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09:09, 17 June 2006 (UTC)
I'm putting the image that your removed, at Tobacco advertising, back into the article. If you have a reason to delete something, you should provide an explanation in the edit summary when you do the edit. Otherwise, people (like me) are likely to think your edit is just vandalism, and revert it. That wastes their time and yours. John Broughton 13:34, 18 June 2006 (UTC)
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. If you feel the link should be added to the article please discuss it on the article's talk page rather than re-adding it. See the welcome page to learn more about Wikipedia. Thanks. Petros471 13:43, 18 June 2006 (UTC)
You have been temporarily blocked from editing Wikipedia for continuing to add spam links. If you wish to make useful contributions, you are welcome to come back after the block expires. |
Ian Manka Talk to me! 13:48, 18 June 2006 (UTC)
Thank you for posting on my talk/discussion page about why you removed advertising images in various wikipedia articles. As someone who has never smoked, and thinks tobacco companies are the scum of the earth, I understand your antipathy towards these images. But (as I understand it - I didn't post any of the images), wikipedia presents factual information, including images, within a context (the article), and lets readers decide what to think. Not displaying information because it might, for some people, present a positive image of a disliked group is NOT wikipedia policy.
If you still think the images should be removed, I strongly recommend that you discuss that on the talk/discussion pages of the articles where you plan to do the removal, and see what others say. Otherwise (if you just delete them again), you're likely to be considered a vandal, and this account will be blocked again. John Broughton 00:40, 19 June 2006 (UTC) (P.S. It's common wikipedia courtesy to sign one's comments on talk/discussion pages; if you type four tildas, the software will automatically change those to your signature and date/time (you can use preview to see how this happens).
As you have been warned above about removing these images, this is your last warning. The next time you remove content from a page, you will be blocked from editing Wikipedia. . Wikipedia is not censored. -- AbsolutDan (talk) 00:37, 5 August 2006 (UTC)
You wrote: I seriously think that people working for Wikipedia and/or Wikipedia itself must be receiving funding by tobacco companies because the tobacco product pages seem to be getting defended a hell of alot.
Welcome!
Hello, Gillies corner, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are some articles that you might find useful:
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 place {{helpme}}
on your talk page and someone will show up shortly to answer your questions. Again, welcome! --
Kouluhai
۞
09:09, 17 June 2006 (UTC)
I'm putting the image that your removed, at Tobacco advertising, back into the article. If you have a reason to delete something, you should provide an explanation in the edit summary when you do the edit. Otherwise, people (like me) are likely to think your edit is just vandalism, and revert it. That wastes their time and yours. John Broughton 13:34, 18 June 2006 (UTC)
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. If you feel the link should be added to the article please discuss it on the article's talk page rather than re-adding it. See the welcome page to learn more about Wikipedia. Thanks. Petros471 13:43, 18 June 2006 (UTC)
You have been temporarily blocked from editing Wikipedia for continuing to add spam links. If you wish to make useful contributions, you are welcome to come back after the block expires. |
Ian Manka Talk to me! 13:48, 18 June 2006 (UTC)
Thank you for posting on my talk/discussion page about why you removed advertising images in various wikipedia articles. As someone who has never smoked, and thinks tobacco companies are the scum of the earth, I understand your antipathy towards these images. But (as I understand it - I didn't post any of the images), wikipedia presents factual information, including images, within a context (the article), and lets readers decide what to think. Not displaying information because it might, for some people, present a positive image of a disliked group is NOT wikipedia policy.
If you still think the images should be removed, I strongly recommend that you discuss that on the talk/discussion pages of the articles where you plan to do the removal, and see what others say. Otherwise (if you just delete them again), you're likely to be considered a vandal, and this account will be blocked again. John Broughton 00:40, 19 June 2006 (UTC) (P.S. It's common wikipedia courtesy to sign one's comments on talk/discussion pages; if you type four tildas, the software will automatically change those to your signature and date/time (you can use preview to see how this happens).
As you have been warned above about removing these images, this is your last warning. The next time you remove content from a page, you will be blocked from editing Wikipedia. . Wikipedia is not censored. -- AbsolutDan (talk) 00:37, 5 August 2006 (UTC)
You wrote: I seriously think that people working for Wikipedia and/or Wikipedia itself must be receiving funding by tobacco companies because the tobacco product pages seem to be getting defended a hell of alot.