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Thanks Aristophanes68 - very nice to get a welcome. I do have some questions. It seems to me that when someone creates and then strongly edits a page, they kinda take ownership of it, or perhaps a better term is "stewardship". They seem to have the primary editorship... is that correct? Or am I seeing that subsequent visitors are being respectful of that initial editor's efforts. So my question is... is there such a role or position as steward or primary editor for a page? Thanks mate! From Ralph in Auckland.
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I have a question regarding external links. I added an external link which was for a book related to the main subject in the arcticle. The link is to the web site of the publishers of the book. They publish several books by this same author. The book I reference has its own page. On that page you can also buy the book. Now, someone removed this external reference of mine because the page I linked to gave the price of the book and links on how to buy. Quite reasonably I think they thought I was "pushing" the book sales. In fact I am not, but because the book and the subject is reasonably obscure, there are not many web sites to link to, and the page I linked to gives really good information, excerpts from the book etc... My options are I guess 1) Stand my ground and fight it out with the guy (but I too don't like the $'s/purchasing portion of the referenced page).. 2) Link to the Home page of the book publisher which doesn't explicitly talk about the book but the inquirer can drill down from there... 3) reference the Wikipedia web site for the author and there is a link there if they want to find more of the actual book. I kinda think #2 is a reasonable compromise. Your guidance? Rmg08057 ( talk) 05:21, 11 May 2011 (UTC)
Here's wishing you a belated welcome to Wikipedia, Rmg08057. I see that you've already been around awhile and wanted to thank you for your contributions. Though you seem to have been successful in finding your way around, you may benefit from following some of the links below, which help one get the most out of Wikipedia. If you have any questions, feel free to leave me a message on my talk page or by typing {{ helpme}} at the bottom of this page. I love to help new users, so don't be afraid to leave a message! I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are some pages that you might find helpful:
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Thanks Aristophanes68 - very nice to get a welcome. I do have some questions. It seems to me that when someone creates and then strongly edits a page, they kinda take ownership of it, or perhaps a better term is "stewardship". They seem to have the primary editorship... is that correct? Or am I seeing that subsequent visitors are being respectful of that initial editor's efforts. So my question is... is there such a role or position as steward or primary editor for a page? Thanks mate! From Ralph in Auckland.
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I have a question regarding external links. I added an external link which was for a book related to the main subject in the arcticle. The link is to the web site of the publishers of the book. They publish several books by this same author. The book I reference has its own page. On that page you can also buy the book. Now, someone removed this external reference of mine because the page I linked to gave the price of the book and links on how to buy. Quite reasonably I think they thought I was "pushing" the book sales. In fact I am not, but because the book and the subject is reasonably obscure, there are not many web sites to link to, and the page I linked to gives really good information, excerpts from the book etc... My options are I guess 1) Stand my ground and fight it out with the guy (but I too don't like the $'s/purchasing portion of the referenced page).. 2) Link to the Home page of the book publisher which doesn't explicitly talk about the book but the inquirer can drill down from there... 3) reference the Wikipedia web site for the author and there is a link there if they want to find more of the actual book. I kinda think #2 is a reasonable compromise. Your guidance? Rmg08057 ( talk) 05:21, 11 May 2011 (UTC)