User talk:Broadwayworld2

Please do not add advertising or inappropriate external links to Wikipedia. Wikipedia is not a mere directory of links nor should it be used for advertising or promotion. Inappropriate links include (but are not limited to) links to personal web sites, links to web sites with which you are affiliated, and links that exist to attract visitors to a web site or promote a product. See the external links guideline and spam policies for further explanations of links that are considered appropriate. If you feel the link should be added to the article, then please discuss it on the article's talk page rather than re-adding it. See the welcome page to learn more about Wikipedia. Thank you. The Rambling Man (talk) 19:36, 22 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Please stop adding inappropriate external links to Wikipedia. It is considered spamming and Wikipedia is not a vehicle for advertising or promotion. Since Wikipedia uses nofollow tags, additions of links to Wikipedia will not alter search engine rankings. If you continue spamming, you will be blocked from editing Wikipedia. The Rambling Man (talk) 19:55, 22 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I concur, please stop. DMacks (talk) 19:58, 22 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The links should not be considered "spam" at all. Simply referencing individuals' listings in a theatre database, much like IMDB. How is that against established policy? Broadwayworld2 (talk) 20:01, 22 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

There are numberous reports of adding these links. One problem is that you are broadwayworld, adding links to your own site. That's WP:COI, and your account could be blocked for that alone--consider changing your account-name. A second problem is that there's no evidence that your site is notable or a reliable source of information or somehow else is viable under the external link guidelines. DMacks (talk) 20:07, 22 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

If I posted on a non-official name of the website, that would be appropriate?Broadwayworld2 (talk) 20:12, 22 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Also, how would one go about certifying legitimacy on WP? I encourage you to check out our (news) site.Broadwayworld2 (talk) 20:14, 22 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I don't know much about the film world, so I left a question about it on Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Actors and Filmmakers#Extlinks to Broadwayworld website. Please follow up there. DMacks (talk) 14:32, 23 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for your reply. It's actually the theatre world, but there is a significant amount of crossover. We're the largest and most-visited theatre website, and as your links state, many WP articles cite us for references, etc. Would like to get things sorted out! Broadwayworld2 (talk) 16:40, 23 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Conflict of interest and username policies

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See WP:U for username policy. --Ronz (talk) 03:53, 25 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]