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Hey there. Thanks so much for writing back. I really do think the site is extraordinary. The organizers aren't making a profit from it--they're just trying to cover the costs of keeping it running. If you don't mind, I'm going to put the link back. Would you please not delete it? I have two kids with food allergies and couldn't have gotten by with this site. I think others should hear about it. The world will be a better place if they do. Asbruckman 15:27, 17 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Well the Wikipedia point of view is that the world will be a better place if our articles become the best possible resource on encyclopedic subjects-- please feel free to help make this one fit that description. And the External links policy has exceptions for a lot of things, but not for forums-- that's just not what we're here for: we're an encyclopedia, not a link directory or a social support network. The upshot: if you put it back in, I'll take it back out. -- Mwanner | Talk 15:47, 17 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Vicn12 (talk • contribs)

Hello. I noticed that you removed an external link that someone recently to the article added with "Broadway Guide" information. The site seems to be a comprehensive and up-to-date guide to current Broadway, London, Las Vegas and other offerings of musical theatre, so it seems relevant, even though it is a commercial site. I think that many readers of the musical theatre article would find the link to be useful. Do you mind replacing it? Best regards, -- Ssilvers 16:51, 17 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks very much! -- Ssilvers 22:19, 17 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Mwanner: I am going to call off the discussion. Those links have been deleted, so I don't feel we should continue to discuss it. The site's owner doesn't seem to care it. I was just helping him on some design in the past. You may want to delete other links at Form 4 or Option page if you wish. I do feel the link at Warren Buffet's page could benefit the readers though. So I hope you can add it back when you are no longer upset. But the two ips you have doubt were not me. I hope you can change your comments at User_talk:Gazpacho#Secform4.com_link_at_Bill_Gates. Thanks Vicn12

Thanks for the note. I wasn't aware that some "blog" links were now allowed. I did leave some of the Oxford University Press blog links, but I removed the majority added by Oupblog (talk · contribs). I'll have to scrutinize these more closely in the future. Mike Dillon 17:46, 20 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for your forebearance and gentle instruction to the rules of Wikipedia. I have learned from your edits and comments the difference between a user's egotistical desires and the Wikipedia ideals. I will endeavor to pursue the latter. Middleforkmaps 02:12, 22 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

There used to be a picture of a Great Blue Heron in your home page (not the ones in User:Mwanner/Photos) taken at dusk near a lake. Do you still have it in Wikipedia Tintin (talk) 13:14, 22 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, that was the one. Even though it is dark, it looks awesome in that background. Tintin (talk) 14:00, 22 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Please do not add inappropriate external links to Wikipedia, as you did in Great Falls, Montana. 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. A link to the edit I have reverted can be found here: link. If you believe this edit should not have been reverted, please contact me. Rsm99833 16:33, 23 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry-- it was clumsy editing, not spamming-- I was reverting a blog link by User:69.145.88.59 from an hour earlier, and I missed the subsequent edits, including your spam cleanup. Thanks for catching it. -- Mwanner | Talk 17:08, 23 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I see that you added the Rsm99833's boilerplate above to my Talk page in reference to a link to a Tulsa Coffee Houses of the Past external link on the Coffee Houses page. There is now only one external link on that page, where there were about a dozen previously. Many of those offered unique supplemental information. The Guideline in a nutshell is "Adding external links can be a service to our readers, but they should be kept to a minimum of those that are meritable, accessible and appropriate to the article." TulsaTV 12:51, 24 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]