Editing Incubator escapee wiki:Help desk/Archive 1 (section)

== Adding links? ==

I added links to the site but they got deleted? May I ask why? They were related to the topic I added them to. The links weren't spam because they have helped many other people.

Thanks,
Phil

:I'm guessing you are [[special:contributions/65.24.255.159|user:65.24.255.159]] as your edit to this page was your first as a logged in user. If you are that user, then I think the reason you were reverted was because the links were not relevant to add to an encyclopedia. [http://www.must-have-software.net Software reviews] might be useful, but they do not add any value to an article on what [[computer software]] is. Similarly, with the [http://www.wiggyp.com/ wiggyp] link you added to [[web design]]; the link is related to the topic, but does not give information ''about'' web design - it is just one of hundreds of similar sites offering templates. These sort of links belong in a directory like [http://www.wikia.com/ Wikia] or the [[Open Directory Project|ODP]], not in an encyclopedia. You could also ask [[user:DJ Clayworth|DJ Clayworth]] on his [[user talk:DJ Clayworth|talk page]] as he was the one who reverted you. Perhaps he will be better able to explain it than I am. See also [[m:When should I link externally]]. [[User:Angela|Angela]][[user talk:Angela|.]] 17:54, Apr 15, 2004 (UTC)
:See [[Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not]] for an explanation of the general policy. [[User:Isomorphic|Isomorphic]] 18:17, 15 Apr 2004 (UTC)