not official (and does not appear affiliated with any official organisations). Additionally, the quality of the content is very poor with low resolution photos, and poorly written content (with no source or citations). It seems somewhat plausible (although speculation) that this website is commercially motivated, with numerous adverts. Therefore, inclusion of this link is unhelpful, and lowers the quality of the respective Wikipedia entries.
[edit] Manners
As the person who created the Haslingden_Halo Wiki page in the first place, however 'unsuitable' by the above submitters standards, it would seem like only good manners to not 'hijack' the page and redirect it without at least mentioning the site as a reference page. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Haslingdenhalo (talk • contribs) 16:32, 4 February 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Re: Manners
It is not a case of bad manners, however, rather that the HaslingdenHalo.com website is poor source. There are other sources of information which would serve better as references such as the Midpennine Arts website. Additionally, as the author of the above site it seems somewhat evidential that you would have this biased opinion, and your assertions do not guarantee that your work has sufficient quality.
