User talk:Plainsofleng

October 2023[edit]

Hello, I'm MrOllie. I wanted to let you know that one or more of your recent contributions have been undone because they appeared to be promotional. Advertising and using Wikipedia as a "soapbox" are against Wikipedia policy and not permitted; Wikipedia articles should be written objectively, using independent sources, and from a neutral perspective. Take a look at the welcome page to learn more about Wikipedia. Thank you. MrOllie (talk) 20:43, 5 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Please do not add promotional material to Wikipedia. While objective prose about beliefs, organisations, people, products or services is acceptable, Wikipedia is not a vehicle for soapboxing, advertising or promotion. Thank you. MrOllie (talk) 20:57, 5 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I am curious what elements of my prose were promotional in any way. Plainsofleng (talk) 20:59, 5 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The elements where you were blatantly promoting a book. MrOllie (talk) 21:10, 5 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

And I reposted, being sure to remove any blatantly promotional language and using only third party links and Wikipedia articles as citations. Plainsofleng (talk) 21:17, 5 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

It was still an obvious advertisement. But the bigger issue is that the article about the movie is not an appropriate place to write about that book, its plot, etc. As you associated with the book or its author in some way? MrOllie (talk) 21:28, 5 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]