User talk:Ericwest

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. See the welcome page if you would like to learn more about contributing to our encyclopedia. Thanks.

External links

I noticed your question on the help desk and though I would add some comments to the reply you received there.

Some of the links you added were probably removed because they were inserted into articles with which they only had a tangential relationship. Those include Claria Corporation, PornDigger!, Web development, and Webmaster.

Others were probably removed because you inserted them at the top of the external links section. This is a classic tactic of link spammers. See WP:SPAM for more information.

As a side note, I moved your links that were not deleted by somebody else to the bottom of the section in their articles. I also did some trimming of the link description.

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact me on my talk page. --GraemeL ^(talk) 15:36, 8 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Welcome!

Welcome!

Hello Ericwest, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are a few good links for newcomers:

I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Please sign your name on talk pages using four tildes (~~~~); this will automatically produce your name and the date. If you have any questions, check out Wikipedia:Where to ask a question or ask me on my talk page. Again, welcome!

You didn't get a welcome message in all the confusion, so have one now. The links may prove useful. I also replied to your comment on my talk page. --GraemeL ^(talk) 23:38, 8 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]