User talk:Moscarelli65

Welcome![edit]

Welcome to Wikipedia, Moscarelli65! Thank you for your contributions. I am Jack Greenmaven and I have been editing Wikipedia for some time, so if you have any questions feel free to leave me a message on my talk page. You can also check out Wikipedia:Questions or type {{help me}} at the bottom of this page. Here are some pages that you might find helpful:

Also, when you post on talk pages you should sign your name using four tildes (~~~~); that will automatically produce your username and the date. I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Greenmaven (talk) 01:19, 18 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

January 2014[edit]

Hello, I'm Berean Hunter. I wanted to let you know that I undid one or more of your recent contributions because it appeared to be promotional. Advertising and using Wikipedia as a "soapbox" are against Wikipedia policy and not permitted. Take a look at the welcome page to learn more about Wikipedia. Thank you.
— Berean Hunter (talk) 01:44, 18 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

This editor has only added references to a relevant academic publication to three articles. Your criticism is completely without foundation. Don't bite the newbies! WP:BITE. --Greenmaven (talk) 02:29, 18 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

The so-called reference was never used in the writing of any of those articles. It is promotional editing because it is refspam and my criticism is obviously better than your judgment. My standard message above is in no way biting anyone but your brash accusation calls your judgment into question.
— Berean Hunter (talk) 02:58, 18 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Looks like the account is being used for same on the Italian wiki, as a promo.
— Berean Hunter (talk) 03:08, 18 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

In two articles the reference is placed in "Further reading" - entirely relevant to the article. Ditto the third article, except that no "Further reading" section existed, and it was put in an inappropriate section - easy mistake for a beginner. Also, three articles is hardly "spamming". --Greenmaven (talk) 03:17, 18 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Shoehorning their book into a "Further reading" section on a few articles but doing nothing to improve articles is precisely spamming. It is a drive-by drop off..."here, read my book". We don't try to keep exhaustive bibliographies (further reading) but we should be working to make sure they are quality. Not every book on a subject needs mentioning...
— Berean Hunter (talk) 03:39, 18 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I have responded to your entry on WP:ANI. I mentioned there that this is not a reference to a book, but to an article in a scientific journal. This takes away the argument that this person is promoting a book, from which they might profit. --Greenmaven (talk) 05:19, 18 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Not at all. Book, journal, newspaper, article, whatever. It is promotional for the authors.
— Berean Hunter (talk) 05:32, 18 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Please stop your disruptive editing. If you continue to add soapboxing, promotional or advertising material to Wikipedia, as you did at Cropmark, you may be blocked from editing.
— Berean Hunter (talk) 16:49, 21 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]