User talk:Shyamsanthanam

Welcome to Wikipedia. We invite everyone to contribute constructively to the encyclopedia. However, the external links you added to the page Haiku do not comply with our guidelines for external links. Wikipedia is not a mere directory of links; nor should it be used for advertising or promotion. Since Wikipedia uses nofollow tags, external links do not alter search engine rankings. If you feel the link should be added to the article, then please discuss it on the article's talk page before reinserting it. Please take a look at the welcome page to learn more about contributing to this encyclopedia. Thank you. Natalie 03:25, 12 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

It seemed to me that the point was to promote the site, since you added two links to the same sight. But if you disagree, please raise the issue on the Haiku talk page. The regular editors of the page will be in a better position to discuss the appropriateness of the link. Natalie 03:43, 12 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Just to clarify, it's not my requirement, it's Wikipedia policy. Also, I'm not really sure why you added a comment to my talk page and then deleted it, so I'm going to assume it was an oversight and delete it. Natalie 03:54, 12 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Oh, never mind, you've restored it. Cool. Natalie 03:54, 12 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

	Thank you for contributing to Wikipedia! You recently added an external link to an internet forum in an article. It has been removed because the link pointed to a non-encyclopedic source. Please refer to Wikipedia's policy on external links for more information. --Nposs 04:04, 12 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Per your comments here: adding links to your own website is considered a conflict of interest WP:COI. If you feel like the link should be added, propose it on the talk page of the article and allow other editors to discuss it and add it if they deem it appropriate according to the external link guidelines WP:EL. Nposs 04:09, 12 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]