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::{{{icon|] }}}This is your '''last warning'''. The next time you insert a ] link{{{{{subst|}}}#if:Sugar substitute|, as you did to ]}}, you '''will''' be ] from editing Misplaced Pages. Persistent spammers may have their websites ] as well, preventing anyone from linking to them from any site that uses the ], which includes all of Wikimedia and Misplaced Pages. {{{2|}}}<!-- Template:uw-spam4 --> -- ] 13:06, 1 May 2007 (UTC)
::{{{icon|] }}}This is your '''last warning'''. The next time you insert a ] link{{{{{subst|}}}#if:Sugar substitute|, as you did to ]}}, you '''will''' be ] from editing Misplaced Pages. Persistent spammers may have their websites ] as well, preventing anyone from linking to them from any site that uses the ], which includes all of Wikimedia and Misplaced Pages. {{{2|}}}<!-- Template:uw-spam4 --> -- ] 13:06, 1 May 2007 (UTC)
== Response to talk page message ==
Ellie, Thanks for leaving a message on my talk page. What you are talking about is promoting a ] for which you have an inherent conflict of interest. And you have been using your website (that is run in order to promote that point of view) as a reference. This is promotion, and because of the clear connection between the research and Wrigley's it is also clearly a form of product promotion, albeit a couple of steps removed.
The fact that the information may benefit Wrigley's (or any other company) is not a reason to keep it off Misplaced Pages. When it comes to making claims about the benefits of chewing gum in our articles we need expert editors who do not have a vested interest in the research to review it and ensure it is added with due weight. We don't republish all facts - only those that are considered ''significant'' to the subject. When you cite sources make sure you cite published papers - (many of our editors have access to resources like JSTOR so they will be able to look them up). A convenience link to a paper on your website is often acceptable - but it is the published journal article that is important, not a URL. We would not consider the betteroffhealth.info site to be a ] for this sort of information.
When it comes to simply adding betterofhealth.info/org external links to webpages - this is much less appropriate since the site has a distinct purpose that does not fit within our values of a neutral point of view. Our guidelines clearly state that you should not add links to websites you are affiliated with directly to an article page.
The recommended way to have articles consider including your edits when you have a conflict of interest like this is to discuss them with other editors on the ]. And ask uninvolved editors to add it appropriately. We also have a ] where some of our editors with expertise in this area collaborate. They would be good people to discuss this with. You should point out your connection when you open the discussion.
I am glad you have responded to messages left here and are considering how you can move forward. However I note you have also spammed your website onto another article since the last warning. If you continue to add your website to articles I ''will'' ask an administrator to block you and may seek to have the website entered on our ] which is used by all Wikimedia Foundation sites and a large number of unaffiliated sites too. We do not appreciate having the trust we place in all editors abused in this manner. -- ] 12:55, 2 May 2007 (UTC)
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Welcome to Misplaced Pages. We invite everyone to contribute constructively to the encyclopedia. However, the external links you added to the page Halitosis do not comply with our guidelines for external links. Misplaced Pages is not a mere directory of links; nor should it be used for advertising or promotion. Since Misplaced Pages 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. Versageek16:28, 16 April 2007 (UTC)
Promotion of Wrigley's Gum
Please note that editing to promote an organization or an organization's message is not allowed on Misplaced Pages. Your edits to add the http://www.betteroralhealth.org external link, to promote the use of sugar free gum and to replace mention of another gum makers with a mention of Wrigley's are not appropriate. You may not use Misplaced Pages for this type of campaigning. If you have any questions please leave a message on my talk page. Thanks. -- Siobhan Hansa13:53, 17 April 2007 (UTC)
Please stop adding inappropriate external links to Misplaced Pages. It is considered spamming and Misplaced Pages is not a vehicle for advertising or promotion. Since Misplaced Pages uses nofollow tags, additions of links to Misplaced Pages will not alter search engine rankings. If you continue spamming, you will be blocked from editing Misplaced Pages. -- Siobhan Hansa14:01, 18 April 2007 (UTC)
This is your last warning. The next time you insert a spam link, as you did to Sugar substitute, you will be blocked from editing Misplaced Pages. Persistent spammers may have their websites blacklisted as well, preventing anyone from linking to them from any site that uses the MediaWiki spam blacklist, which includes all of Wikimedia and Misplaced Pages. -- Siobhan Hansa13:06, 1 May 2007 (UTC)
Response to talk page message
Ellie, Thanks for leaving a message on my talk page. What you are talking about is promoting a point of view for which you have an inherent conflict of interest. And you have been using your website (that is run in order to promote that point of view) as a reference. This is promotion, and because of the clear connection between the research and Wrigley's it is also clearly a form of product promotion, albeit a couple of steps removed.
The fact that the information may benefit Wrigley's (or any other company) is not a reason to keep it off Misplaced Pages. When it comes to making claims about the benefits of chewing gum in our articles we need expert editors who do not have a vested interest in the research to review it and ensure it is added with due weight. We don't republish all facts - only those that are considered significant to the subject. When you cite sources make sure you cite published papers - (many of our editors have access to resources like JSTOR so they will be able to look them up). A convenience link to a paper on your website is often acceptable - but it is the published journal article that is important, not a URL. We would not consider the betteroffhealth.info site to be a reliable source for this sort of information.
When it comes to simply adding betterofhealth.info/org external links to webpages - this is much less appropriate since the site has a distinct purpose that does not fit within our values of a neutral point of view. Our guidelines clearly state that you should not add links to websites you are affiliated with directly to an article page.
The recommended way to have articles consider including your edits when you have a conflict of interest like this is to discuss them with other editors on the article talk pages. And ask uninvolved editors to add it appropriately. We also have a small WikiProject Dentistry where some of our editors with expertise in this area collaborate. They would be good people to discuss this with. You should point out your connection when you open the discussion.
I am glad you have responded to messages left here and are considering how you can move forward. However I note you have also spammed your website onto another article since the last warning. If you continue to add your website to articles I will ask an administrator to block you and may seek to have the website entered on our MediaWiki spam blacklist which is used by all Wikimedia Foundation sites and a large number of unaffiliated sites too. We do not appreciate having the trust we place in all editors abused in this manner. -- Siobhan Hansa12:55, 2 May 2007 (UTC)
