User talk:Noahlocke

Wikipedia is not an advertising platform for your business

Welcome to Wikipedia. Although everyone is welcome to contribute to the encyclopedia, one or more of the external links you added do not comply with our guidelines for external links and have been removed. Wikipedia is not a collection of links; nor should it be used as a platform for advertising or promotion, and doing so is contrary to the goals of this project. Because Wikipedia uses nofollow tags, external links do not alter search engine rankings. If you feel the link should be added to the article, 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 constructively to this encyclopedia. Thank you. OhNoitsJamie ^Talk 20:49, 3 May 2011 (UTC)

Please stop adding inappropriate external links to Wikipedia. It is considered spamming and Wikipedia is not a vehicle for advertising or promotion. Because Wikipedia uses nofollow tags, additions of links to Wikipedia will not alter search engine rankings. If you continue spamming, you may be blocked from editing Wikipedia. OhNoitsJamie ^Talk 21:34, 3 May 2011 (UTC)

Not Spamming

Hi Jamie, when a user adds information to an article that isn't already listed in the article (I think it's called contributing) and they cite that information, why on earth would that be spamming? We worked long and hard gathering data from the CDC, EPA, NPMA, and other authoritative sources to create (in my opinion) the most up-to-date, creative infographic surrounding the topic of bed bugs that the web has seen. It's cited material, and presents facts that are not on the official "Bed Bug" wiki page. Trust me, I know what spamming is. Did you even look at the site I linked to?Noahlocke (talk) 21:52, 3 May 2011 (UTC)

"We" meaning your business? You're free to add material from WP:Reliable sources (i.e., government/EPA/universities). You're not free to promote your business here, period. You're not the first editor to add a section of material with commercial links snuck in. OhNoitsJamie ^Talk 22:02, 3 May 2011 (UTC)

Those weren't promotional links. The first was to an infographic that is unique, with sources cited, period. The second, was to an article about Orkin's research, highlighting the top ten bed bug infested cities. I'm not sure why you took that one down, that study is referenced all over the internet and is at this point one of the only two studies I could find that have that information. It had nothing to do with The Pest Nest, nor was it promotional. I was actually trying to contribute to the article and not just link to the infographic.Noahlocke (talk) 22:15, 3 May 2011 (UTC)