User talk:Shaman au
Please do not add inappropriate external links to Wikipedia, as you did to Johnny O'Keefe. Wikipedia 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 with which you are affiliated, and links that attract visitors to a web site or promote a product. See the external links guideline and spam policy for further explanations. Since Wikipedia 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 rather than re-adding it. Thank you. Kariteh 12:13, 24 June 2007 (UTC)
Please stop adding inappropriate external links to Wikipedia, as you did to Johnny O'Keefe. It is considered spamming and Wikipedia is not a vehicle for advertising or promotion. Since Wikipedia uses nofollow tags, additions of links to Wikipedia will not alter search engine rankings. If you continue spamming, you will be blocked from editing Wikipedia. Kariteh 12:54, 24 June 2007 (UTC)
Are you there?
Shaman au 13:14, 24 June 2007 (UTC)I mean not to span or spark controversy. This is a very complicated thing. I do not want to be banned.
Shaman au 13:15, 24 June 2007 (UTC) My additions that you removed were warranted, If I have messed up with the links, it's not intentional. How do you talk about an important website without mentioning it's address?
Welcome
Hello and welcome to Wikipedia. We appreciate encyclopedic contributions, but some of your recent contributions seem to be advertising or for promotional purposes. Wikipedia does not allow advertising in articles. For more information on this, see
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{{helpme}} Shaman au 06:15, 25 June 2007 (UTC) I totally understand where you are coming from. In this particular instance how can I wrote about the site www.johnnyokeefe.net without it being seen as an advertisement. I honestly feel the site is a major milestone for johnny o'keefe material and has been with us for over 10 years. Your guidence will be much appreciated.
-shaman_au
- Okay, shaman, what are you trying to say, since you keep on putting the helpme template? Hirohisat 06:18, 25 June 2007 (UTC)
- Please look at the external link policy before adding links to Wikipedia. Miranda 06:20, 25 June 2007 (UTC)