Welcome to Wikipedia. We invite everyone to contribute constructively to the encyclopedia. However, the external links you added to the page Spider-Man 3 do not comply with our guidelines for external links. Wikipedia is not a mere directory 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, then 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. BIGNOLE (Contact me) 11:06, 3 May 2007 (UTC)
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A user page is there to showcase your work on Wikipedia, not to advertise what you do outside of Wikipedia. Please see WP:User page. -- David Shankbone 19:07, 3 May 2007 (UTC)
Please do not add inappropriate external links to Wikipedia, as you did to Spider-Man 3. 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 before reinserting it. Thank you. — Erik ( talk • contrib • review) - 00:10, 4 May 2007 (UTC)
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Please stop adding inappropriate external links to Wikipedia. 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. -- Atlan ( talk) 21:26, 20 May 2007 (UTC)
There is no appropriate way to add links to your own website. You should just not do it. Look at your edit history. If you take out all the linkspams, then there's nothing left. That means all you have contributed to Wikipedia is links to your website all over the place. That's why it's very hard to assume those links are not for your own gain. WP:COI and WP:SPAM are pretty clear on why should just not do it.-- Atlan ( talk) 19:12, 21 May 2007 (UTC)
Alright, I know Wikipedia policy is a lot to take in all at once. I've been an editor for 5 years and even I can't say I know everything. Read this:
Well, I've been on your website and I'd say your links are certainly relevant. Whether your website is considered reliable remains to be seen:
What that basically says, is that if you can show that you are considered a well-known professional, that you can use self-published material. No offense, but I've never heard of your website and since you seem to be the only one adding links to it on Wikipedia, I think I can safely say you and particularly your website are not well-known.
Basically, if you fail even one of the criteria, you shouldn't add a link to self-published work. You are of course free to try to convince editors that you and your website are indeed notable. If there's a consensus on notability, then your link can be added. Right now, there isn't any such consensus. As long as this status quo continues, your links will be considered spam.
I hope that clears it up a little for you. Feel free to ask for more help if you think you need it. I've moved the entire discussion here, so we don't have to go back and forth every time. Just continue the discussion here.-- Atlan ( talk) 11:29, 22 May 2007 (UTC)
No, that's up to you. Just post in an article's talk page if you have a link to add. It shows good intent on your part if you do that. You see, there's still the issue of all your edits being links to your own website. Remember this one: Be careful about excessive citation of your own work, to avoid the appearance of self-promotion. When in doubt, discuss on the talk page whether your citation is appropriate, and defer to the community's opinion. Right now, you haven't actually avoided the appearance of self-promotion. Take a look at
David Shankbone's edits. He's a Hollywood photographer and uploads a lot of his own work. But since he also contributes a lot, no one considers it self-promotion.
Also keep in mind, that Wikipedia is not a directory of links. Don't bother with pages that are already adequately sourced. Find some movie articles that are lacking sources and you will find a link to your website is a lot more welcome there. Like I said, just use the talk page first.
Well, I hope that clears it all up for you. As always, if you have questions, don't be afraid to ask.-- Atlan ( talk) 01:11, 24 May 2007 (UTC)
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Please please!!! help fill in List of American films. Even if it is just a few details it all helps -any contribution you can make will be more than appreciated!! ♦ Sir Blofeld ♦ "Expecting you" Contribs 17:29, 4 July 2007 (UTC)
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While your edits were in good faith, the information wasn't encyclopedic. Nobody will ever give a rat's arse about when Batman's costume was unveiled, what's important is what it is. Secondly, Anthony Michael Hall's source for his role was not reliable. No one involved in production has actually said what is his role: Nolan(s), Bale, Caine, Hall, Goyer, nobody. Lastly, linking your own site appears to be a conflict of interest. Many good sites are keeping an eye on this blockbuster film. If you have any further concerns, take it the article's talk page. Alientraveller 21:03, 2 September 2007 (UTC)
One, I've opened a thread on the Administrators Noticeboard, here [1], about possibly sock- or meat-puppetry. I was about to notify you of that, so your message is quite coincidental. Two, adding your own site, which has NOT been cited by other news websites, represents a possible conflict of interest. Youv'e described that site as your own blog, and blogs aren't generally accepted as links here, unless maintained by a notable subject of the article. For example, Tim Story and Jon Favreau's MySpace pages are acceptable sources for information about the FF2 and Iron Man films, respectively, but wouldn't be for each other's films, unless they had dinner and discussed future plans, then blogged it. We avoid fan built sites, and we avoid them. YOu've been warned about this before, adn are familiar with this policy by now. Further, your own user page consedes that you publish ORIGINAL content. that's a clear sign it's not everifiable content, and cannot be independently verified, and thus it's not usable. Your credentials certainly would support your inclusion of your published works on chicago's tech sector, if I read your bio info right, but your film stuff's your hobby, and the site is your blog, and that's a fairly stable no-no on Wikipedia. Hoep this makes it all very clear. Good luck here, hope you continue to edit, within policy. ThuranX 06:17, 3 September 2007 (UTC)
You are mistaken. Here is the short list of news Web sites and links to them that have referenced my information as verifiable. Most of these are stories about The Dark Knight.
If you have a close connection to some of the people, places or things you have written about on Wikipedia, you may have a conflict of interest. In keeping with Wikipedia's neutral point of view policy, edits where there is a conflict of interest, or where such a conflict might reasonably be inferred from the tone of the edit and the proximity of the editor to the subject, are strongly discouraged. If you have a conflict of interest, you should avoid or exercise great caution when:
For information on how to contribute to Wikipedia when you have conflict of interest, please see Wikipedia:Business' FAQ. For more details about what constitutes a conflict of interest, please see Wikipedia:Conflict of Interest. Thank you.
Looking at your contribution history, the overwhelming majority of your edits have been spamming the site hollywoodchicago.com. Please, if you wish to continue participating in Wikipedia, confirm that you will stop doing this. - Jehochman Talk 06:51, 3 September 2007 (UTC)
How is referencing an interview with an actor/director on Wikipedia not valuable content? -- AdamFendelman 06:58, 3 September 2007 (UTC)
This is your only warning.
Hi! I'm your friendly neighborhood Wikipedia administrator! I just wanted to affirm that your contributions are consistent with those of a spammer who is only editing in order to promote his own web site, which is of course not going to work. If you're interested in making our articles about movies better, you are welcome to add legitimate information and cite other sources. I'm watching your contributions, and the next time you add a link to Wikipedia to your own web site, for any reason, to any article, I'll block you. Thanks! - FisherQueen ( Talk) 15:15, 3 September 2007 (UTC)
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You have been accused of sockpuppetry. Please refer to Wikipedia:Suspected sock puppets/AdamFendelman for evidence. Please make sure you make yourself familiar with notes for the suspect before editing the evidence page. ThuranX 21:04, 3 October 2007 (UTC)
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Welcome to Wikipedia. We invite everyone to contribute constructively to the encyclopedia. However, the external links you added to the page Spider-Man 3 do not comply with our guidelines for external links. Wikipedia is not a mere directory 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, then 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. BIGNOLE (Contact me) 11:06, 3 May 2007 (UTC)
Welcome!
Hello, AdamFendelman, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are some pages that you might find helpful:
I hope you enjoy editing here and being a
Wikipedian! Please
sign your name on talk pages using four tildes (~~~~); this will automatically produce your name and the date. If you need help, check out
Wikipedia:Questions, ask me on my talk page, or ask your question and then place {{helpme}}
after the question on your talk page. Again, welcome! --
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17:10, 3 May 2007 (UTC)
Thank you for experimenting with Wikipedia. Your test worked, and it has been reverted or removed. Please use the sandbox for any other tests you may want to do. Take a look at the welcome page to learn more about contributing to our encyclopedia. Read up on wikipedia's policies: Wikipedia:What_Wikipedia_is_not.-- Twintone 17:12, 3 May 2007 (UTC)
A user page is there to showcase your work on Wikipedia, not to advertise what you do outside of Wikipedia. Please see WP:User page. -- David Shankbone 19:07, 3 May 2007 (UTC)
Please do not add inappropriate external links to Wikipedia, as you did to Spider-Man 3. 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 before reinserting it. Thank you. — Erik ( talk • contrib • review) - 00:10, 4 May 2007 (UTC)
Hey, welcome to the Films WikiProject! We're a group of editors working to improve Wikipedia's coverage of films and film characters. If you haven't already, please add {{ User WikiProject Films}} to your user page.
A few features that you might find helpful:
There is a variety of interesting things to do within the project; you're free to participate however much—or little—you like:
If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask another fellow member, and we'll be happy to help you. Again, welcome! We look forward to seeing you around! Nehrams2020 08:32, 5 May 2007 (UTC)
Please stop adding inappropriate external links to Wikipedia. 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. -- Atlan ( talk) 21:26, 20 May 2007 (UTC)
There is no appropriate way to add links to your own website. You should just not do it. Look at your edit history. If you take out all the linkspams, then there's nothing left. That means all you have contributed to Wikipedia is links to your website all over the place. That's why it's very hard to assume those links are not for your own gain. WP:COI and WP:SPAM are pretty clear on why should just not do it.-- Atlan ( talk) 19:12, 21 May 2007 (UTC)
Alright, I know Wikipedia policy is a lot to take in all at once. I've been an editor for 5 years and even I can't say I know everything. Read this:
Well, I've been on your website and I'd say your links are certainly relevant. Whether your website is considered reliable remains to be seen:
What that basically says, is that if you can show that you are considered a well-known professional, that you can use self-published material. No offense, but I've never heard of your website and since you seem to be the only one adding links to it on Wikipedia, I think I can safely say you and particularly your website are not well-known.
Basically, if you fail even one of the criteria, you shouldn't add a link to self-published work. You are of course free to try to convince editors that you and your website are indeed notable. If there's a consensus on notability, then your link can be added. Right now, there isn't any such consensus. As long as this status quo continues, your links will be considered spam.
I hope that clears it up a little for you. Feel free to ask for more help if you think you need it. I've moved the entire discussion here, so we don't have to go back and forth every time. Just continue the discussion here.-- Atlan ( talk) 11:29, 22 May 2007 (UTC)
No, that's up to you. Just post in an article's talk page if you have a link to add. It shows good intent on your part if you do that. You see, there's still the issue of all your edits being links to your own website. Remember this one: Be careful about excessive citation of your own work, to avoid the appearance of self-promotion. When in doubt, discuss on the talk page whether your citation is appropriate, and defer to the community's opinion. Right now, you haven't actually avoided the appearance of self-promotion. Take a look at
David Shankbone's edits. He's a Hollywood photographer and uploads a lot of his own work. But since he also contributes a lot, no one considers it self-promotion.
Also keep in mind, that Wikipedia is not a directory of links. Don't bother with pages that are already adequately sourced. Find some movie articles that are lacking sources and you will find a link to your website is a lot more welcome there. Like I said, just use the talk page first.
Well, I hope that clears it all up for you. As always, if you have questions, don't be afraid to ask.-- Atlan ( talk) 01:11, 24 May 2007 (UTC)
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Please please!!! help fill in List of American films. Even if it is just a few details it all helps -any contribution you can make will be more than appreciated!! ♦ Sir Blofeld ♦ "Expecting you" Contribs 17:29, 4 July 2007 (UTC)
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While your edits were in good faith, the information wasn't encyclopedic. Nobody will ever give a rat's arse about when Batman's costume was unveiled, what's important is what it is. Secondly, Anthony Michael Hall's source for his role was not reliable. No one involved in production has actually said what is his role: Nolan(s), Bale, Caine, Hall, Goyer, nobody. Lastly, linking your own site appears to be a conflict of interest. Many good sites are keeping an eye on this blockbuster film. If you have any further concerns, take it the article's talk page. Alientraveller 21:03, 2 September 2007 (UTC)
One, I've opened a thread on the Administrators Noticeboard, here [1], about possibly sock- or meat-puppetry. I was about to notify you of that, so your message is quite coincidental. Two, adding your own site, which has NOT been cited by other news websites, represents a possible conflict of interest. Youv'e described that site as your own blog, and blogs aren't generally accepted as links here, unless maintained by a notable subject of the article. For example, Tim Story and Jon Favreau's MySpace pages are acceptable sources for information about the FF2 and Iron Man films, respectively, but wouldn't be for each other's films, unless they had dinner and discussed future plans, then blogged it. We avoid fan built sites, and we avoid them. YOu've been warned about this before, adn are familiar with this policy by now. Further, your own user page consedes that you publish ORIGINAL content. that's a clear sign it's not everifiable content, and cannot be independently verified, and thus it's not usable. Your credentials certainly would support your inclusion of your published works on chicago's tech sector, if I read your bio info right, but your film stuff's your hobby, and the site is your blog, and that's a fairly stable no-no on Wikipedia. Hoep this makes it all very clear. Good luck here, hope you continue to edit, within policy. ThuranX 06:17, 3 September 2007 (UTC)
You are mistaken. Here is the short list of news Web sites and links to them that have referenced my information as verifiable. Most of these are stories about The Dark Knight.
If you have a close connection to some of the people, places or things you have written about on Wikipedia, you may have a conflict of interest. In keeping with Wikipedia's neutral point of view policy, edits where there is a conflict of interest, or where such a conflict might reasonably be inferred from the tone of the edit and the proximity of the editor to the subject, are strongly discouraged. If you have a conflict of interest, you should avoid or exercise great caution when:
For information on how to contribute to Wikipedia when you have conflict of interest, please see Wikipedia:Business' FAQ. For more details about what constitutes a conflict of interest, please see Wikipedia:Conflict of Interest. Thank you.
Looking at your contribution history, the overwhelming majority of your edits have been spamming the site hollywoodchicago.com. Please, if you wish to continue participating in Wikipedia, confirm that you will stop doing this. - Jehochman Talk 06:51, 3 September 2007 (UTC)
How is referencing an interview with an actor/director on Wikipedia not valuable content? -- AdamFendelman 06:58, 3 September 2007 (UTC)
This is your only warning.
Hi! I'm your friendly neighborhood Wikipedia administrator! I just wanted to affirm that your contributions are consistent with those of a spammer who is only editing in order to promote his own web site, which is of course not going to work. If you're interested in making our articles about movies better, you are welcome to add legitimate information and cite other sources. I'm watching your contributions, and the next time you add a link to Wikipedia to your own web site, for any reason, to any article, I'll block you. Thanks! - FisherQueen ( Talk) 15:15, 3 September 2007 (UTC)
The September 2007 issue of the Films WikiProject newsletter has been published. You may read the newsletter, change the format in which future issues will be delivered to you, or unsubscribe from this notification by following the link. Thank you.
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You have been accused of sockpuppetry. Please refer to Wikipedia:Suspected sock puppets/AdamFendelman for evidence. Please make sure you make yourself familiar with notes for the suspect before editing the evidence page. ThuranX 21:04, 3 October 2007 (UTC)
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