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|This is the talkpage of XLinkBot (formerly SquelchBot), a bot designed to revert [[WP:SPAM|spamming]], or other edits that introduce external links which do not comply with [[WP:EL|our external links]] guideline, or with the policy [[WP:NOT#REPOSITORY|'What wikipedia is not' (not a repository of links section)]].

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== Links ==

It says that this http://groznijat.tripod.com/fadlan/rorlich2.html is on your list of links to remove. You probably havent payed close attention to the site because then you would have noticed that the entire articles there are sourced and are academic, so logically there should be no reason for your bot to remove them. Please change your setings and I would appreciate it if you would stop removing the link, thank you.
Kind Regards <span style="font-size: smaller;" class="autosigned">— Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/146.232.75.208|146.232.75.208]] ([[User talk:146.232.75.208|talk]]) 15:51, 12 October 2011 (UTC)</span><!-- Template:Unsigned IP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->
:Thank you for your message. Maybe you haven't noticed that we are writing an encyclopedia here, not a linkfarm. Try expanding the article with the info, that it is fully sourced is not a reason to add it. --[[User:Beetstra|Dirk Beetstra]] <sup>[[User_Talk:Beetstra|<span style="color:#0000FF;">T</span>]] [[Special:Contributions/Beetstra|<span style="color:#0000FF;">C</span>]]</sup> 07:01, 13 October 2011 (UTC)
I disagee, it is useful if someone can go access more general information, dont you think? I think the link should stay. It is illogical to remove itsince the article is sourced, no matter where it came from. Why should the other links stay but not this? <small><span class="autosigned">— Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[User:Smart Nomad|Smart Nomad]] ([[User talk:Smart Nomad|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Smart Nomad|contribs]]) 14:52, 13 October 2011 (UTC)</span></small><!-- Template:Unsigned --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

:"Some external links are welcome (see What can normally be linked, below), but it is not Wikipedia's purpose to include a lengthy or comprehensive list of external links related to each topic. No page should be linked from a Wikipedia article unless its inclusion is justifiable according to this guideline and common sense. The burden of providing this justification is on the person who wants to include an external link.", and "Links in the "External links" section should be kept to a minimum. A lack of external links or a small number of external links is not a reason to add external links.", and "If the website or page to which you want to link includes information that is not yet a part of the article, consider using it as a source for the article, and citing it." .. etc. etc. --[[User:Beetstra|Dirk Beetstra]] <sup>[[User_Talk:Beetstra|<span style="color:#0000FF;">T</span>]] [[Special:Contributions/Beetstra|<span style="color:#0000FF;">C</span>]]</sup> 15:07, 13 October 2011 (UTC)

Believe me, there are no copyright problems with my link.--[[Special:Contributions/86.148.19.169|86.148.19.169]] ([[User talk:86.148.19.169|talk]]) 21:04, 31 October 2011 (UTC)

:Who was talking about copyright? We are writing an encyclopedia here, not a linkfarm. --[[User:Beetstra|Dirk Beetstra]] <sup>[[User_Talk:Beetstra|<span style="color:#0000FF;">T</span>]] [[Special:Contributions/Beetstra|<span style="color:#0000FF;">C</span>]]</sup> 08:38, 11 November 2011 (UTC)

== addition of zoho bugtracker deleted. ==

I have added Zoho BugTracker as one of the new services in the Zoho Office Suite. This has been deleted. Can you add it? It is a service released in July 2011.{{unsigned|Zohobugtracking}}
:Not sure why you add that there .. maybe take it to the talkpage of the page where you want to add it? --[[User:Beetstra|Dirk Beetstra]] <sup>[[User_Talk:Beetstra|<span style="color:#0000FF;">T</span>]] [[Special:Contributions/Beetstra|<span style="color:#0000FF;">C</span>]]</sup> 09:01, 7 November 2011 (UTC)

== Cromwell, NZ ==

The link I added to http://wiki.riteme.site/wiki/Cromwell,_New_Zealand, http://mightyclutha.blogspot.com/, is opinionated, but filled with historical photos and details of the Cromwell region. <span style="font-size: smaller;" class="autosigned">— Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/69.159.47.165|69.159.47.165]] ([[User talk:69.159.47.165|talk]]) 22:33, 8 November 2011 (UTC)</span><!-- Template:Unsigned IP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

:Thank you, but I am sorry, we are not writing a linkfarm. --[[User:Beetstra|Dirk Beetstra]] <sup>[[User_Talk:Beetstra|<span style="color:#0000FF;">T</span>]] [[Special:Contributions/Beetstra|<span style="color:#0000FF;">C</span>]]</sup> 17:55, 9 November 2011 (UTC)

== Women's Flat Track Derby Association ==

I reverted the deletion this bot made to [[Women's Flat Track Derby Association]]. That article routinely uses links, both wikilinks and external links, to provide context.I find it unusual that all of a sudden a revision got deleted by the bot. I also note that the amount of editors that edit on that page means that the information will certainly get reinstated by others. [[User:Echoedmyron|Echoedmyron]] ([[User talk:Echoedmyron|talk]]) 20:47, 9 November 2011 (UTC)

:Those lists massively violate [[WP:NOT#DIRECTORY]]. Moreover, external links are not used in lists like that, their mention is determined by the reference, they do not need an external link - that is the function of a {{tl|dmoz}}, or actual redlinks. --[[User:Beetstra|Dirk Beetstra]] <sup>[[User_Talk:Beetstra|<span style="color:#0000FF;">T</span>]] [[Special:Contributions/Beetstra|<span style="color:#0000FF;">C</span>]]</sup> 20:51, 9 November 2011 (UTC)

:Moreover, the lists are also covered by the templates at the bottom. To avoid duplication I have removed the list. It seems tat the article could use some more cleanup, I have also removed a 'manual'-type statement. --[[User:Beetstra|Dirk Beetstra]] <sup>[[User_Talk:Beetstra|<span style="color:#0000FF;">T</span>]] [[Special:Contributions/Beetstra|<span style="color:#0000FF;">C</span>]]</sup> 20:57, 9 November 2011 (UTC)

::Fair enough, and you are right about the redundancy in the templates. Roller Derby editors, to generalize, can be a passionate bunch. I try to follow convention and status quo in the articles, knowing that it is an uphill battle to convince some that there are rules to wikipedia formatting. I fully expect someone will get their knickers in a twist thinking that their league has been slighted by the deletion. But it does flow better with the removal of all that. [[User:Echoedmyron|Echoedmyron]] ([[User talk:Echoedmyron|talk]]) 22:01, 9 November 2011 (UTC)

:Such editors should be made aware of [[WP:SPAM]], I am afraid. We are not here to promote their league more or less than any other.
:There are many of these cases. And all are passionate. I would suggest you to have a look at e.g. villages and towns in India, they often contain such lists. Also there, massive cleanup or deletion is the way forward, all per [[WP:NOT]]. Thanks for the understanding! See you around. --[[User:Beetstra|Dirk Beetstra]] <sup>[[User_Talk:Beetstra|<span style="color:#0000FF;">T</span>]] [[Special:Contributions/Beetstra|<span style="color:#0000FF;">C</span>]]</sup> 22:07, 9 November 2011 (UTC)

== Birthday date ==

Hello. The birthday of Mohammad Reza Golzar(Iranian actor) in English Wikipedia is not correct. It is 1977 but you enter 1974. Please check and correct it. The source of this is Persian Wikipedia, u can see there but it is helical date. 1356(۱۳۵۶)=1977 [[Special:Contributions/91.98.223.73|91.98.223.73]] ([[User talk:91.98.223.73|talk]]) 11:08, 10 November 2011 (UTC)
:Eh, do you have a reliable source to support this? We do not regard Wikipedia as a reliable source - how does fa.wikipedia know that the birth-year is 1356? --[[User:Beetstra|Dirk Beetstra]] <sup>[[User_Talk:Beetstra|<span style="color:#0000FF;">T</span>]] [[Special:Contributions/Beetstra|<span style="color:#0000FF;">C</span>]]</sup> 11:13, 10 November 2011 (UTC)
:* [[Mohammad Reza Golzar]]. (wikilink for convenience). --[[User:Beetstra|Dirk Beetstra]] <sup>[[User_Talk:Beetstra|<span style="color:#0000FF;">T</span>]] [[Special:Contributions/Beetstra|<span style="color:#0000FF;">C</span>]]</sup> 11:14, 10 November 2011 (UTC)

== Bug with redirected user talk pages ==

See [http://wiki.riteme.site/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Amprgroup&action=history]. Please fix.[[User:Magog the Ogre|Magog the Ogre]] ([[User talk:Magog the Ogre|talk]]) 10:37, 11 November 2011 (UTC)

:Thank you for the friendly question.
:Unfortunately, there is nothing to fix. If an editor gets a new username at [http://wiki.riteme.site/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Amprgroup&oldid=387163621 26 September 2010 at 20:18], and then performs an edit at [http://wiki.riteme.site/w/index.php?title=Tony_Royster,_Jr.&diff=prev&oldid=459595492 8 November 2010 at 08:57] using the account [[User:Amprgroup]], and XLinkBot reverts that edit [http://wiki.riteme.site/w/index.php?title=Tony_Royster,_Jr.&diff=next&oldid=459595492 8 November 2011 at 8:58], then obviously, it leaves a warning ([http://wiki.riteme.site/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Amprgroup&diff=459595584&oldid=387163621 8 November 2011 at 8:58]) at [[User talk:Amprgroup]]. Amprgroup is the account used to edit, Amprgroup is the account that gets the warning, and hence also the orange banner. Leaving a warning at [[User talk:VBH2010]] obviously would not have reached the editor, as they were using the account [[Special:Contributions/Amprgroup]]. I hope this explains. --[[User:Beetstra|Dirk Beetstra]] <sup>[[User_Talk:Beetstra|<span style="color:#0000FF;">T</span>]] [[Special:Contributions/Beetstra|<span style="color:#0000FF;">C</span>]]</sup> 12:24, 11 November 2011 (UTC)

:I have blocked the old account - I see it was previously not unblocked for username concerns (though the block was for something else), the old account should not be used anymore. Thanks. --[[User:Beetstra|Dirk Beetstra]] <sup>[[User_Talk:Beetstra|<span style="color:#0000FF;">T</span>]] [[Special:Contributions/Beetstra|<span style="color:#0000FF;">C</span>]]</sup> 12:35, 11 November 2011 (UTC)

Oops; that was an oversight by the 'crat who renamed the user. Thanks for the heads up. [[User:Magog the Ogre|Magog the Ogre]] ([[User talk:Magog the Ogre|talk]]) 04:37, 12 November 2011 (UTC)

== Where are my edits? ==

Hello. I am a new user to Wikipedia but seemed pretty easy to do basic updates until I discovered all of my changes are missing. I edited the Finisar page and all of my changes appeared on the Finisar page. I went back to the page to review it but my updates are gone (even though they are appearing in the View History tab). What happened?
[[User:Maitusense|Maitusense]] ([[User talk:Maitusense|talk]]) 15:41, 11 November 2011 (UTC)maitusense[[User:Maitusense|Maitusense]] ([[User talk:Maitusense|talk]]) 15:41, 11 November 2011 (UTC)

Hello again. I saw your note about the link. I now understand why that was changed. But what about the rest of my updates? If you look at the history, you can see that I contributed other information that appeared on the site but is gone. How can I get posted again? [[User:Maitusense|Maitusense]] ([[User talk:Maitusense|talk]]) 13:15, 13 November 2011 (UTC)Maitusense

:Thanks for the question. Your edits are in the history, see [http://wiki.riteme.site/w/index.php?title=Finisar&action=history here] (you get there from the 'history' tab at the top of a page). What XLinkBot suggests in the message when you have good edits, but there is a link where XLinkBot complains about, is to consider to 'undo' the edit by the bot, but remove the links before you save. In the history-list, you see all the edits, and an '(undo)' after every line. You click the 'undo' behind the XLinkBot edit, you get an edit window, you repair and save (I did this all for you - see [http://wiki.riteme.site/w/index.php?title=Finisar&diff=460753596&oldid=460139409 here] - Three of the external links are superfluous to the first one). Happy editing! --[[User:Beetstra|Dirk Beetstra]] <sup>[[User_Talk:Beetstra|<span style="color:#0000FF;">T</span>]] [[Special:Contributions/Beetstra|<span style="color:#0000FF;">C</span>]]</sup> 09:46, 15 November 2011 (UTC)

== Why MY Change is removed ==

I Change I link from Facebook.com/diljit.net to facebook.com/OfficialDiljit
but it has been reverted

First Adress is Fake and second is official please change it <small><span class="autosigned">— Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[User:Gurjinder.romana|Gurjinder.romana]] ([[User talk:Gurjinder.romana|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Gurjinder.romana|contribs]]) 04:01, 13 November 2011 (UTC)</span></small><!-- Template:Unsigned --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

:Thank you for the question. Sorry, but neither were appropriate, and it seems both were removed. --[[User:Beetstra|Dirk Beetstra]] <sup>[[User_Talk:Beetstra|<span style="color:#0000FF;">T</span>]] [[Special:Contributions/Beetstra|<span style="color:#0000FF;">C</span>]]</sup> 09:52, 15 November 2011 (UTC)

== False positive ==

[//wiki.riteme.site/w/index.php?title=Princess_Hijab&diff=458263398&oldid=458263354 This one] shouldn't have been reverted, as the IP corrected the link. --[[User:The Evil IP address|The Evil IP address]] ([[User talk:The Evil IP address|talk]]) 15:49, 21 November 2011 (UTC)
:I removed the twitter altogether. --[[User:Beetstra|Dirk Beetstra]] <sup>[[User_Talk:Beetstra|<span style="color:#0000FF;">T</span>]] [[Special:Contributions/Beetstra|<span style="color:#0000FF;">C</span>]]</sup> 14:31, 22 November 2011 (UTC)

== another false positive ==

please see my [https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/w/index.php?title=Disposable_e-mail_address&diff=cur&oldid=prev revert]. Maybe add this page to a whitelist/ignore list... <small style="font:bold 12px Courier New;display:inline;border:#009 1px dashed;padding:1px 6px 2px 7px;white-space:nowrap"><font color="#000">[[User talk:Mabdul|mabdul]]</font></small> 16:39, 22 November 2011 (UTC)

:Hmm .. I would strongly suggest to use the ISO standard '@example.com' for email address examples, that one is already ignored. Would that not be a better solution? --[[User:Beetstra|Dirk Beetstra]] <sup>[[User_Talk:Beetstra|<span style="color:#0000FF;">T</span>]] [[Special:Contributions/Beetstra|<span style="color:#0000FF;">C</span>]]</sup> 08:55, 23 November 2011 (UTC)

== AUDIO-VIDEO ==

I wish to question the policy against links to audio and video, if these are relevant to understanding.[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ti4ymZuyxsg]] seems to give a graphic idea of what is unusual about the Deh Cho Bridge. <span style="font-size: smaller;" class="autosigned">— Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/24.108.61.148|24.108.61.148]] ([[User talk:24.108.61.148|talk]]) 22:36, 22 November 2011 (UTC)</span><!-- Template:Unsigned IP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->
:Well, if there is something special about the bridge, then the article should first tell about it. We are not a linkfarm to tunnel people to more info, we try to write an encyclopedia. I hope this explains. --[[User:Beetstra|Dirk Beetstra]] <sup>[[User_Talk:Beetstra|<span style="color:#0000FF;">T</span>]] [[Special:Contributions/Beetstra|<span style="color:#0000FF;">C</span>]]</sup> 09:01, 23 November 2011 (UTC)

== False Positive ==

Hi, http://wiki.riteme.site/w/index.php?title=Tab_Two&oldid=462729004 was uncalled for.
I re-reverted to http://wiki.riteme.site/w/index.php?title=Tab_Two&oldid=462729890 - ''Please note that their Facebook and twitter accounts are currently the only official "web sites" of Tab Two.'', so the links should stay, as per [[Wikipedia:EL#Links_normally_to_be_avoided]]:
Links normally to be avoided
'''Except for a link to an official page of the article's subject''', one should generally avoid
[...]
10. Links to social networking sites (such as Myspace and Facebook)[...]

-- [[Special:Contributions/188.105.123.98|188.105.123.98]] ([[User talk:188.105.123.98|talk]]) 13:18, 27 November 2011 (UTC)

== logo change ==


Hi, i work at MIBT and the logo on the MIBT wikipedia page (http://wiki.riteme.site/wiki/Melbourne_Institute_of_Business_and_Technology) is incorrect and needs to be updated. I am not sure how to do this.

can you help? <small><span class="autosigned">— Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[User:Mibtnavitas|Mibtnavitas]] ([[User talk:Mibtnavitas|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Mibtnavitas|contribs]]) 04:55, 29 November 2011 (UTC)</span></small><!-- Template:Unsigned --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

== WP:UWTEST update ==

Hi XLinkBot – or, more accurately, all human XLinkBot talk page lurkers... :)

Just giving you a heads-up about the [[Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_user_warnings/Testing#Update_from_Maryana_.26_Steven|latest update]] on our template testing. Please peruse when you have a minute. Thanks! [[User:Maryana (WMF)|Maryana (WMF)]] ([[User talk:Maryana (WMF)|talk]]) 05:19, 29 November 2011 (UTC)

guys guys so much work goes in those edits and then they are wiped out by somebody-s or machines whim. you will loose lots of contributors this way i am very discouraged as it hapens again and again. maybe you will write it all by yourself. <span style="font-size: smaller;" class="autosigned">— Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/77.237.107.98|77.237.107.98]] ([[User talk:77.237.107.98|talk]]) 22:02, 29 November 2011 (UTC)</span><!-- Template:Unsigned IP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

== Bot malfunctions on article title with Vietnamese character ==

Twice now, this bot has tried to revert a change to [[Tết]] and wound up creating a new page at [[Tết]]. Known bug? [[User:Melchoir|Melchoir]] ([[User talk:Melchoir|talk]]) 04:35, 30 November 2011 (UTC)

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