User talk:Knyte77

February 2008

Welcome to Wikipedia. Although everyone is welcome to contribute constructively to the encyclopedia, one or more of the external links you added to the page New Kids on the Block do not comply with our guidelines for external links and have been removed. Wikipedia is not a collection 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, 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. Wildhartlivie (talk) 06:56, 5 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

New Kids on the Block

The reason me and another editor removed your content is simple, directing a reader to a particular website is considered promotion and/or spamming. Wikipedia does not endorse a certain site for information and including a link directing to a series of Youtube videos in an article isn't needed or allowed. If you would like to include this link because you simply feel the information is needed, I urge you to contact an administrator and ask them if including it in the external links section (not the article itself) would be acceptable. The way it stands right now, the inclusion of this information only serves to promote your website whether that is your intention or not. Also, the manner in which it is written does not comply with Wikipedia's manual of style for biographies. I will be removing the content again and if you add it back, you will be in violation of the the three-revert rule. Instead of getting into an edit war, I suggest you contact an administrator for advice before re-adding content. Pinkadelica (talk) 04:45, 6 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I actually do not have a huge problem with the link being included in the external links sections. Seeing as other article have links to YouTube and such, its inclusion shouldn't be that much of a problem. However, other editors might not agree with my opinion and might remove it. Here's a list of administrators you can contact about getting approval for it. You can also try posting at The Village Pump to get an answer or any additional help. Pinkadelica (talk) 05:08, 6 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

You're welcome :) Pinkadelica (talk) 05:15, 6 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]