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The website http://www.populardata.com has been a part of the "Zip Code" Wikipedia article for quite some time. I am well aware that Wikipedia uses noindex, nofollow tags, etc. The site is FREE, open source, and has been published in several books. It was one of the first sites on the internet (if not thee first) to offer a FREE zip code database for anyone to download and tinker with. |
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[[Image:Information.svg|25px]] Welcome to Wikipedia. Although everyone is welcome to contribute constructively to the encyclopedia, one or more of the external links you added {{#if:|to the page [[:{{{1}}}]]}} do not comply with our [[Wikipedia:External links|guidelines for external links]] and have been removed. [[Wikipedia:What_Wikipedia_is_not#LINK|Wikipedia is not a collection of links]]; nor should it be used for [[Wikipedia:Spam|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 {{#if:|[[talk:{{{1}}}|article's talk page]]|article's talk page}} before reinserting it. Please take a look at the [[Wikipedia:Welcome|welcome page]] to learn more about contributing to this encyclopedia. {{#if:|{{{2}}}|Thank you.}}<!-- Template:uw-spam1 --> |
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A quick search on Google will reveal that the original zip code database was hosted (for free) by the good people at CFDynamics. When the site became a popular place for programmers, etc and started to be published in blogs, magazine articles, and books... we went out and registered a domain name for it. |
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[[Image:Nuvola apps important.svg|25px]] Please stop adding inappropriate external links to Wikipedia{{#if:|, as you did to [[:{{{1}}}]]}}. It is considered [[Wikipedia:Spam|spamming]] and [[Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not#ADVERTISING|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 [[Wikipedia:Blocking policy|blocked]] from editing Wikipedia. {{#if:|{{{2}}}|}}<!-- Template:uw-spam3 --> |
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In summary, the addition of the populardata.com link to the zip code article IS very relevant as I do not see any other link providing a free zip code database anywhere. Oh, and please don't try and count the US Census data... its old and incomplete... as anyone who has tried to use it will tell you. ;-) |
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Thank you for your consideration. |
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Revision as of 17:07, 26 May 2008
The website http://www.populardata.com has been a part of the "Zip Code" Wikipedia article for quite some time. I am well aware that Wikipedia uses noindex, nofollow tags, etc. The site is FREE, open source, and has been published in several books. It was one of the first sites on the internet (if not thee first) to offer a FREE zip code database for anyone to download and tinker with.
A quick search on Google will reveal that the original zip code database was hosted (for free) by the good people at CFDynamics. When the site became a popular place for programmers, etc and started to be published in blogs, magazine articles, and books... we went out and registered a domain name for it.
In summary, the addition of the populardata.com link to the zip code article IS very relevant as I do not see any other link providing a free zip code database anywhere. Oh, and please don't try and count the US Census data... its old and incomplete... as anyone who has tried to use it will tell you. ;-)
Thank you for your consideration.