User talk:RockyMountainProfiles

Welcome to Wikipedia. Although everyone is welcome to contribute constructively to the encyclopedia, one or more of the external links you added to the page Rayado, New Mexico 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. Nyttend (talk) 02:51, 25 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Please do not add inappropriate external links to Wikipedia, as you did to Rayado, New Mexico. Wikipedia is not a collection 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 attract visitors to a web site or promote a product. See the external links guideline and spam guideline for further explanations. Since Wikipedia uses the nofollow attribute value, its external links are disregarded by some search engines, including Google. If you feel the link should be added to the article, please discuss it on the article's talk page rather than re-adding it. Thank you. Nyttend (talk) 04:44, 25 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Please explain why you removed my edit (external link to photos and additional information and not the link directly below. The link I provided does not sell anything and is a collection of historical date and perspectives. THANKS RockyMountainProfiles (talk) 13:27, 27 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Please stop adding inappropriate external links to Wikipedia, as you did to Rayado, New Mexico. 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. You don't have to be selling something to be spamming — you've plainly added the link to help promote your website. Your username makes it clear that you're connected to the website and thus have a conflict of interest. Nyttend (talk) 14:11, 27 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I appreciate your response, Yes it is my web site, I am not trying to hide anythng. I am trying to understand. My site is for people interested in Ghost Towns of the old west and the old west. Nothing more. Reference etc for people. No sales pitches, no popups etc. What I do not understand is the reason why the link, on the same page, to GhostTowns.com is acceptable and my link is not. I just fail to see how that is not a promotion or spamming or conflict of interest. If it is acceptable for a site that is promoting them selves and their business than please let me know why I am excluded from having a link. If you still believe my link is not appropriate than at a minimum the link to Ghosttowns.com should be removed. THANKS RockyMountainProfiles (talk) 15:46, 27 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]