User talk:EscapedApe

Orangutan, User Page

Hi - thanks for pointing out surplus ELs in Orangutan article. Welcome to Wiki. If you put some content on your User page, then your signature and edits will show blue (meaning that it links to an existing page) rather than red (no existing page). That way your new user status will not be obvious in your edits and may be less likely to be challenged. If you want to reply to this, do so on my talk page - that way I get the same sort of message-waiting notice that you should have gotten for this. Bob98133 (talk) 14:42, 18 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

"On MrOllie's page, just click the tab at the top that says "New Section". Then you'll be able to discuss it with him. I'm not unsympathic to the aims of the org you posted, however it's never going to survive as an external link. It offers a lot of info but it doesn't really expand info on the subject, although much of the info may be relevant. You might go through the Wiki article and find places where these source documents could be used to add info or support existing info and add them as references to the article. They are far less likely to be challenged or removed that way. It's also more useful to readers than an EL. Have fun. Bob98133 (talk) 01:53, 24 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry, don't know what's up with MrOllie's talk page. Try posting the help message to your talk page and an admin will help you.

The EL policy is frustrating. I think that the concern is that if an organization is advocating for a cause, even "facts" presented on that site will be tainted. Sometimes true, sometimes not. If there is info on that site that is useful, incorporate it in the article rather than an EL. As long as that is properly referenced and adds to the article, it won't get taken down. Bob98133 (talk) 12:30, 24 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]