User talk:Starexplorer
Please do not add commercial links (or links to your own private websites) to Wikipedia. Wikipedia is not a vehicle for advertising or a mere collection of external links. You are, however, encouraged to add content instead of links to the encyclopedia. See the welcome page to learn more. Thanks. -- Mwanner | Talk 15:56, 18 April 2006 (UTC)
Please stop adding commercial links to Wikipedia. It is considered spamming, and Wikipedia is not a vehicle for advertising. Thanks. OhNoitsJamie Talk 15:59, 20 July 2006 (UTC)
- Got your message (see my talk page); the Space.com links are notable (and content-rich) enough to add to a few articles, but please don't get carried away. Mass-linking will set off others' spam alarms. OhNoitsJamie Talk 16:20, 20 July 2006 (UTC)
- Got your msg re: space.com and livescience.com links - i have about 10 per site that are key, rich, content-credible sources that i would like to add as external links. do you feel like that's overdoing - just want to understand as specific as i can what the limitations are - both sites have collected so much content over the course of the last few years that they almost had to have these info/reference pages! tx! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Starexplorer (talk • contribs)
- While the sites have good content, they are also advertising-supported. For all I know, you could be an SEO consultant hired by the company. There's isn't a cut-and-dry law regarding external links, but you'll find that adding links to a for-profit site to more than a handful of articles will get you noticed by spam patrollers. While I don't object to a few links (ten might be pushing it), others may not feel the same way, and ultimately, the community consensus has the final say (well, as close to a "final say" as you'll get around here). I'd suggest posting "requests" on the talk pages for those articles to solicit opinions from others on whether or not the links merit inclusion. Two things though; first, you should always add talk comments to the bottom of a page; secondly, don't forget to sign your talk page comments with four tildes: ~~~~. Thanks, OhNoitsJamie Talk 16:34, 20 July 2006 (UTC)
- Got your msg re: space.com and livescience.com links - i have about 10 per site that are key, rich, content-credible sources that i would like to add as external links. do you feel like that's overdoing - just want to understand as specific as i can what the limitations are - both sites have collected so much content over the course of the last few years that they almost had to have these info/reference pages! tx! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Starexplorer (talk • contribs)