User talk:Navigator1972

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Hello, Navigator1972, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are a few good links for newcomers:

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You might also wanna read WP:SPAM to find out what kind of external links can't be used on Wikipedia.

Again, welcome! Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 23:48, 22 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] This, and many other edits today!!!

Please stop adding inappropriate external links to Wikipedia, as you did in Sprained ankle. It is considered spamming, and Wikipedia is not a vehicle for advertising. Thanks. --CliffC 15:55, 8 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Message to both User:Navigator1972 and User:87.113.21.133

I was preparing a response to this message on my user page, but I see that it has been removed, I'm not sure why. I have restored it from the history file. My response would have pointed out that these links to www.physioroom.com are spam, by any Wikipedia definition, not "contributions" to the encyclopedia. If someone wants to add "information that could help them get over their medical problem" they should do so by adding it directly to the article, that's what a contributor does. Material where copyright is claimed can be recast and rewritten before it's added. I'll be requesting action on these links by an administrator, since admins have the ability to remove all links to a site with a single mouse click, rather than one-by-one as I must. The following paragraph is a template, but one you should read, and consider following its links.

Welcome to Wikipedia. We invite everyone to contribute constructively to the encyclopedia. However, the external links you added 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. --CliffC 02:55, 13 June 2007 (UTC)