User talk:Brownypaul

May 2017[edit]

I do not wish to engage in an edit war, and I hope we can resolve this dispute. The citation you re-introduced links to a source that is considered unreliable, according to WP:Reliable sources. It is considered unreliable because the reference that website uses for its assertion regarding itself. Wikipedia articles cannot cite other Wikipedia articles. I hope you now understand why I removed the citation, and I hope we can now work together to improving Wikipedia. Thank you for reading, and sorry for any offence I may have caused. 183.171.182.68 (talk) 13:19, 31 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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March 2022[edit]

Hello. I'm Serge, an admin here on Wikipedia. I've noticed that most of your edits so far have been to add content related to Wall of Sound - a website with a writer that matches your user name. Please be aware of Wikipedias policies related to having a conflict of interest, and/or our stance against using Wikipedia for WP:PROMOTION or WP:SPAM. In short, Wikipedia isn't a means for you to "spread the word" about things, especially ones you're tied to.

You're welcome to use Wikipedia in a general sense, but not like this you've been doing. Thanks. Sergecross73 msg me 15:57, 31 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Please do not add inappropriate external links to Wikipedia. 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 websites, links to websites with which you are affiliated (whether as a link in article text, or a citation in an article), and links that attract visitors to a website or promote a product. See the external links guideline and spam guideline for further explanations. Because Wikipedia uses the nofollow attribute value, its external links are disregarded by most search engines. If you feel the link should be added to the page, please discuss it on the associated talk page rather than re-adding it. Thank you. 🇺🇦 Fiddle^Timtrent Faddle^Talk to me 🇺🇦 19:45, 31 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

You have been blocked indefinitely from editing for advertising or self-promoting in violation of the conflict of interest and notability guidelines.

If you think there are good reasons for being unblocked, please read the guide to appealing blocks, then add the following text below the block notice on your talk page: {{unblock|reason=Your reason here ~~~~}}. Widr (talk) 20:25, 31 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]