User talk:Steliosp
Please do not add inappropriate external links to Wikipedia. Wikipedia is not a mere directory of links nor should it be used for advertising or promotion. Inappropriate links include (but are not limited to) links to personal web sites, links to web sites with which you are affiliated, and links that exist to attract visitors to a web site or promote a product. See the external links guideline and spam policies for further explanations of links that are considered appropriate. If you feel the link should be added to the article, then please discuss it on the article's talk page rather than re-adding it. See the welcome page to learn more about Wikipedia. Thank you. Khoikhoi 00:13, 10 December 2006 (UTC)
- Hi Steliosp. While you are encouraged to contribute to Wikipedia, adding links to your website is not allowed. The reason is because that's not how Wikipedia grows, it grows when content (rather than external links) is added to articles. Secondly, we don't want Wikipedia to turn into some directory external links, Wikipedia is an encyclopedia. Therefore, if you see any spam-like links, please be bold and remove them. Regards, Khoikhoi 00:33, 10 December 2006 (UTC)
Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia. We appreciate your contributions to the Gerani village article, but for legal reasons, we cannot accept copyrighted text or images borrowed from other web sites or printed material, and as a consequence, your addition will most likely be deleted.
Feel free to re-submit a new version of the article. You may use external websites as a source of information, but not as a source of sentences. This part is crucial: say it in your own words.
If the external website belongs to you, and you want to allow Wikipedia to use the text — which means allowing other people to modify it — then you must include on the external site the statement "I, (name), am the author of this article, (article name), and I release its content under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2 and later."
You might want to look at Wikipedia's policies and guidelines for more details, or ask a question here. You can also leave a message on my talk page. Dr Zak 00:51, 10 December 2006 (UTC)