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Please don’t add a link to your e-book on the Jerome page. It contains advertising and is therefore in violation of Misplaced Pages policy. Thanks, Ron g 20:21, 25 July 2006 (UTC)
Hi Ron, thank you for the head's up. I apologize if this is a violation. Can you point me to the relevant policy statement and I will comply with it? Just so you have the background: I do this as a hobby; it's not a business and I don't make a dime from my site, not even advertising. So, I appreciate the issue and don't want to clutter wikipedia if this isn't appropriate, but I'm not sure that's the case. In fact, four people have recently emailed me who found my site through wikipedia and thanked me for producing these printable pdf's. If it's something about the way I describe my site in the link (as opposed the site itself) I can also change that. Or, should I propose my links in a talk session first? Thanks again Ron. Either way, can you confirm that you got this message - I wasn't sure if I replied to you correctly. Will from Riapress.Riapress 11:25, 26 July 2006 (UTC)
- Hi,
- You can find this policy in Misplaced Pages:External links. The two most relevant paragraphs are under Links normally to be avoided:
- 3.A website that you own or maintain, even if the guidelines above imply that it should be linked to. This is because of neutrality and point-of-view concerns; neutrality is an important objective at Misplaced Pages, and a difficult one. If it is relevant and informative, mention it on the talk page and let other — neutral — Misplaced Pages editors decide whether to add the link.
- 4. Links that are added to promote a site, that primarily exist to sell products or services, with objectionable amounts of advertising, or that that require payment to view the relevant content.
- I don’t think the pdf book by itself is a great problem, but the fact that it contains advertising is. Thanks, Ron g 12:28, 26 July 2006 (UTC)
Please do not add inappropriate external links to Misplaced Pages. Misplaced Pages is not a mere directory of links nor should it be used for advertising or promotion. Inappropriate links include (but are not limited to) links to personal web sites, links to web sites that you are affiliated with, and links that exist to attract visitors to a web site or promote a product. See the external links guideline and spam policies for further explanations of links that are considered appropriate. If you feel the link should be added to the article, then please discuss it on the article's talk page rather than re-adding it. See the welcome page to learn more about Misplaced Pages. Thank you. Mwanner | Talk 01:29, 9 October 2006 (UTC)