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We're so glad you're here! Perfecto 07:54, 23 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

web-hosting-top

Please do not add commercial links (or links to your own private websites) to Wikipedia. Wikipedia is not a vehicle for advertising or a mere collection of external links. You are, however, encouraged to add content instead of links to the encyclopedia as we drive for print or DVD publication; see the welcome page to learn more. Thanks. Perfecto 07:54, 23 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Tacke to Perfecto : I did not add any bad link nor even commercial/spam. That site i founded some time ago and is simple impartial and no advertising and the biggest directory website for web hosting. I did not find any other resource in this manner, and i think is very useful for peoples. They can also submit their own opinion regarding providers.

Please stop. If you continue to use Wikipedia for advertising, you will be blocked from editing. -- Rhobite 23:13, 23 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Tacke to Rhobite : fine with me, i clearly understood, on the other hand you are adding commercial links as well and telling me to not add web-hosting-top. Is this fair ? Look what Perfecto said "Please do not add commercial links". Webhostingtalk is full of advertising!

It is also the #1 google hit for "web hosting forum", it has millions of posts, and an Alexa rank of 1000. It is easily the most notable web hosting forum. There is no rule against linking to commercial sites. Rhobite 23:53, 23 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Tacke to Rhobite (response also at [Talk:Web_hosting_service] )

Hi Rhobite,

Being a commercial and full of advertising site, WHT has a lot of links back. Just imagine how many peoples was getting from [php.net] (THIS is a real frequented site) where WHT was the sponsor site (listed from FIRST page)! plus is a pretty old forum site already. Of course became a frequented site.

So, being #1 in google for a 3 words search is logically. Also there are ONLY about 41,600,000 results which is a SMALL number of hits for being #1. (try "webhosting top" or "web hosting top" to see how many are)

BUT i see no connection from this wiki resource to this commercial forum. In my opinion #1 in google for such search is far away from being listed. Alexa has also no relevance, no idea why you are insisting with such irrelevant Alexa info. Google is only the one which really count.

Moreover, i did NOT SAY that [web-hosting-top.com] is my site, you are getting again confused, i insisted to add this site since is a real good resource WITHOUT spam and being commercial also recommended from a book!

So, on the other words you considered that a forum site is eligible to be listed here (without carrying about commercial or something else), in my opinion we should list in WORSE case, just REAL good and no commercial resources. I'm even wonder if you are not part of some guys which are promoting WHT since you are fighting in this way.

I agree with chocolateboy which said "We shouldn't be recommending products at all: this is an encyclopaedia article, not an advertorial." Also WHY choosing first "forum" site ? Can be "directory", "reviews", "top" etc .. So, i will wait here more opinions before going to remove WHT link, until now (read the hole page) seems like there are peoples against this WHT spam.

Btw, Rhobite stop explaining me to "stop it" when YOU are the one adding such spam resource to wiki.

WHT link?

Does that count as spam? It's a pretty much the de facto online community for the entire industry. · XP · 02:02, 16 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Tacke to XP:Yes, is 100% spam for wiki, although is a popular forum. If you will look to that forum deeply you will realize how much advertising is there. Is from long time a very commercial forum, where all king of hosting companies are paying advertising + full of users which "inform you" the correct hosting companies (affiliates) . So, unfortunately, is clear not a true source anymore.

SPAM redux

Please stop. If you continue spamming you will be blocked from editing. --AbsolutDan ^(talk) 05:39, 7 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Radu's response: AbsolutDan, may i know why was considered spam these pages? I have read also the spam policy, these pages are containing all existing info for that subject and simple description about companies + link direct to the company which provided that service. I don't see where is the spam here. Thanks.