User talk:Zerobreach

March 2014

Hello, I'm Excirial. I wanted to let you know that I removed an external link you added to the page Pawnbroker because it seemed inappropriate for an encyclopedia. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page, or take a look at our guidelines about links. Thanks. Excirial ^{(Contact me,Contribs)} 21:38, 6 March 2014 (UTC)

Your reversal of pawnbroker edits

Hi Excirial, curious as to why my additions were reversed and deemed inappropriate. I simply added another online pawn shop to the list that existed before the others as well as provided additional information with regard to interest rates being charged by these pawn shops. The statement of 4% to 8% per month interest is not entirely true. I've been following this industry for some time now and whats been posted with regard to internet pawns is lopsided and needs to be corrected. If you'd like me to spend more time on it I'd be glad to. Thanks! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Zerobreach (talk • contribs) 22:53, 6 March 2014 (UTC)

Hiyas there Zerobreach,

Wikipedia has multiple policies at to what links should and should not be added to an article. One of these policies actually contains a practical list that summarizes what links should not be added to an article. If i were to rephrase the issue in my own words: An article detailing the concept of pawnbrokers should not link to the websites of specific pawnbrokers. This actually applies to any page - a page detailing screwdrivers should generally not link to the websites of individual fabricators. Those external links tend to be both irrelevant in regards to the article (What does Manufacturer X add to the concept of the screwdriver?), along with being promotional for a specific manufacturer.

I can't exactly blame you for that edit though. The page listed several external links to individual pawnbroker websites so it was simply inviting people to add extra links to the list. Thankfully it seems that another editor noticed the same problem i did and resolved it before i could. Excirial ^{(Contact me,Contribs)} 19:26, 7 March 2014 (UTC)