User talk:Rembrandt21

April 2009[edit]

Welcome to Wikipedia. Although everyone is welcome to contribute constructively to the encyclopedia, one or more of the external links you added do not comply with our guidelines for external links and have been removed. Wikipedia is not a collection 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, 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. Them From Space 20:24, 4 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The links I added seem to be in compliance with the rules I read, or are at least in the category of links to be considered: I hope you will consider them as an important part of the county, and should be allowed inclusion...

"What should be linked

Shortcut: WP:ELYES Wikipedia articles about any organization, person, web site, or other entity should link to the subject's official site, if any.

Links to be considered

A well-chosen link to a directory of websites or organizations.

Sites which fail to meet criteria for reliable sources yet still contain information about the subject of the article from knowledgeable sources.

provides a unique resource

is not-for-profit

Rembrandt21 (talk) 20:50, 4 April 2009 (UTC))[reply]

It violates WP:ELNO #13 Sites that are only indirectly related to the article's subject: the link should be directly related to the subject of the article. A general site that has information about a variety of subjects should usually not be linked to from an article on a more specific subject. Similarly, a website on a specific subject should usually not be linked from an article about a general subject. If a section of a general website is devoted to the subject of the article, and meets the other criteria for linking, then that part of the site could be deep-linked. Non-profit sites aren't exempt from the guidelines and one can still promote a site if its nonprofit. Them From Space 21:18, 4 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]