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Please do not add inappropriate external links to Wikipedia, as you did to Abhogi . 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. Ugog Nizdast (talk) 18:28, 16 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
I am not breaking any of the following guidelines for external links. I genuinely believe that the external links I added are of great value to the articles. When someone is learning about a raaga, there is nothing better than listening to music in that raaga. It's like describing a guitar and playing an audio of the instrument to show how the instrument sounds. I disagree that these links are inappropriate and request they be added back. Thank you.
"Wikipedia articles may include links to web pages outside Wikipedia (external links), but they should not normally be used in the body of an article. All external links must conform to certain formatting restrictions. Some acceptable links include those that contain further research that is accurate and on-topic, information that could not be added to the article for reasons such as copyright or amount of detail, or other meaningful, relevant content that is not suitable for inclusion in an article for reasons unrelated to its accuracy."
I believe the spirit behind the guidelines for usage of External links has to be understood. Also, the exact expectations from the people at large, from any encyclopedia has to be understood. Here are some points to help people understand why external links of this nature are not appropriate.
( A ) Point 4 of Important points to remember from WP:EL states
In the "External links" section, try to avoid separate links to multiple pages in the same website; instead, try to find an appropriate linking page within the site.
As can be seen by additions you have made, this is clearly violated.
( B ) Point 9 of Links normally to be avoided from WP:EL states
Any search results pages, such as links to individual website searches, search engines, search aggregators, or RSS feeds.
As can be seen by additions you have made, each and every link is a "Search Results" page.
( C ) Point 10 of Links normally to be avoided from WP:EL states
Social networking sites (such as Myspace and Facebook), chat or discussion forums/groups (such as Yahoo! Groups), Twitter feeds, Usenet newsgroups or e-mail lists.
As can be seen, your website states clearly The Music Student Network.
( D ) Advertising and conflicts of interest from WP:EL states
It is obvious that a link from Wikipedia to an external site may drive Web traffic to that site. But in line with Wikipedia policies, you should avoid linking to a site that you own, maintain, or represent—even if Wikipedia guidelines seem to imply that it may otherwise be linked.
As it is your website, there is direct conflict of interest.
( E ) Finally point number 1 of Links normally to be avoided from WP:EL states
Any site that does not provide a unique resource beyond what the article would contain if it became a featured article.
Since there are 1000s (if not millions) of renditions of ragas and alapanas available on the web, NO SINGLE resource can claim to be UNIQUE to be included in a particular raga page. Here, it should be understood that unique resource means extra ordinary resource that is reliable and referenced by a 3rd party review/ article/ published paper, etc. This default expectation of encyclopedic content cannot be bypassed simply because it has not been mentioned in the WP:EL - it is implicit requirement that experts and 3rd parties feel that raagabox is THE standard for learning the raga - which clearly it is NOT. No one has certified this.
Hope in light of this you will stop promoting your website in Wikipedia articles. Thank you. VasuVR (talk, contribs) 07:53, 17 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks Vasu, I don't agree with some of these sentiments and your comments but I respect your guys' judgment. Take care.
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Hi Sbssmadhav! I noticed you submitted User:Sbssmadhav/sandbox to Articles for Creation. However, AFC submissions should usually be in the draft namespace. I would move it there myself, but I don't know what an appropriate title would be for the article. Just wanted to let you know. Quid Est Squid (talk) 17:45, 23 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks Quid, new to this, appreciate your help. It appears that Nathan2055 moved it to Draft. Sbssmadhav (talk) 20:39, 23 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Hello, and thank you for your contributions to Wikipedia. This is just a note to let you know that I've moved the draft that you were working on to Draft:S.B. Raghunathacharya, from its old location at User:Sbssmadhav/sandbox. This has been done because the Draft namespace is the preferred location for Articles for Creation submissions. Please feel free to continue to work on it there. If you have any questions about this, you are welcome to ask me on my talk page. Thank you. Nathan2055talk - contribs 19:21, 23 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
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Hi Dan, could you share what aspects need further verifiable sources. I have included sources for the awards, books he has authored. Is it possible to get specific items that require verifiable sources? Appreciate your help much. Thanks Sbssmadhav (talk) 14:49, 24 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Hello, Sbssmadhav!
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Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed! Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by S0091 was:
Please see this guide for how to add citations. Also, external hyperlinks do not belong in the body of the article so need to either cited or removed keeping in mind commercial sites such as Amazon or Ebooks should not be used and only his most notable works (generally based on citation counts) should be listed. Please also see the the notability guidelines for acedemics.
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Please write a proper article in prose; see WP:NOTDIRECTORY#1: "Wikipedia articles are not simple listings without contextual information showing encyclopedic merit." Best regards, --Johannes (Talk) (Contribs) (Articles) 20:14, 17 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]
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Hi @HenryTemplo The sources cited are reliable. Tirumala Tirupati Devastanams (TTD) is a highly reputed organization in India, there is even a very detailed Wikipage on the organization. All the books my father published through this organization as the Chief Editor are reliable and I have removed many other books that he had published due to lack of reliable sources. I'd appreciate specific links that you believe are NOT reliable, I can address that but saying vaguely that the submission is not adequately supported by reliable sources is of very little help. Thank you. Sbssmadhav (talk) 17:57, 5 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
I have been referring back to the predecessor to my father [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N._S._Ramanuja_Tatacharya[, his page has no reliable references and it has been accepted. I am completely baffled at this point what meeds to be corrected. The Awards? The Book citations? They all have specific links to Government of India websites or TTD Publishing website. Sbssmadhav (talk) 18:19, 5 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
I have read the "reliable sources" wikipedia page and I believe my references are reliable, like I mentioned they are from Government of India and Tirumala.org. If you can give me a clue as to which part of the page is citing unreliable source, e.g. Personal details I can either remove or edit with proper sources. Thank you. Sbssmadhav (talk) 18:21, 5 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Hello, @Sbssmadhav! Yes, you've (largely) addressed the issues raised in the review, but it's important to understand that in order for a source to prove notability, a source needs to be not only reliable, but also independent of the subject and covering the subject in non-trivial detail. Unfortunately, books which are written by the subject would not be considered independent. At present, the draft is largely supported by reliable sources (I think. not an expert on Indian media), so you'd be best addressing the other prose issues of the draft. Regardless, good luck with the draft and have a great day! HenryTemplo (talk) 18:26, 5 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks @HenryTemplo appreciate the feedback. I removed text from the prose that I do not have references for. Everything captured in prose is a fact supported by authentic references. Please let me know what else I can do to have this published, thank you for your help. Sbssmadhav (talk) 14:37, 14 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Hello, @Sbssmadhav, my suggestions at this point would be to consult the Manual of Style (WP:MOS) and ensure the draft follows the guidelines therein. However, I do not feel confident in reviewing this draft, so perhaps you may want to consult the relevant WikiProject (maybe WikiProject India?) and ask if someone there could review, as they may have knowledge about the sources (etc.) that I wouldn't. Have a great day! HenryTemplo (talk) 20:04, 14 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
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Please do not add inappropriate external links to Wikipedia, as you did to Abhogi . 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. Ugog Nizdast (talk) 18:28, 16 December 2013 (UTC)
Hello, and thank you for your contributions to Wikipedia. This is just a note to let you know that I've moved the draft that you were working on to Draft:S.B. Raghunathacharya, from its old location at User:Sbssmadhav/sandbox. This has been done because the Draft namespace is the preferred location for Articles for Creation submissions. Please feel free to continue to work on it there. If you have any questions about this, you are welcome to ask me on my talk page. Thank you. Nathan2055talk - contribs 19:21, 23 March 2022 (UTC)
